Category: Women’s Issues
Episode 64: Healing After a Breakup – post 4 months

Episode 64: Healing After a Breakup – post 4 months

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4 months after a major breakup…what are Jacque’s reflections, processing, and practical steps? If you’ve been through a breakup, whether it’s in the past or if you’re currently in the thick of it, we grieve with you. No matter the circumstances of your breakup, it will get better even if it feels impossible now. These are some things that have helped Jacque along her healing journey. 

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“Surviving (and Thriving) Through a Breakup” podcast episode: https://pod.fo/e/16df09

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Episode 63: Megan’s Birth Story

Episode 63: Megan’s Birth Story

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Today we talk about Megan’s birth experience a year ago, how labor went, her unexpected c-section and her reflections as she has processed it. 

 

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Megan’s blog post: https://meganbloedel.medium.com/cecelias-birth-7c928ebe10a0

 

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Episode 58: Leaving the Wrong Relationship and Stepping Out in Faith – An Interview with Maria Gari

Episode 58: Leaving the Wrong Relationship and Stepping Out in Faith – An Interview with Maria Gari

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How do you find the courage to leave a relationship you know is wrong and step out in faith that God has something better planned? We are so grateful to talk to Maria Gari (@runningmyselftogether) about her experience ending a long-term relationship. A few questions we ask Maria: 

  • How did you find the courage to step out of the relationship after investing so much hope and time into that person?
  • What is your advice for healing and moving forward after a break up, especially a long term relationship, where you pictured and planned a future with them?
  • What is your advice for women who feel they could be in the wrong relationship but are scared to leave?
  • What is your advice for a woman in a season of waiting?

Maria Gari is the founder of RunningMyselfTogether, a ministry dedicated to bringing Christ’s light to women through running and mental health awareness. She is a cradle-Catholic who discovered her worth in Christ while working through her eating disorder recovery. She now writes, speaks, is a run coach, and leads pilgrimages to help women understand who they are as daughters of God and eradicate the stigma around mental health in the Church.

Follow Maria on Instagram: instagram.com/runningmyselftogether/

Check out Maria’s website: www.runningmyselftogether.com/

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Episode 52: Weight Gain & Body Image

Episode 52: Weight Gain & Body Image

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Let’s talk about weight gain, body image, disordered eating…and our own experience and journey.

 

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Episode 50 – How’s Our Mental Health? An Update

Episode 50 – How’s Our Mental Health? An Update

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One of the very first episodes we ever did was on anxiety. This was something we bonded over early on in our friendship, our willingness to be vulnerable about our mental health struggles. It’s been over two years now…so how are we doing?

TW: This episode mentions mental health struggles including anxiety, depression, harmful thoughts, ED, etc. 

Links to check out:

Check out our first episode on anxiety: https://pod.fo/e/1610bb

Jacque talks about her journey with an eating disorder: https://pod.fo/e/1610b9

Megan’s original episode on her mental health: https://pod.fo/e/1610b6

Jacque’s original episode on her mental health: https://pod.fo/e/1610b5

Ted Talk mentioned in episode (NOTE: discusses suicide): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mo_mgcxGYYE

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Episode 43: How to get rid of shame in your life – A Conversation with Danielle Kelly

Episode 43: How to get rid of shame in your life – A Conversation with Danielle Kelly

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Today we are joined by the lovely Danielle Kelly to talk about how you can get rid of shame.

Danielle is a certified professional life coach and host of the Unashamed and Free Podcast where she talks about journeying out of shame and into freedom. She also leads women’s ministry at her church, Chicago West Bible Church and writes for Great Commission Collective. Danielle is a pastor’s wife, mom to two boys and a bonus son, and currently lives in Chicago, IL.

Resources Mentioned:

Rally by Barb Raveling, The Renewing of the Mind Project, Who Do You Say That I AM? by Becky Harling, Jesus and Women Bible Study by Kristi McLelland

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Listen to Unashamed and Free on Apple Podcasts

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Read Danielle’s articles on Great Commission Collective

Beloved Daughters Women’s Ministry

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Episode 40: Should You Save Sex for Marriage?

Episode 40: Should You Save Sex for Marriage?

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It has been the traditional Christian ethic to save sex for marriage, but is it worth it? Will saving sex until marriage be a decision you regret? In this episode, Jacque and Megan discuss:

  • Does God call us to save sex for marriage?
  • What is the purpose of sex?
  • Does our biology tell us to wait until marriage?

We also address some common objections we have heard against saving sex for marriage and what our personal thoughts are.

This is obviously a touchy issue for many people, and we would love to hear your thoughts! If you have questions, additional thoughts, or even objections, feel free to reach out to us on our Instagram or by email. 

Resources:

Tobit 8:4

CC#2339

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Episode 31: The Struggles & Beauty of Motherhood

Episode 31: The Struggles & Beauty of Motherhood

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In this episode, Jacque and Megan talk with Jacque’s friend, Haley, about how the struggles and beauty of pregnancy and motherhood. Haley shares her personal fears, growth, changes that were expected and unexpected. A few issues discussed are: body image, marital sex life after a baby, changes in her marriage, and advice for young mothers.

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Episode 29: Purity Culture, Modesty, Body Image, & Healing from Sexual Sin

Episode 29: Purity Culture, Modesty, Body Image, & Healing from Sexual Sin

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Trigger Warning: This episode references sexual assault and disordered eating. 

Jacque and Megan talk to Mary about purity culture: what it is, family dynamics, modesty, body image, and more. Purity Culture is largely understood to be a Christian sub-culture beginning around 1990 in conservative evangelical circles. It is characterized by efforts to promote sexual abstinence prior to marriage as well as emphasizing women to be “appropriately submissive”. While the intentions in this movement may or may not be pure (pun intended), it is important to talk about the lasting effects, and lingering shame, on those who grew up within it. Mary also shares some spectacular wisdom in this episode on healing from sexual sin and managing misplaced shame.

Resources:

History of Purity Culture

 

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Episode 28: Why Do We Bleed? A Theology of Menstruation

Episode 28: Why Do We Bleed? A Theology of Menstruation

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Women often feel shame, disgust, embarrassment, or annoyance at their periods, but is that how menstruation should be viewed? In this episode, Jacque and Megan interview Kerena Lawler who has developed a theology of menstruation. She says that the menstrual cycle tells a story: creation, fall, redemption, and future restoration. Some questions discussed in this episode:

  1. Why is it valuable as women for us to be knowledgeable about our cycle?
  2. Why did God create women to menstruate?
  3. How do you think our reproductive cycle was before the fall? How should women view their periods now? 

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