FR, Letʼs Talk: Real Talk + Biblical Truth for Christian Teen Girls

We have officially reached the part where your heart is racing, your brain has opened 17 tabs against your will , and knowing the science behind anxiety is no longer particularly helpful. Respectfully: WHAT DO I DO. 😂 We’re wrapping up our four-part anxiety series with Leigh Young, and this time we’re getting PRACTICAL—for girls and the moms who love them. Leigh is giving us a simple practice for...

Apparently somewhere in Christian girl culture we picked up a few… interesting conclusions. Anxious? Must not be trusting God. Still worried after you prayed? Faith issue. Overwhelmed? Have you considered giving it to God for the 47th time? Okayyyyy. But what if some of the things we’ve accepted as “biblical” are actually making girls feel like they have to prove their faith by never struggling? L...

You care about your friends. Your grades. Your family. What people think. Whether everyone's okay. Whether you disappointed someone. Whether you disappointed GOD. And somehow I care about this became I am personally responsible for making sure absolutely everything turns out okay. 😵‍💫 Welcome to Episode 2 of Anxiety: Even Christian Girls Feel It , our four-part series with National Certifie...

You love Jesus. You trust God. So… why are you STILL anxious?! 😵‍💫 Welcome to Episode 1 of Anxiety: Even Christian Girls Feel It , a four-part series with National Certified Counselor and Literally magazine writer Leigh Young about anxiety, overthinking, stress, faith, and what’s actually happening when your brain decides one unanswered text is a five-alarm emergency! Because sometimes anxiety d...

FINAL. SUMMER. VOICE. MEMO! 😭 Wait no because why do I feel like we just collectively survived a spiritually transformative coming-of-age film together??? Like genuinely pause for a second. Back in June some of you were: overthinking everything, living off validation crumbs, spiritually distracted, emotionally exhausted, confusing attention with love, letting comparison run your whole nervous sys...

Okay wait. Do you realize summer is almost OVER??? Like actually over. As in: the “just one more lake day” phase, the watermelon-and-worship-playlist era, the staying-up-way-too-late talking to God in your room era… BABES WE WERE JUST IN JUNE!!! 😭 And honestly? Before you sprint into back-to-school mode pretending to be emotionally fine, this episode asks one giant question: Who are you becoming?...

I need everybody to stop acting like “being chill” is the highest form of human achievement 😭 Because why do girls walk into a new school year like: “Hopefully nobody notices I changed.” “Hopefully nobody realizes I actually care about God now.” “Hopefully I can stay spiritually evolved without making anybody uncomfortable.” BABES??? You did not spend an entire summer growing, healing, praying, r...

What does faithful stewardship actually look like in a world full of new technology, new tools, and endless opinions? What if we've been debating AI... while completely missing the biblical conversation we should be having instead? These are the questions I've been wrestling with lately. After reading a handful of podcast reviews that questioned not just my use of AI, but the heart of th...

The “Back to School” aisle is spiritually humbling me this year 😭 Because why does seeing mechanical pencils and color-coded folders suddenly feel like the end of a beautiful little personal growth documentary? Like excuse me??? I JUST became emotionally stable. This summer you healed a little. Prayed more. Started liking who you are again. Maybe you got closer to God. Maybe you finally stopped n...

Ever opened your backpack and found three missing assignments, two granola bars, seventeen hair ties... and absolutely nothing you actually needed for class? Welcome to the final episode of our ADHD series with licensed Christian counselor Catherine Scholz! Today we're talking about one of the biggest places ADHD can show up for teen girls: school. And spoiler alert... it's about so much...

Can we talk about the fact that nobody warns girls about the “God feels quiet” phase? 😭 Everybody loves posting about: the breakthrough, the answered prayer, the worship camp cry session, the “God showed up in SUCH a crazy way” stories. But almost nobody talks about the random Tuesday afternoons where you’re praying, reading your Bible, trying your best… and honestly? It kinda feels like Heaven l...

Okay fine... here's the tea. ☕ What even IS The Salty Experience? A conference? A girls' weekend? A giant sleepover? A faith event? A mother-daughter retreat? A weekend full of friendship bracelets, deep conversations, worship, laughter, and probably at least a few happy tears? Honestly? It's a little bit of all of it!! But here's why we're so passionate about it... Becau...

I genuinely think some of us have not experienced a single fully quiet moment since, like… 2021. 😭 No because why is there ALWAYS something playing? Music. TikTok. A podcast. The group chat. A YouTube video while getting ready. Scrolling while watching Netflix while texting while emotionally spiraling while reheating mozzarella sticks. Meanwhile your brain sounds like Times Square. And then we wo...

Ever feel like one tiny conversation somehow turns into a full-on family meeting... complete with tears, raised voices, and everyone wondering, "Wait... how did we even get here?" 😅 In Episode 3 of our ADHD series, licensed Christian counselor Catherine Scholz is helping us unpack something almost every girl experiences at some point: relationships can be complicated. And for girls with...

Currently thinking about how some of the most important things in life look absolutely unimpressive while they’re happening. Like imagine digging up a flower every three days screaming: “WHY AREN’T YOU BLOOMING YET??” Meanwhile the roots are literally trying their best!! 😭 Episode 12 is for the girls who feel like everybody else got the cinematic summer… while they somehow got assigned: errands,...

Can we PLEASE retire the idea that teenage girls are just “future Christians” ☀️ Like excuse me??? Why does culture act like girls can be spiritually influential enough to start trends, shape group chats, influence entire friend groups, and accidentally make Stanley cups sell out nationwide… …but somehow TOO young for God to use powerfully? Absolutely not. Episode 11 is for the girls who secretly...

Girl friendships are amazing... until they're confusing. 😅 One minute you're sending each other voice memos, making matching playlists, and planning to be best friends forever... and the next you're wondering, "Wait... did I do something wrong?" In Episode 2 of our ADHD series, licensed Christian counselor Catherine Scholz joins us for an honest conversation about why fri...

Emergency meeting for the girls whose mood has ever been determined by one notification. Because why does one person viewing your story suddenly feel like a government-level emotional event? Be SO serious. You were literally thriving. Playlist on. Outfit cute. Lip gloss glossing. Then one tiny thing happens: he leaves you on seen, nobody replies to the selfie, your post flops, or the one person yo...

Summer is honestly one giant social experiment in seeing how fast girls can become spiritually nocturnal. ☀️ Like why does July hit and suddenly: bedtimes vanish, convictions get blurry, screen time becomes medically alarming, and everybody starts saying: “It’s fiiiiine, I’m just living my life.” Meanwhile your spiritual life is in the corner surviving off one worship song and half a Bible verse f...

Ever feel like your brain has 47 tabs open... and somehow they're all playing music? 😂 One minute you're walking upstairs to grab your water bottle... the next you're reorganizing your bookshelf, remembering you never texted your friend back, wondering what's for dinner, and somehow ending up on a completely different mission. Sound familiar? Welcome to Episode 1 of our brand-...

Summer comparison is actually so unserious when you think about it!! Because why does one girl posting a beach sunset suddenly have you questioning your entire existence? You were literally fine five minutes ago. Then suddenly somebody uploads: a boat day, perfect skin, a cute friend group, matching bikinis, an aesthetic fruit bowl, and now your brain is like: “Dang. Maybe my whole life is ugly.”...

Breaking news: your brain has apparently been hosting unauthorized TED Talks at 2:13 a.m. again!! Like why are we mentally arguing with people who haven’t even texted us? Why are we imagining fake scenarios and then emotionally reacting to them like they already happened? Why did one tiny awkward interaction suddenly become a full 8-season psychological drama in your head? Babes. Episode 7 is for...

You ever sit in the group chat and suddenly feel like you accidentally aged out of the conversation? 😭☀️ Like everybody is still recycling: The same drama. The same flirting. The same messy decisions. The same “omg wait don’t tell anyone but—” …and you’re just sitting there staring at your screen like: “Guys. I fear we have discussed this man seventeen times.” Episode 6 is for the girls having th...

Some friendships feel less like “girlhood” and more like unpaid emotional labor in a cute "swimmie!! " 😭☀️ Like why do you need a full recovery nap after getting acai bowls with someone? Why does their name popping up on your phone make your stomach do that weird little drop thing? Why do you leave certain hangouts suddenly questioning your personality, your faith, your outfit, your ton...

Question... has anyone else noticed that people don’t even know how to exist naturally in public anymore? ☀️ Like why are we all accidentally starring in imaginary documentaries about ourselves 24/7? No because I saw a girl today taking photos for SO long. Hair flip. Fake laugh. Walking toward the camera. Walking away from the camera. Pretending not to notice the camera. The whole cinematic univer...