The Created Woman Podcast with Heather Frierson

Before we knew much about the word quarantine, we gathered for our April Gather Her to talk about the word ‘Empowered.’ Today’s show we dive into that conversation again with our two panelists, Gena & Stacy. The word has carried a lot of weight in the past few years, even the feeling of anger. But today, we talk about how being empowered affects our identity and what it looks like to have a se...

Hey Friends, it’s podcast day! Nadine Matthews shares her story of being a part of a hate crime and how God used that season of her life to heal her emotionally, mentally and physically. Y'all, her story and joy for life is infectious! Her laugh will make you laugh, her story will captivate you and the knowledge she has of the joy of The Lord is like no other. A couple of weeks ago, Nadine was our...

Your life is very important to God and He has a unique plan and purpose for your life just as Jesus did when He walked the earth. We are made to dream, and to participate and partner with God. 1) Chasing dreams is part of the DNA God put in us. 2) It doesn't look the same for all of us. Our purposes are unique, but pursuing our dreams have similar components. 3) There is no fast track to pursuing...

Happy New Year friends! Today’s show is SO special because we are sharing stories from our own team that WILL help and encourage you in this new year – this new decade to take steps towards your god-sized dreams despite your fear. You’ll hear from 4 amazing ladies who have volunteered for CW and are now LAUNCHING their very own dreams. They are everyday women just like you and me, who have decided...

Kate Souquette: 5 Fashion Brands, 20 minutes and the story behind the brands. Fashion Partner Leader for Gather Her reviews 5 brands, their stories and how you can shop with a purpose and empower local women designers and brands. Ava June by Kristen Ellis: @AvaJune_Style Sanctuary Project by Holly Christine Hayes: @Sanctuary_Project Turquoise Collective by Daniella Coven: @ShopTurquoiseCollective...

On today’s show, we get to hear Lynn Cherry’s story. She talks about how We can become paralyzed ….by the idea of finding our purpose. Lynn shares 4 points that will help you Rock Your Purpose so if you are a note-taker get ready! Lynn is the author of Keep Walking, a mom of 2 adult boys and, along with her husband, just accepted the position of Pastor at a local church which is a story about purp...

Carrie Stephens sat down with me a few weeks ago and we talked about everything from being a first time author and the struggle of building a platform, And how in the midst of it all, she too had a hard time finding significance and her own voice just like we all do. Well This show is super fun and kind of a two-parter but I promise that no matter what age or stage of life you are in, Carrie’s 4 t...

On today’s show, we get to hear Kendra Stanton’s story. As founder of Citizens of Beauty, we’ll talk about her journey from Beauty Blogger to content creator for her brand as well as others and how in the midst of it all, she’s Co-Pastoring a local church along with her husband in Austin Texas. She’ll share her secrets, triumphs and struggles on how all three of these work together while mothering...

Hey Friends I’m so glad you joined us for this episode because it’s such a good one! It’s actually one of my favorites because, well Crystals is my sister! But also because here at Created Woman our mission is all about helping women discover their God-sized dream and purpose and Crystal shares 5 steps we can all take to discover our purpose in each season of our life. So while we are taking some...

Ya'll today STACY MAC is in the house and I am sooo excited. Stacy has been my friend... seriously... for almost 20 years. Today she will share her story of hustling to healing after her divorce. She has some practical steps that we can all apply to our lives... no matter what our story is. Stacy reminds us that we too can hustle to healing and WHY you are worth the work. It's a great show... and...

Today's guests is a new friend of mine and in just one short hour I got to spend with her recording this show, she reminded me of something I sometimes forget. Marcie Elliott -Smith is with us today continuing our series on , Dreams Never Die, pt 3. Marcie was one of three panelists featured on our Generational Panel at Gather Her last month and she talks with us today about how our dreams should...

Dreams never die, pt. 2: Maria Bellido Today's guests is truly one of the sweetest and wisest women I have ever met. Marie Bellido is our guest today 20 years as we continue our series, Dreams Never Die and has become a mom-like future to so many of us over at Created Woman. Today she shares how she practically uses her God dream in everyday life and we, too, can walk out the dreams that are in ou...

Eleanora Luke: Dreams never die, pt. 1: Today's guests is a long time friend and mentor of mine that I've known for almost 20 years and kicks off our series, Dreams Never Die. Eleanora Luke is our guest today and she is also one of three panelists who will be featured on our Generational Panel next week at Gather Her, so if you live in the Austin area, come and hang out with us. You'll get to meet...

We have a new hosts! Yep, Deanna Opheim our Austin area Gather Her leader has taken over for the show and put me in the hot seat! I have to admit, it felt super weird to be on the other side of the mic and when we sat down to chat, I immediately got butterflies in my stomach and thought, 'what if I don't know the answer to a questions?' But Dee made it me feel so comfortable because she is just aw...

Ya'll I can't wait for you to meet this incredible girl who I get to call friend! She's truly is one of the sweetest and wisest person I know and I tell her allll the time that she just everything with so much GRACE! Hannah Breaux is with us today and we talk about everything from How to launch a business AND a church to when to wear Spanx....and just so you know, it's usually all the time! Hannah...

Today's guests was our May Gather Her speaker, Candace Smith. With May focusing on all things Health, we sit down to talk about 7 ways to Love yourself past your pain. We all experience it in some ways through out our life, but how do we practically walk through the process and learn to love ourselves and others, too, past the pain. It’s always easier to take care of yourself when life is smooth a...

Today's guest is really special to me because she's become a personal mentor of mine and is a part of our CW Governance Board. She is smart, funny and so very stylish! But she is so much more than all of that and I learned a lot over our conversation and I know you will too! Melissa Grant is our guests today and is walking us through How To launch a business. I'm super excited about it because as...

Well today's guests will definitely inspire you! She's a ball of sunshine, has the best smile and always has bright pop of color on that matches her bubbly personality. Every time I get to be around her I leave feeling better about myself because she is just one of the most inspiring and encouraging womenI know. Nycia Emerson is our guest on today's podcast and true to her personality, she is the...

Today I’m excited to launch our very first show in our how-to series: How to discover and launch your purpose with life purpose coach, Crystal Breaux. Since launching the created woman podcast back in January, we’ve noticed that many of you, are asking lots of “How to” questions. You know, We say all the time that we are a community of women learning to dream, live life on purpose and explore our...

Ever wonder who you are created to be? We all have our own calling, but what about who we as women were actually created to be?   Our podcast guests, Cori Sullivan spoke at this month’s Gather Her on identity about a subject I’ve been studying myself over the past 3-4 years. There are some BIG revelations in this podcast as she shares about the original intent of who God created woman to be. The a...

Every month Created Woman take one of our 6 core principles to focus on and everything we do from online devotionals, podcasts, and event all center around this one idea. The month of March is all about Identity and to kick things off, our first guests really knows a thing or two about identity and what it looks like to wear different hats in different season of life. Her name is Kelly Rucker. Kel...

My guest Jessica Konzen and you are going to love her as much as I do! We’ve been friends for a few years now after literally being set up on a blind coffee date by my sister and her sister-in-law. They both knew we would be friends and they were right! Over the years since that first coffee date, we’ve been able to connect a few times and have found we have so much in common from where we are fro...

Holly Christine Hayes found and CEO of Sanctuary Project. Last month was all about dreams and stirring up those dreams that deep inside of us and learning how to take dream steps every day. But the truth is, sometimes you have to go through some much muck and mud to get the other side. That’s why for the month of February, Healing and self-care is our focus. I know, I know! It doesn’t sound AS exc...

Every month at Created Woman we pick 1 of our 6 core principles to focus on and everything from podcast, blogs and events focus on the theme of the month. And January is dream month. It makes sense right since it’s the beginning of the year and we are all thinking about goals, dreams and how we can do things differently this year. Our guests today I’m super excited about because she is in the mids...

My first guest for Created Woman podcast, Girl Talk, is my very has been my very own dream launcher friend for over 10 years, Cheryl Luke! Our friendship is a one of the big reasons Created Woman exists. It’s true! We starting meeting weekly back in 2010 to talk about our dreams, encourage each other and write down dream steps for the week; it’s where the term dream launcher friend came from and o...