Faith and Feminism

Dr. Carolyn West, clinical psychologist and domestic violence researcher, talks to us about Intimate Partner Violence in the lives of Black women and what we can do to support survivors.

Dr. Camden Morgante talks to us about harmful myths that purity culture teaches us.

As a freelance filmmaker, Nikole Lim's career allowed her to step in and out of the lives of marginalized people around the world.  But when confronted with the prevalence of sexual violence in Kenyan and Zambian communities, she commits to advocating alongside the courageous survivors whose lives have intersected with hers. On today's podcast she talks about her experience listening to and empowe...

Sara Robbert, founder of the Moonletter, talks to us about our feminine energy cycle, and why we should pay attention to it.

Continuing on the topic of adoption, on this episode I get the opportunity to talk to Kesley Vander Vliet Ranyard (aka @fromanothamotha) about her experience of choosing to give her child up for adoption, and her work with adoption agencies.

Tiffany Henness, a transracial adoptee, talks to us about her experience of realizing the trauma she inherently held as an adoptee and about the need to center adoptee's voices when discussing adoption.

Tiffany Henness, a transracial adoptee, talks to us about her experience of realizing the trauma she inherently held as an adoptee and about the need to center adoptee's voices when discussing adoption. *note: there is some thumping on my audio track, not Tiffany's, I edited it out the best that I could but it will be evident to listeners. So sorry!

D.L. Mayfield author of "The Myth of the American Dream: Reflections on Affluence, Autonomy, Safety, and Power" talks to us about her experience protesting in the "Wall of Moms" in Portland and the need for Church Folks to examine their own complicity in injustice.

A global pandemic, conspiracy theories, racial injustice: 2020 has been a hard year for a lot of us. So today on the podcast I talk to therapist Lanta Carol on how we can make it through.

Talking about heavy material on this podcast means we need to take care of our mental health, one way to do this is through meditation.   Every Monday Kayla Carnes, trauma-certified yoga instructor, takes us through a guided mediation.

Brittanie Richardson, founder of Art and Abolition, talks to us about the needs of survivors of sexual violence in Kenya and her growth as a leader as she learned to listen to those she served.

Talking about heavy material on this podcast means we need to take care of our mental health, one way to do this is through meditation. Every Monday Kayla Carnes, trauma-certified yoga instructor, takes us through a guided mediation to rid our body of pent up anxiety.

Dr. Carolyn West, psychologist and domestic violence researcher, connects the racist images found in porn today to our dark history with slavery.

Talking about heavy material on this podcast means we need to take care of our mental health, one way to do this is through meditation. Every Monday Kayla Carnes, trauma-certified yoga instructor, takes us through a guided mediation to promote peace.

Dalaina May, a former missionary, talks about how she came to the realization that Patriarchy and Colonialism was inherently part of how many missionary organizations functioned—and talks about how to change it.

Brittany Broaddus-Smith Christian sexologist of the Intimacy Firm continues our conversation on the things we weren't taught about sex, and her project, "My Vulva and Me:  An Anthology of Stories For, By, and About Black Women."  

Brittany Broaddus-Smith Christian sexologist of the Intimacy Firm talks to us about the things we weren't taught about sex, and why there's a desperate need for sexual education.

Kristin DuMez author of Jesus and John Wayne: How White Evangelicals Corrupted a Faith and Fractured a Nation  talks to us about how the masculinity celebrated by Evangelicals helped elect Trump.

Sheila Gregoire, blogger and author of several relationship and sex books, talks to us about the problematic elements of the popular evangelical book Love and Respect by Emmerson Eggerichs.

Do you have trouble loving your body? Is it ok to want to lose weight? What is diet culture? Are vitamin supplements necessary? Registered dietician Cassie Christopher helps us sort through it all.

Amy Pence-Brown, the self-described fat feminist mother, talks to us about the importance of the body positive movement and why loving your body is a revolutionary act.

Instead of posting a new episode this week, I think it is important to revisit the conversations we've had about racism over the last year and a half. Here's one of them. This episode covers Womanist Theology (black woman's theology) with Dr. Gafney.  

Instead of posting a new episode this week, I think it is important to revisit the conversations we've had about racism over the last year and a half. Here's one of them.   This episode covers black history month and how we should be educating ourselves with Faitth Brooks.

Instead of posting a new episode this week, I think it is important to revisit the conversations we've had about racism over the last year and a half. Here's one of them.   This episode covers how to important it is to have diverse workplaces with Bethaney Wilkinson.

Instead of posting a new episode this week, I think it is important to revisit the conversations we've had about racism over the last year and a half. Here's one of them.   This episode covers how to be anti-racist with black activist Ally Henny.