Girls Talking Life

On the show today, I'm talking with Pam Baily. Pam is a speaker, mentor and friend, challenging women to lead Christ-centered lives full of purpose and joy. Last year she launched her first online discipleship group known as Soul Sisters where she creates an environment for women to study God's word, pray for one another, and cheer each other along in their walk with Christ. Pam is also the host o...

We're wrapping up our series on parenting and family culture today. I'm joined by Amanda Bacon. Amanda lives in North Carolina with her husband, Jeremy, and their eight children. She's on staff at Proverbs 31 Ministries on Lysa TerKeurst's team and loves encouraging women with biblical truth and authenticity. Amanda is the co-host of All the Mom Things podcast, host of At Night podcast, and the co...

We're jumping back into our series on parenting and family culture today while continuing to talk about mental health. If you missed you the last episode, you definitely want to go back and hear my conversation with Carla Arges on Living Victoriously with Mental Illness. Today I'm joined by mental health professional, Michelle Nietert, and she and I are talking about making sure we're healthy ours...

Carla Arges is on the show today sharing her story and her encouragement for those living with mental illness. She also explains what it's like to live with mental illness on a daily basis for those of us who don't know. Carla has so much insight and wisdom straight from God's Word on this subject. She clears up misconceptions about mental illness as Christians and gives practical guidance for tho...

Did you know you can help save childhood, mama? We are continuing our series on parenting and family culture today with Jessica Smartt. She reminds us how important our jobs as moms really are. Even when it doesn't feel important, we have gifts we can give our kids that will shape who they become. Jessica says, "we need to be gracious with ourselves, but that doesn't mean we don't work on the thin...

What is your family's culture? Do you know you have one whether you've thought about it or not? Kimberly Amici joins me today to begin our series on parenting and family culture. She and I talk about what family culture is and how to go about defining it for your family. Kimberly says "when you have a culture in your home where you've identified your values and you know what you want to be known f...

Heather Creekmore joins me to talk about body image, comparison and the never-ending chase of  better . We talk about Heather's new book, The Burden of Better, and how there is no end to chasing  better . Better is a moving target that changes depending on who you're looking at or the trend of the day. She says the only answer to our constant discontentment is Jesus. Heather and I chat about how c...

Melanie Dale joins me for a fabulous conversation about Mom Friends; how we make them, why we need them and how it helps our kids. Melanie tells us that it's important for us to have other mom friends so we can model healthy relationships for our kids and so we realize that we're not alone in the parenting challenges we face. She says, "my mom friends actually make me a better parent." Melanie wal...

What does good conversation look like? How do you create a safe space for vulnerability? What does it mean to really connect? Continuing our series on cultivating community, creating meaningful connections and building lasting friendships, Brandy Wallner joins me from Southern California to chat about A Good Conversation Dinner, a table ministry designed to help women connect across all perceived...

Today we're continuing our series on cultivating community, creating meaningful connections and building lasting friendships, and I'm chatting with Noelle Rhodes, host of the Friending show. Noelle starts by sharing her own personal struggle with friendship. When she moved back to the States, after being a missionary in Northern Ireland for several years, most of her friends had moved on. She was...

What is holding you back from building community? Are you an inviter? How do you make time for friendships? I am joined today by not one, but two lovely ladies who are part of a trio called The Ruth Experience. These ladies created a community, a modern day "Tea and Testimony," where women come together and share their joys and sorrows and how God is at work in their lives, much like the way Ruth...

Happy new year! Today we are kicking off a brand new series. The heart behind Girls Talking Life is providing girl time when you can't be with your girlfriends, but ultimately I want to encourage you to be in community with the women in your actual life. Gather, have conversations, create meaningful connections, and listen to each others' stories. But sometimes that's easier said than done.  Adult...

I'm talking with Jenn Collins, Chief Self-Care Officer of the Mama Needs Subscription Box. Jenn is sharing a little of her story, how her business came to be and practical things we can do to get ready for the holidays while taking good care of ourselves in the process. Most women are the executors of Christmas in their homes. The party planners, the gift buyers, the chefs and the decorators! Jenn...

Do you love a good God story? Does it boost your faith to hear someone sharing the great things God's been doing in their life? If you're feeling distant from God for any reason, today's show is sure to rekindle your love for Him. Kristan Dooley sits down with me today to share her story of following Jesus off the beaten path. He asked her to turn left, and even though it didn't make a lot of sens...

Do you find yourself struggling to see the gifts of the season you're in? Did you know that the daily practice of gratitude has the power to impact the neurotransmitters in your brain?!?⠀ Have you ever wanted to implement a weekly Sabbath into your family's rhythm? Amber Cullum joins me to talk about the daily practice of gratitude and introducing a rhythm of family Sabbath. Amber is a wife to Sam...

Are you busy with a never-ending to do list? Is your mental busyness too loud in your head? Yvonne Marie sits downs with me for a conversation about killing the busy (physical or mental) and saving and the bee (you) by being still and knowing that God is in control. Yvonne tells us that being still is more than quiet reflection or rest, it's actually about surrender. She gives practical ways to ki...

A discussion about engaging in the political conversation, making biblical-based decisions and practically preparing to go to the polls. MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE vote411.org CONNECT WITH GIRLS TALKING LIFE Instagram | Facebook

Whether you're waiting for something that will change your life or you're waiting in line at the grocery store, we can all relate to the frustration of our needs or wants not being immediately satisfied. We all wait. Rebecca Brewster Stevenson joins me to take a deep dive into the heart behind our frustration and gives ideas on where we can place our focus during our waiting. Rebecca writes in Dur...

Brooke Robertson is a Louisiana-based singer/songwriter who grew up riding horses and four wheelers. She started singing as a pre-teen and has been singing ever since. Her debut album, Taking My Voice Back, released earlier this year and marks the first time she has shared her story as a victim of childhood sexual abuse. Brooke joins pop sensibilities and country soulfulness together with her pure...

Kari Kampakis joins me to talk about raising our teenage daughters. Kari is the mom of four girls, has written books for teen girls and has recently released a book for the moms of teenage girls called Love Her Well. On the show today Kari and I talk about the struggle between nurturing the mother/daughter relationship and directing and correcting our girls as a parent. Kari says it's possible to...

Today on the show I'm chatting with Amanda Warfield—simplicity lover, time management coach, and host of The Chasing Simple Podcast. Her mission is to help overwhelmed creative entrepreneurs simplify and get organized in order to take back their time — because time is the one resource we can't make more of. Amanda is passionate about helping women stop feeling like they are just getting by, and in...

Chelsey and I are talking about how God pursued her in the midst of her rebellion. Chelsey shares about her upbringing and how, when she didn't want to go to church anymore, her parents let make her own decision and faithfully put her in the Lord's hands. She tells us that for a season her life was "fueled by lust and rebellion and secrecy." She was caught in a cycle of making poor decisions and c...

Today I'm talking with Gem Fadling, founding Partner of Unhurried Living, Inc. and author of What Does Your Soul Love? Eight Questions That Reveal God's Work in You. Gem begins by explaining the difference between busy and hurry. She says, "busy is more external and hurry is more about your heart, your soul." She talks about being reintroduced to Jesus, putting him back at the center, and how that...

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It is officially summer and I'm taking a break from releasing new episodes during the month of July, but I'm re-releasing some TOP shows from 2019. This story of radical transformation is sure to stir your soul: Jessica is a work-from-home mom and wife, with three beautiful little girls. She is passionate about empowering families to live well, fueled by her faith in the God who created her. As an...