In Her Image Podcast

Mechelle Wingle is the owner and founder of the Wholeness Network--a wellness streaming platform and podcast.  She is a life coach focused on transforming lives through education and healing.   She reached out to share insights from the book Mother Hunger By Kelly McDaniel.  Kate and Mechelle dive into the definition of trauma and what the side effects of trauma are that we may...

Jolyn Laney joins Jess to discuss the difference in form, function, and permanence in the two different types of priesthood: hierarchical and familial/patriarchal. Of the hierarchical priesthood and its roles, President M. Russell Ballard taught, “Although the church plays a pivotal role in proclaiming, announcing, and administering the necessary ordinances of salvation and exaltation, all of that...

In a world (and a church) where things tend to change very slowly, it can be hard to maintain a new way of being; a new way of seeing. It can start to feel hopeless when you feel you are the only one who sees things the way you do, and you are continually met with indifference, or worse, when you try to share your newfound truth. When it is easy to focus on the hard, to focus on what we don't want...

Kate and Kathryn dive deep into her new book The Mother Tree, where Kathryn expounds on the cosmic image of the Mother tree.  The symbols of each part of the tree and what they could teach us about our divine potential and purpose.  Weaving through the past, the now, and the future. Connecting our ancestral beginnings to our vision of Zion and heaven.  Grab a cup of tea and settle i...

In this episode, Jess talks with Brittany Manjarrez who is currently living in Paris, France. Brittany felt inspired to translate the hymn "Souviens-toi",  existing only in the French LDS hymnbook, into English. Its inclusion of Heavenly Parents immediately caught her attention and endeared her to the song. She shares what translating it was like and how "Remember, Little One," as she calls i...

Valerie Hamaker is a relationship therapist with advanced training in trauma recovery, sexual health, and family systems work. She runs a private practice in Kansas City, Missouri and speaks locally and nationally on a wide variety of topics.  She is the host of two podcasts, Generation Xausted and the Latter Day Struggles Podcast which is currently growing at an exponential rate due to the l...

Jess and Dr. Val Larsen continue their conversation on how Dr. Larsen first started contemplating Heavenly Mother and what he has discovered through careful reading of the Book of Mormon and studying associated historical works. He suggests that Lehi and Nephi, along with Joseph Smith, received and worked to restore the pre-deuteronomistic, old religion of Abraham in their respective dispensations...

In the previous episode, episode 59, Jess read "First Visions and Last Sermons: Affirming Divine Sociality, Rejecting the Greater Apostasy", written by Dr. Val Larsen and published in 2020. In this week's episode, Jess interviews Dr. Larsen on how he first started contemplating Heavenly Mother and what he has discovered through careful reading of the Book of Mormon and studying associated historic...

In this episode, Jess Burdette reads Dr. Val Larsen's article "First Visions and Last Sermons: Affirming Divine Sociality, Rejecting the Greater Apostasy". In it, Dr. Larsen discusses the scrubbing of the Divine Mother from the church's canonical texts, why She was erased (and how we can find Her there still), and how Her restoration is a pivotal piece in our ongoing restoration.  https://journal....

This week we continue our conversation with Mandy Green and dive into the book of Proverbs, exploring some of the key words associated with Heavenly Mother in the Scriptures. If you're studying Come, Follow Me this week, this will be a great enrichment to your study!  Check out a sample lesson of Mandy's course Finding Heavenly Mother in Scripture here.  Also, connect with her on Instagr...

Mandy Green has spent the last 8 years learning Hebrew and Greek, studying the Bible in it's original languages, visiting ancient temples and becoming an expert in the symbols and key words of the Feminine Divine.   She created a platform called Project Illumination to share her knowledge and arm others with tools to be scripturally literate themselves.  She is a treat to listen to...

Monica Alvarado comparte su testimonio de nuestra Madre Celestial, una doctrina estimada de La Iglesia de Jesucristo de los Santos de los Últimos Días.  "Todos los seres humanos, hombres y mujeres, son amados hijos procreados en espíritu por padres celestiales: un Padre Celestial y una Madre Celestial. Esta comprensión se fundamenta en las enseñanzas de las Escrituras y de los profetas acerca...

After discovering Heavenly Mother through Instagram over one year ago, teacher and writer Monica Alvarado's spiritual life has been transformed.  Monica's connection with the Divine Mother shines through her IG account @her_mighty_works where she expounds on the scriptures and unveils feminine wisdom in some of the Bible's oldest stories.  We loved hearing how she steps into the dar...

The girls are back in town! In Her Image episodes will be coming out again starting Sunday, August 21st. 

Jess and Kate talk about the Other Half of God... Her Eternal Partner, our Heavenly Father. They discuss how seeking the Mother for the last few years has affected their relationship with the Father, how their faith in Him has shifted, and how He has responded to prayers regarding His perfect match. They share how seeking both members of the coupled God has influenced the way they see themselves a...

This week, Esther Hi’ilani Candari joins Jess in discussing representation in artwork and her personal journey of seeking and depicting Heavenly Mother. In this discussion, Esther shares of her mixed Asian American family and rich multicultural upbringing in Hawai’i. Pulling from the beautiful influence of Polynesian symbolism and ideology, she explains her painting titled “Makua.” She also descri...

Kate invites co-host of the Speak Up Sister Podcast, Jody Steurer to share her experiences finding the need for Heavenly Mother in her life.  They discuss how a Mother in Heaven influences our perception of ourselves, and how that can influence every relationship we have.  Jody expounds on her personal journey of finding her voice, and the process of learning to use it effectively. Wheth...

Danielle Calder, therapist and creator of the well-known Instagram account @OurMotherInHeaven, joins Jess and Kate for a conversation on sharing about Heavenly Mother in the social media space. She discusses what the last 5 years have been like, from starting the first Heavenly Mother-specific Instagram account, to amplifying the voices of marginalized folks, to seeing other accounts join the scen...

Listen in on a vulnerable/collaborative conversation between Jess and Kate as they discuss how they keep showing up--even when things get hard. They share their own perspectives and journeys of faith and dissonance, and hope that you will find comradery and validation if you are feeling alone. Whether your journey includes consistent activity in the church or not, we hope you feel God's abiding lo...

In this episode, Jess interviews Bergen Hyde, co-founder and Creative Director of WOMB and Company. Bergen has been devoted to the work of the Mother and the divine feminine since 2018 and has held sacred space for over a hundred women in the same pursuit. She is passionate about helping women and the world reintegrate the feminine and reclaim personal sovereignty, and her love and passion comes t...

Soundtrack composer and arranger Kristina A. Bishoff joins Jess in this episode to share where she has found Heavenly Mother. From movies and other media, to her own journey in becoming the audiobook composer for a best-selling series, Kristina has found the Mother in wonderful and sometimes unexpected places. She points to archetypes she has found in popular modern-day media and shares how she di...

How might a transgender or gender fluid individual feel about Heavenly Mother? The idealization of God as a deified, cishet couple may not be accessible or comforting for everyone. Additionally, could this doctrine be weaponized against our LGBTQIA+ siblings? In Her Image hosts, Jess and Kate, acknowledge that their personal experience with Heavenly Mother is going to be different than those who h...

Tessa and Kate explore the relationship between the Divine Feminine and spiritual sovereignty.  Like a true artist, Tessa weaves incredible stories that teach of coming home to ourselves and to the women who birthed us--all the way back to our Mother God.  We learn about the inspiration for some of her artwork, the feminine symbol of snakes and the recurring cycle of birthing ourselves--...

We welcome back Intuition Coach Emily Carolynn Baker for a discussion on the intangible world of energetics.  As the wisdom of the feminine rises within the world and within the church, each of us have the opportunity to rise with it.  Emily explains what masculine and feminine energies look like WITHIN each one of us, and how structure combined with intuition and exploration provide the...

As the LDS General Conference approaches, many Mother-Seekers have mixed emotions.  We love to hear general council from wise leaders and have enjoyed our various conference weekend traditions.  However, the weekend can also feel very "Motherless", or otherwise disappointing.  We encourage each listener to be co-creators with our Heavenly Parents and create the balance you need to f...