In Her Image Podcast

Happy birthday to the Relief Society! Shelbey Neil takes us on a journey through her research of 2 decades of discourses by Eliza R. Snow. She shares quotes both powerful and spicy from the early, semi-official church publication The Women's Exponent. Shelbey discusses how the Relief Society organization has changed since its inception and shares her vision for its future.  Follow Shelbey on Insta...

Krystal Barnes is a Family Life Educator, Singer/Songwriter, and Mother of boys.  She shares with Jess about "the Mother wound", and tells her own story of finding Heavenly Mother and how she has shared Her with others.  Krystal also gives us a peak into some of her letters written to leaders of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. You can hear more from Krystal at @myheavenl...

Dan is a scripture translation supervisor for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and BYU adjunct instructor. His education in Biblical Hebrew, Classical Greek, and biblical studies along with his passion for excavating the scriptures to find ancient truths made for an incredible conversation in this episode. He discusses how he came to work in the scripture translation department, the...

Kate and Jess discuss prophetic quotes about women's role in influencing the Church and the world around us.  They share some of their feelings and insights from Sharon Eubanks' 2017 talk " Turn On Your Light ." In a tumultuous world we may feel powerless and insignificant. However our words, our faithful intentions and our connection to God can truly make a difference.   Kate and Jess e...

Today Jess Burdette shares some of her original poetry on the birth of the Mother into our collective consciousness.  Jess, co-host of the In Her Image podcast, has been writing poetry since her search for Heavenly Mother began at the beginning of 2020. Her hand -lettered poems can be seen (and even purchased) on her Instagram profile @her.scriptures in the "Poetry" highlight bubble:  ht...

In this episode, Martin Pulido shares about his experience researching, publishing, and presenting his findings on the historical teachings on Heavenly Mother in the BYU Studies Article "A Mother There", referenced in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints' Gospel Topics Essay "Mother in Heaven". He shares how he came to know his Heavenly Mother intellectually and on a personal, relationa...

Jess interviews her husband, Seth Burdette, on what it's like being married to someone on a Divine Feminine journey. Seth shares analogies he has used to encourage Jess at different points along her path. They discuss what the process of implementing more dialogue around Heavenly Mother has looked like in their ward. As a member of their bishopric, Seth has had unique opportunities to help the war...

In this episode, Jess and Kate interview psychotherapist Dr. Julie Hanks! Doctor Hanks discusses her personal mission helping women step into their power and changing the current structure to better embrace women's power and authority. She gives a glimpse into how the inclusion of Heavenly Mother in our dialogue as church members plays a role in that two-part mission. Doctor Hanks suggests ways to...

Jess welcomes her new co-host, Kate, to the podcast!  Kate discusses her passion for Women's health, body literacy and what it means to live in harmony with your cycles and recognize how you were literally created in God's image. Kate shares how her appreciation for her body preceded her search for Mother God and how the two met in the middle. She explains balancing the Divine Masculine...

In this episode, Sara talks about her journey to becoming involved in birth work, and the way it connects her with Mother God. Jess and Sara discuss how Heavenly Mother invites all of us to birth new life, whether it's our own new lives or children or other creations. The episode ends with an important announcement from Sara.

With Thanksgiving and Christmas coming up, we'll be taking a break from publishing new episodes of In Her Image until January 2022. Take this time to go back and listen to episodes you missed or re-listen to your favorites! If you have ideas for podcast episodes or would like to be a guest on the podcast, send us an email to inherimagepodcast@gmail.com! Happy Holidays!

Today’s episode is with Bethany Brady Spalding, co-author of the bestselling Girls Who Choose God series and the Guide Books to Heavenly Mother. In this episode, she tells Sara how each of her children’s books came to be. Originally inspired by an inquisitive 3 year old, these books portray a healthy balance in the male and female divine. The purposeful order and progression of the books, culminat...

Carol Lynn Pearson has been a pioneer in finding Mother God and inspiring others to do so for decades. In this episode, Sara asks about her journey writing and performing her one-woman play Mother Wove the Morning in the late 80’s and 90’s, and about her more recent publication, Finding Mother God , a book of poetry published in 2020. Carol Lynn recites some of her favorite poems from that book wi...

Singer/songwriter McCall Char joins Jess for this episode. McCall shares her song "Oh Mother Mother" and discusses how the inspiration for the song came. They talk about the range of feelings that can accompany a journey to the Goddess, and what those feelings may be trying to communicate. McCall relates how seeking Heavenly Mother has affected her relationship with the Father, and lets us in on p...

In this episode, Jess and Sara interview McArthur Krishna, co-author of "A Girl's Guide to Heavenly Mother" and "A Boy's Guide to Heavenly Mother." These books are now for sale through Deseret Book. If you're looking for Christmas gifts for the young women or young men or primary groups in your wards, or for your family, stock up on these books from Deseret Book! Then they'll get the signal that t...

Kayla (@k_thought_nuggets on Instagram) shares how she has found Heavenly Mother in singing, in the stars, and even in spiders. She relates her journey coming to hunger for more knowledge about the Queen of Heaven, remembering back to her childhood fascination with ancient goddesses in mythology, a study she has since reignited.  In this episode, we refer to a few different resources that hav...

Ashtaroth (Ashli) Carnicelli shares the story of her personal walk with Heavenly Mother, Heavenly Father, and Jesus Christ. From her adoption as an infant to her reconnection with her biological father as an adult, Ashli sees the hand of both Father and Mother God in her life. She shares personal answers she's received to questions like, "is it okay that I'm hanging artwork of Heavenly Mother in m...

Writer and poet Rachel Hunt Steenblik joins Sara and Jess from the other side of the globe to discuss her journey seeking the feminine divine. Rachel relates her experience doing research for the BYU Studies article "A Mother There: A Survey of Historical Teachings about Mother in Heaven". She describes how she became a poet and came to write the books Mother's Milk: Poems in search of Heavenly Mo...

In this episode, Sara interviews Ariel Finlinson, host of Ladies Talking Love. Ariel's passion is helping women find joy and fulfillment in sex... and her journey to hosting a podcast on the topic started when the young women she taught asked questions about Heavenly Mother! Ariel walks us through her journey of coming to understand her place in gathering Israel, and how that is intimately tied up...

Jess and Sara recorded this episode right after General Conference in April 2021, when these thoughts were fresh on our minds, and are sharing it with you now as we prepare for another General Conference. Seeking and celebrating Heavenly Mother can be hard to do while listening to General Conference. She's rarely mentioned over the pulpit, and that has left us feeling bitter or upset at times. But...

As an ally researcher with a graduate degree from Colombia University in psychology, and the person running the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion program for her company, Anne Katherine (who goes by Kate) gives us this invaluable conversation around inclusivity at the level of divinity. She shares "The Architect," a short story she wrote for @OurMotherInHeaven on Instagram. Her words inspire us to...

Precia delves into why she seeks the Mother, and what kind of impact seeking Her on a wider level would make. From deleting Instagram for fear of going astray, to receiving dreams from Her, Precia's journey seeking the Goddess is captivating and inspiring. May we each create our own path to the Mother following Precia's example, and by so doing become a people more prepared for the Second Coming o...

In this episode, Jess and Sara have a conversation about things they've learned since seeking Heavenly Mother. A uniting theme among all of their learnings is abundance. They discuss how the Mother invites them to feel all of their feelings, to love all of Her children, to see the vastness of the role of motherhood, to care for all creation, and more!

Kate shares about her experience as a Trailwalker for the ANASAZI Foundation as a college student. She relates lessons she learned about Mother Nature and how they might enhance our understanding of Heavenly Mother. Looking back, she sees how the Mother was with her and the other walkers in the Arizona wilderness during their hardest times, from being caught in monsoons to struggling to make fire....

This week, Sara and Jess interview artist Emily Shay about her work, "Rest in Me," an artistic depiction of Heavenly Mother with one of Her daughters, who rests her head in Her Mother's lap. Emily tells how she was inspired to create this work by the Black Lives Matter movement and the COVID-19 pandemic and the intense need for rest. She finds a unique sense of simultaneous gentleness and strength...