The Free to Be Podcast

Today, Lauren and Byrnese are sitting down with Dawn Fenner, the Executive Director of Essentials Cafe in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. Essentials Cafe is A pay-what-you-can community cafe whose mission is to reduce food insecurity in the Lehigh Valley and to provide a place where friendships and where friendships and understanding can flourish across all socio-economic groups. They strive to create a...

This week on the podcast, we're talking freedom from perfectionism, the joy (and work!) of life with a puppy, and what's going on in your brain when you practice that difficult work of growth. Thoughts? Questions? Things you'd like to hear us cover in future episodes? Send us an email and let us know! Free to Be is led by Pastor Lauren Applegate - a woman in recovery, mom, wife, and pa...

Love - it's a word we use a lot! Today, Lauren and Byrnese challenge some of the assumption our society holds about what love truly is, and wonder how we embrace and practice love in our own lives. You're invited to join the conversation! Share this episode with your friends and family, and as always, feel free to reach out with any questions or thoughts you might have. Got any ideas for a...

The chaos just won't quit - spring is here and we're entering this season carrying lots of questions about how to stay grounded, thrive, and live in freedom. Check out this week's episode as we explore all of this, and more! You're invited to join the conversation! Share this episode with your friends and family, and as always, feel free to reach out with any questions or thoughts...

We're chatting self-care today! What is it? Why bother? We have thoughts. Registration for the Free to Be Retreat for Moms is live! Click this link for all the details and to sign up. Here are the questions we discussed. We'd love to hear from you, send us an audio message via Instagram DM responding to one of these questions and we'll try to work some digital audio magic to include it...

In this episode, we talk about conflict, growth, change, and the real challenges of finding community. If you're wondering 'how do I make friends?' this episode might be encouraging or helpful for you! Also, for our pastor friends (we see you) we're getting into systems theory. Join the conversation! Share this episode with your friends and family, and as always, feel free to reach...

In this episode, Byrnese is sharing about her practice of Craftivism - the conversation touches on staying grounded in the midst of life's challenges whether they're personal change or global headlines, ways to be in community, and how to engage hobbies thoughtfully. Links to items we discuss in this episode: Quilting & Suffrage Free FPP Alphabet Quilting Pattern (Free for a short time...

Free to Be is a community of small groups of families and individuals that come together for mutual support, truth speaking, story sharing, and connection building. Through these conversations and time spent together, we are able to find and live in freedom, and support others as they do the same. Free to Be is led by Pastor Lauren Applegate - a woman in recovery, mom, wife, and pastor. She loves...

Lauren and Byrnese chat Santa and traditions in this short mini episode (for adult ears only, please don't play this conversation with your children around if they still believe in the Christmas magic around Santa!) We hope you have a joyful holiday and a wonderful start to the new year, surrounded by the people you love most this season. Much love from your friends at Free to Be! Free to Be i...

Thank you for tuning into this special holiday episode. We'll be talking about how to navigate the holidays, how to deal with the stress of a busy schedule and family life. So if that sounds interesting to you, stick around, tune in, and enjoy the episode. Free to Be is a community of small groups of families and individuals that come together for mutual support, truth speaking, story sharing,...

In this episode, we answer one of your questions - how do we stay grounded when it feels like the world is burning down? Resources: The Road Back to You The Enneagram Institute Free Enneagram Test Do you need resources to get through this year safely? Whether you're impacted by the shutdown or just facing hardship, visit out webpage and contact us - we'll do everything we can to help conne...

Free to Be is a community of small groups of families and individuals that come together for mutual support, truth speaking, story sharing, and connection building. Through these conversations and time spent together, we are able to find and live in freedom, and support others as they do the same. Join hosts the Rev. Lauren Applegate and Byrnese Craig in this podcast pilot as we discuss Free to Be...