Woman Being

The one and the only Morgan Day Cecil, creator of the Feminine Wholeness Method, is a feminine embodiment coach and seductress of soulfulness. The Woman Beings sit down with Morgan to talk about how to embody feminine wholeness, and what launched her on her journey of finding healing and freedom. If you’re looking to be more present within your body and reclaim your femininity, this episode is for...

With awards season in full swing, the Woman Beings sit down to review Academy-Award-nominated film, Women Talking. Directed by Sarah Polley and adapted from the novel by Miriam Toews, Women Talking is a story about the women in an isolated religious colony who come to the realization that the men in the colony have been drugging and raping them for years. They must decide whether or not they will...

The Woman Beings interview "I Kissed Dating Goodbye" Author Joshua Harris. Josh shares an incredible journey - from Christian book bestseller to pastor to agnostic thought leader - and all about his process of choosing to end the publication of his books, offer a public apology for the harm they caused, and ultimately leave the Christian faith. Find out what he's up to on this week's episode!&nbsp...

Kinkeeping is the behind-the-scenes work women do (often without credit), like planning family gatherings, remembering important dates, buying gifts, etc. The Woman Beings sit down to review and discuss videos about kinkeeping by Tik Toker @thought_dumpy, and how kinkeeping manifests in family settings, workplaces, home life, church culture, and more on this week's episode. Don't miss this one! If...

Ev'Yan Whitney is a sex educator and sensuality doula of over ten years, specializing in sensuality and pleasure of the body. Having grown up in purity culture, they share their own history of religious trauma and sexual shame, and how it led them to carve a path toward sexual liberation and healing.   If you want to help support our content, feel free to shop these affiliate links from...

Time for another episode of Not Your Mom's Book Club! In this episode, the Woman Beings review "Our Voice of Fire" by Brandi Morin. This powerful book is a memoir of Morin's journey of self-discovery, healing, and the reclaiming of her voice as an internationally acclaimed journalist. She shares her personal story of growing up as a foster kid, and how she fell victim to oppressive systems that ha...

In this episode, the Woman Beings sit down with Megan Cox, a cult survivor and former member of Remnant Fellowship. Megan first shared her story on the HBO Max docuseries, The Way Down: God, Greed, and the Cult of Gwen Shamblin, and decided to start The Beyond Zion Foundation, a cult recovery organization that provides support for ex-cult members and their loved ones. She shares her personal story...

The Woman Beings sit down with Erica Smith (she/her), to talk ALL about porn! Erica is an award winning sexuality educator and consultant with over 20 years of experience. In 2019, she developed the Purity Culture Dropout™️ Program to help people learn all of the sex education that they missed growing up in purity culture- sex ed that is accurate, queer inclusive, trauma informed, compassionate, a...

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This week, the Woman Beings sit down to review, critique and react to the purity culture propaganda that is Stay in the Castle by Pastor Jerry L. Ross. This book is a treasure from Kelly Anne's past and, for the first time, Kelley and Emma get to listen to the toxic doctrine this book purports. This episode is packed full of breaking down purity culture mindsets that have proven to be damaging. If...

Angels, Demons & Panties... Oh my! This week the Woman Beings sit down to review the docuseries Victoria’s Secret: Angels and Demons! Spanning the time from when a young Les Wexner acquired the now famous brand, the Me Too Movement and Jeffrey Epstein, the series covers a lot of ground. You best believe everything is covered from sexual liberation, over-sexualization of woman, fast fashion and...

Not Your Mom's Book Club is here again! This week, the Woman Beings review the book, Know My Name by Chanel Miller. Miller bravely and eloquently wrote about her life after being sexually assaulted by Brock Turner on Stanford University campus. She details the intricate and complex process of working through trauma and the painful reality victims face in the criminal justice system. Most important...

In this week's episode, the Woman Beings sit down with the one and only Savannah Rae Carreno! Savannah received her M.Div. from Fuller Theological Seminary, and she currently researches western religion and its impact on culture and human rights. She is the founder of Please Elaborate, an organization that provides research-based resources for complex topics, like racial injustice, religious diffe...

Back by popular demand is the one, the only, FEMINIST RAGE SOCIAL MEDIA SHOW DOWN! The stakes have never been higher as we present pieces of the best misogynistic media the internet has to offer in order to fuel the total destruction of the patriarchy much like Godzilla leveling entire cities in Japan. Get ready as we crown this year's champion.   **No men were harmed in the recording of this...

It took the Woman Beings two seasons, but they finally got to the long awaited topic.... Cannabis! The Woman Beings take on the topic of weed from the deconstructed Christian perspective, talking about everything from risks and benefits of consuming and the damage of the war on drugs. This episode has something for everyone from the novice to the proficient consumer. So, roll yourself a joint, hav...

Healing, miracles, and supernatural encounters with the divine - all "normal" realities for anyone steeped in Charismatic Christian culture. The Woman Beings open up about their own history in the charismatic church, their past affiliations with Bethel, and how they reckon with those experiences in their deconstruction journeys now.   If you want to help support our content, feel free to shop...

The Woman Beings are joined by certified sex educator Dr. Leah Tidey, host of The Love Doctor podcast and sex education influencer. Leah shares her own experience as a bisexual woman in a straight-passing, polyamorous relationship, and answers listener questions about what it's like to be in an open marriage. Listen in for great discussions about polyamory and relational orientation, bisexuality a...

As promised, the Woman Beings return to review HBO Max Docuseries, "The Way Down," Part 2, about cult-leader Gwen Shamblin and her Christian weight loss program. Part 1 of the series ended with a shocking and unexpected cliffhanger. Gwen Shamblin, joined by her husband and several other family members and prominent church leaders, died in a tragic plane crash. The Woman Beings sit down to discuss...

Welcome back - it's Season 3! This week, the Woman Beings tackle some of the most common questions they receive: Does feminism exclude men? Can men be a part of the conversation? Isn't feminism just a women's topic? With the help of listener questions and feedback, the woman beings explain why men need feminism - and why feminism needs men too.   If you want to help support our content, feel...

The Woman Beings sit down with fat liberation activist and anti-diet-culture influencer, Rihanna Teixeira. She shares her personal journey of overcoming diet addiction and disordered eating, the influences of the church in promoting toxic health ideologies, and the historical and racist origins of many diet trends today.   Follow Rihanna: https://www.instagram.com/ihaveaquestion.pod/   R...

The Woman Beings are breaking their summer hiatus for a very important and pressing topic: the overturning of Roe v. Wade. The U.S. Supreme Court has endangered abortion rights for people all over the country as a result of the Dobbs Decision. With their backgrounds in Christian evangelicalism in mind, the Woman Beings sort through their journeys with the topic of abortion and tackle the quintesse...

The Woman Beings sit down with feminist boudoir photographer Ellee Emery to talk about her work as a photographer, the importance of accepting and expressing sexuality, and how it ties into spirituality and faith. Ellee shares her struggle with body dysmorphia, eating disorders, and other health issues that led her to explore the boudoir space, and how she chooses to celebrate and empower women in...

Get out your favorite liquor-soda combination, because it's another episode of Not Your Mom's Book Club! This week, the Woman Beings sit down to review Ecowomanism by Melanie L. Harris. The book is all about the prevalence of environmentalism in African American and black women's history and tradition, and how it intersects with spirituality and justice work. Pour yourself a cold one, and settle i...

Linda Kay Klein is the author of the award-winning book, Pure: Inside the Evangelical Movement that Shamed a Generation of Young Women and How I Broke Free. She has spent the last two decades exposing purity culture as the founder and president of Breaking Free Together, and she has helped thousands of people as a religious deconstruction and purity culture coach. She has her interdisciplinary Mas...

'Consent' can be a loaded topic of conversation, with many different perspectives weighing in on what it means and its level of importance. On one side of the extreme, 'consent' can be seen as irrelevant and un-sexy - reserved only for one night stands and hookup culture. On the other, it's considered supremely important and high stakes, and a necessary topic of conversation in all areas of life....