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For women who wonder how strength and weakness coexist or how to bless both bravery and tenderness; for those longing to bring the fullness of their glory to the world without a chip on their shoulder; for those who have embraced a global sisterhood and left small storied lives behind, this is for y…

Beth Bruno: Author, Speaker, Activist


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    Latest episodes from Fierce and Lovely

    How to love those who are hard to love

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 9, 2022 40:49


    Anna Lillie is a 16-year old family friend whose lived experiences felt invaluable to this topic. Check out the Fierce & Lovely Mini-Courses HERE.Learn more about the ReStory™ Universe HERE.

    How to Improve the mother/daughter relationship

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 2, 2022 37:01


    Kari Kampakis is an author, speaker, blogger, and newspaper columnist from Birmingham, Alabama. Her two books for teen girls, 10 Ultimate Truths Girls Should Know and Liked: Whose Approval Are You Living For, have been used widely across the country by teen youth groups and small groups to empower girls through faith. Kari's book, Love Her Well: 10 Ways to Find Joy and Connection with Your Teenage Daughter, released in August 2020.Kari's work has been featured on The Huffington Post, The TODAY Show, EWTN, Proverbs 31, Yahoo! News, The Eric Metaxas Show, Ann Voskamp's blog, and other national outlets. She and her husband, Harry, have four daughters and a dog named Lola.Learn more by visiting www.karikampakis.com or finding Kari on Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest, and Twitter.Check out the Fierce & Lovely Mini-Courses HERE.Learn more about the ReStory™ Universe HERE.

    How to use strengths finder with your kids

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 23, 2022 38:35


    Using different terminology than "glory", Rebekah Cornelius shows us how our kids are born with talents that when developed, become strengths. Many of us have heard of Strengths Finder. In this interview, you'll learn how it can be useful to 1) spot in our younger kids, 2) explore with kids 10-14, and 3) identify with older teens. Mentioned in this interview: Strength Based Parenting and Clifton Technical Report (all the research).Check out the Fierce & Lovely Mini-Courses HERE.Learn more about the ReStory™ Universe HERE.

    How to navigate toxic friendships

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 16, 2022 28:40


    Ella Bruno has lived a long story of broken friendships. In this interview, she and I talk about that journey: lessons learned, perspective that comes from age, and reflections of a teen on her generation. I hope it is encouraging even as it's heart breaking. This would probably be a good one to share with your daughter.Check out the Fierce & Lovely Mini-Courses HERE.Learn more about the ReStory™ Universe HERE.

    How to find Identity and Purpose in a Cluttered World

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 9, 2022 27:32


    Becky Young is a LPCC and Spiritual Director with Restoration Counseling. With 14 years prior experience building a wedding photography business, Becky has journeyed through finding identity and purpose in a cluttered world. Check out the Fierce & Lovely Mini-Courses HERE.Learn more about the ReStory™ Universe HERE.

    How to develop a better relationship between dads and daughters

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 2, 2022 39:38


    In this interview, I am joined by my husband, Chris Bruno, truly an expert in the fathering space. As co-founder and CEO of Restoration Project, author of Man Maker Project and Brotherhood Primer, and owner of Restoration Counseling Center, Chris has made it his life's work to help men become better men. In fact, the fatherhood companion to Fierce & Lovely Moms is No Regrets with Restoration Project.In this conversation, we talk about why dads (or dad figures) are important in daughter's lives. What to do if things are strained. The role mom plays in helping to cultivate their relationship and more. Resources:Meg Meeker's Strong Fathers, Strong DaughtersA VOICE BECOMING Appendix BStay tuned for Restoration Project's mini-course on Fathering DaughtersCheck out Restoration Project's backpacking trip for fathers and daughters ages 14-16Check out the Fierce & Lovely Mini-Courses HERE.Learn more about the ReStory™ Universe HERE.

    How to Cultivate her Faith

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 26, 2022 30:33


    We're talking about cultivating faith in our daughters, especially if they don't like or have a church, youth group, or para church group. Beth talks with Bethany Beal, co-founder of Girl Defined Ministries a popular YouTube channel, conference, podcast and book series for young Christian women. As you listen, consider:Do you know of a young woman who could serve as a mentor?What are the positive messages you and/or daughter hear and listen to? What is God's view? Do you see this as a stumbling block for faith?Do you feel equipped to have hard conversations about sexuality, identity, and more with her? What can you do to feel more prepared?Check out the Fierce & Lovely Mini-Courses HERE.Learn more about the ReStory™ Universe HERE.

    How to have a loving conversation around LGBTQ

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 19, 2022 43:08


    Bill Henson started Posture Shift in 2006 as a missionary to the LGBTQ community. His heart is big and his perspective so so helpful. I think no matter where you land theologically, you can't argue with our call to love radically.Learn more about Posture Shift.Learn more about Guiding Families.Mentioned in this interview:Dr. Preston Sprinkle's People to Be Loved: Why Homosexuality is not just an IssueCheck out the Fierce & Lovely Mini-Courses HERE.Learn more about the ReStory™ Universe HERE.

    How the Enneagram can help raise kids

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 12, 2022 37:19


    Clare is a church planter, pastor and social activist. She is a formally trained Spiritual Director, author of three Enneagram Books and President of the International Enneagram Association (IEA) Great Lakes Chapter. As a credentialed Professional and Teacher with the IEA she has developed a program that certifies Enneagram instructors in the Harmony Triads. Clare is also cited as a recommended Instructor with First Analysis Institute of Integrative Studies, Loyola University Chicago. In addition to Clare's work with Spiritual Communities, she currently serves on boards for Michigan Human Trafficking Task Force, and Sexual Assault Services Calhoun County Advisory Board.Learn more at scottandclareloughrige.orgCheck out the Fierce & Lovely Mini-Courses HERE.Learn more about the ReStory™ Universe HERE.

    How to navigate smart phones and social media with teens

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 5, 2022 40:20


    David Eaton is the President of Axis which he co-founded in 2007. Every year Axis speaks to 10,000+ students face-to-fce and every month Axis digital products equip 120,000+ parents, grandparents, pastors, and teachers. In 2018 Axis helped caring adults start 1,700,000 conversations, that they would not have started without Axis, with their 8-18- year- olds.Learn more about Culture Translator, Parent Guides, and all that Axis offers here.Learn more about David's book, Smart Phone Sanity, here or Engaging your Teen's World, here.Check out the Fierce & Lovely Mini-Courses HERE.Learn more about the ReStory™ Universe HERE.

    How to help her navigate peer pressure

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 29, 2021 32:16


    Rebecca is the author of Why I Didn't Rebel: A Twenty-Two-Year-Old Explains Why She Stayed on the Straight and Narrow-- and How Your Kids Can Too. While there are PLENTY of things our girls face with peers, perhaps one of the best ways to help her combat the pressure is to be the kind of mom and create the kind of home where she's just not interested "in all that." I think you'll hear in this conversation some helpful insight that Rebecca and 25 other young adults' stories yielded. I think you'll also find hope!Check out the Fierce & Lovely Mini-Courses HERE.Learn more about the ReStory™ Universe HERE.

    How to help her cultivate friendships

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 22, 2021 37:35


    Alexandra is a city girl living in Denver with her husband Derek and their four daughters. Derek leads Providence Network, a transitional housing ministry to those coming out of homelessness. Whether on the soccer sidelines, at an event where she's speaking, or walking to the neighborhood market, her hope is to love God and love others in word and deed. She is also an author. Her books include The Artist's Daughter: A Memoir, Loving My Actual Life: An Experiment in Relishing What's Right in Front of Me, Loving My Actual Christmas: An Experiment in Relishing the Season, and Loving My Actual Neighbor: 7 Practices to Treasure the People Right in Front of You. She co-hosts  The Open Door Sisterhood Podcast and mastermind retreat with friend Krista Gilbert. Check out the Fierce & Lovely Mini-Courses HERE.Learn more about the ReStory™ Universe HERE.

    How to help when she's harming herself

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 15, 2021 36:04


    Melissa Deekan brings years of experience working with hurting tweens/teens as a social worker. In this interview, we learn more about the meaning of self-harm, signs to look for, and a healthy approach to take.Resources Mentioned:To Write Love on Her Arms https://www.helpguide.org/articles/anxiety/cutting-and-self-harm.htmCheck out the Fierce & Lovely Mini-Courses HERE.Learn more about the ReStory™ Universe HERE.

    How to address disordered eating in teens

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 8, 2021 39:07


    Hannah Brass asks, "What was the dinner table like when you were growing up? Was your mom there? Did she eat the same thing? Were there bad foods in your home?" Do you find yourself thinking about food as moral? Good or bad? What do you model for your daughter? What do you think she thinks about food and exercise?Hannah works at La Luna Center in Fort Collins and is working on her doctorate. You can reach her at hannah@lalunacenter.com for referrals.Mentioned in the interview:Dr. Hilary McBride's Mothers, Daughters, and Body ImageCheck out the Fierce & Lovely Mini-Courses HERE.Learn more about the ReStory™ Universe HERE.

    How to Help Girls with Big Emotions

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 1, 2021 28:50


    Elizabeth Laing Thompson is the author of When God Says, "Wait" and When God Says, "Go." She writes at LizzyLife.com about clinging to Christ through the chaos of daily life. As a speaker and novelist, she loves finding humor in holiness and hope in heartache. Elizabeth lives in North Carolina with her preacher husband and four spunky kids, and they make her feel humbled but happy, exhausted but exhilarated, sometimes stressed but often silly—well, you know . . . all the feels. Her new book, All the Feels: The Good, the Not-so-Good, and the Utterly Confusing is written for teens girls who have strong emotions. Check out the Fierce & Lovely Mini-Courses HERE.Learn more about the ReStory™ Universe HERE.

    Self-Esteem: Why the Bible is not always the answer

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 26, 2020 11:15


    Learn more about Yes Theory on YouTube.Learn more about Seek Discomfort merchandise. Learn more about becoming a fierce and lovely mom, take the Story Journey Assessment, or subscribe to Beth's monthly email here.Learn more about the Moms Membership Community.Grab the Loving Teen Girls in 2020 Course.Read A VOICE BECOMING by Beth Bruno.

    Find What Makes You Come Alive

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 19, 2020 8:26


    Learn more about becoming a fierce and lovely mom, take the Story Journey Assessment, or subscribe to Beth's monthly email here.Learn more about the Moms Membership Community.Grab the Loving Teen Girls in 2020 Course.Read A VOICE BECOMING by Beth Bruno.

    The Trouble with Friends with Alexandra Kuykendall

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 5, 2020 12:45


    Learn more about Alexandra Kuykendall.Learn more about becoming a fierce and lovely mom, take the Story Journey Assessment, or subscribe to Beth's monthly email here.Learn more about the Moms Membership Community.Grab the Loving Teen Girls in 2020 Course.Read A VOICE BECOMING by Beth Bruno.

    Building Trust, not Fences with Smart Phones

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 29, 2020 15:54


    Learn more about Axis.Learn more about becoming a fierce and lovely mom, take the Story Journey Assessment, or subscribe to Beth's monthly email here.Learn more about the Moms Membership Community.Grab the Loving Teen Girls in 2020 Course.Read A VOICE BECOMING by Beth Bruno.

    How does the Enneagram help Moms and Daughters?

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 22, 2020 19:05


    Learn more about becoming a fierce and lovely mom, take the Story Journey Assessment, or subscribe to Beth's monthly email here.Learn more about the Moms Membership Community.Grab the Loving Teen Girls in 2020 Course.Read A VOICE BECOMING by Beth Bruno.

    What do teens really think about this election?

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 15, 2020 15:51


    Learn more about becoming a fierce and lovely mom, take the Story Journey Assessment, or subscribe to Beth's monthly email here.Learn more about the Moms Membership Community.Grab the Loving Teen Girls in 2020 Course.Read A VOICE BECOMING by Beth Bruno.

    Learning to Offer Comfort

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 8, 2020 12:51


    Learn more about becoming a fierce and lovely mom, take the Story Journey Assessment, or subscribe to Beth's monthly email here.Learn more about the Moms Membership Community.Grab the Loving Teen Girls in 2020 Course.Read A VOICE BECOMING by Beth Bruno.

    Relationship with Mom: When to go deep and when to lighten up

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 1, 2020 20:34


    Learn more about becoming a fierce and lovely mom, take the Story Journey Assessment, or subscribe to Beth's monthly email here.Learn more about the Moms Membership Community.Grab the Loving Teen Girls in 2020 Course.Read A VOICE BECOMING by Beth Bruno.

    Modesty: Not What You Think

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 24, 2020 16:20


    Learn more about becoming a fierce and lovely mom, take the Story Journey Assessment, or subscribe to Beth's monthly email here.Learn more about the Moms Membership Community.Grab the Loving Teen Girls in 2020 Course.Read A VOICE BECOMING by Beth Bruno.

    Body Image

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 17, 2020 21:13


    Heather Creekmore is an author, podcast host, and coach specializing in body image and female comparison. Learn more about Heather here. Her latest book, The Burden of Better, can be found here.Learn more about becoming a fierce and lovely mom, take the Story Journey Assessment, or subscribe to Beth's monthly email here.Learn more about the Moms Membership Community.Grab the Loving Teen Girls in 2020 Course.

    Back to School COVID Style

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 9, 2020 16:57


    Learn more about becoming a fierce and lovely mom, take the Story Journey Assessment, or subscribe to Beth's monthly email here.Learn more about the Moms Membership Community.Grab the Loving Teen Girls in 2020 Course.

    Welcome to the Relaunch with my Girls!

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 3, 2020 12:32


    Learn more about becoming a fierce and lovely mom, take the Story Journey Assessment, or subscribe to Beth's monthly email here.Learn more about the Moms Membership Community.Grab the Loving Teen Girls in 2020 Course.

    Girls and Their Friends

    Play Episode Listen Later May 16, 2020 11:43


    Beth Bruno and Lisa Russell talk about teen girls and their friendships with girls. Why are they so hard? And what's really going on beneath the struggle?Learn more from Lisa in the "Loving Teen Girls in 2020" course now available at:https://www.fierceandlovely.org/course7 Pressing Topics | 7 Experts | 7 Days

    Creating Connection With Her Parents

    Play Episode Listen Later May 15, 2020 9:58


    Beth and her husband Chris Bruno talk about disconnection between teen girls and parents. What's really going on beneath the surface and is there a solution? Learn more in the "Loving Teen Girls in 2020" course available now at:https://www.fierceandlovely.org/course7 Pressing Topics | 7 Experts | 7 Days

    The Wounds We Cannot See: Mental Health and Teen Girls

    Play Episode Listen Later May 14, 2020 11:42


    Beth Bruno and CJ Rithner dive into the reality of mental health and teen girls, why they face it uniquely and one way to change our approach. Learn more from CJ in the "Loving Teen Girls in 2020" course now available at:https://www.fierceandlovely.org/course7 Pressing Topics | 7 Experts | 7 Days

    Loving LGBTQ

    Play Episode Listen Later May 13, 2020 12:25


    Beth Bruno and Tracy Johnson, Spiritual Counselor and Story Expert, talk about shifting the conversation around lgbtq with teen girls. Learn more from Tracy in the "Loving Teen Girls in 2020" course now available at:https://www.fierceandlovely.org/course7 Pressing Topics | 7 Experts | 7 Days

    Girls, Body Image, and Sexuality

    Play Episode Listen Later May 12, 2020 11:44


    Beth Bruno and Christy Bauman, therapist and author of "Theology of the Womb," talk about where poor body image comes from in girls and why mom's sexual story is so important.Learn more from Christy in the "Loving Teen Girls in 2020" course now available at:https://www.fierceandlovely.org/course7 Pressing Topics | 7 Experts | 7 Days

    When She's Done With Church

    Play Episode Listen Later May 11, 2020 12:25


    Beth Bruno and Jodi Green, Young Life Area Director, talk about teen girls in 2020 and why they don't connect to church, the Bible, and faith.Learn more from Jodi in the "Loving Teen Girls in 2020" course now available at:https://www.fierceandlovely.org/course7 Pressing Topics | 7 Experts | 7 Days

    COVID-19 Announcement

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 24, 2020 4:42


    Beth Bruno shares where she's at in the midst of the pandemic and podcast production. Mentioned on the show:Virtual Support Groups and CounselingWalking With PodcastBeth on Instagram

    Separated by the Border with Gena Thomas

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 3, 2020 35:19


    With experience fostering a migrant child, living in Mexico and Honduras, fluent Spanish, and a masters in International Development, Gena Thomas could have a lot to say about immigration. Instead, she humbly defers to latino experts and shares only of her own touch points. Bigger themes include God at work in hard places, growing through suffering, and finding faith in the mother heart of God.  Mentioned on the show:Chalmers Center*Sonia Nazario, Enrique's Journey*While Gena talks about her work at The Chalmers Center, she does not speak on behalf of the organization.Reflection Questions:Are you staying up to date on immigration? What are you curious about?What do you think about the statement, "God has always been at work here?"When you are discouraged, what do you do to keep going?How has your faith been stretched through pain and suffering?Do you resonate with the mother heart of God? Connect with Gena:WebsiteTwitterSeparated by the Border Book Connect with Beth:Never Miss a ThingInstagramFacebookWebsiteA VOICE Becoming Book

    Turning the Crummy of Life into Beauty

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 25, 2020 32:52


    Beth Bruno and Susie Robb talk about the redemption that comes from turning "crummy" life circumstances into beauty. Susie is an interior designer with an eye for story. With the launch of the 626 Foundation, she is transforming sad spaces and stories into ones of hope. Reflection questions in the notes.Reflection QuestionsHow has a painful event/season shaped you and lead to the next thing?Do you have a group of women who rally around you? If so, where have they rallied in a way that carried you forward?“Your home can become a prison. You can hate coming home.” Do you need to transform a space that has held pain?What storied piece is in your home?Susie described Matthew 6:26 as a verse of value. For her mentor, it was about provision. What is it for you? Connect with Susie:www.susierobb.comwww.shopfromsusie.comwww.626foundation.orgwww.instagram.com/fromsusie  Connect with Beth:Never Miss a ThingInstagramFacebookWebsiteA VOICE Becoming Book

    How to Navigate Transitions in Life

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 18, 2020 35:03


    Beth Bruno and Gina Butz talk about freezing iguanas, dog-induced counseling, and making peace with change. Transition is a natural part of life and Gina has had her share of them! Her wisdom is encouraging and applicable. Reflection QuestionsHow many houses have you lived in as an adult? In your whole life?Are you currently in a transition? Are you longing for solidness? Rootedness?Where are your expectations pushing against what God might be doing in the change?Gina said, “Expectation feels like a desire with a defined shape.” Do you resonate with that?How might God be asking you to need him more? Connect with Gina:Making Peace with Change BookIGFBWebsiteTwitter Connect with Beth:Never Miss a ThingInstagramFacebookWebsiteA VOICE Becoming Book

    #MeToo: Why it Still Matters

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 11, 2020 33:20


    Beth and Ruth Everhart talk about the history of the #metoo movement, ways to engage the conversation with church leaders and girlfriends, and why it's a movement that isn't going anywhere. No matter where you are with this topic, you'll gain insight into one of the most pressing issues of our day. Reflection Questions:Where do you fall on the #MeToo spectrum these days? Raw? Tender? Angry? Fatigued?Do you have your own #MeToo story?If you have never shared it with a friend, is now the time to do so?What is your story of power? Male leadership in your life?Have you tried to talk about this with team members or co-workers and been frustrated? What was that experience like? Connect with Ruth:#MeToo Reckoning BookAmazon author pageInstagramFacebookTwitter Connect with Beth:Never Miss a ThingInstagramFacebookWebsiteA VOICE Becoming Book

    Taking Ethical Volunteer/Mission Trips (Kenya)

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 4, 2020 11:51


    Planning a mission or volunteer trip in the future? Beth shares some thoughts around things to think about if you're hosted by expats or locals and how to travel with a storied lens. As she preps for a ministry trip to Nairobi, she shares about Wangari Maathai, Nobel Peace Prize winner and founder of the Green Belt Movement.Mentioned in the show:https://www.biography.com/activist/wangari-maathaihttps://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/peace/2004/maathai/biographical/ Connect with Beth:Never Miss a ThingInstagramFacebookWebsiteA VOICE Becoming Book

    Loving and Learning Through Heroin Addiction

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 28, 2020 33:03


    God is present always, everywhere. And Jesus loves us always, everywhere. No matter what our choices are. And sometimes, we are making poor choices and still loving Jesus. We need to embrace that tension. In this episode Beth and Kate James talk about living in that tension with her son, a heroin addict. Are you living with an unknown in your life? You'll be encouraged by Kate's story.Reflection Questions:Who have you been surprisingly drawn to love?Addiction is not choosy. Has addiction hit your loved ones? How did it affect your pride and humility?“If you do this, then this will happen. It’s not that simple.” How does this make you feel?Are you trusting God with an unknown? Are you waking up daily, trusting again?Humility is necessary to love others and trust Christ. What do you think about that in your own life?Connect with Kate:A Prayer For Orion: a son's addiction and a mother's loveNovel: Can You See Anything Now?Amazon author pageInstagramFacebookTwitter   Connect with Beth:Sign up for a monthly City GuideInstagramFacebookWebsiteA VOICE Becoming Book

    Becoming Honest with Ourselves

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 21, 2020 33:27


    Heather Caliri shares insight from personal experience and now in her mini-course about managing anxiety. "It starts with being honest with ourselves. This leads to discernment in knowing what our body is feeling and needing. We become less alienated from ourselves." Join Beth Bruno and Heather in a discussion about becoming more whole.Reflection Questions:1. If you’re a mom, do you feel like you’re involved in meaningful work? What is that? Do your kids see you doing it?2. What do you make of Heather’s comment to her girls: “You don’t have to sacrifice your selfhood and giftedness to care for other people.”3. Heather says that sometimes lovely isn’t soft and pretty, but ugly and raw. Do you relate?4. Regardless of what you struggle with, how can you begin to name it for what it is?5. What are simple things you can insert into your life that are life-giving? They don’t have to be complicated, christian-y, or expensive. Heather mentions yoga, coloring, puzzles, music, etc. Connect with Heather:IG: @heathercaliriFB: https://www.facebook.com/heathercaliriwriter/Website: https://www.heathercaliri.com/Free course: https://www.heathercaliri.com/anxiety Connect with Beth:Sign up for a monthly City GuideInstagramFacebookWebsiteA VOICE Becoming Book

    Discovering and Embracing an Ethnic Identity

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 14, 2020 34:39


    While Sandhya's story is unique, we all have an "origin" story. Where have you come from? Jump in to Beth's conversation with a new friend to gain ideas of how to share these sorts of stories with the women in your life. Questions below to help. Reflection Questions:1. What about your story? Are there parts you can have a righteous anger toward?2. What words would you choose to mark your body with significance?3. Did  you have experiences as a child that no-one ever entered into with you?4. Sandhya describes The Lenses Institute and Biblical Oneness as working toward oneness, not sameness. What are your thoughts around that? Does your table include others that are different from you?5. If you’ve walked through a transformation, what marks it for you? Do you still need to mark it? Connect with Sandhya:FacebookInstagram Connect with Beth:Sign up for a monthly City GuideInstagramFacebookWebsiteA VOICE Becoming Book

    Cultivating Compassionate Attention for Ourselves

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 7, 2020 33:44


    Beth Bruno and Aundi Kolber discuss how to cultivate compassionate attention for ourselves. Aundi weaves her work as a therapist with her personal journey in her new book, Try Softer. An accessible, "regular person" counseling book, Try Softer is a kind guide to help you better understand and care for yourself. Listen in and follow the discussion guide to consider how this conversation might impact your story.Podcast Discussion Guide:1. What do you think of Aundi's description of her own fierce and lovely? "Fierceness is the willingness to protect the lovely. Setting boundaries is a fierce love for oneself."2. Aundi talks about our window of tolerance. Do you have a sense of what your window of tolerance is?  She says: "We can get stuck in looking for things to help the pain. From the outside, this may look like indulgence. From a trauma-informed perspective, it's not fully addressing what is going on. It's not what we actually need."3. Aundi says a Try Softer approach begins with becoming aware of our bodies. Where do you notice responses in your body? Compassionate attention starts with curiosity. "What might I need right now to be more gentle with myself?" Ask yourself this the next time you notice you're reacting to something. 4. What do you think your attachment style might be? 5. Have you been in "systems" as an adult that chipped away at your secure attachment with oneself? Connect with Aundi:FacebookInstagramTwitterWebsiteTry Softer Book Connect with Beth:Sign up for a monthly City GuideInstagramFacebookWebsiteA VOICE Becoming Book

    Embracing the Feminine of God

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 17, 2019 32:37


    Beth Bruno and Katy Johnson start off talking about community development in Bangladesh and #4justgirls, a girl-led campaign to end gender based violence in their country. (To learn more, see links.) Then they dive into the feminine metaphors in scripture and reading the Bible through a feminine lens. Connect with Katy:FacebookInstagramKaty's WebsiteWorld Renew#4JustGirls Fierce & Lovely Giving Team Connect with Beth:Sign up for a monthly City GuideGet access to my resource libraryInstagramFacebookWebsiteBook

    Intersecting Culture, Race, and Trauma

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 10, 2019 30:40


    Beth Bruno and Danielle Rueb Castillejo discuss the impact of culture on marriage roles and the delightful discovery of the meaning of the biblical word "ezer"; the difference between being a witness vs. observer; her work with the sex trade in Seattle and more! Connect with Danielle:FacebookInstagramRed Tent Living WritingArise Podcast Connect with Beth:Sign up for a monthly City GuideGet access to my resource libraryInstagramFacebookWebsiteBook

    How to Find the Stories of Women in a New City

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 3, 2019 21:44


    Join Beth Bruno as she walks you through how she explores a new city through the lens of women who have helped shape it.Mentioned on the Show:Slow Reads: Books Worth the LingerTheology of the Womb by Christy Bauman Episode 23 with Christy BaumanFragile Album with Nichole NordemanEpisode 29 & 30 with Nichole NordemanWorld Renew's #4JustGirls Campaign (Video)Fierce & Lovely #4JustGirls Team Connect with Beth:Sign up for a monthly City GuideGet access to my resource libraryInstagramFacebookWebsiteBook 

    The Theology of Food with Melissa D'Arabian

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 26, 2019 36:47


    Beth Bruno and Melissa D'Arabian talk about our relationship with food and what God has to say about it. In a well-developed theology of food, Melissa challenges, encourages, and blesses the sacred  invitation to view it differently. Restoration Counseling Center: How Your Story May be at Work this Holiday SeasonConnect with Melissa:FacebookInstagramTwitterWebsiteTasting Grace Book Connect with Beth:Sign up for a monthly City GuideGet access to my resource libraryInstagramFacebookWebsiteBook 

    Leading in Missional Imagination

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 19, 2019 27:55


    Beth Bruno and Eliza Cortes Bast talk about reading scripture through a cultural lens and how reading the book of Ruth through an immigrant lens changes the way Eliza thinks about Boaz's mother, Rahab. A leader in a church denomination and pursuing a PhD, Eliza is mother, wife, practitioner, leader, and academic living a fierce and lovely life in Michigan. Books Mentioned:Hermanas: Deepening Our Identity and Growing Our Influence by Natalia Kohn Rivera, Noemi Vega Quinones, and Kristy Garza RobinsonThe Forgotten Ways by Alan HirschConnect with Eliza:InstagramRed Tent LivingConnect with Beth:Sign up for a monthly City GuideInstagramFacebookWebsiteA VOICE Becoming Book

    Discovering Freedom From Comparison

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 12, 2019 32:17


    Beth Bruno and Richella Parham talk about the very normal and yet crippling beast of comparison so many of us struggle with. In Richella's new book, Mythical Me, she writes of her own story of comparison due to a visible birthmark as well as her lifelong journey of comparing herself to a composite woman. Finally determining to end the constant comparison, she launched out on a quest to find freedom.Connect with Richella:FacebookInstagramTwitterWebsiteMythical Me Book Connect with Beth:Sign up for a monthly City GuideInstagramFacebookWebsiteA VOICE Becoming Book

    On Deconstructing Whiteness

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 5, 2019 29:44


    Beth Bruno and Kaitlin Rogers Perez talk as white women who care deeply about systemic racism, white supremacy, and our role in the fight. Kaitlin is the co-founder of Sweet Rest, a subscription based educational tool for white women which helps fund sabbaticals for black women. On this episode, Kaitlin names 4 things it takes to be a truth seeker around race: Listen and believe Fail and decenter yourself Know you will not understand Don't be paralyzed by the bigness of it all Katilin's Recommendations: Follow Rachel Cargle on Instagram and/or support her on Patreon. Pre-order "Me and White Supremacy Workbook" Work through Sandra Kim's healing support mediations Connect with Kaitlin: Sweet Rest Facebook Connect with Beth: Sign up for a monthly City Guide Instagram Facebook Twitter Website Book

    The Woman Who Saved Philadelphia

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 29, 2019 13:30


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