Your Sister, Kimber

In the final episode in our Being the Friend You Need summer series, Meghan and I talk about the friend we need: one who challenges us, pushes back against our bad ideas, and metaphorically “stabs us in the front,” rather than in the back by telling us the truth, even when it feels hard. We also take some time to reflect on this series as a whole, which I pray has blessed your friendships this summer! Thank you so much for joining us for this series! For more Your Sister, Kimber content, including the Blog and FREE Resources, visit yoursisterkimber.com! Become a subscriber at Your Sister, Kimber to get exclusive access to my NEW free resource, straight to your inbox.Let's become friends! Follow me on Instagram or Facebook for more of Your Sister, Kimber.Don't forget to leave a rating & review on Apple Podcasts! This is such a blessing to me and really helps new friends find the show. Thank you, friends!

Kimber and series guest co-host Meghan Fravel dig into how our relationship with the Holy Spirit spills out into our friendships to bless them through the fruits of the Spirit as identified in Galatians 5:22-23. Listen in for a fresh look at this well-known passage.For more Your Sister, Kimber content, including the Blog and FREE Resources, visit yoursisterkimber.com! Become a subscriber at Your Sister, Kimber to get exclusive access to my NEW free resource, straight to your inbox.Let's become friends! Follow me on Instagram or Facebook for more of Your Sister, Kimber.Don't forget to leave a rating & review on Apple Podcasts! This is such a blessing to me and really helps new friends find the show. Thank you, friends!

Kimber talks with grief coach Julie Lynn Ashley about how grief, particularly from a death loss, impacts our friendships. Julie Lynn holds a Masters of Science in Thanatology (death, grief and bereavement), is a member of the Association for Death Education and Counseling, mom to Landon and Kyle (both in college) and wife to her very best friend of 27 years, Doug, who is a lead pastor in Texas. Julie Lynn has worked and volunteered in the hospice industry for years and there developed a God-given passion to support grieving people.  She now has her own grief support ministry (both in person and online) where she works with people one on one who need support following a death loss. Learn more, find vetted resources, and get support from Julie Lynn at julielynnashley.com.Resources Mentioned by Julie Lynn:What's Your Grief (15:23): https://whatsyourgrief.com/Nancy Guthrie Video (25:21): https://youtu.be/hEVEB3DEK7YFor more Your Sister, Kimber content, including the Blog and FREE Resources, visit yoursisterkimber.com! Become a subscriber at Your Sister, Kimber to get exclusive access to my NEW free resource, straight to your inbox.Let's become friends! Follow me on Instagram or Facebook for more of Your Sister, Kimber.Don't forget to leave a rating & review on Apple Podcasts! This is such a blessing to me and really helps new friends find the show. Thank you, friends!

Kimber talks with series guest co-host Meghan Fravel about the blessings that can come from mourning with your friends, whether it's you letting them into your season of grief, or you entering into theirs. For more Your Sister, Kimber content, including the Blog and FREE Resources, visit yoursisterkimber.com! Become a subscriber at Your Sister, Kimber to get exclusive access to my NEW free resource, straight to your inbox.Let's become friends! Follow me on Instagram or Facebook for more of Your Sister, Kimber.Don't forget to leave a rating & review on Apple Podcasts! This is such a blessing to me and really helps new friends find the show. Thank you, friends!

We all want a friend who is trustworthy, in whom we can confide with confidence, but the truth is that, while we can try to be discerning about who we share what with, at the end of the day, friendship demands trust. So how can we lead the way in being a friend who is trustworthy for our people? Kimber and series guest co-host Meghan Fravel look at three areas of friendship that demand trust: in the moment, behind your back, and down the road. Check out this  episode to learn how we can grow as trustworthy friends in each of these areas.For more Your Sister, Kimber content, including the Blog and FREE Resources, visit yoursisterkimber.com! Become a subscriber at Your Sister, Kimber to get exclusive access to my NEW free resource, straight to your inbox.Let's become friends! Follow me on Instagram or Facebook for more of Your Sister, Kimber.Don't forget to leave a rating & review on Apple Podcasts! This is such a blessing to me and really helps new friends find the show. Thank you, friends!

Kimber and series guest co-host Meghan Fravel talk about how practicing confession in the context of friendship can lead to growth and trust in your relationships. For more Your Sister, Kimber content, including the Blog and FREE Resources, visit yoursisterkimber.com! Become a subscriber at Your Sister, Kimber to get exclusive access to my NEW free resource, straight to your inbox.Let's become friends! Follow me on Instagram or Facebook for more of Your Sister, Kimber.Don't forget to leave a rating & review on Apple Podcasts! This is such a blessing to me and really helps new friends find the show. Thank you, friends!

What does reading my Bible have to do with my friendships?Quite a lot, actually. Turns out that what we consume has a great deal to do with what we pour out. On this episode, Kimber and Meghan dig into how being in Scripture on our own and with friends can deepen our relationships.For more Your Sister, Kimber content, including the Blog and FREE Resources, visit yoursisterkimber.com! Become a subscriber at Your Sister, Kimber to get exclusive access to my NEW free resource, straight to your inbox.Let's become friends! Follow me on Instagram or Facebook for more of Your Sister, Kimber.Don't forget to leave a rating & review on Apple Podcasts! This is such a blessing to me and really helps new friends find the show. Thank you, friends!

Kimber talks with Ruthie Smith about her journey with prayer and the Holy Spirit and how growing deeper in a prayer walk with the Lord can bless our friendships. Ruthie shares practical steps and resources to help you take your next step of growth in prayer, a journey that never ends.For more Your Sister, Kimber content, including the Blog and FREE Resources, visit yoursisterkimber.com! Become a subscriber at Your Sister, Kimber to get exclusive access to my NEW free resource, straight to your inbox.Let's become friends! Follow me on Instagram or Facebook for more of Your Sister, Kimber.Don't forget to leave a rating & review on Apple Podcasts! This is such a blessing to me and really helps new friends find the show. Thank you, friends!

I need a friend who intercedes, and that's the friend I want to be. Kimber and Meghan talk about how intercessory prayer can become an integral part of your friendships, not just a sentiment you throw out. They also discuss the fatigue of interceding over a long trial and how to authentically invite intercession into your relationships.For more Your Sister, Kimber content, including the Blog and FREE Resources, visit yoursisterkimber.com! Become a subscriber at Your Sister, Kimber to get exclusive access to my NEW free resource, straight to your inbox.Let's become friends! Follow me on Instagram or Facebook for more of Your Sister, Kimber.Don't forget to leave a rating & review on Apple Podcasts! This is such a blessing to me and really helps new friends find the show. Thank you, friends!

I need a friend who prays. Kimber and Meghan discuss how a growing prayer life can impact your friendships. They share things to look for in your relationships that invite prayer, and Meghan challenges us to process with God before going to our people.For more Your Sister, Kimber content, including the Blog and FREE Resources, visit yoursisterkimber.com! Become a subscriber at Your Sister, Kimber to get exclusive access to my NEW free resource, straight to your inbox.Let's become friends! Follow me on Instagram or Facebook for more of Your Sister, Kimber.Don't forget to leave a rating & review on Apple Podcasts! This is such a blessing to me and really helps new friends find the show. Thank you, friends!

Kimber launches a new series called Being the Friend You Need with series guest co-host Meghan Fravel.  Kimber and Meghan share the vision for this series and its inspiration, and talk about a few of the conversations they're most excited for this summer. They discuss some important contexts for the series and how growing in our relationship with Jesus will always lead to growth in our friendships, as well.For more Your Sister, Kimber content, including the Blog and FREE Resources, visit yoursisterkimber.com! Become a subscriber at Your Sister, Kimber to get exclusive access to my NEW free resource, straight to your inbox.Let's become friends! Follow me on Instagram or Facebook for more of Your Sister, Kimber.Don't forget to leave a rating & review on Apple Podcasts! This is such a blessing to me and really helps new friends find the show. Thank you, friends!

Sue Corl shares her story of learning to walk secure and beloved in her identity in Christ through lonely moments.  Kimber and Sue discuss the journey of dismantling the lies we believe and how a Jesus-centered view of identity helps us navigate dark days with confidence in the truth of the gospel. Sue is an international women's conference speaker, wife and mother of two adult children, author, mentor, Bible teacher, founder and CEO of Crown of Beauty International, and host of His Heartbeat Podcast. She has a passion to see women set free to live in the powerful truths of who they are in Christ and the love of God. She lived twenty-five years in Asia, and currently, she travels to help women throughout Asia, Africa, Europe, the Middle East, and the U.S. Connect with her at https://www.crownofbeautyinternational.com/For more Your Sister, Kimber content, including the Blog and FREE Resources, visit yoursisterkimber.com! Become a subscriber at Your Sister, Kimber to get exclusive access to my NEW free resource, straight to your inbox.Let's become friends! Follow me on Instagram or Facebook for more of Your Sister, Kimber.Don't forget to leave a rating & review on Apple Podcasts! This is such a blessing to me and really helps new friends find the show. Thank you, friends!

Kimber talks with artist and poet Kirstin Tatagiri about the challenges that can arise when pursuing authentic friendships from within the context of a marriage relationship. Kirstin shares from the perspective of her unique marriage story about how she encountered loneliness and massive opportunities for growth in her own newly-wed season, both within her marriage and in how she did friendship. Despite diverse stories, Kimber and Kirstin find commonality in how marriage, particularly within the context of friendship, can image the unity and distinctness of the Trinity in our everyday lives. For more Your Sister, Kimber content, including the Blog and FREE Resources, visit yoursisterkimber.com! Become a subscriber at Your Sister, Kimber to get exclusive access to my NEW free resource, straight to your inbox.Let's become friends! Follow me on Instagram or Facebook for more of Your Sister, Kimber.Don't forget to leave a rating & review on Apple Podcasts! This is such a blessing to me and really helps new friends find the show. Thank you, friends!

Love it or hate it, the postpartum season is wild. Jaclyn Levesque, who just had her third baby, chats with Kimber about the ups, downs, highs and lows of the postpartum season, as well as how this time uniquely impacts our friendships. They share differences in their own experiences, particularly how circumstances impact postpartum time, how loneliness showed up uniquely during the newborn days, as well as ways to love our friends well through this season, whether you yourself have experienced postpartum or not. To learn how to show up for your friends in their own postpartum journeys, allow this episode to be a jumping off point for conversations with your own sisters as you seek to love each other well through the many seasons of life.For more Your Sister, Kimber content, including the Blog and FREE Resources, visit yoursisterkimber.com! Become a subscriber at Your Sister, Kimber to get exclusive access to my NEW free resource, straight to your inbox.Let's become friends! Follow me on Instagram or Facebook for more of Your Sister, Kimber.Don't forget to leave a rating & review on Apple Podcasts! This is such a blessing to me and really helps new friends find the show. Thank you, friends!

Walking toward grief that we know is likely just around the corner adds a new layer of complexity to this already nuanced journey. Kimber talks with podcaster, writer, and speaker Jeanette Tapley about her family's journey alongside her father-in-law through stage-four cancer. They discuss the encouraging highs and lonely lows of preemptive grief, what her conversations with God have looked like through that, and how they've survived when the hits keep on coming in other areas of life too. Whether you're walking this road yourself or alongside a friend, Jeanette's honesty and heart for loving our friends well will encourage you on this road. For more encouragement in friendship, faith, and parenting, follow Jeanette on Instagram or TikTok at @jeanettetapley or online at jeanettetapley.com.For more Your Sister, Kimber content, including the Blog and FREE Resources, visit yoursisterkimber.com! Become a subscriber at Your Sister, Kimber to get exclusive access to my NEW free resource, straight to your inbox.Let's become friends! Follow me on Instagram or Facebook for more of Your Sister, Kimber.Don't forget to leave a rating & review on Apple Podcasts! This is such a blessing to me and really helps new friends find the show. Thank you, friends!

Because one in five women will struggle with fertility challenges, we can't NOT talk about how this affects our friendships. In the inherently lonely journey of fertility, we need friends around us who understand the pain wrapped up in bearing children, whether they have directly experienced what we are walking through or not. Rachael Coria graciously lets us into her past story of miscarriage and current journey through infertility, soberly refusing to try to put a neat bow on this complex and challenging area of our lives. Instead, she points us to Jesus at every turn, speaking Biblical wisdom to those walking their own fertility journeys and those of us who are walking alongside a friend through such a valley. For more Your Sister, Kimber content, including the Blog and FREE Resources, visit yoursisterkimber.com! Become a subscriber at Your Sister, Kimber to get exclusive access to my NEW free resource, straight to your inbox.Let's become friends! Follow me on Instagram or Facebook for more of Your Sister, Kimber.Don't forget to leave a rating & review on Apple Podcasts! This is such a blessing to me and really helps new friends find the show. Thank you, friends!

Sallyjo Cook shares her story of losing her husband, mother, and father to cancer, all within several years, and how loneliness tries to pervade our lives when walking through the grief of loss. She not only bravely shares her story, but also speaks about what has helped her through these years, what has hurt & helped most from friends, and what she knows to be true about God.If you or a close friend are walking a grief journey, Sally's story will encourage and inspire you to keep fighting for your friendships and clinging to the Lord, even as the waves of loneliness come.For more Your Sister, Kimber content, including the Blog and FREE Resources, visit yoursisterkimber.com! Become a subscriber at Your Sister, Kimber to get exclusive access to my NEW free resource, straight to your inbox.Let's become friends! Follow me on Instagram or Facebook for more of Your Sister, Kimber.Don't forget to leave a rating & review on Apple Podcasts! This is such a blessing to me and really helps new friends find the show. Thank you, friends!

Kimber talks about a style of poetry found in Scripture, particularly in the Psalms, called lament, and how we can use this style of prayer to bring our hurts and loneliness to God. She shares her own journey practicing lament, as well as an original spoken word poem that melds lines from Psalm 22 with her own expressions of grief and loneliness. By the end of this quick listen, she prays you are drawn to carve out your own time of authentic prayer and lament to the Lord as a means to walk through loneliness with and toward Jesus. For more Your Sister, Kimber content, including the Blog and FREE Resources, visit yoursisterkimber.com! Become a subscriber at Your Sister, Kimber to get exclusive access to my NEW free resource, straight to your inbox.Let's become friends! Follow me on Instagram or Facebook for more of Your Sister, Kimber.Don't forget to leave a rating & review on Apple Podcasts! This is such a blessing to me and really helps new friends find the show. Thank you, friends!

When seasons of life confine and isolate us, feeling trapped in our loneliness can be the result. It's great to talk about getting involved or planning a get-together, but what if you literally can't? Kimber talks with Heather Betsayad about seasons of forced isolation in her story, including a battle with cancer and challenges of growing her family. Heather shares the perspective these seasons of forced isolation have given her and how she sees God differently because of the loneliness she walked through in those times.For more Your Sister, Kimber content, including the Blog and FREE Resources, visit yoursisterkimber.com! Become a subscriber at Your Sister, Kimber to get exclusive access to my NEW free resource, straight to your inbox.Let's become friends! Follow me on Instagram or Facebook for more of Your Sister, Kimber.Don't forget to leave a rating & review on Apple Podcasts! This is such a blessing to me and really helps new friends find the show. Thank you, friends!

Wait a second...isn't loneliness something I should be avoiding? Kimber talks with mental health counselor and friend Susie Edwards about how we can shift our understanding of loneliness from something to ignore or avoid, to a kind of "check-engine" light. When we start viewing loneliness as an indicator of a need in our lives, we can begin bravely moving toward those things. Susie shares about her journey through lonely seasons and how healing from childhood loneliness wounds helped her grow from being someone who feared female friendships to truly treasuring them.For more Your Sister, Kimber content, including the Blog and FREE Resources, visit yoursisterkimber.com! Become a subscriber at Your Sister, Kimber to get exclusive access to my NEW free resource, straight to your inbox.Let's become friends! Follow me on Instagram or Facebook for more of Your Sister, Kimber.Don't forget to leave a rating & review on Apple Podcasts! This is such a blessing to me and really helps new friends find the show. Thank you, friends!

Kimber and Emily Steinour discuss the military life this week and how loneliness uniquely affects families who live this lifestyle. They talk living overseas, uprooting and replanting, and how to grow in bravery while living unpredictably. Emily shares a bit of her story in moving four times in the past 12 years, wisdom that she's gleaned, and how the Lord has grown her faith through this lifestyle.Even if you're not military, I hope you tune into our conversation to gain some insight in how to love your friends who do live in the military world a bit better.For more Your Sister, Kimber content, including the Blog and FREE Resources, visit yoursisterkimber.com! Become a subscriber at Your Sister, Kimber to get exclusive access to my NEW free resource, straight to your inbox.Let's become friends! Follow me on Instagram or Facebook for more of Your Sister, Kimber.Don't forget to leave a rating & review on Apple Podcasts! This is such a blessing to me and really helps new friends find the show. Thank you, friends!

When your friend is in a different relational season than you, it can put stress on your friendship. Kimber talks with Mackenna about her experience navigating friendship and loneliness through shifting relational seasons such as singleness, marriage, divorce, loss, and even spiritual singleness. With Valentine's Day around the corner, they discuss practical ways to love on your friends in different seasons than you relationship-wise both during the week of love...and year-round.For more Your Sister, Kimber content, including the Blog and FREE Resources, visit yoursisterkimber.com! Become a subscriber at Your Sister, Kimber to get exclusive access to my NEW free resource, straight to your inbox.Let's become friends! Follow me on Instagram or Facebook for more of Your Sister, Kimber.Don't forget to leave a rating & review on Apple Podcasts! This is such a blessing to me and really helps new friends find the show. Thank you, friends!

Reaching out to those in your life from moments of loneliness is so hard, but there's rescue there. Join Kimber and Courtney as they discuss the challenges of various kinds of lonely seasons and why reaching out to others in those difficult moments is a risk worth taking. Courtney shares how God has worked in her life through loneliness, both in her past and presently. If reaching out is a struggle for you, Courtney gets it, but she's here to tell you why it's a blessing worth reaching for, not just hoping for.For more Your Sister, Kimber content, including the Blog and FREE Resources, visit yoursisterkimber.com! Become a subscriber at Your Sister, Kimber to get exclusive access to my NEW free resource, straight to your inbox.Let's become friends! Follow me on Instagram or Facebook for more of Your Sister, Kimber.Don't forget to leave a rating & review on Apple Podcasts! This is such a blessing to me and really helps new friends find the show. Thank you, friends!

When we focus on what we lack, our loneliness is surrounded by feelings of insecurity, jealousy, and efforts that feel futile. But when we focus on our unique giftings, growing in those and calling them out in others, we can shift our perspective toward an abundance mindset. Kimber talks with Kirsten Marchant about some ways we can shift our perspective toward what we can control in pursuing friendship and how to grow in our unique giftings. Kirsten is a deep well of learned wisdom in this area, but it hasn't always come easily for her, which I think you'll find really encouraging. If you're looking for traction in the area of friendship, this episode is a great place to start.For more Your Sister, Kimber content, including the Blog and FREE Resources, visit yoursisterkimber.com! Become a subscriber at Your Sister, Kimber to get exclusive access to the free mini-course Sticky Notes: Seven Days to Sticky to get seven challenges to help you grow in being more community-minded, straight to your inbox.Let's become friends! Follow me on Instagram or Facebook for more of Your Sister, Kimber.Don't forget to leave a rating & review on Apple Podcasts! This is such a blessing to me and really helps new friends find the show. Thank you, friends!

Are you sick of living lonely? Me too, friend. We assume that friends are the answer to our loneliness problem, but what if we're skipping right on by the true balm for our loneliness? Kimber talks about how we can begin praying for God to rescue us from our loneliness and be ready to look for his answer. It might not look like you'd expect - a perfectly packaged, best friend in a box. Listen to today's episode to learn how to be expectantly watching for God to respond to your prayers for a friend. If you're taking Kimber's challenge to pray this month, will you share about it on social? Share or tag @yoursisterkimber to let us all know you're locking arms with us in prayer that every sister in our lives would stop living lonely. For more Your Sister, Kimber content, including the Blog and FREE Resources, visit yoursisterkimber.com! Become a subscriber at Your Sister, Kimber to get exclusive access to the free mini-course Sticky Notes: Seven Days to Sticky to get seven challenges to help you grow in being more community-minded, straight to your inbox.Let's become friends! Follow me on Instagram or Facebook for more of Your Sister, Kimber.Don't forget to leave a rating & review on Apple Podcasts! This is such a blessing to me and really helps new friends find the show. Thank you, friends!

Kimber wraps up the Sticky People series by discussing some themes that repeatedly came to the surface of her conversations over the course of this series, boiling them down into three prayers we can talk to God about this week as we seek to grow community in our lives. She also digs into one more challenge we may encounter as Sticky People - what to do when it feels like your group is falling apart. She gives some practical steps for having a conversation with your friend group, small group, Bible study - whoever! - that aims for restoration. The episode wraps with a few end-of-year challenges for you and ways you can continue to connect with Your Sister, Kimber over the next few weeks of Winter Break. Then, check back in January for all new episodes of the Your Sister, Kimber podcast!For more Your Sister, Kimber content, including the Blog and FREE Resources, visit yoursisterkimber.com! Become a subscriber at Your Sister, Kimber to get exclusive access to the free mini-course Sticky Notes: Seven Days to Sticky to get seven challenges to help you grow in being more community-minded, straight to your inbox.Let's become friends! Follow me on Instagram or Facebook for more of Your Sister, Kimber.

Kimber and Jen talk about the challenges that come to leading well when our own lives get messy. Jen shares about challenges she has faced in leadership, from the discouragement when no one shows up, to the struggle of leading a difficult population. Jen also talks about how she is handling a hard season of life and the impacts of that on how she leads and engages in community.  If you've ever found yourself in a season when community feels tough because life is just hard, this episode is for you!For more Your Sister, Kimber content, including the Blog and FREE Resources, visit yoursisterkimber.com! Become a subscriber at Your Sister, Kimber to get exclusive access to the free mini-course Sticky Notes: Seven Days to Sticky to get seven challenges to help you grow in being more community-minded, straight to your inbox.Let's become friends! Follow me on Instagram or Facebook for more of Your Sister, Kimber.

Kimber and Colleen discuss how we can be people who intentionally welcome and invite people to community, despite appearances or assumptions we may be too quick to make. They also share some practical ideas to help someone who feels like a misfit engage in community and to help all be conscious of how we welcome people with intentionality and openness. For more Your Sister, Kimber content, including the Blog and FREE Resources, visit yoursisterkimber.com! Become a subscriber at Your Sister, Kimber to get exclusive access to the free mini-course Sticky Notes: Seven Days to Sticky to get seven challenges to help you grow in being more community-minded, straight to your inbox.Let's become friends! Follow me on Instagram or Facebook for more of Your Sister, Kimber.

Kimber and Merri discuss the idea of holistic friendship, or focusing on the diverse ways we can care for the mental, physical, and spiritual health of our friends. Merri shares her perspective as a dietician and diabetes educator in the health-care field and how her work has impacted how she views loving our people mind, body, and spirit.For more Your Sister, Kimber content, including the Blog and FREE Resources, visit yoursisterkimber.com! Become a subscriber at Your Sister, Kimber to get exclusive access to the free mini-course Sticky Notes: Seven Days to Sticky to get seven challenges to help you grow in being more community-minded, straight to your inbox.Let's become friends! Follow me on Instagram or Facebook for more of Your Sister, Kimber.

Kimber talks with Cindy Heinzman about how we can be intentional about building friendships that last. With a friendship of over 50 years in her life, as well as many other enduring friendships, Cindy has much experience we can learn from when it comes to building resiliency and endurance in our friendships. Kimber and Cindy talk about the importance of intentionality and consistency in getting together with older friends, how to leverage proximity in relationships, and how being in different life stages can impact, but also bless our friendships over the years. For more Your Sister, Kimber content, including the Blog and FREE Resources, visit yoursisterkimber.com! Become a subscriber at Your Sister, Kimber to get exclusive access to the free mini-course Sticky Notes: Seven Days to Sticky to get seven challenges to help you grow in being more community-minded, straight to your inbox.Let's become friends! Follow me on Instagram or Facebook for more of Your Sister, Kimber.

Kimber and Kristen discuss how we can all participate in making space, not just to enjoy the blessings of community ourselves, but for others to be blessed by it, as well.  A big part of Kristen's story is making room for others and listening to God's call. They also discuss the challenges of leadership burn-out and how to avoid it.For more Your Sister, Kimber content, including the Blog and FREE Resources, visit yoursisterkimber.com! Become a subscriber at Your Sister, Kimber to get exclusive access to the free mini-course Sticky Notes: Seven Days to Sticky to get seven challenges to help you grow in being more community-minded, straight to your inbox.Let's become friends! Follow me on Instagram or Facebook for more of Your Sister, Kimber.

Kimber and Ali Bair talk about the blessings that can come when we share our pain with others. Ali shares how this has impacted her life through pregnancy loss, and how her relationship with God enables her to share the hard stuff vulnerably with others.For more Your Sister, Kimber content, including the Blog and FREE Resources, visit yoursisterkimber.com! Become a subscriber at Your Sister, Kimber to get exclusive access to the free mini-course Sticky Notes: Seven Days to Sticky to get seven challenges to help you grow in being more community-minded, straight to your inbox.Let's become friends! Follow me on Instagram or Facebook for more of Your Sister, Kimber.

Kimber and Misti discuss a newer friendship in Misti's life with a friend who is very guarded and closed off. It's been a long journey to getting her to open up, but Misti has seen the fruit in this area, and she's here to encourage us as we seek to invite those in our lives who are more guarded to trust us with their vulnerability. For more Your Sister, Kimber content, including the Blog and FREE Resources, visit yoursisterkimber.com! Become a subscriber at Your Sister, Kimber to get exclusive access to the free mini-course Sticky Notes: Seven Days to Sticky to get seven challenges to help you grow in being more community-minded, straight to your inbox.Let's become friends! Follow me o...

Kimber and Melia discuss practical ways to lead the way in vulnerability by "going first" in both small group settings and one-on-one with newer and older friends, and how to navigate vulnerability on social media. Mentioned in Episode:One Thousand Gifts by Ann VoskampFor more Your Sister, Kimber content, including the Blog and FREE Resources, visit yoursisterkimber.com! Become a subscriber at Your Sister, Kimber to get exclusive access to the free mini-course Sticky Notes: Seven Days to Sticky to get seven challenges to help you grow in being more community-minded, straight to your inbox.Let's become friends! Follow me o...

Kimber and Meghan talk about what it looks like to pursue potential friendships through intentional action, rather than just waiting for friendships to materialize. They also discuss the challenge of pursuing older friendships that are now long-distance, as well as when to stop pursuing and let a friendship go to focus your efforts elsewhere. For more Your Sister, Kimber content, including the Blog and FREE Resources, visit yoursisterkimber.com! Become a subscriber at Your Sister, Kimber to get exclusive access to the free mini-course Sticky Notes: Seven Days to Sticky to get seven challenges to help you grow in being more community-minded, straight to your inbox.Let's become friends! Follow me o...

Kimber shares three tools to be intentional in our relationships as we seek to grow in being community-minded sticky people. Kimber discusses how these practical tools, the power of the check-in, asking good questions, and intentionally sharing real stuff can impact our friendships in tangible ways.Learn more at http://yoursisterkimber.com! 

Kimber and Grace discuss the challenges of sharing the gospel with our non-Christian friends and how to overcome the fears and awkwardness that can come with these conversations. Grace shares practical language, ways to get the conversation rolling, and a few things to avoid, as well as some encouragement to quiet the fears that can often rise in our hearts when we feel prompted to share about Jesus. Find more about growing authentic community and friendships at http://yoursisterkimber.com! 

When your friend is making poor choices, it can be difficult to know when to speak and when to wait. Kimber talks with Jodi Venhaus about how we can listen to the Holy Spirit's leading when it comes to these challenging conversations.

Kimber talks with Pastor Britt Jacobs about how to handle it when a close friend is caught up in sin. They discuss what a right motive and a heart of love looks like in this situation, the role of confession in friendships, and practical ways to approach a conversation with this friend. For more, visit http://yoursisterkimber.com! 

When you need space from a friend, actually asking for it can feel like the end of a friendship. Kimber talks with Shanna Radosevich about how to communicate your capacity to your friends, especially if it's feeling in short supply lately. As an introvert with a demanding schedule, she knows from experience that this can be a hard conversation to deliver and receive. Kimber picks Shanna's brain on how we can have a better mindset about receiving this request and how to deliver it with the utmost care.

Kimber talks with Angela Randall about how to handle receiving rebuke or correction from a friend. They talk about what Biblical correction looks like and how to view these conversations as a growth opportunity rather than criticism.Learn more at https://yoursisterkimber.com !

Kimber looks at five ways gossip can creep into our everyday conversations with our friends. Even when it's accidental, gossip can wreak havoc on relationships, so learning to avoid it ourselves and derail the conversation when others let it in is essential to building healthy community. Kimber gives practical language and solutions for these conversation moments.Visit http://yoursisterkimber.com for more!

When significant hurt enters the friendship scene, major damage or even a friendship break-up can result. Kimber talks with Jessica Henrichsen about their experiences with friendship break-ups and how they're trying to learn to do better in handling hurt so relationships don't get to that point of no return. Listen in to learn some practical ways to handle our big hurts in friendships and some encouragement from a couple friends if you're in this moment yourself.Visit http://yoursisterkimber.com for more!

Disagreeing with a friend on a social issue can be a tough conversation and even tougher for your friendship. Learning to handle these conversations with care, respect, and listening ears can help us engage in these important talks with our friends without ruining the relationship.

Kimber talks with Pastor Crystal Garnett about how to handle it and have a positive conversation when we disagree with a friend on a theological issue or aspect of Biblical interpretation.

Kimber talks with Tami Ryan about how to handle those moments in our friendships when we feel offended by something a friend says.

Kimber shares four ground rules to help us build healthy boundaries in how we use our phones to communicate in our friendships.

Kimber chats with Alexia Chascsa about how to foster community when it doesn't feel like your strong suit. She talks about getting into the Word and leaning on the spiritual gifts of others in our community when we feel ill-equipped.

Kimber and Amanda talk about how we can avoid living guarded after being hurt in a friendship. They explore how to open up again after previous hurt and how to be wise about what and with whom we choose to share.

Wendy Jacobsen joins Kimber on the podcast to talk about practical tools to help us communicate well in those hard moments of friendship, such as how to derail gossip, deal with sin, or discuss hurt.

Kimber shares her poem “Friend Jesus” and discusses five ways we can deepen our walk with Jesus by seeing our relationship with him as a friendship.