Fierce and Lovely

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/course

7 Pressing Topics | 7 Experts | 7 Days

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/course

7 Pressing Topics | 7 Experts | 7 Days

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/course

7 Pressing Topics | 7 Experts | 7 Days

Beth Bruno shares where she's at in the midst of the pandemic and podcast production.

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Virtual Support Groups and Counseling

Walking With Podcast

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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:

1. Are you staying up to date on immigration? What are you curious about?
2. What do you think about the statement, "God has always been at work here?"
3. When you are discouraged, what do you do to keep going?
4. How has your faith been stretched through pain and suffering?
5. Do you resonate with the mother heart of God?

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A VOICE Becoming Book

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 Questions

1. How has a painful event/season shaped you and lead to the next thing?
2. Do you have a group of women who rally around you? If so, where have they rallied in a way that carried you forward?
3. “Your home can become a prison. You can hate coming home.” Do you need to transform a space that has held pain?
4. What storied piece is in your home?
5. 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.com
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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 Questions

1. How many houses have you lived in as an adult? In your whole life?
2. Are you currently in a transition? Are you longing for solidness? Rootedness?
3. Where are your expectations pushing against what God might be doing in the change?
4. Gina said, “Expectation feels like a desire with a defined shape.” Do you resonate with that?
5. How might God be asking you to need him more?

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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:

1. Where do you fall on the #MeToo spectrum these days? Raw? Tender? Angry? Fatigued?
2. Do you have your own #MeToo story?
3. If you have never shared it with a friend, is now the time to do so?
4. What is your story of power? Male leadership in your life?
5. Have you tried to talk about this with team members or co-workers and been frustrated? What was that experience like?

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#MeToo Reckoning Book

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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-maathai

https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/peace/2004/maathai/biographical/

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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:

1. Who have you been surprisingly drawn to love?
2. Addiction is not choosy. Has addiction hit your loved ones? How did it affect your pride and humility?
3. “If you do this, then this will happen. It’s not that simple.” How does this make you feel?
4. Are you trusting God with an unknown? Are you waking up daily, trusting again?
5. Humility is necessary to love others and trust Christ. What do you think about that in your own life?

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A Prayer For Orion: a son's addiction and a mother's love

Novel: Can You See Anything Now?

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