In this episode, I get to talk to Karen Mitchell of Fortitude + Finn and Elan Photographie Studio. Karen is a mom of two and talks with me on how she balances working and pursuing career + creative outlets. I loved this conversation so much with Karen + believe whether you are working or a full time homemaker - she has so much goodness to offer you as well!

In this episode, I got to bring one of my closest friends, Anna Graham (not to be confused with Banana Gram, Enneagram, or just anagram), to the podcast to discuss a super vulnerable topic: singleness. Seasons of waiting are hard. That is just the truth. Hard walking through them and difficult knowing how to be a friend to someone in them but Anna gives us some beautiful insight into how she has found a contentment with her desires. And she has learned that hoping for something is so different than putting your hope IN something. And in that balance, contentment in this tricky season can be found. 

So thankful to Anna for coming on her and her heart + thankful for you for tuning in! (Oh, and don't worry - I figured out the guy I was thinking about was Donald Miller). 

Rev 19:10 "For the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy.”

Psalm 27: 13-14 "I remain confident of this: I will see the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living. Wait for the Lord; be strong and take heart and wait for the Lord."

Isaiah 26 

Fear is a very really thing for all of us. And in this episode, I talk a bit about my own experiences with fear - particularly looking at fear of man or what others think and fear of taking steps and leaps toward what feels right. While all fear isn't bad, I have learned a lot about how fear can be something we can press into instead of seeing it as something to run from. 

Here you will find some my own recent experiences with fear and moving forward despite them. And some tangible ways I like to do that. 

As always, thanks for being here! 

- Katie Rae 

Links:

That Sounds Fun Podcast + Book by Annie Downs - https://www.anniefdowns.com/podcasts/

Hinds Feet on High Places by Hannah Hurnard - https://a.co/d/89qk0Ok

In episode 23, Bailey Meyne and I talk all about what happens when we have goals + desires that get redirected. Do we give up? Do we keep going?

We looked at our own obstacles we have come across and how we have continued to sit in the discomfort of the middle, the waiting, the redirecting, the PIVOTING, as we continue to move forward to what we feel called to.

We laugh a lot in this episode and felt like we went deep into some hard places we have both walked through as we learn to push through, submit and move forward despite rejection, closed doors, and disappointments.

Thanks for tuning in! 

In this episode I got to talk to Diana Hansen - author, personal trainer, and influencer about traveling in Europe, living in Italy, and the crazy place they are headed next! BUT the biggest part of this conversation was just talking all about positivity during big changes and hard circumstances - which for both of us has been really crucial. We both have had a more difficult last season than we expected, despite living out some dreams living in Australia and Italy. But in the midst of those, we talked about some of the tangible ways we have been fighting for positivity during those changes so we can soak up where we are at and all the good that may be in the middle of hard time! 

Hope you enjoy this conversation as much as I did! 

Diana Podcast Episode 1: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-woman-amidst/id1518698083?i=100047961119

Brookes episode: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-woman-amidst/id1518698083?i=1000558958225

Skinny Confidential Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-skinny-confidential-him-her-podcast/id1093028505

In this episode, I get to share some of the biggest lessons I have been learning in our move from the US to Australia. 

"The sooner we can let go of the fact that it has to be perfect for us to do it at all, then sooner we will enjoy the process of it."

Brene Brown Podcast: https://brenebrown.com/podcast/brene-on-ffts/

Trail Magik: https://trailmagik.com/

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In this episode, Brookes Vaughn Women’s Health Nurse Practitioner talk about physical changes in our bodies and how to address what we as women go through. Starting with how to find a great care provider, when to start asking questions and seeking help and what that help could look like. And looking at how sometimes medicine can come in a lot of different forms. From navigating the changes of our bodies and our lives and how we can best stay healthy in the midst of those to managing stress, Brookes offers great resources to women in the middle of whatever season you are in.

Find Brookes on Instagram @thewomenshealthcompany or https://thewomenshealthcompany.com/.

Show Notes

Jennie Allen Podcast - Get Out of Your Head - https://www.jennieallen.com/podcast

Dwell App - https://dwellapp.io/

In this episode and new season with TWA, Katie Rae takes a look into the changes happening in her own life like being a new mom to TWO under TWO and their family's upcoming move to Australia and how that impacts the future of The Woman Amidst Podcast. 

Our holiday episode is here! In the season finale of Healthy Relationships Amidst a Selfish World, Haley and Katie Rae talk about family relationships, the Advent season, and some of their favorite Christmas traditions. They unpack what they’ve learned about the importance of both celebration and anticipation during Christmas time, and how the two are interwoven to create really fun and beautiful memories with the ones we love the most.

The Woman Amidst will be taking a break after this episode to enjoy the rest of the holidays with friends and family. We’ll see you all in the new year with a new season — Hope Amidst Change.

Merry Christmas!

Show Notes

https://shereadstruth.com/

Essential Oil Recipe — citrus oil (grapefruit, lemon, bergamot, lime, etc.) + tree oil 

As they wrap up one of the last episodes in this series of Healthy Relationships Amidst a Selfish World, co-founders Katie Rae and Haley catch up and talk about two of their most important relationships—their relationship with God, and their relationship with their children—and how the two are so closely woven together.

They discuss what they’ve been experiencing lately in motherhood, challenges they’ve been facing, and how hard work now reaps reward later, much like how a relationship with Jesus looks.

Show Notes:

1 Peter 1:3-7 NIV - "3 All praise to God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. It is by his great mercy that we have been born again, because God raised Jesus Christ from the dead. Now we live with great expectation, 4 and we have a priceless inheritance—an inheritance that is kept in heaven for you, pure and undefiled, beyond the reach of change and decay. 5 And through your faith, God is protecting you by his power until you receive this salvation, which is ready to be revealed on the last day for all to see.

6 So be truly glad.[b] There is wonderful joy ahead, even though you must endure many trials for a little while. 7 These trials will show that your faith is genuine. It is being tested as fire tests and purifies gold—though your faith is far more precious than mere gold. So when your faith remains strong through many trials, it will bring you much praise and glory and honor on the day when Jesus Christ is revealed to the whole world."