This year on the Woman Being Podcast Christmas Special, Emma leads a discussion about consumerism during Christmas and the ever growing environmental crisis. Bright and cheery! The Woman Beings discuss how consumerism negatively affects not only the environment, but also mental health, impoverished nations, and... you guessed it... women. This is a great episode for anyone who wants to start taking steps toward a more sustainable lifestyle. Merry Christmas!

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This week, Kelley shares all the details of getting married when she was only 18 years old, just weeks after graduating high school. She talks about her expectations of what a young Christian wife should look like, navigating marriage with college responsibilities, and how to know when it's the right timing. Find out what it was like to be engaged in high school, and the kinds of feedback she received from people around her. Tune into this one, and you won't be disappointed! 

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The Women Beings sit down together to discuss the topic of singleness. Emma, the singleness expert, shares about the ups and downs, the awkward comments, and how to avoid comparison. Most importantly, why your relationships status doesn't indicate your value or determine your worth. Live your life to the fullest, singles!  

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Can Christians be gay? This week, the Woman Beings sit down to tackle this mountain of a question with Jared Edskerud, an aspiring author and advocate for LGBTQ+ in the church. He shares his own journey growing up gay in conservative Christian culture and how he eventually came out and married another man after 28 years of struggle.   

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In the midst of a pandemic, the importance of mental health couldn't be more prevalent. The Woman Beings sit down with licensed Marriage & Family Therapist, Ashley Ellis to talk about therapy. How do you practice self care during what some consider to be the hardest year yet? What are the hardest things about the job? Should everyone go to therapy, or just the people who need it? All that and more on this episode of the Woman Being Podcast.  

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Let's be real. There's hair down there. What does it mean - is it good? bad? ugly? The Woman Beings sit down with wax specialist Sarah Parker to talk about hair, vaginas, body image, and fully living in the skin you're in. Spoiler: your vagina? Yes, it's totally normal. We promise.

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This week, the Woman Beings interview Lana Cruz - a pastor, mother, and wife - about what it means to be a woman in church leadership. She goes deep into the value that women bring to the church, what it's like to forge your own path, and how to live as your truest self. Buckle up, grab a kombucha and DIVE into this episode! 

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This week the Woman Beings are reviewing the documentary, The Social Dilemma. Should you leave social media and live as a hermit? Are you becoming a robot under the influence of the algorithm slowly taking over our society? You'll find the answers to those questions and so much more in this episode!

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Your 20s are truly a wild and crazy time - whether you're graduating college, entering the workforce, or just figuring out how to be an adult. This week, in honor of our birthday month, the Woman Beings dive into all the hurdles that come along with a quarter life crisis and give our advice on handling feeling like your life is totally falling apart!

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Welcome to the very first Not Your Mom's Book Club review! Today the Woman Beings discuss the book, "Educated" by Tara Westover. "Educated" is Westover's memoir about growing up in rural Idaho under the care of extremist, hyper-religious parents. They denied their daughter a proper education out of fear that she would be influenced by corrupt governmental systems. Against all odds, Tara was accepted into BYU at the age of 17, and then went on to complete her doctorate at Cambridge University. "Educated" is a story of grit, a harrowing journey of womanhood, and a beautiful articulation of the value of an education. Give it a read, grab your favorite drink, and join the club!

SPOILERS DISCLAIMER: This episode contains spoilers. Go read the book!

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