Our episode this week is with our own Lizz Enns Petters, mom of two, author and podcast hostess.

Our conversation is full of laughter, seriousness and our decision to have permission to explore our faith, along with Lizz's latest accomplishment of being published in a new children's Bible called God's Stories as Told by God's Children.

We chat through these questions:

1. You recently contributed to the Bible for Normal People’s publication of a children’s Bible. Why did you want to be a part of that?

2. What makes this particular children’s Bible different than all the others out there?

3. You had a few stories you could have chosen to “re write”. Why did you choose this particular one?

4. What did you want your little readers to really receive about this story?

5. What have been your kids reactions to this Bible?

6. If you could sit with your kids in this current stage of life and tell them one thing they would take with them on their life’s journey, what would it be and why??

As this is our last episode of Season Seven, Esther and Lizz spend time candidly sharing their thoughts on the Bible and deconstructing and giving themselves permission to be right where they are on their spiritual quests.

Instagram: @lizzennspetters

Facebook: Lizz Enns Petters, the Deconstructed Mama

“There's a misconception that once you leave religion, you magically learn everything you missed about relationships and sex” - The Sexvangelicals

Our episode this week is with Jeremiah Gibson and Julia Postema, sex and relationship therapists, coaching and podcast hosts specializing in recovery from high-control religion as it relates to relationships and sexual intimacy.

Our conversation is full of candor, surprises and mic-drop moments over and over again. We were blown away by one thing that will leave you wanting more.

We chat through these questions:

1. Even after all these years many of us still tense at that word. How do we help foster curiosity around sexuality in our children as opposed to fear and shame?

2. How do we navigate the grief or trauma that can get activated for us as parents when talking about sexuality differently?

3. How do we lead our children through their questions when we are still working out our own thoughts and feelings on sexuality and sexual identity?

4. Are there tangible ways that we can heal our own wounds around sex while navigating all this with our own kids?

5. What do we do when we disagree with our kids’ choices around sex? How can we support their journey without shame?

6. How important is maintaining our own sex life in the midst of parenting? How can we do this when it feels like the last thing on the list?

Get ready to have your heart and mind and hopefully body open to new possibilities when it comes to healthy sex. There was one big surprising idea where we can all start no matter where we are in our relationship with this tricky and important subject.

If you have these questions:

How do we rebuild healthy, pleasurable, intimate relationships?

How do we give ourselves permission to be sexual people?

This is the podcast episode for you!!

You can find the Jeremiah and Julia, the Sexvangelicals here:

Website: www.sexvangelicals.com

Instagram: @sexvangelicals

Facebook: Sexvangelicals

Podcast: Sexvangelicals

Substack: substack.com/@sexvangelicals

''Without women we don’t have Jesus. We don’t have Christianity. We don’t have any of it.” (Claire K. McKeever-Burgett)

Our episode this week is with Claire K. McKeever-Burgett, mom of two and author of Blessed are the Women: Naming and Reclaiming Women's Stories from the Gospels.

Our conversation is full of wisdom, both fierce and tender, and the reclamation of the divine feminine in all her forms.

We chat through these questions:

1. Were there any particular women in the Bible whose stories deeply impacted you personally? If so, why?

2. What was the most surprising thing you learned while researching the stories of these women?

3. The Bible was written in a time and culture that was largely patriarchal. How did you navigate the cultural context while writing about these women’s stories?

4. What do you hope is the lasting impact of your work on the way people view women in the Bible? How have you and might we incorporate that into our parenting?

5. If you were sitting at a table with your kids and you knew for sure they would take one message with them on their life’s journey, what poem of yours would you read them?

Get ready to sob your eyes out when you hear the answer to the last question. And also get ready to have your soul healed on the spot. If you want to feel understood and empowered as a woman or if you want to understand and empower women, this is the episode for you.

You can find Claire here:

Website: www.clairemckeeverburgett.com

Instagram: @clairemckeeverburgett