The Great Sex Rescue | Interview with Sheila Gregoire
Bold, Brave & Beautiful Podcast with Barb Roose
Release Date: 10/04/2021
Dealing with Your Doubts about God | Interview with Niki Hardy
Bold, Brave & Beautiful Podcast with Barb Roose
Everyone has doubts about God but it’s hard for us to talk about them. But when we don’t talk about them, it actually weakens our faith in Him. In this episode, we explore how honest questions can strengthen, not weaken, our connection with God. Inspired by Niki Hardy’s new book, God, Can We Chat?, Barb and Niki discuss embracing doubts as the start of a deeper, more authentic faith. Come as you are and discover the unrelenting love of a God who welcomes your questions. RESOURCES FROM THIS EPISODE Connect with Niki on Connect with Niki on ABOUT OUR SPECIAL GUEST ...
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The Urgency of Slowing Down | Interview with Laura Smith
Bold, Brave & Beautiful Podcast with Barb Roose
We all know that we should rest but let’s be honest, most of us don’t. How do we learn how to slow down in a world that keeps getting faster and faster? Barb talks with her friend and bestselling author, Laura L. Smith, about her new book, The Urgency of Slowing Down, and Laura gives practical wisdom on what you need to eliminate and what you can add to help you resist the frantic and hold on to peace and calm. RESOURCES FROM THIS EPISODE Connect with Laura on Connect with Laura on ABOUT OUR SPECIAL GUEST Laura L. Smith is a...
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Healing After Sexual Abuse | Interview with Tabitha K. Westbrook
Bold, Brave & Beautiful Podcast with Barb Roose
Is sexual abuse part of your story? You are not alone and healing is possible! Join Barb for a conversation with certified sex addiction therapist and trauma specialist, Tabitha Westbrook, as they discuss Tabitha’s new book Body & Soul, Healed & Whole. Tabitha is a nationally known expert who will share her personal story of abuse and her healing journey. This gentle yet compelling conversation will provide a safe and compassionate place for you to see the heart of God for you and begin your process of healing whether you are single, married or single again. ...
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Praying in Step with God's Will | Solo Episode with Barb!
Bold, Brave & Beautiful Podcast with Barb Roose
If you are anything like me, prayer can be a bit of a tricky subject at times. Why do we emphasize the positive answers to prayer and not the practice of getting to know God in prayer? What does God want you to know about prayer that will help you draw closer to Him? Join me for a solo episode as I share insights from my new Bible study, Matthew: Pray Like This, about discerning God's revealed will, permissive will and sovereign will. I'm also sharing three prayer principles that reflect Jesus' teaching in Matthew 7:7 that help us to ask, seek and knock to know God more. RESOURCES FROM...
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Learning to Love Those Who Are Different from Us | Interview with Chad and Adaeze Brinkman
Bold, Brave & Beautiful Podcast with Barb Roose
Join Barb and her guests, Chad and Adaeze Brinkman, to discuss their new book, White Boy Black Girl. As an interracial couple, Chad and Adaeze discovered that they each carried their own unique baggage into their relationship and had to make the decision to fight through the awkward and uncomfortable moments, even when they wanted to run in the opposite direction. If there are people in your life that you are struggling to understand or whose differences can at times feel like too much to handle, this episode is for you. Join Barb and the Brinkmans for a fun and uplifting conversation...
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Recovering from Purity Culture | Interview with Dr. Camden Morgante
Bold, Brave & Beautiful Podcast with Barb Roose
Once upon a time, purity culture promised young Christian girls that all they had to do was save themselves for marriage and their lives would be happily ever after. However, decades later the fairytale of purity culture has turned into a nightmare of consequences for millennial and Gen X Christian women carrying the abuse and pain from a man-made construct that failed to focus on God’s truth. Join Barb for her conversation with Dr. Camden Morgante as they discuss the 5 myths of purity culture and give voice to the spoken and unspoken pain that many of you experience today...
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When You Don’t Know What to Pray | Interview with Rachel Wojo
Bold, Brave & Beautiful Podcast with Barb Roose
Do you struggle with what to pray? You aren’t alone if you’ve called out to God in life’s desperate moments and wondered if He’s listening. My friend, God hears your prayers, even the most desperate ones. Join Barb and author Rachel Wojo for a conversation about uncovering the powerful secrets of desperate prayers. As she has lived through the loss of her parents and adult special needs daughter, Rachel will teach you simple 3-word prayers to deepen your trust in God. RESOURCES FROM THIS EPISODE Connect with Rachel on Connect with Rachel on ABOUT OUR...
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The Morning After Your Life Falls Apart | Interview with Dawn M. Sanders
Bold, Brave & Beautiful Podcast with Barb Roose
How do we rebuild our lives after our hopes and dreams fall apart? Whether it’s the loss of a job, a loved one, a relationship, or even our faith, when the sun comes up the next morning, how do we find our way? After several miscarriages and the sudden death of her husband, author Dawn Sanders opened her Bible and discovered buried treasure in Genesis 1 about how God can bring new beginnings and create fresh starts. If you’ve felt broken, stuck, or you’re struggling today, join Dawn and Barb for this episode and find hope again! RESOURCES FROM THIS EPISODE Connect...
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Helping Teen Girls Overcome the Comparison Trap | Interview with Shannon Popkin and Lee Nienhuis
Bold, Brave & Beautiful Podcast with Barb Roose
Raising a girl in today’s world to follow Jesus is possible! However, if you are a mother, grandmother, auntie, pastor’s wife, or small group leader, you need a brand new set of tools to train your beautiful young women in today’s culture. Join Barb and her friends Shannon Popkin and Lee Nienhuis, authors of Teen Comparison Girl, for a brand new conversation equipping you to raise confident, strong Jesus-loving girls in a world that is going after them harder than ever with destructive lies. Make sure that you share this episode with your Christian friends raising daughters!...
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How to Use the Power of Social Media for Good | Interview with Becky Robinson
Bold, Brave & Beautiful Podcast with Barb Roose
Social media can be the most amazing mission field if you know how to leverage it. Instead of being discouraged by its negativity and destructiveness, join Barb and social media expert Becky Robinson to learn how to make social media a tool for ministry. Becky shares 4 inspiring commitments that you can apply to your social media platform. As a result, you may discover how to become the light of Jesus in our online world. RESOURCES FROM THIS EPISODE Connect with Becky on ABOUT OUR SPECIAL GUEST Becky Robinson is the Founder and CEO of Weaving...
info_outlineWhy do Christian women report sexual satisfaction rates 47 points lower than their husbands? What if Christian women experience lower sexual satisfaction because of how we teach about sex in sermons and popular marriage books?
These provocative questions are answered by Sheila Gregoire, author of the new research based book, The Great Sex Rescue: The Lies You’ve Been Taught and How To Recover What God Intended. Sheila and Barb dive into an honest, controversial, yet absolutely necessary conversation about marriage and everything that Christian women are taught about sex. Sheila teaches us that great sex is the fulfillment of a longing for intimacy rather than just one-sided pleasure. In our conversation, she is going to equip us to see sex as God intended: personal, pleasurable, pure, prioritized, pressure-free, and passionate.
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ABOUT OUR SPECIAL GUEST
Sheila Wray Gregoire is the face behind ToLoveHonorandVacuum.com, the largest single-blogger marriage blog. A sought-after speaker, she's also an award-winning author of nine books, including The Good Girl's Guide to Great Sex. Sheila has a Masters in Public Administration and Master of Arts in Sociology both from Queen's University. Sheila built the successful blog, To Love, Honor, and Vacuum, with traffic of one million page views a month. Her email list is 45,000 strong and her social media reach is over 100,000. Her podcast, Bare Marriage, has more than 5,000 downloads each week. She is an award-winning author with seven royalty published books. A sought after speaker, Sheila has spoken at churches and conferences around the globe. She is a frequent contributor at Family Life Canada events. Her latest book, "The Great Sex Rescue" was featured in the New York Times Book Review, Publishers Weekly, and the Washington Post. She has bylines at Religion News Service, Relevant Magazine, and other news sources. Sheila and her husband Keith, a pediatrician, live in Belleville Ontario. They have two grown daughters and one very adorable grandson who lives down the road. She enjoys hiking, birdwatching, RV camping trips, and board games. And she knits - even in line at the grocery store.