We’ve all experienced a friendship breakup. Maybe you were able to reconcile, maybe you’re in the middle of friendship turmoil right now, or maybe your friendship has distinctly ended. Relationships are hard and not all of them are for the long

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GTL Extra [Love Your Home] with Myquillyn Smith

16 days ago 18m 37s

Welcome to a Girls Talking Life Extra. It’s not a full show, just a short chat – usually with a past guest – but today I’m introducing you to a new friend. New to the show that is! You may be familiar with Myquillyn Smith, also known as "The Ne

#136 [Let God’s Word Transform You] with Portia Collins

23 days ago 38m 10s

Do you feel intimidated when it comes to opening your Bible? Do you read your Bible but feel like you don’t get much out of it? Do you need something to freshen up your current Bible-studying routine? My guest today is the lovely Portia Collins

#135 [How to Brave Change and Welcome Growth] with Andi Andrew

Mar 25th, 2024 31m 33s

Are you going through a big change right now? Or maybe lots of little ones? Change is inevitable and even good change can be hard. Author Andi Andrew joins me to chat about how we show amid of the changes we face, how it’s okay to grieve the

#134 [Your Friendship Can Save the World] with Carrie Stephens

Mar 4th, 2024 39m 47s

How do you interact with people who are different than you? If someone has different beliefs or political associations, do you automatically dismiss them? What if your actions of friendship could save the world? Author and speaker Carrie Stephe

#133 [How To Love Your Neighbors] with Twyla Franz

Feb 12th, 2024 38m 59s

How well do you know the people who live close to you? How well do you love them? Jesus tells us to love our neighbor as ourselves, but how do we actually do that? Missional neighboring advocate Twyla Franz is on the show today helping us get c

#132 [You Can Live With Purpose] with Shawna Sullivan

Jan 22nd, 2024 41m 38s

As you begin to settle into 2024 are you wondering how to make the most of this year? How to make the most of your life? As you look at your goals and intentions for the year are they pointing you toward your purpose or are they all about perfo

#131 [2 Ways to Read Your Bible This Year]

Jan 1st, 2024 21m 30s

Do you feel prompted to be in God’s word more or in a different way this year? I have two ideas for you. The beginning of the year, for most of us, is a time to reflect on the past year and plan for the year to come. I have several categorie

#130 Ocieanna Fleiss [Awaiting the Manger]

Dec 4th, 2023 31m 2s

Here we are at the beginning of the Advent season. The hustle and bustle of December has started. It’s layered with excitement, anticipation, and stress. Every year I ask myself how can I make sure this Christmas is all about celebrating our Sa

#129 Francie Winslow [Strengthen Your Marriage with Intimacy]

Nov 20th, 2023 39m 47s

What negative beliefs have you internalized about sex? Do you think of intimacy as a good gift from God? For much of human history, intimacy has been a place of pain and brokenness, an area where we have lacked discipleship. So I would be remis

#128 Stephanie Broersma [Strengthen Your Marriage with Forgiveness and Healing]

Nov 6th, 2023 40m 6s

Marriages are not perfect. We’re two imperfect people. We’re bound to hurt each other. But we don’t have to respond the way the world tells us to with spite, unforgiveness, or cancelation. We are continuing in our Strengthen Your Marriage serie

#127 Heather Bjur [Strengthen Your Marriage with Honest Communication]

Oct 23rd, 2023 32m 37s

Next up in our marriage series, we are focusing on communication. How we interact with our husbands will either build our marriages up or tear them down. But honest, humble communication isn’t easy. Today, I’m talking with Licensed Marriage and

#126 Alli Patterson [Strengthen Your Marriage with a Firm Foundation]

Oct 9th, 2023 46m 21s

We are starting a series today that focuses on strengthening our marriages. Where better to start than at the foundation? What we build our lives and our marriages on matters. Alli Patterson, author and pastor, joins me to share her story of bu

#125 Ashlee Eiland [The Power of Kindness in a Divided World]

Sep 25th, 2023 41m 2s

How do you lend your voice in constructive ways? How do you disagree without destroying a relationship? Is kindness only a nicety? Just a moral virtue? Ashlee Eiland, author of Human(Kind): How Reclaiming Human Worth and Embracing Radical Kindn

#124 Caris Snider [Back to School with the Car Line Mom]

Sep 11th, 2023 34m 25s

Does back-to-school have your head spinning? Do you feel overwhelmed with the demands of parenting in this season? Are you struggling to find time with God? Today I’m talking with my new friend Caris Snider, author of Car Line Mom: 100 Days of

#123 Summer of Friendship - New Rhythms for New Seasons

Aug 21st, 2023 9m 38s

We are wrapping it all up today! This is week ten, the final episode of the Summer of Friendship series and we're talking about three things: creating a new friendship rhythm for a new season, making new friends, and a common friendship struggl

#122 Summer of Friendship - When Friendships End

Aug 14th, 2023 9m 16s

Welcome to week nine of the Summer of Friendship series. Friend, we are almost done! Today we’re tackling a tough topic, at least for me. We’re chatting about when a friendship ends. Friendships can end for so many different reasons and I can’

#121 Summer of Friendship - Drop This Habit

Aug 7th, 2023 10m 41s

Last week we talked about four factors that can lead us into deeper friendships. One of those was asking good questions, but could all our questions be keeping us from sharing our own hearts? Special guest host Jill E. McCormick joins us again

#120 Summer of Friendship - Deepen Your Friendships

Jul 31st, 2023 9m

How do you move from being acquaintances or casual friends into a closer, deeper relationship? Find out today! We're taking a look at who we have in our lives and talking through four ways to go deeper with a few friends. Mentioned in this Ep

#119 Summer of Friendship - Capacity, Expectations, and Introverts

Jul 24th, 2023 10m 11s

We are in week six of the Summer of Friendship series here on Girls Talking Life and we’re chatting about our capacity for friendships, what it might look like to have or to be an introverted friend, and thinking through our expectations for ou

#118 Summer of Friendship - When You Feel Too Fragile for Friendship

Jul 17th, 2023 8m 45s

Welcome to week five of the Summer of Friendship series! Special guest host Jill E. McCormick is back sharing a bit of her story and what to do when you feel too fragile for friendship. If you're in a difficult season or just having a hard day,

#117 Summer of Friendship - You are the Friend She Needs

Jul 10th, 2023 9m 24s

Welcome to week four of the Summer of Friendship series! Today we’re talking even more about personality, your uniqueness, and how YOU ARE NEEDED as a friend. To go along with this series, I’m hosting a Summer Friendship Challenge. If you’re

#116 Summer of Friendship - Using the Enneagram to Grow in Your Friendships

Jul 3rd, 2023 16m 42s

Guest host, Jill E. McCormick, joins us to talk about the Enneagram and how your type impacts your friendship style. Learn how God specifically wired you and how he designed the personalities of friends in your life. She’ll break down each of t

#115 Summer of Friendship - Friendship for Your Health

Jun 26th, 2023 9m

Did you know that in May the US Surgeon General declared LONELINESS a public health epidemic? SG Murthy said half of US adults experience loneliness, and that it can be as dangerous as smoking up to 15 cigarettes a day. Research over the years

#114 Summer of Friendship - Does God Value Friendship?

Jun 19th, 2023 9m 43s

We are in our very first week of the Summer of Friendship series and I’m tackling the question, does God value friendship? I chose to start here because if you’re a follower of Jesus, you look to Him to define and direct your life, so the most