Have you ever wondered whether the church is a safe place for people with messy stories? Do some sins seem more forgivable than others? Julie joins Shannon to share the story behind the chapter featured in Kinda Judgy. She opens up about her unplanned pregnancy, the...
Going “no contact” is a trend today—the idea that adult kids must cut ties with their parents for the sake of healing and self-care. But how does that line up with Jesus’ command to “be merciful” (Luke 6:36)? In this three-part series, relationship experts...
Going “no contact” is a trend today—the idea that adult kids must cut ties with their parents for the sake of healing and self-care. But how does that line up with Jesus’ command to “be merciful” (Luke 6:36)? In this episode, relationship experts Bill and...
At one point, Bill was so angry with his mom that he decided to go, “no contact.” But something stopped him. Over many years, Bill and Pam Farrel chose cancel-free boundaries as they sought to love parents who would have been considered by many as...
You’ve heard of boundaries and canceling relationships because “I have to do what’s best for me.” But are these boundaries—or walls? Bill and Pam Farrel show us a new, cancel-free way to do boundaries as they tell the story of pursuing relationship with Pam’s...
Is your relationship with your mother-in-law or daughter-in-law difficult? Is she doing it all wrong? Are you fiercely tempted to judge? In this episode, Stacey Reaoch joins me for a heartfelt conversation about how expectations and backgrounds can threaten the tender...
Do you assume that your mother-in-law / daughter-in-law relationship is doomed to fail? Are you avoiding her and pulling away? In this conversation, Stacey Reaoch joins me to explore the complex relationship between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law. Sharing thoughts...
She thought the pain would end with her choice, but instead it lingered. And while she tried to push it aside, there came a time where she could do so no longer. In this episode, Tammy De Armas opens up about her journey through abortion, the shame that followed, and...
She just wanted it to go away. She didn’t want to be judged as one of “those” kind of girls. Yet in the parking lot of the abortion clinic, Tammy thought, “What have I done?” The new judgment and condemnation she felt didn’t go...
Beth’s one foster daughter was more work than her other eight kids combined. She had tried everything… but she hadn’t tried this. Hear about Beth’s breakthrough that began with trading judgy criticism for curiosity and compassion. In this...