Impossible Beauty
By Melissa Louise Johnson
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Episodes: 193
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The brand of beauty we are so often sold is way too small. It divides and dis-integrates us. Melissa Louise Johnson is on a mission to re-discover authentic beauty. Not the counterfeit kind reserved for the toned and airbrushed, but a lasting kind of beauty. Eternal and sacred. Living and moving all around us. Join Melissa as she interviews men and women who exude internal and eternal beauty in order to reshape cultural scripts. It's time we re-discover what beauty truly is.
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Episode 193: Lanta Davis-The Power of Your Imagination
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May 27, 2026 |
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Episode 192: Kelsey McGinnis-The Dangers of Christian Diet and Wellness Culture
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May 12, 2026 |
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Episode 191: Emma Ward, LCMFT- Love as the Path to Emotional Healing
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Apr 28, 2026 |
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Episode 190: Deb Benfield- Unapologetic Aging
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Apr 14, 2026 |
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Episode 189: Donnie Berry-What is the Glory of God?
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Mar 31, 2026 |
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Episode 188: Winfield Bevins-How Beauty Will Save the World
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Mar 17, 2026 |
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Episode 187: Tara Beth Leach- Connecting with the Origin of Beauty
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Mar 03, 2026 |
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Episode 186: Anna Rollins- Lent, Self-Control, & Diet Culture
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Feb 17, 2026 |
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Episode 185: Dr. Chinwe Williams-Building Emotional and Body Image Resilience in Kids and Teens
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Feb 04, 2026 |
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Episode 184: Oona Hanson-Raising Girls Who Are Always On Show
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Jan 21, 2026 |
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Episode 183: David Taylor-God’s Spirit in Beauty and the Arts
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Jan 06, 2026 |
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Episode 182: Trillia Newbell- How Christmas Changes Everything
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Dec 02, 2025 |
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Episode 181: Joyce Rupp- The Gifts of Aging
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Nov 18, 2025 |
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Episode 180: When 'Healthy Eating' Becomes Unhealthy- Jessica Setnick, MS, RD, CEDRD
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Nov 05, 2025 |
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Episode 179: Courtney Ellis-How Birds Can Lead Us to Hope
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Oct 21, 2025 |
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Episode 178: Gretchen Andrew-The Invisible Scars of AI-Driven Beauty Standards
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Oct 07, 2025 |
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Episode 177: Ellen Wildman- Your Body Is Not an Enemy
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Sep 24, 2025 |
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Episode 176: Leslie Schilling, MA, RDN, CSCS, CEDS-C-What to Know About Clean Eating, Sugar, & Artificial Dyes
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Jul 22, 2025 |
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Episode 175: Zach Windahl- Beauty and the Bible
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Jul 08, 2025 |
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Episode 174: Eric Pothen- Food & Body Image Struggles Among Men
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Jun 24, 2025 |
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Episode 173: Kimberly Stuart-Letting Go of Striving
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Jun 10, 2025 |
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Episode 172: Michelle Keener- When Life Isn't Beautiful
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May 28, 2025 |
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Episode 171: Elise Hu- The Rise of Skin Care and AI in Beauty Culture
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May 13, 2025 |
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Episode 170: Naeem Fazal- How Beauty Conquers Fear
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Apr 29, 2025 |
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Episode 169: Bruce Herman- Made to Be Makers
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Apr 15, 2025 |
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Episode 168: Trevor Hudson- Your Life Has Great Purpose
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Apr 01, 2025 |
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Episode 167: Rasa Troup, MS, RD, CSSD, LD, OLY- Your Body Does Not Need to Be 'Fixed'
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Mar 17, 2025 |
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Episode 166: Jennifer Tucker-Abiding in God's Presence
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Mar 05, 2025 |
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Episode 165: Dr. Merry Lin- Rebecoming Your Essential Self
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Feb 18, 2025 |
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Episode 164: Melanie Penn- Reframing Aging
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Dec 23, 2024 |
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Episode 163: Amy Orr-Ewing- Remembering Your Unique Beauty
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Dec 10, 2024 |
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Episode 162: Dr. Charlotte Markey- Building Body Confidence Amidst Diet and Wellness Culture
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Nov 25, 2024 |
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Episode 161: Alastair Sterne-Recovering Joy
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Nov 12, 2024 |
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Episode 160: Tara Beth Leach- Hope in Turbulent Times
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Oct 29, 2024 |
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Episode 159: Dawn Mann Sanders- Rebuilding After Loss
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Oct 15, 2024 |
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Episode 158: Michael Ulloa- Calling Out Nonsense in the Fitness Industry
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Oct 01, 2024 |
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Episode 157: Jodi Grubbs- Invitation to Slow Living
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Sep 16, 2024 |
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Episode 156: Oona Hanson- Parenting Without Diet Culture
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Sep 04, 2024 |
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Episode 155: Dieula Previlon- Does God See Me?
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Aug 20, 2024 |
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Episode 154: Micha Boyett- Living Into the Dream of God
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Jun 25, 2024 |
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Episode 153: Molly LaCroix, LMFT- Love Lives in Us
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Jun 10, 2024 |
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Episode 152: Alice Baker, MSRD CEDS-C LMHC LPC LDN - Living Counter to Diet Culture
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May 27, 2024 |
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Episode 151: Dr. Jason Nagata- Why the Rise in Eating Disorders Among Boys and Men?
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May 14, 2024 |
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Episode 150: Joy Marie Clarkson- You Are Not a Machine
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Apr 29, 2024 |
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Episode 149: Heather Creekmore- Worshipping Thinness
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Apr 16, 2024 |
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Episode 148: Dr. Charlotte Markey-Social Media, Body Image, & Body Dissatisfaction Among Boys
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Apr 01, 2024 |
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Episode 147: John Van Sloten- Knowing God Through Creation
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Mar 12, 2024 |
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Episode 146: Diane Summers, MS, RDN, CD- Lent, Fasting, and Diet Culture
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Feb 26, 2024 |
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Episode 145: Amy Baik Lee- “Everything Sad Will Come Untrue”
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Feb 12, 2024 |
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Episode 144: Felicia Wu Song-How Technology Is Shaping Our Souls
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Jan 29, 2024 |
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Episode 143: Kimberly Wilkerson-The Power of Words
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Jan 15, 2024 |
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Episode 142: Lisa Diers, RDN, LD, E-RYT- Detoxing from Diet Culture: The Holiday Edition
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Jan 01, 2024 |
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Episode 141: Kristi McLelland- The Nearness of God
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Dec 11, 2023 |
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Episode 140: Dana Sturtevant, MS, RD- "Reclaiming Body Trust"
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Nov 28, 2023 |
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Episode 139: Kendall Vanderslice- The Beauty of Bread
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Nov 13, 2023 |
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Episode 138: Deb Benfield, MEd, RDN/LDN- Rethinking Aging
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Oct 30, 2023 |
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Episode 137: Natalie Runion- Not Giving Up on the Beauty of the Church
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Oct 16, 2023 |
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Episode 136: Donetta Floyd, MS, RDN, LDN- Misconceptions about Health, Body Image, & Type 2 Diabetes
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Oct 03, 2023 |
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Episode 135: Emmy Russell- Why the Song "Skinny" is Getting So Much Attention
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Sep 18, 2023 |
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Episode 134: Gaelynn Lea- Letting Go of Societal Scripts
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Sep 05, 2023 |
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Episode 133: Leslie Schilling, RDN, CSCS, CEDS-S-Diet Culture in Our Safe Places
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Aug 28, 2023 |
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Episode 132: Grace Wabuke Klein-Finding Purpose in All Seasons
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Aug 21, 2023 |
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Episode 131: Lacy Finn Borgo- Faith Like a Child
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Jul 24, 2023 |
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Episode 130: Grace Casper- When a Dream Becomes Reality
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Jun 19, 2023 |
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Episode 129: Don Pape & Melissa Johnson- The story behind my book, "Soul-Deep Beauty"
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Jun 06, 2023 |
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Episode 128: Christie Dondero Bettwy- The Toxic Waters of Beauty and Diet Culture
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May 22, 2023 |
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Episode 127: Catherine Claire Larson- The Wonder of Life Itself
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May 15, 2023 |
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Episode 126: Christy Harrison, MPH, RD, CEDS- The Dangers of Wellness Culture
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May 01, 2023 |
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Episode 125: Elena Rossini-Social Media, Teen Mental Health, and the Over-Saturation of Unrealistic Beauty Ideals
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Apr 24, 2023 |
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Episode 124: Jasmine Holmes- The End of Shame
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Apr 10, 2023 |
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Episode 123: Cleere Cherry Reaves- Miracles Are Everywhere
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Mar 27, 2023 |
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Episode 122: Amanda Held Opelt- We Don't Grieve Alone
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Mar 20, 2023 |
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Episode 121: K.J. Ramsey, MA, LPC-Held by Love
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Mar 13, 2023 |
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Episode 120: Jessica DeFino: "Beauty Standards are Devastating Us"
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Feb 28, 2023 |
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Episode 119: Sandhya Oaks- "Light Will Win"
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Feb 20, 2023 |
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Episode 118: Brittany Braswell, MS, RDN, LD-Self-Deprivation, Disordered Eating, & Fasting as a Spiritual Practice
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Feb 13, 2023 |
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Episode 117: Elyse Resch, MS, RDN, CEDS-S-Making Peace with Food & Body through Intuitive Eating
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Jan 30, 2023 |
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Episode 116: Richard Foster & Brenda Quinn-The Beauty of Humility
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Jan 23, 2023 |
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Episode 115: Sarah Berger- When a Loved One Leaves for Heaven
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Jan 16, 2023 |
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Episode 114: Beth Davis-Loving God, Loving Others
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Jan 09, 2023 |
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Episode 113: Hannah Anderson- Heaven and Nature Sing
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Dec 19, 2022 |
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Episode 112: Dr. Deb Haarsma- Astrophysics, Awe, and Wonder
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Dec 13, 2022 |
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Episode 111: Dr. Chinwe Williams- The Pressure to be 'Perfect' Among Kids and Teens
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Dec 06, 2022 |
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Episode 110: Jennifer Tucker- Breath Prayer, Anxiety, and Mental Health in the Church
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Nov 21, 2022 |
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Episode 109: Justin McRoberts- Meant to Live Fully Alive
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Nov 15, 2022 |
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Episode 108: Karen Hardwick, M. Div., MSW- Why Connection Matters
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Nov 07, 2022 |
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Episode 107: Tori Hope Petersen-From Foster Care to Author and Advocate
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Oct 17, 2022 |
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Episode 106: Liz Wienke, MA, LPC- Healing from Diet Culture
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Oct 10, 2022 |
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Episode 105: Cara Whitney-Persevering in a Broken World
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Oct 03, 2022 |
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Episode 104: Dr. Colleen Reichmann- Clean Eating, Wellness Culture, & Eating Disorders
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Sep 26, 2022 |
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Episode 103: Dr. Curt Thompson- "Beauty Will Save the World"
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Sep 05, 2022 |
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Episode 102: Manda Carpenter- Why Soul Care Matters
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Aug 29, 2022 |
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Episode 101: Dylan Murphy, RD, LDN- "Postpartum Bounce Back Culture is Toxic"
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Aug 22, 2022 |
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Episode 100: Bob Goff- Celebrating 100 Episodes + "Undistracted"
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Aug 08, 2022 |
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Episode 99: Jo Saxton- Beauty Culture and the Church
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Aug 01, 2022 |
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Episode 98: Elizabeth Peterson-Engaging the Body in Spiritual Formation
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Jul 25, 2022 |
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Episode 97: Dr. Dale Gentry- Reconciling Faith and Science
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Jul 18, 2022 |
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Episode 96: Mike Kelsey- Invited to Joy and Justice
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Jul 11, 2022 |
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Episode 95: Lisa DeKam, PT, MPT- When is Exercise Dysfunctional?
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Jul 05, 2022 |
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Episode 94: Megan Hadley, MS, RDN, LDN-How To Raise Kids Who Have A Healthy Relationship With Food and Their Body
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Jun 20, 2022 |
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Episode 93: Scott Sauls- "Beautiful People Don't Just Happen"
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Jun 13, 2022 |
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Episode 92: John Eldredge- Restoring Our Souls in Chaotic Times
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Jun 06, 2022 |
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Episode 91: Nicole Baumann- Disordered Eating, Social Media, and Gen Z
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May 31, 2022 |
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Episode 90: Amy Julia Becker-Aesthetic 'Perfection' Does Not Equal Wholeness
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May 23, 2022 |
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Episode 89: Kellie Haddock- On Earth as it is in Heaven
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May 16, 2022 |
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Episode 88: Krispin Mayfield, LPC- Connecting with 'the Invisible God'
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May 02, 2022 |
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Episode 87: Jena Holliday- "We Don't Understand Just How Powerful Love Is"
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Apr 26, 2022 |
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Episode 86: Tara Owens, CSD, CSDS- Connecting with Our Bodies, Connecting with Each Other
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Apr 11, 2022 |
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Episode 85: Lisa Appelo- When Tragedy Happens
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Apr 04, 2022 |
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Episode 84: Dr. Jeffrey Crafton- Faith and Doubt
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Mar 29, 2022 |
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Episode 83: Chenoa Murphy- The Power of Music
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Mar 21, 2022 |
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Episode 82: Davide Martello, "The Piano Man"- Beauty at the Polish-Ukrainian Border
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Mar 15, 2022 |
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Episode 81: Sumner Brooks, MPH, RD, CEDRD- Raising Kids in Diet Culture
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Feb 28, 2022 |
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Episode 80: Nicole Zasowski, MS, LMFT- "What If It's Wonderful?"
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Feb 21, 2022 |
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Episode 79: Dr. Jennifer Gaudiani- Why Disordered Eating is Everywhere
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Feb 14, 2022 |
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Episode 78: Rev. Dr. Randy and Edith Woodley- Reconnecting with Creation
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Feb 07, 2022 |
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Episode 77: Victoria Myers, RD- When "Healthy" Isn't Helpful
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Jan 31, 2022 |
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Episode 76: Dr. Carol Peters-Tanksley- Listening to a Different Voice
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Jan 17, 2022 |
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Episdoe 75: Stephanie Spencer- What God Thinks of Us
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Jan 10, 2022 |
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Episode 74: Artist, Katy Rose- Beauty As Protest
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Jan 03, 2022 |
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Episode 73: The Axia Project- Beauty Ideals, Social Media, and Selfies
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Dec 20, 2021 |
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Episode 72: Haejin Shim Fujimura- We Are All Artists
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Dec 13, 2021 |
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Episode 71: Philip Yancey- How Beauty Changed It All
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Dec 06, 2021 |
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Episode 70: J.S. Park- From Atheist to Hospital Chaplain
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Nov 29, 2021 |
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Episode 69: Taylor Hughes- Chasing Wonder
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Nov 22, 2021 |
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Episode 68: Sandra McCracken- "Send Out Your Light"
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Nov 15, 2021 |
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Episode 67: Megan Hadley, MS, RDN, LDN- Shame, Diet Culture, and the Church
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Nov 08, 2021 |
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Episode 66: Bonnie Gray- Keeping Our Hearts Open
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Nov 01, 2021 |
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Episode 65: Dr. Mary Kate Morse- "Beauty Saved Me"
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Oct 25, 2021 |
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Episode 64: Tyler & Lydia Lund and Jenn Corral- Something Beautiful is Happening in Salina, Kansas
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Oct 18, 2021 |
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Episode 63: Scott Erickson ("Scott the Painter") - The Power in Weakness
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Oct 04, 2021 |
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Episode 62: Maggie Meyers, DMFT, LPCC- Social Media, Sizeism, and Eating Disorders
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Sep 20, 2021 |
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Episode 61: Mitchel Lee- When Life Disappoints
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Sep 13, 2021 |
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Episodoe 60: Jason Gray- "What the Hard Times Taught Me"
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Sep 07, 2021 |
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Episode 59: Gabi Kahn, RD- Protecting the Next Generation from Diet Culture
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Aug 30, 2021 |
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Episode 58: Molly LaCroix, LMFT- Choosing Love Over Fear
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Aug 09, 2021 |
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Episode 57: Bruxy Cavey- Is God Beautiful?
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Aug 02, 2021 |
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Episode 56: Jess Connolly- Your Body is Not a Project
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Jul 19, 2021 |
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Episode 55: Hope Carpenter- Shedding Pretense and Perfection
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Jul 12, 2021 |
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Episode 54: Karlyn Benn, LPC- Is Self-Love Indulgent?
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Jul 06, 2021 |
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Episode 53: Abby Turner- People Over Perfection
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Jun 21, 2021 |
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Episode 52: Sarah Clarkson- Mental Illness and Beauty
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Jun 14, 2021 |
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Episode 51: Katherine Wolf- We Are All Miracles
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Jun 07, 2021 |
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Episode 50: Melanie Penn- Coming Out of Quarantine
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May 31, 2021 |
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Episode 49: Christyna Johnson- Body Image and Beauty Standards
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May 17, 2021 |
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Episode 48: Daron Babcock- Much More than a Farm
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May 03, 2021 |
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Episode 47: Allen Arnold- Awakening to Who God Created You to Be
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Apr 26, 2021 |
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Episode 46: Why I'm So Passionate About Beauty, Part Two
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Apr 19, 2021 |
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Episode 45: Ginny Owens- Beauty that Moves Us
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Apr 12, 2021 |
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Episode 44: Bunmi Laditan- "Ridiculously Intense Love"
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Mar 30, 2021 |
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Episode 43: Ben Higgins- "Your One Wild and Precious Life"
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Mar 15, 2021 |
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Episode 42: Javoni Cobb- Letting Go of Comparison
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Mar 08, 2021 |
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Episode 41: Kellie Haddock- Choosing Hope
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Mar 03, 2021 |
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Episode 40: Kristy Cambron- "Remember This"
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Feb 15, 2021 |
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Episode 39: Whitney Otto- Exercise, Athletics, and Body Image
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Feb 08, 2021 |
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Episode 38: Jonathan Self- Cultivating Wonder
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Feb 01, 2021 |
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Episode 37: Shawna Boren- How Love Transforms Us
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Jan 25, 2021 |
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Episode 36: Nicole Zasowski, MS, LMFT- Broken Open to Beauty
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Jan 19, 2021 |
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Episode 35: Dr. Jillian Lampert- Beauty, Body Image, and Eating Disorders
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Jan 11, 2021 |
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Episode 34: Adam Weber- Noticing the Voice of Love
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Dec 21, 2020 |
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Episode 33: Dr. Curt Thompson-Beauty, Shame, and Neuroscience
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Dec 01, 2020 |
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Episode 32: Stephanie Williams O'Brien- Strengthening the "Beauty Muscle"
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Nov 16, 2020 |
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Episode 31: Arielle Estoria- Remembering Who We Are
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Oct 30, 2020 |
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Episode 30: Morgan and Cherie Snyder-Becoming Wholehearted in a Broken World
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Oct 06, 2020 |
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Episode 29: Evelyn Tribole-Reconnecting With Our Bodies
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Sep 16, 2020 |
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Episode 28: Miles Adcox- The Power of Healing Hospitality
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Aug 24, 2020 |
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Episode 27: Melody Miles-Calling All People Pleasers and Perfectionists
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Aug 12, 2020 |
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Episode 26: Natasha Ngindi- The Truth About Diet Culture
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Aug 05, 2020 |
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Episode 25: Stasi Eldredge-How God Sees Me
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Jul 29, 2020 |
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Episode 24: Aundi Kolber- Believing We're Beloved
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Jul 21, 2020 |
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Episode 23: Jean Kilbourne-The Power of Advertising
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Jul 14, 2020 |
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Episode 22: Christy Harrison- Diet Culture, Racism, and the Thin Ideal
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Jul 07, 2020 |
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Episode 21: Carlos Whittaker-Dad Dates and Daughters
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Jun 30, 2020 |
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Episode 20: Lacy Finn Borgo- Beauty in the Mess
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Jun 22, 2020 |
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Episode 19: Melody Olson- Beauty That Brings Life
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May 22, 2020 |
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Episode 18- Why I'm So Passionate About Beauty
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May 15, 2020 |
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Episode 17: Steve Wiens- Waking Up
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Apr 22, 2020 |
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Episode 16: Artist, Hannah Rose Thomas-A Voice for the Voiceless
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Apr 07, 2020 |
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Episode 15: Marissa Knox- Self-Compassion and Beauty
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Mar 19, 2020 |
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Episode 14: Rob Bell- The Secret to the Whole Thing
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Feb 27, 2020 |
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Episode 13: Lisa Gungor- Beauty In All Things
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Feb 12, 2020 |
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Episode 12: Dr. Julia Attalla- The Bright Side of Hope
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Jan 21, 2020 |
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Episode 11: Dr. Donna Harris- Beauty In Community
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Jan 15, 2020 |
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Episode 10: Allison Fallon- Beauty Does Not Equal Perfection
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Jan 01, 2020 |
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Episode 9: Becca Stevens- "Love Heals" and That is Truly Beautiful
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Dec 05, 2019 |
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Episode 8: Erin Gruwell, Freedom Writers- "When diverse worlds come together, beauty is inevitable"
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Nov 05, 2019 |
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Episode 7: Makoto and Lydia Fujimura- Brokenness as a Starting Point for Beauty
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Oct 24, 2019 |
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Episode 6: Hillary McBride-Beauty and Body Image
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Oct 11, 2019 |
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Episode 5: Jennifer Moore- Let's Call Out the Beauty in Each Other
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Sep 19, 2019 |
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Episode 4: Bob Goff- Behold the Beauty In You
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Aug 29, 2019 |
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Episode 3: Katelyn Beaty- Beauty and Identity
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Aug 22, 2019 |
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Episode 2: Sara Groves- The Generative Life
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Aug 08, 2019 |
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Episode 1: Greg Boyd- New Eyes to See Beauty
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Jul 20, 2019 |