Topics: female friendships, comparison between women, jealousy, gossip, insecurity, sacred sisterhood

We’re huddled up with Natalie Runion, speaker, pastor, author, and creator of the Raised to Stay community. Natalie is known for tackling hard conversations with honesty and courage, including church hurt, leadership struggles, and the complex dynamics women often face in relationships with each other.

In this episode we talk about her new book, I Don’t Even Like Women: And Other Lies That Get in the Way of Sacred Sisterhood.

Let’s be honest. Many women deeply long for meaningful friendships, but insecurity, comparison, jealousy, and past hurt can make those relationships feel complicated and risky. Instead of pursuing connection, we often protect ourselves.

In this conversation we peel back the layers behind that familiar phrase, “I don’t even like women,” and explore what is really underneath it.

We talk about:

• Why female friendships can feel complicated
• Comparison, jealousy, and insecurity between women
• Practical ways to build real, supportive friendships

Natalie also shares the story behind her well known “little black boxes” on Instagram and how they became a place where many women felt seen, understood, and defended during difficult seasons.

If you’ve ever struggled with friendships with other women but still long for deep connection, this conversation will encourage you and challenge some of the narratives we’ve accepted about one another.

Because beneath the tension, comparison, and misunderstandings, there is often a deeper longing: Belonging

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Topics: Emotional rest, belonging, surrender as posture, and freedom from performance

We are huddled up with Dr. Saundra Dalton Smith to talk about her book Being Fully Known The Joyful Satisfaction of Beholding, Becoming, and Belonging.

Dr. Saundra is a board certified physician, international speaker, bestselling author, and founder of Restorasis. She blends biblical truth, science, and personal experience to help women move beyond performance and into emotional rest.

In this conversation we explore what it means to be fully known by God and how that truth becomes an invitation into rest.

We talk about:

• Why our culture conditions us to prove our worth through productivity • How surrender is a posture of trust • Why emptiness becomes an invitation to be filled • The barriers of fear, rejection, and self protection • What belonging looks like when we stop performing

Dr. Saundra also shares insight on how emotional rest impacts physical health and daily life, and she invites women to take an honest look at where they need deeper rest.

Take the Rest Quiz at restquiz.com to discover your rest needs and begin moving toward greater awareness and freedom.

Connect with Dr. Saundra Dalton Smith

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Topics: Overcoming fear, self doubt, and the internal voices that hold you back

Have you ever started moving toward something meaningful only to feel an internal pushback that stalls your progress?

Maybe it shows up as fear. Self doubt. Comparison. Perfectionism. People pleasing. Or that quiet voice that tells you to stop before you start.

In this episode, we name resistance for what it is. Resistance is not always a stop. Sometimes it is a signal. But it does not get to drive your decisions.

We talk about the internal voices that try to hold you back and how to recognize them without letting them call the shots. Instead of freezing when fear shows up, you can learn to separate the voice from your identity and choose action anyway.

In this conversation, we explore:

• Why fear and self doubt show up when you step into growth
• How to identify the voices that sabotage progress
• The difference between discernment and destructive resistance
• Practical ways to talk back to the thoughts that hold you back
• The “Even Though” Method. (Psalm 23)

When you learn to name the voice, you regain authority over your direction.

Resistance may speak. But it does not decide.

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