Fierce And Lovely

Anna Lillie is a 16-year old family friend whose lived experiences felt invaluable to this topic. Check out the Fierce & Lovely Mini-Courses HERE.Learn more about the ReStory™ Universe HERE.

Kari Kampakis is an author, speaker, blogger, and newspaper columnist from Birmingham, Alabama. Her two books for teen girls, 10 Ultimate Truths Girls Should Know and Liked: Whose Approval Are You Living For, have been used widely across the country by teen youth groups and small groups to empower girls through faith. Kari’s book, Love Her Well: 10 Ways to Find Joy and Connection with Your Teenage Daughter, released in August 2020.Kari’s work has been featured on The Huffington Post, The TODAY Show, EWTN, Proverbs 31, Yahoo! News, The Eric Metaxas Show, Ann Voskamp’s blog, and other national outlets. She and her husband, Harry, have four daughters and a dog named Lola.Learn more by visiting www.karikampakis.com or finding Kari on Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest, and Twitter.Check out the Fierce & Lovely Mini-Courses HERE.Learn more about the ReStory™ Universe HERE.

Using different terminology than "glory", Rebekah Cornelius shows us how our kids are born with talents that when developed, become strengths. Many of us have heard of Strengths Finder. In this interview, you'll learn how it can be useful to 1) spot in our younger kids, 2) explore with kids 10-14, and 3) identify with older teens. Mentioned in this interview: Strength Based Parenting and Clifton Technical Report (all the research).Check out the Fierce & Lovely Mini-Courses HERE.Learn more about the ReStory™ Universe HERE.

Ella Bruno has lived a long story of broken friendships. In this interview, she and I talk about that journey: lessons learned, perspective that comes from age, and reflections of a teen on her generation. I hope it is encouraging even as it's heart breaking. This would probably be a good one to share with your daughter.Check out the Fierce & Lovely Mini-Courses HERE.Learn more about the ReStory™ Universe HERE.

Becky Young is a LPCC and Spiritual Director with Restoration Counseling. With 14 years prior experience building a wedding photography business, Becky has journeyed through finding identity and purpose in a cluttered world. Check out the Fierce & Lovely Mini-Courses HERE.Learn more about the ReStory™ Universe HERE.

In this interview, I am joined by my husband, Chris Bruno, truly an expert in the fathering space. As co-founder and CEO of Restoration Project, author of Man Maker Project and Brotherhood Primer, and owner of Restoration Counseling Center, Chris has made it his life's work to help men become better men. In fact, the fatherhood companion to Fierce & Lovely Moms is No Regrets with Restoration Project.In this conversation, we talk about why dads (or dad figures) are important in daughter's lives. What to do if things are strained. The role mom plays in helping to cultivate their relationship and more. Resources:Meg Meeker's Strong Fathers, Strong DaughtersA VOICE BECOMING Appendix BStay tuned for Restoration Project's mini-course on Fathering DaughtersCheck out Restoration Project's backpacking trip for fathers and daughters ages 14-16Check out the Fierce & Lovely Mini-Courses HERE.Learn more about the ReStory™ Universe HERE.

We're talking about cultivating faith in our daughters, especially if they don't like or have a church, youth group, or para church group. Beth talks with Bethany Beal, co-founder of Girl Defined Ministries a popular YouTube channel, conference, podcast and book series for young Christian women. As you listen, consider:Do you know of a young woman who could serve as a mentor?What are the positive messages you and/or daughter hear and listen to? What is God's view? Do you see this as a stumbling block for faith?Do you feel equipped to have hard conversations about sexuality, identity, and more with her? What can you do to feel more prepared?Check out the Fierce & Lovely Mini-Courses HERE.Learn more about the ReStory™ Universe HERE.

Bill Henson started Posture Shift in 2006 as a missionary to the LGBTQ community. His heart is big and his perspective so so helpful. I think no matter where you land theologically, you can't argue with our call to love radically.Learn more about Posture Shift.Learn more about Guiding Families.Mentioned in this interview:Dr. Preston Sprinkle's People to Be Loved: Why Homosexuality is not just an IssueCheck out the Fierce & Lovely Mini-Courses HERE.Learn more about the ReStory™ Universe HERE.

Clare is a church planter, pastor and social activist. She is a formally trained Spiritual Director, author of three Enneagram Books and President of the International Enneagram Association (IEA) Great Lakes Chapter. As a credentialed Professional and Teacher with the IEA she has developed a program that certifies Enneagram instructors in the Harmony Triads. Clare is also cited as a recommended Instructor with First Analysis Institute of Integrative Studies, Loyola University Chicago. In addition to Clare’s work with Spiritual Communities, she currently serves on boards for Michigan Human Trafficking Task Force, and Sexual Assault Services Calhoun County Advisory Board.Learn more at scottandclareloughrige.orgCheck out the Fierce & Lovely Mini-Courses HERE.Learn more about the ReStory™ Universe HERE.

David Eaton is the President of Axis which he co-founded in 2007. Every year Axis speaks to 10,000+ students face-to-fce and every month Axis digital products equip 120,000+ parents, grandparents, pastors, and teachers. In 2018 Axis helped caring adults start 1,700,000 conversations, that they would not have started without Axis, with their 8-18- year- olds.Learn more about Culture Translator, Parent Guides, and all that Axis offers here.Learn more about David's book, Smart Phone Sanity, here or Engaging your Teen's World, here.Check out the Fierce & Lovely Mini-Courses HERE.Learn more about the ReStory™ Universe HERE.

Rebecca is the author of Why I Didn't Rebel: A Twenty-Two-Year-Old Explains Why She Stayed on the Straight and Narrow-- and How Your Kids Can Too. While there are PLENTY of things our girls face with peers, perhaps one of the best ways to help her combat the pressure is to be the kind of mom and create the kind of home where she's just not interested "in all that." I think you'll hear in this conversation some helpful insight that Rebecca and 25 other young adults' stories yielded. I think you'll also find hope!Check out the Fierce & Lovely Mini-Courses HERE.Learn more about the ReStory™ Universe HERE.

Alexandra is a city girl living in Denver with her husband Derek and their four daughters. Derek leads Providence Network, a transitional housing ministry to those coming out of homelessness. Whether on the soccer sidelines, at an event where she's speaking, or walking to the neighborhood market, her hope is to love God and love others in word and deed. She is also an author. Her books include The Artist’s Daughter: A Memoir, Loving My Actual Life: An Experiment in Relishing What’s Right in Front of Me, Loving My Actual Christmas: An Experiment in Relishing the Season, and Loving My Actual Neighbor: 7 Practices to Treasure the People Right in Front of You. She co-hosts  The Open Door Sisterhood Podcast and mastermind retreat with friend Krista Gilbert. Check out the Fierce & Lovely Mini-Courses HERE.Learn more about the ReStory™ Universe HERE.

Melissa Deekan brings years of experience working with hurting tweens/teens as a social worker. In this interview, we learn more about the meaning of self-harm, signs to look for, and a healthy approach to take.Resources Mentioned:To Write Love on Her Arms https://www.helpguide.org/articles/anxiety/cutting-and-self-harm.htmCheck out the Fierce & Lovely Mini-Courses HERE.Learn more about the ReStory™ Universe HERE.

Hannah Brass asks, "What was the dinner table like when you were growing up? Was your mom there? Did she eat the same thing? Were there bad foods in your home?" Do you find yourself thinking about food as moral? Good or bad? What do you model for your daughter? What do you think she thinks about food and exercise?Hannah works at La Luna Center in Fort Collins and is working on her doctorate. You can reach her at hannah@lalunacenter.com for referrals.Mentioned in the interview:Dr. Hilary McBride's Mothers, Daughters, and Body ImageCheck out the Fierce & Lovely Mini-Courses HERE.Learn more about the ReStory™ Universe HERE.

Elizabeth Laing Thompson is the author of When God Says, "Wait" and When God Says, "Go." She writes at LizzyLife.com about clinging to Christ through the chaos of daily life. As a speaker and novelist, she loves finding humor in holiness and hope in heartache. Elizabeth lives in North Carolina with her preacher husband and four spunky kids, and they make her feel humbled but happy, exhausted but exhilarated, sometimes stressed but often silly—well, you know . . . all the feels. Her new book, All the Feels: The Good, the Not-so-Good, and the Utterly Confusing is written for teens girls who have strong emotions. Check out the Fierce & Lovely Mini-Courses HERE.Learn more about the ReStory™ Universe HERE.

Moms often bemoan their daughter's low self-esteem and ask for recommendations of good Christian books to help her. What Beth and her daughter, Sophie, have found is that God can use cultural trends and YouTubers to accomplish his mission as much as anything. In this episode: How Sophie's self-esteem grew because of Yes Theory.

As we approach Thanksgiving and the end of 2020, Beth and Ella talk about the thing that has helped Ella come alive again and how to name the many small things that would not have happened without the pandemic. How can you carve out space to come alive? What can you be grateful for because of 2020?

In this episode, Beth shares a snippet of her interview with Alexandra Kuykendall, author, speaker, and host of the Open Door Sisterhood Podcast. Alexandra shares the reality that we never know how lonely someone is in a crowd of people and Sophie opens up about a vulnerable time when that's exactly how she felt.

Beth and her girls discuss a snippet of an interview with David Eaton, co-founder and president of Axis and co-author of Smart Phone Sanity and Engaging Your Teen's World. As parents, how do we foster trust that leads to independence, hopefully helping kids create their own internal fences?

We hear a lot about the Enneagram these days. And while most coaches will tell you not to type your kids, many will also say that they have been giving you clues from the beginning. Clare Loughrige offers insight that helps locate yourself in the Heart, Gut, or Head Center. Without "knowing your number", this alone can help in your mother-daughter relationship. Beth and her girls listen to a snippet of Clare and then talk about a story in Starbucks when knowing the Enneagram became helpful!