Girls Talking Life, Columbus, OH (2025)

02/27/2025

A big part of loving God is talking with Him.
renaud joined me for a practical conversation about PRAYER!

Erica shares five qualities of prayer to help guide us. She also gives some much-needed permission to do what works for YOU. She says if you're struggling to connect with God, "you haven't found the thing that works for the season you're in."

Listen in to episode 84 [Connect Your Heart to God's Heart with Prayer] for ideas and encouragement! https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/84-erica-renaud-connect-your-heart-to-gods-heart-with-prayer/id1440625981?i=1000557891814

If you have found something that works for you in your season, share it with us!👇🏼

02/21/2025

Is there a place where you need to love yourself more? Maybe the answer is obvious to you...or maybe it's a really tough question.⠀
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If you want a safe place to share your story, glean new skills or tools, and make needed changes or strategically move towards your hopes and goals, talk to , a licensed Counselor in Ohio as well as a Family Coach. Hear more from her on episode 25! 🎧😊 ⠀
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We all want to love others well and Sarah tells us loving ourselves is key.

02/12/2025

Want to ❤️ your husband more?
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Rhonda says it starts with YOU. It's by digging in and deepening YOUR relationship with God. Rhonda and her husband Steve have been married for 40 years! When she's giving marriage advice, I'm all ears! 👂⠀
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Hear more on this and many other nuggets of wisdom from on episode 70 [Becoming the Couple You Long to Be]!
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/70-rhonda-stoppe-becoming-the-couple-you-long-to-be/id1440625981?i=1000534424068

02/10/2025

Let's love our friends well!

Amy Wicks, of , joined me for a conversation about FRIENDSHIP and the ENNEAGRAM!💕⠀
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She walks us through each type, sharing our strengths in friendship, giving us a glimpse into a possible friendship weakness, and a TIP on how to best befriend each Enneagram type.⠀
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If you love the Enneagram or want to deepen your friendships, this show is for you!

Press play on episode 82! 🎧
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/82-amy-wicks-deepen-your-friendships-with-the-enneagram/id1440625981?i=1000554690824

02/07/2025

How do we love people who are hard to love?

was on the show talking about her unlikely friendship with a woman who thinks differently, believes differently, votes differently...and how she loves her.💛

Amy followed God's prompting to be in the world, to hate her own sin more than everyone else's, and to love in a radically different way than our culture teaches.

Listen to episode 85 [Confront the Limits of Your Love] with Amy Wolff!🎧
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/85-amy-wolff-confront-the-limits-of-your-love/id1440625981?i=1000561535921

02/03/2025

💕 February is the month for LOVE! 💕

But not just romantic affection. joined me for a conversation on loving our daughters well.

If you are struggling with parenting your teenage daughter, if you want new ideas for connecting with her, or if you just want a peek inside someone else’s mother/daughter relationship, listen in!⠀
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Kari is the mom of four girls and the author of many books, including Love Her Well where she gives mothers hope, wisdom, and a reminder that all things are possible through God, who is the source of the guidance and clarity they need in order to grow strong relationships with their daughters at every age—especially during the critical teen years.

Press play on episode 46 to hear more!
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/46-kari-kampakis-love-her-well/id1440625981?i=1000491173906

01/31/2025

Sometimes this can be hard for us to name. We feel like if we do, we're boasting or prideful. But the truth is God gave us special giftings. You are good at certain things because He made you that way. ⠀
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What's something you're good at? Share it below.💛

01/29/2025

Loneliness and social isolation are linked to serious health conditions (think: depression, disease, cognitive decline). Why? Because we were designed to be in relationship. ⠀
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Praise to our Creator for making us this way! I don't want to do life on my own. Let's get back to work of relational labor, the work of the Lord.⠀
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Always give yourselves fully to the work of the Lord, because you know that your labor in the Lord is not in vain. -- 1 Corinthians 15:58⠀
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Press play on episode 54 to hear more about building your community from the women of The Ruth Experience! https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/54-the-ruth-experience-build-your-community/id1440625981?i=1000506484076

01/27/2025

Do you feel prompted to be in God’s Word more this year? Or in a different way?

I have two ideas for you.

For most of us, the beginning of the year is a time to reflect on the past year and plan for the year to come. I have several categories I try to take inventory in. Areas like my marriage, parenting, health, friendships, money, and one is always spiritual growth. What am I going to do this year to grow in my relationship with Jesus?

One of my answers to that question is by being in God’s Word. Opening my bible and reading it for myself has greatly deepened my faith.

So as you plan for the year ahead, I want to offer two ways for you to open your bible, be in God’s word, and grow in your relationship with Jesus this year.

- A Bible Reading Plan
- A Word of the Year Word Study

My friend joined me in 2023 and read the bible using this plan. She is sharing her experience with us.

Megan is the CEO of The Yoga Abbey, an online Christian yoga community. She lives in the Columbus, Ohio, area with her husband and three teenage kids.

Press play on episode #131 [Two Ways to Read Your Bible This Year]!
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/131-2-ways-to-read-your-bible-this-year/id1440625981?i=1000640221623

01/24/2025

Your small steps matter and will be fruitful if you partner with the Lord.

It might be starting the washing machine for the tenth time this week as a way to care for your family or it might be telling a friend about the dream in your heart you want to pursue.

It may feel insignificant, but it matters.

Listen in to my conversation with (episode 105) to hear more!🎧
https://www.girlstalkinglife.com/podcast/105-rachael-adams-your-life-is-significant

01/22/2025

Do you choose a WORD OF THE YEAR?
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Make it MEANINGFUL by studying what the bible says about it using my free Word Study.

This easy, five-step guide can be completed all in one day or spread out over several weeks to help you EXPLORE what God's Word says about the word you've chosen to focus on and APPLY it to your year. ⠀⠀
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Go to https://mailchi.mp/286588dfbee8/woty-word-study for this free download.

And share your Word below! 👇😊

12/04/2024

You’re almost finished decorating, you’ve started to shop, you know most of your plans for the month, but have you given much thought to Jesus?

On the show and in ’s book, we’re talking about Advent, specifically HOPE this week.

Don’t let Christmas come and go this year without considering and celebrating its true meaning.🎁

Tune in to episode 146 and grab Jen’s devotional, Embracing Advent! It’s not too late!

11/25/2024

Do you need the reminder that hoping in Jesus is an active practice?

Advent is a time of expectant hope, and it’s an invitation to increase our focus on our Savior in preparation for the celebration of Christmas.

While part of hoping is waiting, we don’t wait passively.

My guest, Jen Ludwig, and I are talking all about holding on to the hope we have in Jesus and intentionally embracing Advent this season.

You’ll hear us talk about…

▶️ Actively waiting with hope
▶️ Hoping with other people
▶️ Where we go to find hope
▶️ Longing for holiness at Christmastime

Jen Ludwig is a Jesus-follower, writer, and worship leader. After attending Pepperdine University and finishing her graduate studies at UCLA, she settled in Southern California, where she currently resides with her husband. They are recent empty-nesters, daily discovering what God has in store for them in this new season.

Her devotional book, Embracing Advent, encourages us to focus on the hope, peace, joy and love that Jesus offers at Christmas, and every day of the year.

Listen in to our conversation [Hold on to Hope this Advent] with Jen Ludwig!

11/05/2024

No matter what you’re going through, you can be looking for God to be at work, for His glory to show up in your life.

Listen in to my conversation with for the encouragement to get started.

11/02/2024

If you’re looking for a way to engage with God’s Word, here’s your invitation…

Starting on January 1, 2025, I’ll be reading through the bible with , and I’d love for you to join me.

The Bible Recap is a reading plan and podcast where recaps what you just read in about 8 minutes.

Maybe you’ve tried reading plans in the past and have gotten frustrated and stopped because you didn’t really understand what you were reading.

This is different! I am excited to read my bible. I look forward to better understanding the story as a whole, to better understanding God’s character, and to gaining insight into passages I don’t understand.

Message me and let me know you’ll be joining me in January!

10/28/2024

Are you grieving a loss?

You likely are. We experience loss every day. Sometimes, it’s smaller, like moving away from a friend or a city you loved, and sometimes, it’s extremely significant, like the death of a family member.

But through it all, we can be looking for God’s glory. And when we search for it, we will see it.

My guest, Dorina Lazo Gilmore-Young, is sharing her personal story of loss and the miraculous gift God gave her family through it. She’s encouraging us to chase God’s glory through our grief, too.

You’ll hear us talk about…

▶️ Navigating everyday grief
▶️ Using God’s Word to help process grief
▶️ How good things can come from loss
▶️ Supporting others on their grief journey

Dorina Lazo Gilmore-Young is a multi-published author, speaker, podcaster, former news reporter, and writing coach. She is passionate about helping women discover God’s glory on life’s unexpected paths and flourish in their God-given callings.

Press play on this brand new episode with #145 [Chase God’s Glory Through Your Grief]!

https://www.girlstalkinglife.com/podcast/145-dorina-gilmore-young-chase-gods-glory-through-your-grief

10/27/2024

Tune in Monday for my conversation with !

She’s sharing her personal story of loss and the miraculous gift God gave her family through it. And she’s encouraging us to chase God’s glory through our own grief.

Follow or subscribe now so this episode will automatically find its way to your podcast player! 🎧

10/26/2024

This should say “what BOOKS are you reading?” It’s never just one, right?

I’m reading Closer to God by and The Plan by …to name a few! 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

What books are YOU reading? 📚

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