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Be Brave & Beautiful
by Brave & Beautiful, Michaela McLean Wilkes
Welcome to the Be Brave & Beautiful Podcast, featuring your host, Michaela McLean Wilkes! She unlocks transformational secrets empowering young women to live on purpose, love without fear and lead from a heart to serve. In a culture of confusing messages, she encourages young women to embrace their true God-given worth and value while living confidently from the inside out.
Episodes
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Keep Asking, Keep Seeking, Keep Knocking
To kick off the first episode of 2024, I share a message on persistently seeking the face of God in 2024 like never before. As we seek God with our whole hearts, consistently and diligently, we get to know Him more personally. There is fruit in the disciplined pursuit of God! Tune in to hear more...
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Five Habits I'm Leaving Behind in 2023
It’s the final episode of the year! How is it almost 2024?! In this episode, my husband Grayson puts me on the hot seat as I open up about 5 unhealthy habits I want to leave behind in 2023. From walking away from toxic gossip to combating daily distractions, we deep dive into areas where we can…
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Life, Love, and the Lord with Allie Schnacky
My girl Allie Schnacky came on today's episode to chat about all things life, love, and the Lord! She is a speaker for JWLKRS Worship, YouTuber, influencer, host of the “Keep it Real” Podcast, and founder of Chosen & Free Community. We covered several topics during our girl chat including…
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The Heart of Psalm 138: Gratitude and God's Faithfulness
Thanksgiving is just around the corner, and it's a time to express our gratitude! While we often think of Thanksgiving as the family holiday when we stuff our faces with delicious food, the word “Thanksgiving” goes deeper, and in fact, higher. Thanksgiving is another way of saying “God did that....
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For the Girl Tired of Waiting
Frustrated, exhausted, and discouraged from your current waiting season? Then this episode is for YOU! My friend Liv Wysocki shares her 10-year-long engagement season after an unexpected trial that changed her marriage timeline forever. She gets REAL on the impatience, frustration, comparison…
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Faith-Fueled Finances: Navigating Godly Stewardship
Whether it's our finances, time, health, or relationships, how can we faithfully steward the resources in front of us? My husband Grayson (whose biblical name means "Son of a Steward!") shares the importance of giving God the firstfruits of your finances and belongings. He shares a recent…
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From Jealousy to Joy
What is the spiritual root of jealousy and comparison? And why do we all struggle with feeling "incomplete?" On today's episode, guests Ben and Annemarie McLean share valuable biblical insight regarding our temptation to struggle with jealousy, envy, comparison, and feeling incomplete. Even as...
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Overwhelmed and Undernourished - Is Your Soul Starving for Rest?
Burnt out? Overcommitted? Spread too thin? We live in a culture that values productivity over presence. Culture has taught us that our value is found primarily in what we produce, which results in a lifestyle of unhealthy “hustle” and ultimately compromised quiet time with the Lord. Listen in on…
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Taking a Stand Even if You Stand Alone
Marcus Schroder, 19-year-old co-founder of Warriors for Christ, was arrested two weeks ago on July 29th for publicly reading the Bible on the sidewalk in Watertown, Wisconsin. He was handcuffed for "violating a sound ordinance without permit," even though he was given no prior warning. As Marcus'...
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Navigating Transition in Your First Year of Marriage
Tune in to this fun girl chat with my fellow newlywed best friends Janeshka O'dell and Mckayla Summers as we talk all things first year of marriage, life transitions and moves, our funny wifey fails, and how we knew our husbands were “the one!”
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For the One Feeling Fearful and Overwhelmed
Worship songs for the week: No Turning Back - Steffany Gretzinger & Leeland Good Plans - Red Rocks Worship You Will Be Saved - Elevation Rhythm Been So Good - Elevation Worship Over & Over - Elevation Rhythm Enduring Word Commentary Follow us on Instagram! @bebraveandbeautiful
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Rooted: Cultivating a Faith that Runs Deep
Is the soil of your heart ready to grow the Word of God? Our culture is trying to disrupt the soil of our hearts every single day. It’s trying to make us hard, shallow, and allow other things to grow alongside the ONE thing that will bear “fruit that remains into eternity." With over 35 years of...
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Keep the Secret Place Sacred
With the constant pressure to achieve, perform, and post our everyday lives, we have become a distracted society driven by the need to always be seen. We have lost the idea of spending our time where it matters most: the secret place with the Lord. Michaela dives into why there is freedom,...
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What It Means to Live Wholly Surrendered to God
What does it mean to offer ourselves as a living sacrifice to God? How can we live wholly surrendered to Him? Michaela shares insightful commentary from "Enduring Word" about the life-changing truth found in Romans 12:1-2. She shares the urgency to not conform to the pattern of this world in…
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3 Tips on Discerning God's Best
How can we tell what’s best from what’s good? In this episode, Michaela shares three practical tips on how to discern God’s will in everyday decisions. While the enemy knows how to distract and confuse us, the Lord is faithful to give us “markers” to help us evaluate life’s options and choose the...
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Social Media-Induced Anxiety and the Pursuit of the Perfect Image
Michaela, Annemarie, and Livvy McLean joined Jessica Landmon of Women Get Real Ministries for a podcast ministry weekend in her snowy Vermont cabin! In this podcast, they dive head-first into the generational misunderstandings of the stigma around social media-induced anxiety and the pursuit of...
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Redeeming the Narrative: Grayson's Story
Michaela's husband, Grayson Wilkes, joins the podcast for the first "Wednesday with the Wilkes." In this episode, Grayson shares his powerful testimony of losing his father when he was 15 years old and overcoming unexpected trials and trauma. He shares valuable wisdom and insight on seeking...
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Makeup with a Message ft. Hope Beauty USA
When did the beauty industry get so ugly? Michaela interviews Hope Harvard, owner of Hope Beauty USA, on her pursuit to bring truth, purity, and femininity back to a perverted beauty industry. With products named after women in the Bible, Hope started "Hope Beauty USA" to show that women can have...
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oh hey, its me again: Where We Were to Where We Are Going
Michaela McLean Wilkes (new last name, check it out!) explains her year-long hiatus from the Brave & Beautiful platform, her last season of falling in love and getting married, and the new heart and vision for B & B in 2022. This next year is going to be full of dynamic new speakers, devotionals,...
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Living Pure in a Polluted World: Relationships with Tori Masters
Kicking off the new mini series "Living Pure in a Polluted World," social media influencer and former Miss Florida 2014 Tori Masters shares her testimony of how God transformed her view regarding purity in relationships. Listeners will be encouraged as Tori and Michaela will bring clarity and...
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Why We Wouldn't Trade 2020 for the World
Kicking off Season Two, Michaela and Annemarie put 2020 in a new light by sharing five transformative life lessons they learned throughout the year. Listeners will be encouraged and challenged to reevaluate their own perspective on 2020 as they look forward to this year with newfound insight that...
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Giving Yourself Space for Sadness
There's no doubt 2020 has thrown us into times of uncertainty and change like never before. Much of that has evoked feelings of loss as we've had to come face-to-face with a world that isn't the same. Michaela takes the lead on this topic as she uses her recent experience to point listeners to...
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Be Unafraid to Confront Your Fears
When it comes to fear, it's not "if" we experience it, but "when." The Brave & Beautiful team identifies the difference between unhealthy and healthy fear while unpacking three strategies to help defeat fear in our lives.
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Be Unafraid of Tomorrow
It seems like overnight our thoughts about tomorrow went from confident to complicated. In a world that is spinning and shaking, thinking about tomorrow can produce thoughts of fear and anxiety. Tune in to hear the Brave & Beautiful team unpack three truths that will help you face tomorrow unafraid.
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Be Unafraid to Go Small
During this unexpected time of isolation and uncertainty, it's easy to lose sight of how valuable a season of "going small but deep" can be. The Brave & Beautiful team dives into themes of humility, surrender, and contentment as we are encouraged to maximize a season that while at times,...
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Be Unafraid of Transition: Part Two
In Part Two of "Be Unafraid of Transition," the Brave & Beautiful team unpacks how transition can affect our identity and expose areas in our heart that need growth. It also give us opportunities to cultivate humility and dependence on God.
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Be Unafraid of Transition: Part 1
Introducing the "Be Unafraid Series," the Brave & Beautiful team shares less-talked about messages that go straight to heart issues that hold women back from moving forward in courage and purpose. Our first topic is "Be Unafraid of Transition." In Part One, the team shares how we can go from…
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Taking Control of the Scroll
Wrapping up the social media series, Michaela and Annemarie McLean share 5 tips to establishing and maintaining healthy social media habits!
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Facetime vs. Face-to-Face Time
You have 2,000 friends on Facebook and 4,500 friends on Instagram, but who do you call when you need someone? In this episode, the Brave & Beautiful team talks about the vital importance of cultivating meaningful relationships face-to-face in the digital age.
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Anchoring Your Self Image in the Sea of Social Media
Guest Lize Landis joins the Brave & Beautiful team as they dive into how social media affects self concept. From hearing personal stories and practical truths, listeners will be encouraged to anchor their self image in Christ while embracing healthy social media habits.
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Cut the Comparison
From body image to number of social media followers, women are notorious for comparing themselves to one another. In this episode, the Brave & Beautiful team dives into how we can cut the comparison and rejoice in the freedom of living in our own unique God-given identity and purpose.
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
Welcome to the Be Brave & Beautiful Podcast, featuring your host, Michaela McLean Wilkes! She unlocks transformational secrets empowering young women to live on purpose, love without fear and lead from a heart to serve. In a culture of confusing messages, she encourages young women to embrace their true God-given worth and value while living confidently from the inside out.
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Brave & Beautiful, Michaela McLean Wilkes
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Welcome to the Be Brave & Beautiful Podcast, featuring your host, Michaela McLean Wilkes! She unlocks transformational secrets empowering young women to live on purpose, love without fear and lead from a heart to serve. In a culture of confusing messages, she encourages young women to embrace their...
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