In Kristen We Brust
by Kristen Brust
This former radio professional finds space for the real-real of mamahood, singlehood, married hood and adulthood. With her Ph.D. in perspective, KB provides a safe place to discuss all seasons, reasons, and walks of life. It's a Christ-centered, laughable version of life discussions with vulnerability and a healthy dose of comedic realness. Buckle up and get ready to laugh your way through the tough stuff with grace and a girlfriend's girlfriend riding shotgun. A podcast village to trust, in Kristen we Brust.
Episodes
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tending and pruning.
sometimes it all starts with a blackberry bush and sometimes it all ends with one too. there have been so many seasons where gardening has been my anchor and this year it provided me with an amazing perspective. i am so thankful that through your pruning and growing, we get to be together. so…
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summer in the wheatfield with laney crowder
anywhere she is an anointed space. ikwb family favorite laney crowder sat with me one sunny afternoon in nashville to talk all things heartfelt harvested and riding the flow of summer. visionary OGs and almost birthday twins makes laney matter a little extra to my heart plus she was in the…
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sandlot summer
in the simplification there is a melting away of old and welcoming new that cannot be done ((at least in my experience)) in the sweet chaos of the school season. so calm, unplugged, sunscreen scented, watermelon stained days are the mood. cozy up with us inside the rest of our sandlot summer. i...
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lidless life
it's like THE easiest to get stuck in day to day, the same schedule, the circumstances, the looming feelings of not enough. not enough time, not enough money, not enough muscle, the list can go on BUT what if for a moment it stopped? what if we take to time to really dream again. fall in love,...
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in your newness
the new decision. what if we just decide? decide to be reminded of what we love and who we are. decide to make the change because we can. yep. maybe it is that easy. we are just a decided heart away from small or big shifts. newness. the promise and hope of a future. all things we can know as...
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a holy yes.
whew. not my typical holy week tribute but some real honesty and moments of clarity. our go to "sorry we can't, it's holy week" has been replaced. this holy week feels different. abundant? yes. full? completely. being the hands and feet of Jesus in noisy, but really beautifully chaotic, times.…
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the real time in between
a note to all my warrior hearts ::: i love you. today i am holding everything. sometimes i need a moment to hold what floats to the top and detangle the rest later. tangible ways to move my tired, grieving, even joyful mind in a forward motion. slow and steady. love and protected. thanks for...
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ask me anything part three
you asked, i answered. yikes. a lot you didn't see coming… thanks for loving me and being so all in. xoxo. kb.
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ask me anything part two
you asked, i answered. yikes. a lot you didn't see coming… thanks for loving me and being so all in. xoxo. kb.
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ask me anything part one
you asked, i answered. yikes. a lot you didn't see coming… thanks for loving me and being so all in. part two coming soon cause you asked so much and i want to tell you everythingggg. xoxo. kb.
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a holy pace
march roars in like a lion … and don't i know that life! pumpkin rolls out but the best "what ifs" stay. as we launch into a spring refresh in home, heart, closet, and temps let's pause for the importance of exiting our seasons like a lamb. i love you. too much. forever. xoxo. kb.
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what if...
what if… girl. what if you are actually good at it? yes that. anything you haven't tried or thought "maybe someday"… i think it's time. time for the good old college try. time for the measuring cups and the printed recipes. time for substack or the LLC. whatever has been planted in your perfectly...
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a love note
a little love note from me to you in between official seasons. i love you too much. forever. xoxo kb
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january slow.
my anchored thought for the very first month of a new year. i have always thought of january as calm. january is for sorting. for quiet. for reorganizing. for purging. physically and mentally. for clarity and peace. i stopped making my resolutions or words a must by january because i just love...
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tucking in the year
… a gentle way to reflect. we don't need to tidy trees, homes, kitchens, AND new year resolutions all at once. that's unfair and you've earned way more than to be limited in all your limitlessness. let's just take some minutes during all the activities and the movement of the final two weeks of…
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to host or not to host
diving into full swing holidays and testing all our *knowing* of what we need the very most! whew! i see you. i hear you. let's talk about solutions for maybe rounding out some holiday plan sharper edges. in a plot twist of the holiday pummel, i offer that the ball is actually in your court. i…
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shaking hands with santa
in a world of lap sitting, we take a moment to talk about trusting our intuitions. an honoring of our guts from wishlists to hosting this holiday season. all the ways the world tries to noisy up the most sacred of seasons and the weird ways it wants us to sit on strangers … get in. get cozy.…
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part two. sex, hormones, health ::: all the questions we are afraid to ask
a two part series of all the women's health questions with Nicole Stroop, APRN, FNP-BC Avisha Labban, APRN, FNP-BC a deep dive and deep share of all the personal women's health topics with all of YOUR questions answered. the ladies of Invigorate Health answer the questions yall submitted plus…
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sex, hormones, health ::: all the questions we are afraid to ask
a two part series of all the women's health questions with Nicole Stroop, APRN, FNP-BC Avisha Labban, APRN, FNP-BC a deep dive and deep share of all the personal women's health topics with all of YOUR questions answered. the ladies of Invigorate Health answer the questions yall submitted plus…
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homecoming queen ::: cassie kelley
when i think of Homecoming and the work, maturity, calm, passion it takes to return to one's self, cassie sits at the top of my heart. she embodies a beautiful determination and a strong sense of knowing herself. she holds love and compassion near and dear. she is gentle, strong, loving and…
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a prayer for you
a lot rests on our hearts and shoulders this week. election season is loud and heavy and name cally ((i am making up words bc why not)). we are holding so much and staying hopeful. today i want you to hear that time is abundant and the pace of the world will not sweep over your steadfast knowing....
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wellness options ::: health + cozy deliverables
asking yourself what you need is half the knowing in homecoming season. being able meet the need with a cold glass of water, prayer, a walk, meditation, a slow morning, a hot tea, or even a good cry… that's the momentum in the coming back to ourselves. what you do with all your "one more minutes"...
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floored ::: accidents don't just happen with sara macmillan
the road to yourself is composed of so many aspects of health and healing. we sit down with sara macmillan PT, DPT to talk about all things pelvic floor and the proper way to take great care of our female bodies. from breathing, timing out, walking, kegel like a jellyfish, this very much a case…
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one more minute
one more minute a really tender and vulnerable time with you. this one is a leap of faith and of hope. it's left me with a nervous // anxious // too much kind of belly which is exactly how i know it needs to live and have breath out in the wide world. i need you to know that you are really loved.…
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the busy girl's guide to taking a minute
freeze. the busy girl's guide to taking a minute grandmother wisdom passed down, the ultimate non rush. the sweet time out to sort, honor, and proceed in your own pace. sometimes the best thing we can do is nothing at all. what a precious reminder in a hurried society. to freeze. to be still. a...
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habits + habitats
i think in life and home there is so much to be treasured and loved and sought after- the secret is just finding rhythm. it's about taking good care of your heartbeat and learning homes can have heartbeats too. what is good for your soul doesn't always match everyone else. i offer a perspective…
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not so current events // current mood
not-so-current events... i poured a little piece of my heart out about life, liberty, and the pursuit of gold medals. a few thoughts about things swirling in our world and my world that carry over, like most does, into all areas of our lives. honest matters of the heart. i'll give myself a bronze...
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september issues
this is more than ballet flats and burgundy bags … a minute to close out the world and maybe close toe too. to know yourself and what you love is one of the greatest gifts. together we can tune in and up and sort our own september issues. i love you. too much. forever. xoxo. kb.
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live slow
a journey to yourself. a deeper learning of obedience to your beautiful intuition. this homecoming season is about returning to home...to yourself. slow to respond. slow to absorb. living slow. coming home to you has never been more stunning. i love you. too much. forever. xoxo. kb.
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HOME OPENER :::
oh i love a little time with yall so much! welcome to season five! it's our "homecoming season." in the wild world of fast pace i am planting us here in homecoming. a frame of mind and of heart. a place where we can attempt to sharpen discernment and return back to valuing the most rare treasure…
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Makaela Bailey 🤍
::: DEAR MAMA SERIES the honor. a few months ago i sat down inside a cozy, silent studio space at Edgehill Music Publishing with the other half of kb x kb, kristen blake. in our industry you know her has a talented itty bit that floats through wardrobe racks in her size nothing ballerina feet....
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limitless ::: a road to you
come snuggle in with me while we take the lids off our lives and breathe some air into the dreams and plans that we have shelved. a little chit chat about the road back to you with your road trip buddy riding shotgun. i love you too much. xoxo kb
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happy mama day!
happy mama day! i love you. too much. forever.
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safe harbors
whew. safe harbors. pockets of comfortably settling into a season of deep knowing. we, as a village, are finding some places that by definition provide protection. refuge. comfort. ::: safe harbors as we press in we understand the rarity and absolute sanctity of these people. we also learn that...
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undefeated.
moving into love month. ahhhhh. a deep breath and a little arm's length. we kick off this month taking freedom filled breaths and deciding what we want in our orbit. a spirit of already having enough as we are - that sweet spot feeling of CHOOSING to bring into the inner circle. rest for a minute...
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freedom + a farewell party.
oh me say goodbye to you? no chance! but the farewell party has started for all of us. it's time to give ourselves permission to find and hold the things that keep any part of us captive. and then like a high school break up, we will tell those parts "it's not you, it's me" and we will start the...
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HBD IKWB!
...and happy friend•iversary to us! if i wished a thousand wishes, 999 of them would be about how this community would continue to grow and feel like full on love. FOUR FULL LIFE FILLED YEARS TOGETHER YALL! after i talk birthday•ing ((yes i make up words way too often)), i have a little message...
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the push to peace + saint christine
live from my sofa, curled up next to my supermodel of a christmas tree, a heartfelt episode from me to you. "help is on the way dear!" - the doubtfire moment i have been waiting for! oh it's everything. in the internal inventory of the Great November Purge i found myself way too honest about how…
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the Great November Purge ::: feelings. closets. email boxes.
it's the most wonderful time of the year at iKwB! the Great November purge is upon us! ahhhh the sweet sound of garbage bags full of donations and silenced cell phones. November around here means decluttering every nook and corner of homes and hearts. so come get cozy and motivated. it takes a...
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anchoring ::: notifications, all access, Lion guarded nights.
friends we are living on a prayer and a few lighter topics this week. you know when you get a new love and you feel so just floaty… that's how i have felt about y'all and what we are up to. this week we take time to focus and recenter. to fully know what we need and digest information slower. to...
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good grief ::: valleys of hope part two
as we wrap up our two part Good Grief mini series, i just need you know how deeply loved you are. all the heartbeats, here and Heaven, including me really think you are amazing. this life ((and this death)) is a lot on us friends but there is some slices of true love and connection to be made....
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good grief ::: valleys of hope part one
whew. a big ol heartfelt episode. hear me out, grief is a gift of ultimate learning and perspective. it's unreal pain and growth all at once. it's the gauntlet of human emotions. loss of love, someone, the idea of someone, it's all in here. mourning. this is part one of a two part ((maybe three))...
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living now ::: finding + loving the good old days
living now. easier said than done. staying present. easier said than done. friends, i firmly believe quiet minds produce really meaningful lives. we have to go slow. we can't give into all the noise and all the madness- AND we. have. to. keep each other afloat. our world is wired to make us want...
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back together. ::: baby steps.
hi. i've missed you so much! too much really. ikwb is back. i've been living slow and intentional. and with every breath and tiny movement forward, i always find this need to just sit with you. you are like air to me. i love when we can be together. talk about what's real and what's pretty and...
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new chapter ::: new cohost
thank you for loving me. i am so grateful you are here. xoxo ::: kb + sacred guest
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one eleven ::: happy new year // happy birthday
new year new you? nah girl. slow down. we aren't rushing through creating a vision for the year especially after we just iced our backs from nonstop hosting and gift wrapping. no yearly business plan is made in 5 days. january 1 means you have a slow start to a new year. i invite you to enter…
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homecoming queen ::: crowns and roads back to you.
hi. homecoming. the word of my current season. a return to myself. slow. steady. crunchy leaf hearted. a series of God gifted moments has reminded me that reintroduction is more critical that reinvention sometimes. sometimes the parts we pray we have are the parts we already have. we just need...
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god bless texas ::: and the collective beat of your hearts.
God bless you Uvalde, Texas and every heartbeat Heaven gained from you this week. whew. a heavy and layered world. grieving, learning, rerouting, grieving some more. learning to navigate, oh and then learning to navigate the navigation. are. we. tired. or. what. grab every single one of your...
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a Wholly Holy week ::: breathe in renewed hope.
it's a week so soak in the Holy Hope. it's the phrase around iKwB headquarters this week::: "sorry i can't. it's Holy week." a week without rush or any extra "yes". a week to dig in the garden dirt, boil eggs, hunt down butter lambs ((iykyk)). a week to create a Holy feast menu. a week to rest in...
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declutter ::: to your core and closet
which came first the the chicken or the swipe up? we are working in reverse because yall loved the abundant truth in "over overconsumption". so why do we over consume? let's dig into learning your style, learning your body, trusting your beautiful gut. your gut is a gift. yes ma'am // sir! you...
About this show
This former radio professional finds space for the real-real of mamahood, singlehood, married hood and adulthood. With her Ph.D. in perspective, KB provides a safe place to discuss all seasons, reasons, and walks of life. It's a Christ-centered, laughable version of life discussions with vulnerability and a healthy dose of comedic realness. Buckle up and get ready to laugh your way through the tough stuff with grace and a girlfriend's girlfriend riding shotgun. A podcast village to trust, in Kristen we Brust.
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