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Rooted & Real

by Shawnee Bowen

This is just a space for real conversations about Jesus, life, healing, and figuring it all out along the way.I don’t have it all together, and honestly, I don’t want to pretend I do. I just want to sit down, talk about what God is teaching me, and hopefully remind others that she’s not alone.It’s rooted in Jesus. It’s real life. And it’s us figuring it out together.

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Episodes

  1. Trusting God with EVERYTHING

    What does it look like to trust God when you’re raising a family on your own and don’t have all the means or answers? In this special episode of Rooted and Real, I’m sitting down with my mom to talk about her journey as a single mama, the sacrifices she made for her children, and the ways God...

  2. Growing Up Together as Sisters, Memories and Faith

    In this episode of Rooted and Real, I’m sitting down with my sister just 16months apart to laugh about growing up together, share some childhood memories, expose each other a little, and talk about the bond only sisters can understand. But somewhere between the laughter and the memories, we get...

  3. Who Am I? Finding My Identity in Christ | Molly’s Story

    In this conversation, Molly opens up about identity, the danger of clinging to the wrong one, and how it can lead us into dark places. We talk about the importance of knowing who Christ is so we can truly understand who we are in Him. Because when we build our identity on the wrong things, we can...

  4. When the Wilderness Makes You Romanticize Egypt

    Sometimes the wilderness gets so uncomfortable that we start romanticizing the very places God delivered us from. In this episode of Rooted and Real, we’re talking about leaving Egypt, the temptation to look back, and learning to trust God even when freedom feels unfamiliar. Just because the...

  5. What Does Surrender Really Look Like?

    Surrender sounds simple until God asks us to actually let go. We can ask God to fix our circumstances, change our situation, open the door, remove the struggle, or give us the answer we want. But sometimes surrender means laying down our need to control the outcome and trusting God with what...

  6. How sweet it is to be loved

    What if we stopped trying to earn the love of Jesus and simply learned to rest in the love He has already shown us? In this episode of Rooted & Real, we’re talking about the sweetness of being loved by Jesus, a love that knows us completely, meets us in our weakness, doesn’t disappear when we...

  7. Are We Waiting on God… or Are We Just Scared?

    Honest conversation about faith, fear, and the things we keep putting off. In this episode, we’re having an honest conversation about the difference between waiting on God’s timing and letting fear keep us stuck. We’re talking about seeking God’s direction, wanting Him to agree with our plans,...

  8. Are we loving people correctly?

    I’ve always loved people. I remember being younger and crying when I saw homeless people on the side of the road because I didn’t just see their circumstances, I saw a person with a real story. Somewhere along the way, society gave me reasons to question that compassion, and I realized how easy…

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  9. Are you giving the enemy too much credit?

    Have you ever blamed the enemy for everything that goes wrong? I know I have. In this episode, I’m talking about how sometimes we give the enemy way more power than he actually has. Not saying spiritual warfare isn’t real, because it is, but sometimes we’re so focused on what the enemy is doing...

  10. God’s love starts with Him

    What if we stopped trying to earn God’s love and actually believed that He loved us first? Today we’re talking about 1 John 4:9–10, what God’s love really looks like, and why His love is so different from the love we’ve experienced from people. His love isn’t based on our performance, it starts...

  11. Vulnerability

    Sometimes being vulnerable feels scary because being fully known means someone gets to see the parts of us we usually try to hide. But what if being fully known by God isn’t something to fear? In this episode, we’re talking about Psalm 139 and the freedom that comes from knowing He knows me, and…

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  12. The Promise Was Never “You Won’t Hurt”

    Isaiah 43:1–7 has been sitting heavy on my heart because God never promised that we wouldn’t walk through hard things. He actually told us we would. “WHEN you pass through the waters…” “WHEN you walk through the fire…” But He PROMISED, “I will be with you.” In this first episode of Rooted & Real,...

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ABOUT THIS SHOW

This is just a space for real conversations about Jesus, life, healing, and figuring it all out along the way.I don’t have it all together, and honestly, I don’t want to pretend I do. I just want to sit down, talk about what God is teaching me, and hopefully remind others that she’s not alone.It’s rooted in Jesus. It’s real life. And it’s us figuring it out together.

HOSTED BY

Shawnee Bowen

Frequently Asked Questions

How many episodes does Rooted & Real have?

Rooted & Real currently has 12 episodes available on PodParley. New episodes are automatically indexed when they're published to the podcast feed.

What is Rooted & Real about?

This is just a space for real conversations about Jesus, life, healing, and figuring it all out along the way.I don’t have it all together, and honestly, I don’t want to pretend I do. I just want to sit down, talk about what God is teaching me, and hopefully remind others that she’s not alone.It’s...

How often does Rooted & Real release new episodes?

Rooted & Real has 12 episodes. Check the episode list to see recent publication dates and frequency.

Where can I listen to Rooted & Real?

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Who hosts Rooted & Real?

Rooted & Real is created and hosted by Shawnee Bowen.
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