Wild + Beautiful

Hey friends! As you may have guessed, this is the "we're going on break" episode. PLEASE stay connected and reach out to Lauren and Joanna, and know that they love you all and are deeply encouraged by the community that has been created with this podcast. If there's anything you'd like to hear from them in the future, let them know! Until then, stay wild and beautiful. [email protected]

Happy Star Wars day! May the fourth be with you. This week we’re discussing the Fruits of the Spirit, but laying the foundation for our pursuit of them through humility first. What does the Bible have to say about it? What behaviors do we exhibit that separate us from God? What would it look like to build our habits around embodying and cultivating spiritual fruit? SHOW NOTES This episode’s reading is from Romans 12: 1-5; and Galatians 5: 19-22, taken from the NLT Study Bible. If you’d like to pick one of these up for yourself or someone you know, they can be found here: https://www.tyndale.com/p/nlt-study-bible/9781496416643 CONNECT -Have topic ideas or questions for Kyle? Share them here! [email protected] -Like the show? Buy us a coffee! https://www.buymeacoffee.com/wbpod -We’re on video! Subscribe to our new YouTube channel

Hello friends! Jo and Enriquez have officially entered into maternity leave, and have left you all in the somewhat questionable hands of producer Kyle. For the first guest host week we will be discussing anxiety and worry, and specifically hearing an excerpt from Jesus’s Sermon on the Mount. -How do we respond to anxiety and worry as believers? -Does our use of professional help and medication undermine God’s ultimate provision? -How can we support others, both believers and non-believers? SHOW NOTES Today’s reading from the Sermon on the Mount is from the NLT Study Bible, and is found in Matthew 6:25-34. If you’d like to purchase one of these, they can be found here: https://www.tyndale.com/p/nlt-study-bible/9781496416643 Little things can add up to help a lot throughout your day! Here’s a helpful resource for learning new things that are simple and effective for protecting our mental health as individuals: https://www.mhanational.org/31-tips-boost-your-mental-health Kyle’s instagram: @kyleblaine CONNECT -Have topic ideas for Kyle? Share them here! [email protected] -Like our show? Buy us a coffee! https://www.buymeacoffee.com/wbpod -We’re on video! Subscribe to our new YouTube channel

Happy Easter! Today on Wild + Beautiful… 🎉 HUGE GOOD NEWS! A federal judge has ruled that the FDA illegally approved the abortion pill in the U.S. We’ll be praying as this case progresses. ✋ We break down the two biggest threats to ending abortion in the U.S.   📢 We have a special announcement! Our babies are coming, but our show isn’t going anywhere.  Have topic ideas for Kyle? Share them here! [email protected]   ☕ Like our show? Buy us a coffee! https://www.buymeacoffee.com/wbpod  🎥 We’re on video! Subscribe to our new YouTube channel  SHOW NOTES Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine v. U.S. Food and Drug Administration: https://adfmedia.org/case/alliance-hippocratic-medicine-v-us-food-and-drug-administration  Jo’s Instagram live on the above case:  https://www.instagram.com/p/CqwRzvWAtxD/?hl=en Abortion Pill Reversal (know this info – you could save a life!):  https://www.abortionpillreversal.com/  Planned Parenthood is sweeping up nearly all of the federal sex ed money in the U.S.: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/morning-wire/id1576594336?i=1000605840020  How to take down Planned Parenthood - an ebook you can download: https://secure.savethebabyhumans.org/complete-guide-defunding-pp/?utm_source=WEB-H&utm_medium=TCGTDPP&utm_campaign=E-BOOK&utm_content=MAR-2023

Today on Wild + Beautiful… ✝️ The Easter Triduum is here – are you ready for renewal?   🙏 Why thoughts and prayers ARE the appropriate response after a tragedy. 💙 It’s good to ponder things in our hearts before deciding how or whether to act.  What do you think? Write to us: [email protected]   ☕ Like our show? Buy us a coffee! https://www.buymeacoffee.com/wbpod  🎥 We’re on video! Subscribe to our new YouTube channel  SHOW NOTES What is the Easter Triduum? More from EWTN https://www.ewtn.com/catholicism/library/easter-triduum-6534 Pope Benedict XVI The most sacred days of our Christian calendar celebrate the life-and-death battle that Jesus wins — and empowers us to do — by his dying and rising. Romans 12:15  Rejoice with those who rejoice, weep with those who weep.  BOOK Elizabeth Elliot: The Path Of Loneliness https://a.co/d/fMeSngT

🎶 Find out what it means to me 🎶  Today on Wild + Beautiful… ⚽⚽ Are soccer referees teaching us more about respect for authority than law school deans?! (Spoiler alert: YES.) 👨‍👶 We all have authority figures in our lives, and sometimes our relationships with them are complicated. Our faith weighs in.  🌟 Authority can be a stabilizing force and guiding light in our life – and that’s GOOD.  What do you think? Write to us: [email protected]   ☕ Like our show? Buy us a coffee! https://www.buymeacoffee.com/wbpod  🎥 We’re on video! Subscribe to our new YouTube channel  SHOW NOTES Ephesians 6: "Honor your father and mother," which is the first commandment with promise: "that it may be well with you and you may live long on the earth." And you, fathers, do not provoke your children to wrath, but bring them up in the training and admonition of the Lord. Fallout after Stanford Law School disrespects federal judge: https://washingtonstand.com/commentary/women-we-must-not-kneel-before-the-trans-patriarchy  Two judges weigh in: https://www.nationalreview.com/2023/03/stop-the-chaos-law-schools-need-to-crack-down-on-student-disrupters-now/  Catechism of the Catholic Church paragraph 1822: http://www.scborromeo.org/ccc/para/1898.htm  Need a Catholic retreat? Check out Casa Maria: https://sisterservants.org/

Today on Wild + Beautiful… 🖊️ Jo advises listeners to use caution when borrowing pens from friends 🕮 Sorry mom… “Be nice!” may not always be good advice What do you think? Write to us: [email protected]   ☕ Like our show? Buy us a coffee! https://www.buymeacoffee.com/wbpod  🎥 We’re on video! Subscribe to our new YouTube channel  SHOW NOTES 1 Corinthians 13 Love is patient, love is kind Galatians 5:22 The fruit of the spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness Wellesley College and the “trans patriarchy” https://washingtonstand.com/commentary/women-we-must-not-kneel-before-the-trans-patriarchy  https://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/14/us/wellesley-college-trans-nonbinary.html  Injustice: Trans rapists in women’s prisons https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2023/jan/26/trans-woman-isla-bryson-found-guilty-rape-not-be-held-in-womens-prison-sturgeon  A (female) Supreme Court justice doesn’t know what a woman is https://www.nationalreview.com/news/judge-jackson-refuses-to-define-woman-during-confirmation-hearing-im-not-a-biologist/  BOOK: “Prey: Immigration, Islam, and the Erosion of Women’s Rights” by Ayaan Hirsi Ali https://a.co/d/6mYMGIg Catechism of the Catholic Church paragraph 1822: http://www.scborromeo.org/ccc/para/1822.htm

Today on Wild + Beautiful… 🎤 What does the popular say about our culture? 📺 What we consume does affect us. How can we be discerning? 🎭 What is beauty and how do we experience it in a degraded culture? What do you think? Write to us: [email protected] 🎥 We’re on video! Subscribe to our new YouTube channel LINKS NYC’s new “Satanic golden medusa” is a damning indictment of American pop culture. Catholic News Agency: https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/253489/how-the-satanic-new-york-city-courthouse-statue-is-all-about-abortion Fox News: https://www.foxnews.com/media/satanic-golden-medusa-abortion-statue-new-york-city-courthouse-ruthlessly-mocked-monstrosity Author John Mark Miravalle on “Beauty: What It Is And Why It Matters.” Interview: https://avemariaradio.net/kresta-in-the-afternoon-feb-28-2023-hour-1/ The book: https://a.co/d/bTF7llp

Today on Wild + Beautiful, Enriquez interviews Ericka Andersen, author of the new book “Reasons to Return: Why Women Need the Church and the Church Needs Women.” ⛪ Whether you’ve never missed a Sunday, you’ve been away for a while, or you’ve never attended church, this conversation is for you. 👪 Taking kids to church can be difficult. Ericka shares where to find encouragement to stay the course with our kids. 👩 Why women need the church and the church needs women Were you ever away from Church? What spurred you back? Write to us: [email protected] 🎥 We’re on video! Subscribe to our new YouTube channel LINKS “Reasons to Return: Why Women Need the Church and the Church Needs Women.” https://www.amazon.com/Reason-Return-Women-Church-Needs/dp/1641585668 Connect with Ericka Anderson

Today on Wild + Beautiful… 🛑 Did you grow up in “purity culture”? We deconstruct wrong teachings on modesty. 📱 How do we navigate modesty in the social media realm, where skin is currency? 👫 Are women responsible for the purity of men? Maybe the answer is less black-or-white than we’ve been told. What do you think? Write to us: [email protected] 🎥 We’re on video! Subscribe to our new YouTube channel LINKS & QUOTES The Catechism of the Catholic Church on the 9th Commandment http://www.scborromeo.org/ccc/p3s2c2a9.htm John Paul II’s Theology of the Body https://stmarys-waco.org/documents/2016/9/theology_of_the_body.pdf Fr. Mike Schmitz’s Ash Wednesday Episode: You Are Mine https://youtu.be/hPTcMWpHfKk

Today on Wild + Beautiful… ✝️ It’s Lent… again! Let’s prepare our hearts for the Resurrection. 📝 Lent rhymes with ment…al health! How’s yours? 💕 There’s a God-shaped hole in the heart of every human. We discuss. Write to us: [email protected] 🎥 We’re on video! Subscribe to our new YouTube channel LINKS & QUOTES Our Lent 2022 episode (a primer on Lent) https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/lent/id1601284314?i=1000552101674 John Paul II’s World Youth Day Address https://www.vatican.va/content/john-paul-ii/en/speeches/2000/jul-sep/documents/hf_jp-ii_spe_20000819_gmg-veglia.html ❤️ JPII Quote: It is Jesus in fact that you seek when you dream of happiness; he is waiting for you when nothing else you find satisfies you; he is the beauty to which you are so attracted; it is he who provokes you with that thirst for fullness that will not let you settle for compromise; it is he who urges you to shed the masks of a false life; it is he who reads in your hearts your most genuine choices, the choices that others try to stifle. John Eldridge podcast: “The Surprising Symptoms of Trauma and the Challenges of Deconstruction” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R5ckJbjJQU4 Ben Shapiro on the mental health crisis among young girls: Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-ben-shapiro-show/id1047335260?i=1000599592782 Article: https://www.dailysignal.com/2023/02/15/young-americans-are-losing-their-minds-the-social-left-is-to-blame/

You’ve heard us mention her numerous times on our podcast, and now she’s finally here! Alison Centofante is a mom, a media powerhouse and pro-life advocate. Most importantly, she’s one of our dearest friends. “Lean in” culture, and how its main champion seems to be backing away What being a “working mom” looks like in different seasons Is it Biblical to work AND be a mom or are we to focus on one calling at a time? What fears or questions do you have about working and parenting? If you’re doing it now, tell us your hacks! [email protected] 🎥 We’re on video! Subscribe to our new YouTube channel Links: Connect with Alison: Instagram, Website Scripture: 1 Samuel 25, Prov. 31, Acts 18

Today on Wild + Beautiful… 🤰🤰 Jo and Enriquez share what it’s like to be called “elderly” pregnant women and how they’re coping with old age. 📰 They break down some troubling news stories… and why there is reason for HOPE in the headlines. 🎤 We have a special guest coming next week. Any guesses? Have a topic or news story you want us to cover? Tell us about it: [email protected] 🎥 We’re on video! Subscribe to our new YouTube channel LINKS & QUOTES “Secularization Revisited: There’s Hope For Faith,” by Mary Eberstadt https://www.nationalreview.com/magazine/2022/12/30/secularization-revisited-theres-hope-for-faith/ Missionary Hudson Taylor quote: “There are three stages in every great work of God: first, it is impossible, then it is difficult, then it is done.” https://tabletalkmagazine.com/article/2021/11/beginning-with-impossible/

Today on Wild + Beautiful… 👰 Jo and Enriquez share their stress coping mechanism. There are mail-order brides in the story. 🗣️ Jo testified for LIFE at an abortion hearing in Washington… and pulled zero punches. 🕮 Enriquez reviews the book “Discipline Is Destiny” by Ryan Holiday. 👭 Bad habits and addictions… Shia LeBeouf reminds us why we need each other. And we want to hear YOUR voice. Did you have to overcome anxiety to speak an important truth? Tell us about it: [email protected] 🎥 We’re on video! Subscribe to our new YouTube channel LINKS & BOOKS Trust Me, I’m Lying, by Ryan Holiday https://www.amazon.com/Trust-Me-Im-Lying-Ryan-Holiday-audiobook/dp/B07RK54H63/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=trust+me+im+lying&qid=1675312372&sprefix=trust+me%2Caps%2C112&sr=8-1 Discipline Is Destiny, by Ryan Holiday https://www.amazon.com/Discipline-Destiny-Power-Self-Control-Virtues/dp/0593191692/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1675312337&sr=8-1 Jon Bernthal’s Conversation with Shia LeBeouf https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nnVKqQiQyTQ

A lot of the most “controversial” topics also happen to be the most important topics in our culture today. Jo and Enriquez have a conversation that explores why people stay silent on the issues that matter & how we can find our voices. And we want to hear YOUR voice. Did you have to overcome anxiety to speak an important truth? Tell us about it: [email protected] 🎥 We’re on video! Subscribe to our new YouTube channel

In 2022, we saw the historic reversal of Roe v. Wade. But the pro-life movement still has a lot of work to do! Abortion is still legal and accessible in 75% of America. Today Jo and Enriquez discuss… 📰 The latest abortion news you should know 🤦‍♀️ Oh no she didn’t… a Congresswoman uses Jeremiah 1:5 to DEFEND infanticide 💊 The abortion pill has become the deadly drug epidemic no one is talking about 🛑 Why Planned Parenthood has GOT to go 🎥 We’re on video! Subscribe to our new YouTube channel LINKS & BOOKS QUICK READ: Why our laws need to protect infants who survive abortion from infanticide: https://www.christianpost.com/news/a-short-history-of-babies-born-alive-during-an-abortion.html LONG READ: The Story of Abortion in America: A Street-Level History By Marvin Olasky and Leah Savas https://www.amazon.com/Story-Abortion-America-Street-Level SCRIPTURE: Jeremiah 1:5 “Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, before you were born I set you apart; I appointed you as a prophet to the nations.”

Today Enriquez chats with pro-life activist and mom Christine Yeargin. You’re going to be amazed by Christine’s story and how it led her to help pregnant mothers today in a BIG way. They chat about… 🤰 Becoming a single mom 👨 The indispensable role of men in our lives 🚸 Raising Christian kids in a secular world 🎥 We’re on video! Subscribe to our new YouTube channel LINKS https://www.christineyeargin.com/ Follow Christine on social media and learn more about her ministry to assist moms in crisis. She’s @ChristineYeargin or @ChristineYeargs on all major social media platforms. We especially recommend you follow her on GETTR: https://gettr.com/user/christineyeargs Listen to Christine’s podcast, Speak Out, on Apple Podcasts or anywhere you find podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/speak-out-with-christine-yeargin/id1622097794

Happy 2023!! It’s the show’s 1-year anniversary, and a new year. We’re taking a step back to consider the role resolutions and goals can play in our lives as Christians. 💓 God knows His plans for us… but is it OK for us to make plans, too? 🤝 How do we keep God at the center of our journey? 📝 Jo’s pastor-dad created a resource we’re sharing with YOU! 🎥 We’re on video! Subscribe to our new YouTube channel LINKS & BOOKS Pastor John’s Resolutions Worksheet SCRIPTURES & QUOTES: Jeremiah 29:11 “For I know the plans I have for you, says the Lord, plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.” In honor of the life and passing of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI, Enriquez wanted to share this quote which can help to center our 2023 resolutions: “What is truly great grows outside the limelight; and stillness at the right time is more fruitful than constant busyness, which degenerates all too easily into mindless busywork. All of us, in this era when public life is being more and more Americanized, are in the grip of a peculiar restlessness, which suspects any quietness of being a waste of time, any stillness of being a sign of missing out on something. Every ounce of time is being measured and weighed, and thus we become oblivious to the true mystery of time, the true mystery of growing and becoming: stillness. It is the same in the area of religion, where all our hopes and expectations rest on what we do; where we, through all kinds of exercises and activities, painstakingly avoid facing the true mystery of inner growth toward God. And yet, in the area of religion, what we receive is at least as important as what we do.” -From his book, “Co-Workers of the Truth: Meditations for Every Day of the Year” https://www.amazon.com/Co-Workers-Truth-Meditations-Every-Year/dp/089870409X/ref=olp_product_details?_encoding=UTF8&me&qid=1545233738&sr=1-1&fbclid=IwAR0Eo1IfyhljZL8LLjP7S183Dimqq-nLgEhX03_-PN2mRe_9U1lkBUHWUVo

Today on Wild+Beautiful, we have a kid-friendly episode for you! 🎁🎁🎁 Our children (...8 of them…) read the Nativity Story from the Gospel of Luke. 🕮 Follow along here! 🕮 https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Luke%201&version=NIV We begin at Luke 1:5 and end with Luke 2:39 Thank you for this incredible year together. We can’t wait to see you again in 2023! 🎉🎉🎉

Today on Wild + Beautiful, Jo and Enriquez unpack the new “Respect for Marriage Act” and how the attempt to redefine marriage has failed. LINKS: The (Dis)respect for Marriage Act https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/8404 Obergefell case https://www.oyez.org/cases/2014/14-556 Judge in NY recognizes “throuples” https://nypost.com/2022/10/08/nyc-judge-rules-in-favor-of-polyamorous-relationships/ Our interview with Patrina Mosley https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/christian-flourishing-in-a-hostile-world-interview/id1601284314?i=1000569112164 Patrina Mosley’s website - sign up for her newsletter! https://patrinapmosley.com/ Our interview with Chelsey Youman https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/a-post-roe-america-with-chelsey-youman-of/id1601284314?i=1000549886674

Gratitude is a lot more than a motivational slogan. It’s rooting ourselves in the reality of God’s love. Today, Jo and Enriquez talk about what it means to live out gratitude every single day. 💓Why gratitude is so transformative and important. 🤝 Practicing gratitude deepens our relationships and strengthens our mental health. 🤰 Jo has a story you don’t want to miss ;) 🎥 We’re on video! Subscribe to our new YouTube channel SCRIPTURES: God wants what is GOOD for us: John 10:10 “…I came that you may have life, and have it more abundantly.” Jeremiah 29:11 “For I know the plans I have for you, says the Lord, plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.” Psalms 84:11 “For the Lord God is a sun and a shield; the Lord bestows favor and honor; no good things does he withhold from those whose walk is blameless.” Gratitude in Scripture: Psalms 107 “Give thanks to the Lord for He is good…” 1 Thessalonians 5:16 “Rejoice always, pray without ceasing, and give thanks in all circumstances, for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you” Philippians 4:6 “Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.” John 6:11 “Jesus then took the loaves, gave thanks, and distributed to those who were seated as much as they wanted.” James 1:2 “Consider it pure joy, my brothers and sisters, whenever you face trials of many kinds.” LINKS & BOOKS “A Long Obedience In The Same Direction,” by Eugene H. Peterson “One Thousand Gifts,” by Ann Voskamp Make a gratitude jar - This site has one idea that may inspire you, but you can do this however you like! Catechism of the Catholic Church, paragraphs 2603 & 2604

Andrew Klavan is a popular podcast host with The Daily Wire, best-selling author, screenwriter, and most importantly, a dear friend. Just in time for Christmas shopping, we’re talking about his books and some of his recommended reads, as well as culturally tame topics like the battle between belief and unbelief, and the importance of women as women. 🎥 We’re on video! Subscribe to our new YouTube channel LINKS to Klavan’s books discussed on the podcast: The Truth and Beauty The Great Good Thing: A secular Jew Comes to Faith in Christ When Christmas Comes A Strange Habit of Mind

 Advent invites us to prepare and celebrate Christmas in a way that our secular culture overlooks. We have four weeks to prepare for the Messiah - and celebrate the Christian "new year"! Share your traditions with us: [email protected] 📅 Jo and Enriquez discuss resolutions for the Christian new year which starts November 27! 🥐 What are some of our Advent traditions… and is it OK to change them if they’re not working for us? 📚 We have some amazing book recommendations that are perfect for Advent- check out the links below for the full list! 🎥 We’re on video! Subscribe to our new YouTube channel LINKS to Advent reading: The Life of Christ, by Archbishop Fulton Sheen  Chapter 1: The Early Life of Christ. This chapter is about a 30-minute read or listen. Available as a physical book, Kindle book, or audiobook. When Christmas Comes: A Yuletide Mystery by Andrew Klavan This is not a religious book, but a thoughtful Christmas mystery novel that is perfect holiday leisure reading. Available in hardcover, Kindle, and audiobook. EWTN’s Advent Page A helpful resource for the background of Advent, religious devotions for the season, and further reading. The Little Oratory: A Beginner’s Guide to Praying in the Home by Clayton & Lawler Whether you’re single or leading a family, this book has wonderful, practical tips for observing the seasons of faith, including Advent in our homes. The Cultivate What Matters Joyful Holiday Worksheet Children's Advent Books: King of the Golden City (Original version | Boys’ version) Not technically an Advent book, here is why Enriquez wants you to reat it...it's an allegory about the King Jesus visiting a young child's home and how he or she prepares for His visit each time. There are versions for both boys and girls. Storybooks for Advent: Can be found on Amazon Jo loves these books for her kids. Each one is a different story of a child traveling toward Bethlehem!

Stereotypically categorized as a “guy” problem, pornography is pervasive in our culture and impacts all of us. Today Jo and Producer Kyle chat about… 🧐Why attempts to limit pornography aren’t universally celebrated 🧠 How pornography can become an addiction 🗣What you can do as a parent to prepare and protect your kids in a sex saturated culture 🏃🏽‍♀️ 🏃🏾‍♂️Practical steps for moving towards health and getting free 🎥 We’re on video! Subscribe to our new YouTube channel LINKS: 10 Facts You Probably Didn’t Know About Porn XXXChurch.com Fight the New Drug

The world is confused about what a woman even is today, but God gave us a “feminine genius” that we can exercise to help heal our broken culture. Today Jo and Enriquez chat about… ♀️♂️ How the differences between men and women are complementary, not competitive. 👧👩👵 What women can uniquely contribute to a world broken by materialism. 🤰 Why we should not tacitly accept attempts to redefine or erase women. Transgender ideology harms the men, women, and children it touches. 🎥 We’re on video! Subscribe to our new YouTube channel LINKS: Mulieris Dignitatem: https://www.vatican.va/content/john-paul-ii/en/apost_letters/1988/documents/hf_jp-ii_apl_19880815_mulieris-dignitatem.html John Paul II’s Letter To Women: https://www.vatican.va/content/john-paul-ii/en/letters/1995/documents/hf_jp-ii_let_29061995_women.html

…that is the question. 🗳️ The Midterms are coming…what’s a Christian woman to do? 📚 The Bible and other Christian teachings have some solid guidance on this question. 👶 In a move that will surprise no one, abortion comes up. #SorryNotSorry LINKS https://www.usccb.org/issues-and-action/faithful-citizenship/upload/forming-consciences-for-faithful-citizenship.pdf https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/45887/what-does-the-catholic-church-teach-about-voting-a-cna-explainer

With more than 2 decades of marriage between the 2 of them, Jo and Enriquez take a crack at dating advice.  💏 👰🏽🤵🏽 Dating has a purpose! 💔 …and the world is very confused about it. 🫀 …but God isn’t! We talk about His awesome ideas for love. 🎥 We’re on video! Subscribe to our new YouTube channel

This week’s topic is not controversial AT ALL 😘 Lions and Tigers and Uterus Transplants… Oh my! 💉 Should we take a beat before endorsing IVF? 🤰 What’s so wrong with surrogacy, anyway? 🫁 Uterus transplants are now a thing, but are they a GOOD thing? (Also, lungs and hearts are the only two organ emoji) 🎥 We’re on video! Subscribe to our new YouTube channel

Jo had the audacity to take a vacation, but the show went on thanks to producer Kyle! Kyle and Lauren covered the whole gamut of human interests and emotions, from… 🎃☕The definitive answer on whether pumpkin belongs in coffee 🗓️ A momentous anniversary in Kyle’s life 💪 Who would win in an Enriquez v. Jo arm wrestling contest 🎥 We’re on video! Subscribe to our new YouTube channel

✈️ Jo’s fighter pilot uncle fact-checks our ignorance of military spending (thanks, fam) 🍁☕🗓️ Reflecting on miscarriage & this season of our lives 🪕 Jo finally has a decent music suggestion: Steve Martin & The Steep Canyon Rangers 🐑 Not losing hope when our church’s shepherds fail and fall 🎥 We’re on video! Subscribe to our new YouTube channel Links: Yellow-Backed Fly - song and lyrics by Steve Martin, Steep Canyon Rangers | Spotify

📰 Abortion continues to bring out the stupid in people 🐹 Guinea pigs are… delicious? 🗣️ Joanna’s sultry voice reads us the preamble of the U.S. Constitution 🎥 We’re on video! Subscribe to our new YouTube channel Links: Joe Scarborough claims abortion is OK because Jesus never mentioned it: https://www.liveaction.org/news/msnbc-scarborough-jesus-abortion-pro-life-heresy/?_hsmi=226223210&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-_wSTvKs6F6Vlw55bF5LD3Gj7HAVswoPevKJCXDJfd87c7_Bvb7CJKJCdts72YJvwcZS2cKgGt6HrhnRsHng5YiMeBPgA A Republican gubernatorial candidate defends abortion while holding his infant granddaughter. How does it go over with a puppy? Kristan Hawkins (@kristanmercerhawkins) • Instagram photos and videos A Federal 15-week abortion ban is proposed… it would bring us into step with Europe: Graham proposes 15-week abortion bill, dividing Republicans ahead of midterm elections - CNNPolitics Guinea pigs are cute… and delicious? Cuy Chactado (Peruvian Guinea Pig Recipe) Recipe - Chef's Pencil (chefspencil.com)

Today on Wild + Beautiful… 👑 We reminisce on the Queen’s legacy 🐷 Peppa Pig is slaughtered by the woke mob 🤰 JLaw is confused about motherhood 🗣️ Honest Abe has some timely advice 🦨 Jo gets skunked… it is what you think it is 🎥 We’re official on video! Subscribe to our new YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lA0JG87expE Resources: His Greatest Speeches: How Lincoln Moved the Nation, by Diana Schaub

✅ The latest cultural and political flashpoint ✅ Once again, words matter. #ChristiansPayAttention ✅ How do you solve a problem like a divisive leader 🎶 (Yes, Joanna got the song reference wrong. It’s actually from “Just Friends.” Don’t cancel us) If you were hoping for a video of this episode…..welp, stick around one more week. Surely third time’s a charm. To contact Lauren and Joanna: [email protected]

Today on Wild+Beautiful: ✅ We’re Beliebers in this couple’s marriage philosophy ✅ If we want to save the planet, we Musk take Elon’s advice & have more babies ✅ Canada receives another F on its pro-life report card Our new VIDEO show is coming! 🎥 🗓 September 8: We should know how to operate our cameras by then (pray for us).

Today on Wild+Beautiful, we’re: ✅ Navigating the secular minefield of the library with our souls and kids intact. ✅ Letting Biden know we’re done with his attempts to redefine words. The latest victim of revisionist nomenclature? “Recession.” ✅ Surviving the three-nage years. People get ready, Jesus is coming… And so is our new VIDEO show! 🎥 We'll be figuring out how to operate a camera for the next two weeks and then see you on..... 🗓 September 1: You do not want to miss it (unless we’re having bad hair days, in which case you’ll absolutely want to stick with the audio version).  Let’s Connect: Instagram Wild + Beautiful Website Questions, comments, or booking requests: [email protected]

Have you ever stopped to think about why God put YOU, individually, on this earth? Are you living with a purpose or drifting through life? Maybe it’s time to get a bit more rebellious… Let’s Connect: Instagram Wild + Beautiful Website Questions, comments, or booking requests: [email protected]

What have you read lately? Struggling to find time to read in an age of constant information and stimulation? Proverbs 19:8 says “To acquire wisdom is to love oneself; people who cherish understanding will prosper.” We read to acquire wisdom and THAT is self-love. Join us as we discuss our latest reads and how to find a few more minutes in your day for this essential habit. Books by Fulton Sheen The Little Oratory, by David Clayton and Leila Marie Lawler A Church Called Tov, Scott McNight & Laura Barringer The Circle Maker, by Mark Batterson Mama Bear Apologetics, by Hillary Morgan Ferrer Redeeming the Time, by Russel Kirck Truth & Beauty, by Andrew Klavan Masters of Rome series by Colleen McCullough A History of the English Speaking People, Winston Churchill Modern Times, Paul Johnson Dead Wake, Erik Larson Peace Child, by Don Richardson A Portrait of Emily Price, by Katherine Reay The Bronte Plot, by Katherine Reay The Fifth Avenue Literary Society, by Rachel Hauk The Stranger in the Lifeboat, by Mitch Albom The Girl in His Shadow, by Audrey Blake A List of reading ideas by Hugh Hewitt Let’s Connect: Instagram Wild + Beautiful Website Questions, comments, or booking requests: [email protected]

With the reversal of Roe, we're seeing Foster Care being put in the spotlight. But are there misconceptions and mischaracterizations that are hurting the very kids we claim to want to help? How can each of us be engaged with this critical issue, regardless of what season we're in?  @FosterTheFamilyBlog Project 127 One Simple Wish Safe families The Dave Thomas Foundation Let’s Connect: Instagram Wild + Beautiful Website Questions, comments, or booking requests: [email protected]

Is America a uniquely Christian nation or are we imposing our values on neighbors when we pursue laws based in Judeo-Christian values? What did the Founders intend when they set up the Constitution? Links John Adams's letter to Massachusetts Militia Did America Have a Christian Founding? Preserving a Constitution Designed for a Moral & Religious People Let’s Connect: Instagram Wild + Beautiful Website Questions, comments, or booking requests: [email protected]

Today’s episode features Patrina Mosley, a speaker, author, and advocate combatting sexual exploitation, and defending faith and the Black family. Lauren and Patrina talk about the very real spiritual battle being waged against Christians in America today, and what we can do to defend our faith and maintain hope as tensions continue to rise. Follow Patrina on Twitter @PatrinaPMosley or visit her website, PatrinaPMosley.com. Links: Maafa 21 Documentary Choose Life: Answering Key Claims of Abortion Defenders With Compassion To see a glimpse of MLK’s Pledge (website and interpretation of the pledge not endorsed by this podcast): Why Martin Luther King’s pledge of nonviolence matters today - Waging Nonviolence | Waging Nonviolence Let’s Connect: Instagram Wild + Beautiful Website Questions, comments, or booking requests: [email protected]

Y’all, the title explains itself. IYKYK. Links Students for Life of America Stand with You Resources Standing with Her Sunday Post Roe Generation Support for Abortion Workers Love Line: Support for single moms & women facing unplanned pregnancies Let’s Connect: Instagram Wild + Beautiful Website Questions, comments, or booking requests: [email protected]

Today we’re tackling a fun but maybe sensitive topic: personalities. Using four popular ways of typing and identifying our strengths and personalities, we talk about how personality assessments have helped us grow as Christians. But you’ll also hear us provide some caveats. What’s your favorite personality assessment? Links & Resources Jordan Peterson, The Big 5 Test Online Myers-Briggs & Enneagram Test Temperments Test The Road Back to You by Ian Morgan Cron The Story of You: An Enneagram Journey to Becoming Your True Self by Ian Morgan Cron Let’s Connect: Instagram Wild + Beautiful Website Questions, comments, or booking requests: [email protected]

Childhood innocence is under assault – that’s a fact. But what the culture may not realize is there are millions of Christian men and women standing between it and our children, and we’re not backing down. We won’t surrender our children to the insane forces seeking to sexualize them – but if we want to protect them well, we start by being informed. Have hope. Let’s get equipped together! Links Christian Watson commentary on queer theory papers Words, Words, Words Episode Wild and Beautiful Places (For Joanna’s Book Reviews) Books for Children: Good Pictures, Bad Pictures: Porn-Proofing Today’s Young Kids Good Pictures, Bad Pictures Jr. (for children ages 3-6) God Made All of Me (“Simple, relatable story for two- to eight-year-old children, designed to help them protect their bodies.”) Let’s Connect: Instagram Wild + Beautiful Website Questions, comments, or booking requests: [email protected]

As summertime approaches, most of us expect a change in our rhythms and schedules. One of the key things we all look forward to is more time for leisure and rest. But is leisure just binge-watching Netflix? How can we intentionally incorporate it into our lives in a way that is life-giving? Links Leisure: The Basis of Culture by Josef Pieper Finding Peace Through the Rhythms of Life: Wild + Beautiful Podcast Let’s Connect: Instagram Wild + Beautiful Website Questions, comments, or booking requests: [email protected]

The church and the world offer drastically different takes on marriage, sex, birth control, and children. Many young women have questions, but it’s not always obvious where to turn for answers. Today we explore some of the hurdles facing young women and married couples as they navigate Christian approaches to sex and children in a secular culture that has completely missed the mark. Spoiler alert: God’s design is more liberating, more fulfilling, and more empowering than anything secular culture can offer on these points. Resources Taking Charge of Your Fertility by Toni Weschler The Flipside of Feminism by Suzanne Venker & Phyllis Schlafly Theology of the Body by John Paul II - Full Text Theology of the Body on Contraception & Sterilization Embryocidal Potential of Modern Contraceptives by the American Association of Pro-Life Obstetricians & Gynecologists Gaudiam Et Spes by Pope John Paul II Humanae Vitae by Pope Paul VI Catechism of the Catholic Church (CCC) on Contraception CCC on the Purpose of Marriage Natural Family Planning NaPro Technology - a “fertility care” approach to family planning and gynecological care Let’s Connect: Instagram Wild + Beautiful Website Questions, comments, or booking requests: [email protected]

Words matter. They signify realities and allow us to pursue truth together with others. So naturally, one of the easiest ways to subvert truth and divert our quest for THE Truth (God) is to gut language. And that’s exactly why today our culture is engaged in a battle over the meaning of words. Today we’re going to talk about why words matter, how they’ve been strategically redefined, and what we can do to hold the line and defend the truth. Sources: Speechless: Controlling Words, Controlling Minds, by Michael Knowles Body & Soul: Wild + Beautiful Episode Let’s Connect: Instagram Wild + Beautiful Website Questions, comments, or booking requests: [email protected]

Kids. Where do they fit into society? What is our collective attitude towards them? How much are we supposed to prioritize them, especially when they come in conflict with our own wants and needs? Join us as we explore the distinction between rights and responsibilities when it comes to children. Let’s Connect: Instagram Wild + Beautiful Website Questions, comments, or booking requests: [email protected]

On May 2, the Supreme Court’s DRAFT majority opinion to overturn Roe v. Wade was leaked to POLITICO, and the world felt like it stopped turning for a lot of us. The opinion, written by Justice Samuel Alito, is incredible. If the version we’ve seen is ultimately the final version released by the Court, the abortion landscape will change swiftly and significantly. This week’s episode addresses what the coming opinion means for America (and beyond) and debunks some of the biggest lies being crammed down by the panicked abortion lobby. Pray for the security of the Justices and the safety of pro-life activists 🙏🙏🙏 Resources: Draft Dobbs Opinion: Read Justice Alito's initial draft abortion opinion which would overturn Roe v. Wade - POLITICO POLITICO With the Leak: Supreme Court has voted to overturn abortion rights, draft opinion shows - POLITICO Lies About the Draft, Debunked: Students for Life of America (@studentsforlife) • Instagram photos and videos Let’s Connect: Instagram Wild + Beautiful Website Questions, comments, or booking requests: [email protected]

As believers, we hold that abortion is a grave evil — and we also know that compassionate help is available to pregnant mothers and post-abortive mothers alike. We cannot be silent about abortion, but as one of the most fraught topics in our national conversation, it can be hard to find the right words. Today on Wild + Beautiful, we equip YOU to respond to some of the most common pro-abortion arguments with truth and grace. Show Links What To Know About The Upcoming Supreme Court Ruling: Students for Life Action on Instagram: “Feeling a little overwhelmed by everything going on in abortion politics right now? You're not alone. That's why we gathered some of the…” Meet someone who was conceived in rape: Ryan Scott Bomberger - The Radiance Foundation Abortion Is Never Necessary To Save The Life of The Mother: DUBLIN DECLARATION ON MATERNAL HEALTHCARE – F.I.A.M.C. (fiamc.org) Premature Delivery is Not Induced Abortion – Prolife OBGYNS – AAPLOG – American Association of Pro-life Obstetricians & Gynecologists Treating Cancer During Pregnancy: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A9tyh4zRsE8&fbclid=IwAR1rU3Pu8shfaUG7ktgSlqSypJIsoHrBlyWyz8mjlMdwd9RSLMheZI9QS2U Let’s Connect: Instagram Wild + Beautiful Website Questions, comments, or booking requests: [email protected]

Doubt happens. It’s how we respond to it that determines our faith future. The atheist uses their doubt to push away from God, but the follower of Christ can use it to draw closer. Where have your doubts led you? Do you have a plan for the next time they arise? Because they will. And the world needs us to be ready. Links My Utmost for His Highest Catechism St. Theresa of Avila quote Let’s Connect: Instagram Wild + Beautiful Website Questions, comments, or booking requests: [email protected]