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The Speakeasy

the Girl Named Blakewww.thegirlnamedblake.com
The Speakeasy Podcast is a place to have underground conversations out loud. Whether we’re diving into theology, politics, culture, real life, or the way they often all intersect, we’re going to do it together, with kindness and curiosity. Hosted by Blake Guichet (known as @thegirlnamedblake online) -  the best-selling author, Instagrammer, wife, & homeschool mom - the Speakeasy has a place for you, if you want it. The Speakeasy Podcast was formerly the Confessions of Crappy Christian Podcast.
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Episodes

31 Kelly Needham: For When Friendship is Hard

Listen in as your host Blake chats with Kelly Needham - wife, mom, and author of Friend-ish. We chat about what Christ-like friendship does and doesn’t look like and how to cultivate Biblical friendship in a world that doesn’t necessarily favor it. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jul 15, 201942 minSeason 3Ep. 31

Solo 04: Let’s Talk About Sex, Pt 4

Listen in as your host Blake answers your submitted questions about sex, purity, body image, & wraps up our four part series of Let’s Talk About Sex. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jul 08, 201924 min

30 Daniel Fick: Let’s Talk About Sex, Pt. 3

Week three of Let’s Talk About Sex is with our first ever male guest, Daniel Fick. Daniel is a husband, father, and author who is sharing his story of lust, pornography, adultery, and redemption in Christ. This week we talk about all of those things, how to love someone struggling through them, and the science behind why it’s bad for our brains. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jul 01, 20191 hr 3 minSeason 3Ep. 30

29 Kirsten Kelly: Let’s Talk About Sex, Pt. 2

Week two of Let’s Talk About Sex is with Kirsten Kelly, wife, mama, and creator of Sacred Sexuality, a platform to get the conversation going about sex in Christian culture. This week we talk about our sexual pasts, purity culture, and how we can raise Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jun 24, 201951 minSeason 2Ep. 29

28 Lexi Bozarth: Let’s Talk About Sex, Pt. 1

This week’s episode is less of an interview and more of a fun conversation between two friends talking about, you guessed it, sex. While keeping it clean and appropriate, we dive in to a conversation that the Church often shys away from armed with Gospel truth and a healthy dose of humor. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jun 17, 201939 minSeason 2Ep. 28

27 Kristin Funston: For When There’s More For Mom

Listen in as your host Blake chats with Kristin Funston - wife, mama, and author. Kristin encourages women in a way that is relatable and practical, with a healthy dose of humor. We chat about transitioning from a life of hardship into the whole and holy life God intended for us. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jun 10, 201931 minSeason 2Ep. 27

26 Heather Boersma: For When You’re in Pain

Listen in as your host Blake chats with Heather Boersma - a speaker, author, and life coach. We chat about the painful seasons that are inevitable in life, processing pain healthily, and how the church can show up in helping its members navigate emotional health. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jun 03, 201935 minSeason 2Ep. 26

25 Adrienne Hochstetler: For When Your Friend Needs Help

Listen in as your host Blake chats with Adrienne Hochstetler - wife, mom, and podcaster over at the More Than Mom Podcast. We chat about the struggle with anxiety and really dive deep on being a friend to the people you love who struggle with mental health. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

May 27, 201939 minSeason 2Ep. 25

24 Rebekah Buege: For When You Have a Body

Listen in as your host Blake chats with Rebekah Buege, a copywriter & body confidence coach who helps women of faith believe in their value beyond what other people think and focus on God’s plan for their lives. We chat about body image and love and how to start taking steps towards treating yourself with the kindness you deserve. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

May 20, 201953 minSeason 2Ep. 24

Solo Ep 03: In Re: Africa & the Hustle

Listen in as your host Blake shares about the things God has taught her in a whirlwind two week journey through drastically changed plans, using her words to fight for truth to win, and mental health along the way. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

May 13, 201919 min

23 Brooke Sailer: For When You’re in Transition

Listen in as your host Blake with Brooke Sailer - creative thinker, writer, artist, and bestselling author of the book This Thing Called Home and it's sequel: Homeless: Making Home Wherever We Go. We chat about being in a difficult, transitional season, what God is doing in the midst of the hard, and how we can grow in the process. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

May 06, 201937 minSeason 2Ep. 23

22 Bailey Hurley: For When You Need Roots

Listen in as your host Blake with Bailey Hurley - a writer and speaker who invites women to creatively build rooted community in their corner of the world. We talk about building roots where you live, how to love your people well, and the barriers the enemy tries to put in front of us to prevent true community. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Apr 29, 201937 minSeason 2Ep. 22

21 Christie Purifoy: For When You Are A Placemaker

Listen in as your host Blake chats with Christie - a writer, mother, wife, and enneagram 4. In her new book, Christie shows readers what it means to be a placemaker, cultivating places of comfort, beauty, and peace. Our conversation challenges the idea of a what a home should look and feel like, and gives some tangible ways to create a true place. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Apr 22, 201935 minSeason 2Ep. 21

20 Lindsee Walker: For When You Go to War

Listen in as your host Blake chats with Lindsee Walker - single mom and creator of the incredible resource Find Wondrous Things. We chat about the truth about prayer, going to battle in your prayer life ,divorce, and declaring truth over our lives. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Apr 15, 201936 minSeason 2Ep. 20

Solo Ep 02: Mental Health

Listen in as your host Blake talks mental health. She shares her personal story of struggle and victory, gets right up on her soapbox about medication and therapy, and gives you some real-life, tangible things that have made an impact on her walk through anxiety. Click here to listen to the previous episode! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Apr 08, 201921 min

19 Rachel Gilliam - For When Life Feels Heavy

Listen in as your host Blake chats with Rachel Gilliam - social media marketer and enneagram 3 as they dive in on when life feels heavy. While the topic is serious, it’s so good and Rachel brings so much wisdom. We also jump into balancing our physical and mental health and a little bit about the enneagram Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Apr 01, 201936 minSeason 2Ep. 19

18 Rachael Kincaid - For When You Need to Get After Grateful

Listen in as your host Blake chats with Rachael Kincaid - mom, wife, nurse practitioner, & communicator of grace, freedom, and hard work. They about about the aggressive pursuit of gratitude, the impact that opening your home to others can have, and a pretty good amount of enneagram (duh). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mar 25, 201952 minSeason 2Ep. 18

17 Hailey Aliff: For When You (Or Someone You Love) Adopts

Listen in as your host Blake chats with Hailey Aliff - health enthusiast, birthworker, and childbirth educator. They talk about her story of adoption and faith and the incredible ways God has shown up and shown off is pretty. This episode isn’t just for people walking through or considering adoption, Hailey offers incredible tangible ways to love the people you love in adoption and so much more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mar 18, 201947 minSeason 2Ep. 17

16 Kara-Kae James: For When You Need to Mom Up

Listen in as your host Blake chats with Kara-Kae James - founder and Executive Director of Thrive Moms, mom of four, & pastor's wife. They talk about her new book, Mom Up, and the four things she used to stop surviving motherhood and start thriving. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mar 11, 201936 minSeason 2Ep. 16

Solo Ep 01: Reclaiming Your Story

Today we’re doing things a little differently. For this episode, your host Blake is sharing her own story. It’s one of finding Christ on her own, even though she was raised in a Christian household, searching for acceptance, and finally learning that no boy or relationship would ever give her what she needed. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mar 07, 201921 minSeason 2Ep. 16

15 Courtney Wilson: For When You’re Battling Lies

Listen in as your host Blake chats with Courtney Wilson - a millennial author, blogger and marketing strategist with a passion for leading leaders, developing dreams in this generation and helping others live out their God-given purpose. They embark on an incredible conversation about facing lies, embedding scripture into our lives, and that a lot of the time, instagram is a great place to grow your ministry. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mar 04, 201951 minSeason 2Ep. 15

14 Melanie Dale: For When Life’s Not Fair

Listen in as your host Blake chats with Melanie Dale - author, podcaster, & sci fi aficionado. They dive in on how life is typically pretty unfair, how to be a friend to someone who is walking through difficult seasons, and how God has really big shoulders capable of taking on our disappointment and frustration. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Feb 25, 201935 minSeason 2Ep. 14

13 Heather MacFayden: For When You Feel Alone

Listen in as your host Blake chats with Heather about the isolating nature of motherhood and what we can do to protect ourselves from the enemies attacks of loneliness. We also tackle hard working (& gone a lot) husbands, what the fall meant for marriage, and why we can have a tendency to isolate ourselves. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Feb 18, 201941 minSeason 2Ep. 13

12 Hannah Brencher: For When You’re Keeping Things in the Dark

Listen in as your host Blake chats with Hannah Brencher - a writer, TED speaker, and online educator with a heart for building leaders. They talk about the struggle to remain present in a world that is always telling us to chase more and about their stories of struggling in the dark. They both recount the victory that is found when you let your people in on your junk and how depression doesn’t get to have the final say. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Feb 11, 201950 minSeason 2Ep. 12

11 Caroline Saunders: For When You Need Discipleship

Listen in as your host Blake chats with Caroline Saunders, a writer, mother, and advocate of uncoolness. They talk about the importance of real discipleship, the difference between discipleship and bible study, and how to step into this powerful relationship with the people in your life. Find all the links from the episode in the show notes. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Feb 04, 201937 minSeason 2Ep. 11

10 KJ Ramsey: For When You Love the Enneagram

Listen in as your host Blake chats with KJ - a writer, therapist, & fellow Enneagram enthusiast. They talk about finding your type, mistyping as the wrong Enneagram number, their favorite things about learning about yourself, and how to learn more about the Enneagram. Find all the links from the episode in the show notes. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jan 28, 201941 minSeason 2Ep. 10

09 Eryn Hall: For When You Need to Put Your Phone Down

Listen in as your host Blake chats with Eryn Hall - wife, mom, blogger, & status quo challenger when it comes to time on our phones. They talk about how addicted we are to technology & how we as moms can change the trajectory of our homes by saying no to being like the rest of the world. It’s a really good & really challenging episode. Find all the links from the episode in the show notes. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jan 21, 201930 minSeason 2Ep. 9

08 Danielle Crawford: For When You Have To Wait

Listen in as your host Blake chats with Danielle Crawford - a police officer wife & kindergarten teacher & blogger who is openly walking through the struggle of infertility. They talk about her journey, the things people should never say to someone trying to get pregnant, and the truth God has given her in this season. Find all the links from the episode in the show notes. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jan 14, 201937 minSeason 2Ep. 8

07 Erin Moon: For When You Wear a Lot of Hats

Listen in as your host Blake chats with Erin Moon - displaced Texan living in Alabama, COO of The Popcast Media Group, & approximately 100 other titles. They talk about being a woman who wears a lot of hats, the plates we need to be okay with dropping {& the ones that might land our kids on a therapist’s couch}, basic shaming, & Thanksgiving compartmentalism. Find all the links from the episode in the show notes. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jan 07, 201941 minSeason 2Ep. 7

06 Katie Reid: For When You’re a Do-er

Listen in as your host Blake chats with Katie Reid - mother, wife, and author of Made Like Martha: Good New For the Woman Who Gets Stuff Done. They talk about being more of a Martha than a Mary, that maybe God created us that way, and that even Mary has a little Martha in her. Find all the links from the episode in the show notes. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jan 03, 201944 minSeason 2Ep. 6
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