
Episode 4: Faith through Divorce with Dr. Liz Blomstedt

Dr. Liz Blomstedt is one of my very best friends who also happens to be brilliantly minded in faith, life, and love. In this episode we talk about:
Liz’s story- divorce, faith, coming into her own, finishing a PhD program
4:45 Moving to a new city when you know no one and finding new friends and choosing your friend group intentionally
6:20 Would you recommend anyone move to a city that they know no one? Bravery
Bravery is sometimes a conscious choice, and sometimes it's the only choice Click To Tweet
9:30 Losing friends, finding your true tribe (even if they don’t agree with what you’re doing)
11:15 Backstory about Christianity- Alli admitting she is judgmental, some people may not think she’s a Christian
12:45 Maintaining Christian faith through a divorce - Liz had to define faith for herself for the first time
14:25 Confidence in seeking answers for self within faith
Shame never teaches anyone anything...shame over sex before marriage...shame over divorce...recognizing that we’ve all fallen short and we all need grace + forgiveness Click To Tweet
Choices are right for you in the moment, and you learn something from them Click To Tweet
19:00 Our mutual love of Glennon Doyle
23:00 Sarah Bessey- “Jesus Feminist” Churches should be made up of different people with different beliefs
24:00 how to find a church when you feel like you don’t fit in at any of them
25:00 Rachel Held Evans- Searching for Sunday - how to be a liberal christian
30:00 recommendations for someone considering a divorce. Cheryl Strayed advice column- “Tiny Beautiful Things”
33:00 Choosing to tell the story for yourself
34:30 Advice on how to know if your partner is the one
37:00 Getting married because that’s what everyone else is doing
41:30 when to know if you’re ready to get married
41:45 how can a friend support another friend through a divorce
44:30 how is the church treating women
46:30 Masculine energy from the church, anti-emotionality
48:00 So many instances of women being told to forgive being used as an excuse to not talk about larger issues
51:00 advice for someone struggling in their faith and disillusioned with the church
God uses imperfect people including you and including people in churches that hurt you Click To Tweet
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