In Kristen We Brust
50 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 2 months ago -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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safe harbors
March 11, 2024 23:44 - 47 minutes - 64.7 MBwhew. 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 creating safety starts with communication. trusting ourselves to know what we know. to listen to what God has for us. to know we are a harbor in ourselves. i love you. too much. like more than a ...
undefeated.
February 06, 2024 15:31 - 41 minutes - 57.5 MBmoving 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 in the knowing. we are really existing in a powerful energy, we just need our noise canceling headphones for the swirling pieces of untruth trying to take our peaceful power. put those on after this...
freedom + a farewell party.
January 26, 2024 21:04 - 31 minutes - 43.6 MBoh 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 freedom phase of living. and until we nail it, we will keep revisiting. so, get in here. i’ve got some things i need to tell you about me and where i pray this freedom phase takes us all. i lo...
HBD IKWB! and happy friend•iversary to us!
January 11, 2024 20:51 - 16 minutes - 23 MBif 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 about the slow + go of a new year. slow to make resolutions, quicker to make healthy habits, prayerful steps of light and more light. we are widening our hearts and visions this year, sweet friends. so much beautiful time ah...
HBD IKWB!
January 11, 2024 20:51 - 16 minutes - 23 MB...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 about the slow + go of a new year. slow to make resolutions, quicker to make healthy habits, prayerful steps of light and more light. we are widening our hearts and visions this year, swee...
the push to peace + saint christine
December 04, 2023 15:06 - 47 minutes - 64.9 MBlive 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 i cannot do mama, podcast, homeschool, baby life without help. a really vulnerable moment for the girl who has done it for eight full years without family or help. so here we are, snuggled in the e...
the Great November Purge ::: feelings. closets. email boxes.
November 07, 2023 18:09 - 26 minutes - 35.9 MBit’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 village to simplify …and it takes two months to gear up for a new year. your pep rally is here! i love you. too much. forever. xoxo :::kb.
anchoring ::: notifications, all access, Lion guarded nights.
October 25, 2023 21:24 - 40 minutes - 55.9 MBfriends 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 anchor. to feel love and protected. not just in morning still but also in times of chaos. so snuggle up and qualify the ones that get to notify you. you are way too loved to be worn out. i am prayer ...
good grief ::: valleys of hope part two
October 17, 2023 21:46 - 41 minutes - 56.4 MBas 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. let’s snuggle in and be honest and a little hopeful. a special return guest stops in to say “hi” and i share the last of my little bits around what Heaven takes. thank you from the bottom of my heart ...
good grief ::: valleys of hope part one
October 11, 2023 03:37 - 52 minutes - 72.8 MBwhew. 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)) walk through the hard, hard, hard stuff. loss. i am right here with you. especially in the valleys. stay with me, i have learned so much on this walk and i hope i can come along side you and real...
living now ::: finding + loving the good old days
October 04, 2023 03:11 - 37 minutes - 52 MBliving 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 more, bigger, better, more post•able. the reality of what is beautiful in life isn’t on a screen at all. it’s the air, the breath, the hugs. what’s beautiful in life is actually the person reading t...
back together. ::: baby steps.
September 25, 2023 17:27 - 33 minutes - 46.6 MBhi. 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 sometimes what’s not pretty too. you matter so much to me. thank you for your grace and love and steadfastness. you are absolute necessities to my heart. now, let’s dive in, catch up, laugh off a few...
new chapter ::: new cohost
February 16, 2023 22:59 - 6 minutes - 9.21 MBthank you for loving me. i am so grateful you are here. xoxo ::: kb + sacred guest
one eleven ::: happy new year // happy birthday
January 11, 2023 03:58 - 21 minutes - 29.5 MBnew 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 your year with intention and not barbells with this podcast pep rally for 2023 ((also maybe barbells if you want)). a few tips for organizing your thoughts and heart around a new year and a little bo...
homecoming queen ::: crowns and roads back to you.
September 29, 2022 18:43 - 58 minutes - 80 MBhi. 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 silence and time to dust them off. listening is just as important as talking. how much do you listen to your sweet soul rhythm? what does it tell you? what do you love? how do you love? you ma...
god bless texas ::: and the collective beat of your hearts.
May 27, 2022 02:50 - 53 minutes - 73 MBGod 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 feelings, come in and curl up. let’s just sit. it’s ok to not be ok. and even if that’s as much as we know, we have a place to start. stay safe. stay compassionate. stay connected. pinky swear ...
a Wholly Holy week ::: breathe in renewed hope.
April 13, 2022 22:38 - 15 minutes - 21.7 MBit’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 traditions and sacredness of the ones before us. a week to plant hope in your tired heart because we have the ultimate gift of knowing how this week ends ((or doesn’t end and never w...
declutter ::: to your core and closet
September 27, 2021 16:48 - 25 minutes - 35 MBwhich 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 heard me. that gut, whether its decked in abs or carrying a few extra lbs, it’s freaking beautiful. and the way you nurture your discernment and your body matters. so let’s dig in and let’s dig out. ...
overconsumption ::: simplification is the new black.
August 03, 2021 21:20 - 33 minutes - 46.3 MBthe world wants us to consume more. calories, products, feelings. we are taking back our peace with solid no’s, less swipes, and food on actual plates. yes. putting food on a plate matters. over consuming is tricky and easy. now get in here and let’s teamwork. declutter your soul, belly, closet ::: gain all the clarity.
in bold confidence ::: life, heartbreak, death, resurrection•••
May 16, 2021 22:56 - 26 minutes - 36.4 MBget in here and let’s chat about how we are going to baby step ourselves back to the way we’ve been created••• bold. new steps all in caps lock and big, bold knowing. a big, bold confidence. you deserve to live it all so well and so strong. let me word hug you. xoxo
forgive yourself ::: humanness. a fact. not a disability.
January 29, 2021 18:49 - 24 minutes - 33.5 MBso much shame and guilt we carry while we navigate life being human. it’s time to pick up some of your own baggage and really decide if it’s serving you well ::: my guess is “nah boo”. so let’s start taking those dark times and giving them a brick shape. start paving your way with those bricks, those times that brought you to who you are today. that walk is about ownership + forgiveness. for no one else but you. so start here. with me and let’s talk about beautiful you.
miscarriage ::: what heaven takes
January 17, 2021 15:44 - 31 minutes - 43.5 MBto every One of you. to my “dallas mama” Pammy. for your steadfast caretaking and true love. for walking with me. for your mama•ness for me. in every single chapter. but especially in this loss. for teaching me immeasurable real love. for our “tutu”, Julie. your midnight drives, endless tear collecting, and taco bell platters. for all the things. for all the years but especially 2017. loveship. for my bf, jana that stood in dark with me trying to shed light. your brave...
Truth Over Volume ::: You decide who gets volume and a “shhhhhh”
November 17, 2020 21:04 - 28 minutes - 38.7 MBVolume doesn’t mean truth. Opinions are the new virus ••• the noise is at all time high and popular people suddenly got magical expert powers—plus you’ve got discerning to do over your family, workload, health. Lord hear our prayers. Let's turn down alllllll the volume, and let’s talk real about the house party noise level that is 2020. We’ve got more choices and more freedoms than we know. And it all starts with who gets muted. You aren’t alone, boo boo. Get in here. Let’s find some trut...
Honor the System ::: Honor Your System
September 17, 2020 14:57 - 48 minutes - 66.3 MBThe world is messy and our pasts and our hair is too but guess what? You are promised a new morning, a new start, and a hairbrush anytime you need one, sis. It all starts with that beautiful gut of yours. I’m not talking the lbs COVID brought. I’m talking that brilliant intuition of yours. That strong striking discernment that will help you gain balance and healing beyond your dreams. Get in here. Cozy up. Let’s talk about it all. You are more than the holes you hold tight to. And I’m goi...
Hope. Lost & found ::: Superhero nation
August 15, 2020 16:30 - 38 minutes - 53 MBHands in on three y’all! We are going to make it. No for real. I promise. I’m taking a minute to talk the real about darkness of depression, that sneaky little sucker, and how to take back the hope with superhero strength. It can be done because we are not finished here friends. Only getting started. Stay strong. Stay real. Stay real strong. ilysm. xoxo kb
Harvest Season ::: Failure and Being an Expert in “Your Field”
July 23, 2020 21:15 - 1 hour - 86.1 MBA heart to heart with one of my very best friends. Two of the OG wheat field dancers ((story in episode)) talk joy, harvest, and life abundant. We share the frustration of failed harvest and the secret gifts of bum crops. We also share stories from the baby delivery room and clogging. If you ever what sums up our friendship::: it’s that. delivery rooms and clogging. Laney is a mama, a wife, and a genuine daughter of our King. Also the most hilarious human. We like our chats with extra gluten...
Patterns ::: Purging Your Emotional Closet.
July 16, 2020 14:36 - 45 minutes - 62.4 MBPattern lovers anonymous captain here! A PSA for the people ::: patterns belong on wardrobe and not on your relationships. It’s the time to surf your inner workings to identify what no longer serves you. So while patterns are totally acceptable on your throw pillows, trenches, and scarves, they are not welcome in your spiral moments of self doubt. Your old pattens are so last season. Hop in. Dig deep. Find something that fits. You owe you, boo.
You. ::: A Missing Person Report
July 04, 2020 17:24 - 1 hour - 83.8 MBY’all know it’s real real when there are tears and Akon in one episode ••• It’s an hour of three friends in open chick chat. A deep dive into a safe space where we talk intentional next steps, filing a missing person report for the old us, and why the new version is enlightened and able. The world is reinventing itself. You can too. Also, smack that. xoxo.
World Change ::: Facts. Add Sugar Please
June 18, 2020 16:14 - 32 minutes - 44 MBChecking facts and saving brands. Your brand, their brand, the world brand. Changing the world and gut checking. It’s a safe place here, but it’s a big space on purpose. We’ve got to work inside of it. A space where we look in before we act out. Be the change, make the change. Get in here. But don’t forget your sugar, sugar!
The Movement. ::: The Conversation.
June 06, 2020 14:44 - 58 minutes - 80.4 MB“Black Lives Matter.” And other complete sentences like “I love you.“
Vision over your life ::: No expiration dates.
May 22, 2020 16:51 - 40 minutes - 56.2 MBIt’s our kick start to alignment starting with a deep dive into your vision. A dream seed planted you are dying to water, digging up and replanting hope, and learning your reinvention starts today. It may sound like a cheesy self help rally in a hotel ballroom, but I assure you it’s a safe spot, and, well, cry with me please so I’m less alone. Ok? Ok. Let’s live limitless and without expiration. I’m feeling it, y’all.
Ready or Not ::: Open for ((Mind Your)) Business
May 14, 2020 20:14 - 18 minutes - 25.1 MBAre you ready or not? Your right to stay closed is always your right. Your right to “not”. Your right to be ready. We talk about how grounded we’ve become in our being “socially grounded”. As always, I encourage you to follow your gut. You know when and how and if and yes and no thank you. Trust that you’ve fed that with times of still and laser focus. Times to dwell in your gut feelings ((or God’s urge)). You are allowed to venture out. You are allowed to stay in. Allowed to feel like...
WWLD? ::: Change the World
May 09, 2020 14:29 - 39 minutes - 53.7 MBThis little wonder was my very favorite co-host ever. She also spilled the beans on all my non-highlight mamahood fails ::: awesome. She included a tale of “salt legend ate from under the sink” ((also known as a cascade pod)). True failure and raw real words straight from the 32 pounder herself. For four years I’ve said I want to be Love when I grow up. In this episode I’m reminded of exactly why. Fearless. Full. Hysterical. Welcome to my life and the long promised WWLD episode...
Cleaning Up ::: Houses and Attitudes.
April 29, 2020 18:42 - 21 minutes - 29.2 MBGuess who’s back. Back again. KB is back. Tell yo friends. This week has tricks & treats for putting on your rally caps on. IJN3 + living life in less extremes while navigating, well ... extremes. Thanks for pulling me out of the valley. You are special. Time to rally. xoxo KB.
A Hard Rewire ::: Save Me from Myself.
April 18, 2020 16:44 - 31 minutes - 43.5 MBThis week pinpointing the emotion is a lot like pinpointing the craving ::: can’t be done so just eat it all? Kidding kind of. The feelings are hard to lock down. So I’m feeling ((and eating)) it all. I basically told my son he’d have his day in court. Not proud. Just real. And I answered a few of your questions which was way fun. So grab your styrofoam cups and your best cardigan. Get in here you sweet things. Let’s grow old together.
Fear Is Man Made ::: And Man I’m Tired.
April 10, 2020 19:36 - 26 minutes - 36.4 MBGreetings from the leader of the alabaster Kardashian cartel. I’m exhausted. Maybe too tired to be scared is a good thing. Maybe a Holy Week is the perfect time to remember why it’s good to rest and resurrect. Get in here. Learn the sixth love language. Let’s cuddle up and be honest.
Finding Your Compass ::: Losing Your Mind
April 02, 2020 21:46 - 42 minutes - 58.6 MBAs social distancing moves to sheltering in place and the “task” turns into the new normal. The thin patience and the anxiety of navigating newness in our own humanness. We are talking the infectious anxiety of the infection. We are talking carving out something sacred in something scary. And we are talking help. I know I’m allergic to it too. Oh, by “we” I mean “I” bc I’m hunkered. Come on in and cozy up, buttercups.
Life in the Middle ::: Contagious Hope.
March 27, 2020 16:24 - 24 minutes - 33.9 MBIn this episode we talk about contagious hope. About the uncertainty and the living in the middle. These are crazy times to navigate on so many levels. Let’s curl up and get through this together. The solidarity in the pandemic is beautiful if we allow the space for it. Also i suck at accents. So love me through this one please. Ok? Ok.
Pep Rally for the Curve Flatteners ::: But Did You Really Wash Your Hands?
March 20, 2020 00:33 - 18 minutes - 25 MBSocial distancing. The one thing I’m actually an expert in. #thatSAHMlife y’all. And bc of my recovering OCD, I’m also passionate about hand washing. So here we are. Some changes yes, like my husband being home. Suddenly everyone is a stay at home mom. Including husbands and well, everyone. It’s an adjustment. As with anything toxic in our lives, time & space is needed. And if we are being honest ::: a good scrubbing. So don’t let fear reign. Warm water. Good soap. Sing happy birthday ...
Mean Girls ::: Regina, I love you. But I love me more. Part three.
March 12, 2020 20:08 - 32 minutes - 44.3 MBWe tuck in our Mean Girls series with valuable advice, prayer and some tears. real, real, real talk. You are SO LOVED. And I don’t commission from you being a Christian so come on in. Amy Green, LCSW, IMH-E, PMH-C, is the Founder & Executive Director of The Rooted Bridge and Owner & Founder of Nashville Collaborative Counseling Center sets us up for life in love, lived well, fully.
I Believe in Nashville
March 04, 2020 19:58 - 3 minutes - 1.67 MBPrayer request from my Nashville heart to yours.
Mean Girls ::: Get Comfortable, Regina. Part Two
February 26, 2020 20:00 - 48 minutes - 66.2 MBWe are all searching for love, acceptance, companionship. Even Regina George. Amy Green, LCSW, IMH-E, PMH-C, is the Founder & Executive Director of The Rooted Bridge and Owner & Founder of Nashville Collaborative Counseling Center. Amy joins us to chat boundaries, parenting well through current childhood influences, what’s at the heart of the mean girl turmoil. Bullies don’t stand a chance because this episode peels back the layers and makes room for Regina ::: with appropriate boundaries ...
Mean Girls ::: Bye Regina. Part One.
February 19, 2020 19:29 - 32 minutes - 44.4 MBYou remember your first. You remember your last. It’s time we talk openly about mean girls ((&boys)). It’s time Regina George moves into recovery. It’s time. Snuggle up. Get honest. Get kind. xx kb
Meet Me ::: Hi. I like you. So much.
February 14, 2020 18:49 - 14 minutes - 19.5 MBIt’s been a minute and well, we just need a solid deep look into each other’s eyes so here we are. Our fifth date. The one where we talk what really makes us who we are. The one where you decide if you still want to date me. The one when you snuggled up with me spilling my emotional beans. Thanks for being here and thanks for giving a girl with a big fat dream, a big fat chance. xx kb.
Social Media ::: Insta Nope.
February 05, 2020 18:22 - 31 minutes - 42.6 MBLife is short. Your time is valuable. Tags are endless. IG stories are not always for real. Let's promise each other to stay insta-honest. Thanks for following along. I know you have got a choice, and I love you here. But #really. Screens down. Pinkies up. Cheers to a cleaner social media life!
Life in Love ::: Spending Wisely
January 29, 2020 20:27 - 25 minutes - 35.3 MBIf you are feeling lost in chaos. If it feels noisy and it’s felt lonely, I’m going to need you to fire up this episode ::: like now. It’s time to soak in the gifts of time, friendship, and love. And maybe it’s a time of refinement in what that means to you. Weed out the Regina Georges. Get out of Target. Meet Amanda.
Marriage ::: Until Death Do Us OUR Part
January 22, 2020 16:16 - 15 minutes - 21.3 MBDedicated to the independent girls, this is a real REAL chat. Marriage is tough, but could we be the hard part? Yikes, I know but also ::: maybe. Insert nervous face. Vulnerability, yep the V-word, can be our biggest ((& scarcest)) tool to better relationships. If you are a tough cookie, we’ve created a space and a plan for you. Get in here girl!
Marriage ::: Until Death Do Us OUR Part
January 22, 2020 16:16 - 15 minutes - 21.3 MBDedicated to the independent girls, this is a real REAL chat. Marriage is tough, but could we be the hard part? Yikes, I know but also ::: maybe. Insert nervous face. Vulnerability, yep the V-word, can be our biggest ((& scarcest)) tool to better relationships. If you are a tough cookie, we’ve created a space and a plan for you. Get in here girl!
Rebuilding Love ::: The Breakup
January 11, 2020 18:11 - 15 minutes - 2.84 MBThe rebuilding of life after heartbreak. What seems like an implosion of heart and trust, slowly builds into the promise of light and the depth of friendship. All while learning about what happy, happy hour truly is. The come back of well, a decade. Meet my Taylor. My sister that found herself more herself after the promise of a ring lost its promise. Are you the next #taylor365? I can promise you are.
Theme Song for "In Kristen We Brust"
January 10, 2020 18:56 - 50 seconds - 1.9 MBEvery piece of this project is done with the greatest of intention. Every word. Every note. Every heart. The heartbeats behind the theme beats are two of the rarest and best. True girls girls. A real who-run-the-world dream team. The theme song was written by Leah Turner and Jessica Cayne. Leah, “sissy,” is my soul on fire and the epitome of God gifting sisters by grace and less by blood. Our family tree is rooted in the realest of life. Jessica is a fellow Capricorn, and the two created a...