R-Soul: Reclaiming the Soul of Reproductive Health, Rights, and Justice

Faith Choice Ohio

From the Clergy Consultation Service on Abortion to the modern day struggle for intersectional reproductive freedom, religious voices have been at the forefront of fights that matter for generations. We’re here to amplify essential voices, tell stories that often go unheard, and lift up the holy and healing work of faithfully pro-choice activists like you.

  1. Sep 24

    Working as Designed: How Being Honest About Bad Outcomes Can Improve the Future

    Have you ever made a decision that didn’t achieve the outcome you intended? So often leaders make decisions with goals in mind, but their outcomes fall far short of anything close to success. In this episode, Kelley Fox and Rev. Terry Williams take listeners on a tour of bad policy decisions in Ohio that are getting outcomes nobody wants. Beginning with the economic impact of a proposed gas tax suspension, Kelley and Rev. Terry connect Ohio’s fiscal and social policies with reproductive justice, evaluating outcomes through the lens of impact instead of intent. Listen in for some real talk about how systems can stop policies that don’t work, try something new, and create better outcomes for all. Links to discussed content: Ohio to Temporarily Suspend Gas Tax: https://ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/09/23/ohio-candidates-for-governor-want-to-suspend-the-gas-tax/ Ohio Tax Shift Explained: https://policymattersohio.org/research/the-great-ohio-tax-shift-2022/ Walkability in Low-Income Communities: https://nlihc.org/resource/study-examines-neighborhood-walkability-and-quality-hud-assisted-housing Food Deserts in the U.S.: https://www.ers.usda.gov/amber-waves/2011/december/data-feature-mapping-food-deserts-in-the-u-s Food Deserts in Ohio: https://ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/02/09/food-deserts-are-growing-in-ohio-and-other-states-see-where-they-are/ Abortion Clinic Closures and effects on distance to drive for abortion: www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2023/06/21/1183248911/abortion-access-distance-to-care-travel-miles Recidivism: https://nij.ojp.gov/topics/corrections/recidivism Why Prisons Fail to Rehabilitate People: https://prisonjournalismproject.org/2023/06/22/why-prisons-fail-to-rehabilitate-people/ Black Infant Mortality: https://childrenandyouth.ohio.gov/for-providers/infant-mortality-taskforce Music by Korbin Jones

  2. Sep 10

    Seeing Progress: How To Tell You’re Making A Difference

    Do you ever feel like you’re standing still, and maybe progress isn’t possible? Kelley Fox and Rev. Terry Williams remember the lives of justice advocates as a lens to evaluate what progress really looks like over the long haul. Weaving reproductive freedom and faith advocacy together with a long-term view of historical change, Kelley and Rev. Terry help listeners take stock of how society truly is changing for the better thanks to reproductive justice advocates and the intentional culture change work our collective movement is doing every day. Links to discussed content: Gloria Steinem, defining symbol of women’s movement and eloquent advocate for equality, dies at 92: https://apnews.com/article/gloria-steinem-dies-724836935f6547fda60f361c15238d14 Dolly Parton's legacy of giving: Inside her decades of philanthropy: https://abcnews.com/GMA/Culture/dolly-partons-legacy-giving-inside-decades-philanthropy/story?id=135947174 RJ Founding Mothers & Origin History of the RJ Movement: https://bwrj.wordpress.com/2012/08/08/151/ We Will Not Cancel Us (blog): https://adriennemareebrown.net/2018/05/10/we-will-not-cancel-us/ Why We Need Restorative and Transformative Justice (Blog): www.faithchoiceohio.org/blog/why-we-need-restorative-and-transformative-justice Restorative and Transformative Justice Training: www.faithchoiceohio.org/restorative-and-transformative-justice-training adrienne maree brown's Emergent Strategy: https://adriennemareebrown.net/book/emergent-strategy/ Resurrecting the Goddess Podcast (PART 1): https://open.spotify.com/episode/6MMk3AEPRvMLV0fDNAgz7B?si=ab8306e3f84f4774 Resurrecting the Goddess Podcast (PART 2): https://open.spotify.com/episode/5kQiol6YDFMiJenbuZ3MjT?si=b70671052cdc4f10 Music by Korbin Jones

  3. Aug 28

    Dangerous Fruits: Why Food Justice is Reproductive Justice

    The ability to feed children safely and well is an essential part of parenting. For this and so many other reasons, food and reproductive freedom are inextricably linked. So how do we make sense of a society that seeks simultaneously to strip citizens of reproductive control over their bodies and also fail to sustain a safe, reliable food supply? In this episode, Kelley Fox and Rev. Terry Williams address recent food-borne illness outbreaks, articulating why these regulatory failures are part of a larger problem with a government that prioritizes punitive control of bodies above safety and human flourishing. Links to discussed content: SNAP Shutdown: Why Food Security Is Reproductive Justice: https://faithchoiceohio.podbean.com/e/snap-shutdown-why-food-security-is-reproductive-justice/ CDC List of Foodborne Outbreaks: www.cdc.gov/foodborne-outbreaks/outbreaks/index.html Why Do We Say "Diet Culture" Instead of "the Patriarchy?":  www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/eating-mindfully/202007/why-do-we-say-diet-culture-instead-the-patriarchy Hunger Network In Ohio: www.hungernetohio.com/ "Fearing the Black Body: The Racial Origins of Fat Phobia," by Sabrina Strings: https://nyupress.org/9781479886753/fearing-the-black-body/ Toxic Wastes and Race in the United States (1987): www.reimaginerpe.org/files/toxics-racerace87.pdf Toxic Wastes and Race at Twenty (2007): www.ucc.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/toxic-wastes-and-race-at-twenty-1987-2007.pdf Faith Choice Ohio zines Economic Justice & Reproductive Justice: www.faithchoiceohio.org/zines/p/economic-justice-reproductive-justice Environmental Justice & Reproductive Justice: www.faithchoiceohio.org/zines/p/environmental-justice-reproductive-justice Racial Justice & Reproductive Justice: www.faithchoiceohio.org/zines/p/racial-justice-reproductive-justice Music by Korbin Jones

  4. Aug 13

    Surprised and Delighted: Reflections in Dialogue with Rev. jessica young chang

    Rev. jessica young chang shares her passion for faith and reproductive justice in this podcast interview with Rev. Terry Williams. A Minister and Reproductive Justice Chaplain, Rev. young chang reflects on her own history with Ohioans, shares what it’s like to be a religious leader deeply devoted to reproductive justice, and gives a hopeful word to all of us who are seeking reproductive freedom and collective liberation. Links to discussed content: Chicago Women's Health Center: www.chicagowomenshealthcenter.org/ Reproductive Chaplaincy with Faith Aloud: www.faithaloud.org/ Spiritual Care & All-Options Counseling from Faith Choice Ohio: www.faithchoiceohio.org/counseling Reproductive Justice definition by SisterSong: www.sistersong.net/reproductive-justiceait Leonard Cohen's "Anthem" (There is a crack in everything, that's how the light gets in.): www.youtube.com/watch?v=c8-BT6y_wYg Mini-Zines for Reproductive Justice from Faith Choice Ohio: www.faithchoiceohio.org/blog/10-new-mini-zines-to-advance-reproductive-justice Reproductive Justice and the Power of Self-Love: www.faithchoiceohio.org/blog/reproductive-justice-and-the-power-of-self-love Investigation continues into the death of Mississippi teen Nolan Wells: www.npr.org/2026/07/10/nx-s1-5887443/nolan-wells-mississippi-investigation-ben-crump Pregnancy, Brain Death, and the Right to Choose: Lessons from the Adriana Smith Case: www.thehastingscenter.org/pregnancy-brain-death-and-the-right-to-choose-lessons-from-the-adriana-smith-case/ Does Georgia's fetal 'personhood' law mean a pregnant woman must stay on life support? www.npr.org/sections/shots-health-news/2025/06/07/nx-s1-5425384/georgia-anti-abortion-fetal-personhood-law-pregnant-woman-life-support Music by Korbin Jones

  5. Jul 30

    We Saw the Signs: Why Reproductive Justice Is Under Attack in Rural Ohio

    Billboards have been popping up across rural Ohio with hateful messages targeting the children of LGBTQ+ families. These advertisements are promoted by a well-funded organization dedicated to overturning same-sex marriage equality, banning in vitro fertilization, and making surrogacy a punishable crime. Kelley Fox and Rev. Terry Williams help listeners unravel the anti-reproductive justice roots of this campaign, exploring how politics that target LGBTQ+ families are interconnected with anti-abortion agendas that seek to control all of our bodies. Links to discussed content:  Anti-LGBTQ+ billboards pop up in rural Ohio. Communities are immediately pushing back: https://thebuckeyeflame.com/2026/07/23/ohio-anti-lgbtq-billboards/ Them Before Us: https://thembeforeus.com/ Spoon Theory: https://lymphoma-action.org.uk/sites/default/files/media/documents/2020-05/Spoon%20theory%20by%20Christine%20Miserandino.pdf At the End of the Rainbow: Repro & PRIDE in Rural Ohio: www.faithchoiceohio.org/blog/at-the-end-of-the-rainbow-repro-and-pride-in-rural-ohio Lift Every Voice for Abortion & LGBTQ+ Justice: www.faithchoiceohio.org/blog/lift-every-voice-for-abortion-amp-lgbtq-justice Celebrate PRIDE and Rural Organizing with Faith Choice Ohio: www.faithchoiceohio.org/blog/celebrate-pride-and-rural-organizing LGBTQ+ Justice & Reproductive Justice Mini-Zine: www.faithchoiceohio.org/zines/p/lgbtq-justice-reproductive-justice Music by Korbin Jones

  6. Jul 16

    Embracing Mysticism & Paganism: Soul Care with Rev. Kearstin Bailey

    Resource Coordinator Kelley Fox talks with Rev. Kearstin Bailey about the beauty of finding God in practices some religious people consider taboo. Delving into tarot, astrology, and religious history, Kelley and Kearstin uncover the divine that they've found through their spiritual practices. From how to begin exploring spirituality outside of the institutional comfort zone of faith to the ways that White Christian Patriarchy uses taboos to keep people of color, women, and queer people oppressed, this episode delves into the entangled nature of pagan spiritual practices and finding the divine in daily life. Links to discussed content: Connect with Rev. Kearstin Bailey and heyKB: https://view.flodesk.com/pages/64d3dbb9789648d6051b0f11 Rev. Kearstin's Instagram: www.instagram.com/thekearstinbailey/ 2026 Resurrecting the Goddess: Liberating Christianity with the Divine Feminine (PART 1): https://faithchoiceohio.podbean.com/e/resurrecting-the-goddess-liberating-christianity-with-the-divine-feminine-part-1/ 2026 Resurrecting the Goddess: Liberating Christianity with the Divine Feminine (PART 2): https://faithchoiceohio.podbean.com/e/resurrecting-the-goddess-liberating-christianity-with-the-divine-feminine-part-2/ What is Paganism? www.pagangrimoire.com/what-is-paganism/ Just What is Mysticism Anyway? https://mystiphora.com/just-what-is-mysticism-anyway-and-why-should-anyone-care/ Find your birth chart: www.chani.com/chart Guide to the Planetary Days: www.chani.com/blogs/your-guide-to-planetary-days You Were Born for This (a tool for reading birth charts): https://chanishop.com/products/you-were-born-for-this-astrology-for-radical-self-acceptance Cosmic Guidance Oracle Deck: www.tarotstack.com/products/cosmic-guidance-oracle-deck?srsltid=AfmBOoobpiViuPOqnG4H0T00y_oFCyNXne8NkoMnUIGjIpHaqh4bdY_6 Kelley's blogs about being "woo-woo": A Reading for the New Year: Toiling and Growing: www.faithchoiceohio.org/blog/a-reading-for-the-new-year-toiling-and-growing Why Holy Saturday Still Matters to Me as a ‘Spiritual but Not Religious’ Person: www.faithchoiceohio.org/blog/why-holy-saturday-still-matters-to-me-as-a-spiritual-but-not-religious-person Unconfirmed Placebos: Embracing Affirmations During Saturn Return: www.faithchoiceohio.org/blog/unconfirmed-placebos-embracing-affirmations-during-saturn-return Music by Korbin Jones

  7. Jul 2

    Two-Fifty: An Honest Reflection on an American Anniversary

    As the United States rounds the corner on its 250th year post-independence, Kelley Fox and Rev. Terry Williams dig into what our national report card looks like at this point in a very complex history. Acknowledging the diversity of emotions this anniversary incites, Kelley and Terry discuss the political landscape of reproductive freedom and white Christian nationalism throughout U.S. history, as well as why raising gripes and grievances about our nation might just be the most patriotic way to celebrate a nation founded largely on a declaration of complaints. Links to discussed content:  America 250 & White Christian Nationalism: www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/jun/10/america-250-maga-christian-nationalism First Capital PRIDE Coalition: www.firstcapitalpride.org U.S. Declaration of Independence: www.archives.gov/founding-docs/declaration-transcript Restorative and Transformative Justice Training: www.faithchoiceohio.org/restorative-and-transformative-justice-training Co-Op Games and Perspective: https://medium.com/@coltonlhchan/how-it-takes-two-builds-emotional-bonds-through-cooperative-game-design-51abbcf928fa Great American State Fair: www.cbsnews.com/boston/video/whats-happening-at-the-great-american-state-fair-in-washington-d-c/ Music by Korbin Jones

  8. Jun 4

    Yours to Tell: PRIDE, Repro, and the Power of Storytelling

    For PRIDE Month, join Kelley Fox and Rev. Terry Williams for a discussion about LGBTQ+ liberation, reproductive freedom, and the power of personal storytelling! No matter who you are or what your life experiences have been — where, when, if, and how you share your story matters. Comparing the similar ways that personal stories about reproductive experiences and human sexuality are treated in society, Kelley and Rev. Terry offer important tips for stewarding your own story, selecting your audience with care, and standing in the power of your own decision making when it comes to sharing personal reflections and history. Join us for this PRIDE-inspired, intersectional trip through the journey of narrative storytelling and personal empowerment Links to discussed content:  Find us at PRIDE!: https://www.faithchoiceohio.org/events Dayton PRIDE: https://www.faithchoiceohio.org/events/dayton-pride-2026 Canal Winchester PRIDE at David’s UCC: https://www.faithchoiceohio.org/events/canal-winchester-pride-2026 Cincinnati PRIDE: https://www.faithchoiceohio.org/events/cincinnati-pride-2026 Akron PRIDE: https://www.faithchoiceohio.org/events/akron-pride-2026 Chrysalis by the Upper Room: https://www.upperroom.org/chrysalis "Spoon Theory," by Christine Miserandino: https://lymphoma-action.org.uk/sites/default/files/media/documents/2020-05/Spoon%20theory%20by%20Christine%20Miserandino.pdf  Abortion Care Package Program: https://www.faithchoiceohio.org/abortion-care-packages Music by Korbin Jones

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From the Clergy Consultation Service on Abortion to the modern day struggle for intersectional reproductive freedom, religious voices have been at the forefront of fights that matter for generations. We’re here to amplify essential voices, tell stories that often go unheard, and lift up the holy and healing work of faithfully pro-choice activists like you.

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