42 episodes

"Bridging the gap of infertility between family, friends, and femininity."

My hope for the Barren not Broken community is that it becomes a place for women and couples to discover that barrenness does not define us or have the final say of all that is good. I long to see women know themselves as fully feminine, in spite of their lady parts not working. :) I want them to know they are stronger than loss, braver than unexplainable pain, and more than the diagnosis received. I want to see couples live love out, regardless of how many humans carry their last name. I want to see them determined to go after the hard things, and still hope even when they might not work out. No matter the barren places in our lives, let’s not live broken!

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    • Religion & Spirituality
    • 4.9 • 35 Ratings

"Bridging the gap of infertility between family, friends, and femininity."

My hope for the Barren not Broken community is that it becomes a place for women and couples to discover that barrenness does not define us or have the final say of all that is good. I long to see women know themselves as fully feminine, in spite of their lady parts not working. :) I want them to know they are stronger than loss, braver than unexplainable pain, and more than the diagnosis received. I want to see couples live love out, regardless of how many humans carry their last name. I want to see them determined to go after the hard things, and still hope even when they might not work out. No matter the barren places in our lives, let’s not live broken!

    Childless Women Are Too Busy

    Childless Women Are Too Busy

    BonnieRuth had an incredible chat with Sheri from Awaken Worth Podcast. The conversation centered around how we as women often judge ourselves and others with how busy we are. Comparing the plates we juggle whether we have kids or not, whether we are married or single.... When really why do we feel the need to be busy.... Are we self aware, are we hiding, are we avoiding, are we scared, are we insecure...? What is our busy centered around and how do we live balanced healthy lives as women while championing each other instead of tearing each other down. 
    You will love Sheri!! BR always walks away from conversations with Sheri feeling inspired towards growth, challenged to engage and encouraged for how far she has come. 
    Sheri helps women who are childless not by choice, to awaken their worth in a world that makesthem feel inadequate. Her passion is inspiring these women to live full and joyful lives of meaninginstead of lack.After 3 miscarriages and 6 years of infertility, Sheri's coaching background and spiritual trainingled her to discover a process for navigating the grief, the triggers, the feelings of exclusion and thelack of purpose and meaning.She packaged up this process into a formula that she teaches in 1:1 coaching and in her groupexperience. Women leave her programs feeling empowered with practices they'll come back tofor a lifetime.

    • 56 min
    Grief Does Not Define Us (Part 2)

    Grief Does Not Define Us (Part 2)

    Peyton from Slaying the Stigma and Co founder of Gathering Hope and BonnieRuth from Barren Not Broken and Co founder of Legacy Place are bringing us a powerful podcast collaboration. Both ladies show us not only sharing their story but vulnerably inviting us into their personal grief journeys and how they have navigated that with their spouse, family and friends. They ask each other a series of questions both bringing their own perspective, experience and honesty to the table. There are several just WOW moments for both ladies as they gleam from each other, not holding back and giving practical tools. Grief does not have to define us and there is a way through it. 

    • 49 min
    Grief Does Not Define Us (Part 1)

    Grief Does Not Define Us (Part 1)

    Peyton from Slaying the Stigma and Co founder of Gathering Hope and BonnieRuth from Barren Not Broken and Co founder of Legacy Place are bringing us a powerful podcast collaboration. Both ladies show us not only sharing their story but vulnerably inviting us into their personal grief journeys and how they have navigated that with their spouse, family and friends. They ask each other a series of questions both bringing their own perspective, experience and honesty to the table. There are several just WOW moments for both ladies as they gleam from each other, not holding back and giving practical tools. Grief does not have to define us and there is a way through it. 

    • 1 hr
    Finding Hope & Promise Through Secondary Infertility

    Finding Hope & Promise Through Secondary Infertility

    Vivian Smith & BonnieRuth Rolf
    This chat gets REAL! We do not hold back. It was such an honor to have Vivian share with us with such vulnerability how she has navigated, faith, family, marriage and medical trauma while facing Secondary Infertility. She comes at it from a very  honest place yet leaves us with such a perspective of hope and promise in who God is.

    • 32 min
    Finding Hope & Promise Through Secondary Infertility (Part 1)

    Finding Hope & Promise Through Secondary Infertility (Part 1)

    This chat gets REAL! We do not hold back. It was such an honor to have Vivian share with us with such vulnerability how she has navigated, faith, family, marriage and medical trauma while facing Secondary Infertility. She comes at it from a very  honest place yet leaves us with such a perspective of hope and promise in who God is.

    • 37 min
    Endometriosis - Bonnie Ruth Rolf and Robyn Corcoran (Part 2)

    Endometriosis - Bonnie Ruth Rolf and Robyn Corcoran (Part 2)

    Join Bonnie Ruth and her friend Robyn Corcoran.
    Both women have lived years and years with the horrible disease, Endometriosis. Robyn shares her story with us. She reveals the devastation this disease has caused her with such vulnerability. While also providing a perspective that will help others walking through this. She has not let Endometriosis beat her in spite of its many efforts. We hope that as we share it will bring encouragement to your story. No matter the barren places in our lives, let's not live broken. 

    • 41 min

Customer Reviews

4.9 out of 5
35 Ratings

35 Ratings

arscheer ,

Just what I needed!

I have listened to several episodes so far and I have related to them so much! I actually didn’t even know I needed this podcast as much as I do! Thank you to Bonnie Ruth and Jason for sharing your story and creating a place for people to feel safe and and not alone! A place where I don’t feel crazy for all the things I have thought or been thru!! It is awesome!!

JQMorris ,

CNBC and Thriving by Choice

Yes, let’s have an episode about where your family and friends talk about your childlessness when you’re not around-what’s wrong with her? And they tell me about it afterwards. When I try to bring it up, I get stone silence from these family members, and total distancing from mom friends.

Redrose82012 ,

Empowering

What happens when we just don’t understand what we feel? What a great conversation talking about how to start tapping into you emotions and discovering all the feelings behind those emotions.

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