Chapter 1: What personal experiences shaped the hosts' views on purity culture?
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Chapter 2: How can new moms manage work stress effectively?
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We are very just like, I feel like we're tracking with each other right now. We are. We are today. I was laughing too because... The amount of drinks that people can't even see because I have drinks hidden behind the table also. Always. Are you the same way? Because I have three drinks here.
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Chapter 3: What does a healthy sexual relationship look like in marriage?
I have a hot one, a cold one, and a room temperature one. At all times. I have like my iced coffee. I got my electrolytes. Then I got my regular water. I mean, just like at all times, multiple drinks. Me getting out of the car is hilarious. I have like 20 things I'm trying to carry. I know. Do you carry a Stanley or a Simply Modern or a hydro flask?
I honestly should more because I'm just such like a water bottle because it's quick, easy, but I need to be better about my Stanley's. I love a good Stanley. Yeah, me too. Anyway, I feel like I am a Christian girl meme. Like, you know what? I am the epitome of Christian girl memes with the water bottles and the Stanley and my Bible and candles and holidays and Christmas queen and pretty things.
Aesthetics. We love a pretty aesthetic. We do. We're here for it, though. It's good. I know. It makes me smile. It makes me laugh. I don't know. That's what life's for. I love it. So today we're going to start with a listener question from Talia. And she asks, what has been the most effective way to handle stress and anxiety on the job when you're working? Great question.
Chapter 4: How does prayer play a role in managing anxiety and stress?
So Maddie, has life changed work-wise for you, especially since having Hosanna? So much. I have gone, I now I'm doing part-time. So I'm just- filming on like Tuesdays and Thursdays, there's always exceptions for like certain trips or certain work things. But typically I'm just filming on Tuesdays and Thursdays now. So life has changed quite a bit in that way.
But yeah, I don't, I mean, is it more stressful or less now that you have a baby? It's like more like weird tension because I'm like, I have to fight the, like, be fully present with where you are because I think what can be hard sometimes is when I'm working, I'm like, oh, I want to be with Hosanna.
And then sometimes when I'm with Hosanna, I'm like, oh, I have all these work things I need to be doing. And so sometimes it can be really hard to just be fully present and be faithful right where I'm at and not be thinking about the other thing. And so I really pray for that consistently.
And that's what I would honestly say, which was the last thing we talked about, which was prayer is one of my favorite ways to fight just anxious thoughts and stressful feelings is to just take it to God in prayer. And also to just like text my girls and be like, I'm feeling really anxious right now and really stressed right now. Will you please pray for me? Yeah. What would you say? That's good.
Okay, so I work a lot. I'm generally not an anxious person, but I get stressed out a lot. Same. And so I am not a pill pusher, okay? And I don't think there's a pill for everything. However... This is where I'm going. Like, where is this going? I'm like, what is happening? No, I'm just kidding. Because we did talk about this on an episode.
But I like there's a product, a supplement that I've taken called Cort-Ease. And they are herbs. That's it. Love it. It's natural stuff. But I really like that. That kind of balances cortisol levels with stress. And so I take a couple of those throughout the day and that just helps balance. So that's a very practical answer in that sense. But the practical with the spiritual is so needed.
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Chapter 5: What practical steps can one take to commit to a life of purity?
Like sometimes like, yes, pray, but like go and touch grass, go outside, you know, take your shoes off. Take your shoes off. Get some sunshine. That's actually a great one. Especially when you're stressed out. If you work in a building, if you're inside all day, we make it a point here at the podcast that we go outside for lunch.
I have to get 10 minutes of fresh air, sunshine on my face because you do feel like you're hibernating. You're living in this little cave wherever your office is. And sometimes if you don't see the outside world, it can create more stress and anxiety in your life. So yes, touch the grass. That's a good one. I feel so much better when I'm outside. And I'll forget.
I will like literally hibernate in the house all day. And Grant's like, have you left? And I'm like, no, I haven't. And he's like, get outside, go for a walk. I'm like, yeah, you're right. So important as a mom to my, because I don't know, I think growing up in California, the weather was always really nice. So you're kind of always naturally outside.
And when Val played in Calgary, that's when, that's where we had Natasha and Calgary was so cold, freezing. And And when Natasha was just a baby, he would be like, okay, let's go take a walk. And I'm like, I'm not going out in that weather. Are you crazy? And he was like, how can you not have fresh air every day? And our baby needs fresh air every day. I don't care what the weather is outside.
He also grew up in Moscow, Russia. So like very used to the cold.
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Chapter 6: How can confession and accountability aid in overcoming struggles?
But I have to tell you, the fresh air makes a huge difference and for your baby. So I'm just thinking of you as a mom to make sure that Hosanna gets fresh air every day. every day. No, so good. Because I had her in January, the day she was born, it was like 12 degrees outside. So cold in Tennessee. And that first month was honestly so hard because I felt like it was so cold.
And I was like, can I take her outside in this cold weather? I don't know. And so we spent a lot of time inside and it was hard. I was like, we got to get outside. We got to just bundle up. Yeah. You bundle up. That's why they make cute little snowsuits and everything. They're adorable. Okay, so prayer, herbal supplements, court ease, and I, sunshine, grass. Community, like bring people into it.
I would also say... deep breaths. That is my deep breaths with confession. Because even when I wake up and I just know like, oh man, I woke up on the wrong side of the bed. This is, I'm just going to have a bad day. Then you go into work and it stresses you out even more. I just have to pause. And I think a deep breath and a pause really does wonders. And you can settle back in, pray through it,
And it just helps me when I tell someone. So I'll often tell my husband and go, I'm in a bad mood today. And because I don't want to be, I don't want to sit in it. And sometimes same with stress. Like this is really stressful for me and confessing it. sometimes gives it just enough of a release, whether it's confessing it to God or a person. And they're like, okay, let's just move on.
Keep going through the day. Totally. And sometimes just having someone be like, okay, and I'll say something you're grateful for. Yeah, gratitude. Yeah, gratitude is a huge way to fight anxiety. And-
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Chapter 7: What are the long-term benefits of pursuing purity?
that kind of like mindset that, cause it can like run loops, you know, where it's just like, it keeps going and then started off bad. So then now you're thinking this thing is bad. And then it just like festers throughout the day.
And one of the easiest ways to break it is just like, okay, I'm really grateful right now that I have breath in my lungs, that I can breathe and that I have fingers and toes and, You just, I mean, you just find something to be grateful for. And I, I honestly need to do a better job of that too. My husband and I both talked about that the other day.
We were like, he, he was in a, we were traveling, traveling always like there will always be one of us, always one of us where we're like, we say something just like sharp or, you know, whatever. It tests our marriage every time in a beautiful way. And we'll be like, all right, so now name something you're grateful for because you just got a little snappy with me. So I forgive you.
Now tell me how grateful you are for me. No, I'm just kidding. But it does help. No, it really does. Gratitude changes your attitude. Oh, that's good. I love it. You need that sticker for the back of your computer. No, we do. We really do. Okay. Well, I'd love to know when you look back at your time on The Bachelor, I'm bringing this up again.
Is there anything that you would have done differently? Oh, yes. Lots of things. And I'm so grateful for all that I learned and experienced through it. I think now looking back, there were definitely a lot of moments where I stood very firm, like in my faith and in my convictions. And then moments looking back now where I'm like, you know, I don't know, like maybe I wouldn't have kissed.
Like, you know, like just like little things where you're just like, ah. Yeah. But it's one of those things that I really did realize have continual conversation with God and just say, Holy Spirit, will you lead me? Will you show me how to do this and what to say? And just like we're imperfect. So I definitely was not perfect. I didn't handle it all perfect.
There were definitely moments where I felt super overwhelmed and stressed and cared more about like, what people around me were thinking and just like wanting to be picked by this guy.
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Chapter 8: How should one handle public scrutiny regarding personal choices?
And then other moments where I was like, okay, I remember what matters most and not just what I feel right now. And so like, keep me, Lord, help me to keep my eyes on that. So yeah, I mean, I would say just like in life, there's just those. Well, I asked that question. I know that was a little bit of a transition, but I asked that question because today we're talking about purity.
And I know that was a big part of your story that was on the show as well. Yeah. Yeah. And so I would just love to hear how you dealt with that, how you came to those decisions and how you talk about it today. Mm-hmm. Yeah, I made a decision when I was 16, 17 years old that I wanted to save myself for marriage.
And it's funny because looking back at that time in my life, I and we've talked a little bit about this of just I really cared about reputation. And so for me, it was more like I could say, hey, I got my virgin card. And look, I'm not having sex before marriage, but there was a lot of hidden sexual sin. I was still cheating on God in a way.
I was still flirting with the world and living in the world in a lot of ways in my life. And it really was the wrong mindset for the longest time. It was so much more reputation based. It was so much more about what people thought about me. It was so much even fear-based. Like I didn't want God to be mad at me. I didn't want God to, you know, strike me down if I made the wrong decision.
I very much grew up, I think, in a church culture where it was very much like purity culture was talked about a lot and just don't have sex, don't have sex, don't have sex. And that was- Was it talked about in a healthy way, do you think, or-
I love the church that I grew up love and I love the way truly that I I was raised and I honestly can't even remember like exact conversations or words that were said I think just what I felt was you know if if I do if I have sex outside of marriage like God's gonna be really mad at me and um you know I don't know is he gonna shark me down is he gonna take away his blessing is he
And that was something that I had a very, again, just like fear based mindset and reputations based mindset towards it. And so I thought, OK, if I can save myself for marriage, then, you know, maybe God will bless me more. I'll find, you know, my friends charming and life will be perfect and amazing and God will bless this our sex life one day.
And, you know, it's like that was, I think, more so my mindset. And it wasn't until marriage. really college when I made that decision to like go all in with Jesus. And I had a full revelation of God's grace and God's will for my life.
That purity was not a demand from him because he wanted to withhold from me and test me, but rather it was a gift from him that he was offering me to walk in because it led to more of him and it led to a life of freedom and purpose. And that's what I've seen is that purity is a gift and purity leads to more of God's presence. Purity leads to a life of purpose.
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