I Was A Female Fundie

In this episode, Kelsey and Amy discuss the challenge of deciphering fact from feelings after growing up in the IFB. Reach out: iwasafemalefundie@gmail.com

Maybe you aren't always the problem. Kelsey and Amy discuss the need to take accountability only for yourself and not others. Reach out at: iwasafemalefundie@gmail.com or IWAFF1611@pm.me

In this episode, Kelsey and Amy talk about the struggle to overcome pleasing people. Reach out at: iwasafemalefundie@gmail.com or IWAFF1611@pm.me

In this episode, Amy and Kelsey discuss decision paralysis and how to begin overcoming it. Reach out at: iwasafemalefundie@gmail.com IWAFF1611@pm.me

This was a difficult concept in the IFB, and Kelsey and Amy answer the question in this episode. You can reach out at: iwasafemalefundie@gmail.com -or- iwaff1611@pm.me

In this episode, Kelsey and Amy discuss the most difficult part of leaving the IFB. Reach out to us via email at: iwasafemalefundie@gmailcom or iwaff1611@pm.me

In this episode, Kelsey and Amy discuss all the ways rest was perceived as sinful and how to stop finding your worth in what you can produce. Reach out to us via email! iwasafemalefundie@gmail.com IWAFF1611@pm.me

In this episode, Kelsey and Amy discuss the ways they learned to disappear and how to step back into their own life. Reach out to us through email! iwasafemalefundie@gmail.com IWAFF1611@pm.me

In this episode, Kelsey and Amy talk about grief for the women they could have been and how to find hope when life feels disappointing.

In this episode, Kelsey and Amy discuss different tools they have found that nurture emotional maturity.

In this episode, Kelsey and Amy discuss signs of emotional immaturity in their own lives they have had to address and deal with.

In this episode, Kelsey and Amy discuss how the IFB stunts the growth of emotional maturity and how that effected them in their adult lives.

The IFB cultivated a spirit of fear that doesn't align with God's Word. In this episode, Kelsey and Amy discuss the ways fear was used and how it has impacted their lives up to this point.

In this epidsode, Kelsey and Amy discuss what's coming up on the podcast for the next few months and the changes in content that will be happening. Question for our listeners: What is a belief you're struggling to let go of? Let us know at - iwasafemalefundie@gmail.com For more privacy, send your responses to - IWAFF1611@pm.me

In this episode, Kelsey and Amy discuss goals for the new year and what New Year's looked like in the IFB.

In this unplanned episode, Kelsey and Amy discuss the heaviness the week has brought.

In this episode, Kelsey and Amy discuss the stigma placed on counseling and therapy in the IFB and how their views have changed.

In this episode, Kelsey and Amy discuss tattoos, alcohol, and friendships and how their views on these things differ from when they were in the IFB.

In this episode Kelsey and Amy discuss the difference between convictions and standards and touch on some major convictions held by the IFB (i.e modesty, music, Bible versions/King James onlyism) and their stance on them now.

In this episode, Kelsey and Amy discuss songs they sang in the IFB and how they now notice why some are problematic.

In this episode, Kelsey and Amy discuss how challenging it is to simply rest in Jesus and believing He has good things for them.

We all heard that 'Faith without works is dead' in the IFB, but does that phrase mean what we were taught it means? Find out on this episode of I Was a Female Fundie.

In this episode, Kelsey and Amy discuss the guilt the IFB piled on them and how it has impacted their lives.

Kelsey and Amy wrap up the Women of the Bible series with Hannah and discuss how remarkable she was. Read the book we used to research these Biblical women here.

In this episode, Kelsey and Amy discuss Mary Magdalene and the many ways she's been represented over the years. Check out the book we've been reading here.

The Women of the Bible series continues with a discussion about Mary and Martha. Kelsey and Amy compare and contrast how the pair of women was represented in the IFB and their views on them today.

In this episode, Kelsey and Amy discuss the Samaritan woman and how their view differs from that of the IFB. If you'd like to check out the book we used in our research of this series, here is the link!

In this episode, Kelsey and Amy discuss the amazing redemption story found in the book of Ruth.

In this episode, Kelsey and Amy discuss the Biblical account of Eve and her place in history.

In this episode, Kelsey and Amy discuss Rahab, how she was represented in the IFB, and how their view on her has changed.

In this episode, Amy shares the books that helped her most as she was leaving the IFB. The Grace Awakening by Charles Swindoll- Check it out here Stop Trying by Cary Schmidt- Check it out here Real Christianity by Cary Schmidt- Check it out here Breaking Faith Series by Adina Senft- Check it out here

This is the beginning of a new series about the women of the Bible. In this episode about Sarah, Kelsey and Amy explore her profound faith and how it carried her through uncertain times.

In this episode, Kelsey and Amy conclude their discussion on the Provers 31 woman as portrayed by the IFB and what their learning now that they've left the movement.

In this episode, Kelsey and Amy discuss the ways the Proverbs 31 woman was presented in the IFB and the additional checklist that women were given when those sermons were preached. They also dive into what they've learned about Proverbs 31 since leaving the IFB.

This is the final episode in a series reviewing Created To Be His Help Meet by Debi Pearl. ***Spoiler Alert*** It doesn't get better...

In this episode, Kelsey and Amy continue their review of Debi Pearl's Created To Be His Help Meet.

In this episode, Kelsey and Amy begin to unpack the gem of Created To Be his Help Meet by Debi Pearl, the book that was gifted to so many girls on the cusp of matrimony in the IFB movement. They explore problematic elements of the fundamentalist view of women and marriage.

In this episode, Kelsey and Amy boundaries and what implementing them in the IFB looked like. They also talk about how boundaries play a part in their lives now. Check out the book, Boundaries here.

In this episode, Kelsey and Amy discuss the possible drawing points that might lead people to choose the IFB.

In this episode, Kelsey and Amy discuss what worship looked like in the IFB and how their views on worship have changed.

Join Kelsey and Amy as they look back on their years in Bible College and the rules they had to live by.

In this episode, Amy and Kelsey discuss the reasons they're thankful for their upbringing in the IFB and the way it positively shaped their lives.

In this episode, Kelsey and Amy review the Baptist distinctives and cover how the IFB interprets them.

In this episode, Kelsey and Amy discuss the true fundamentals of the faith along with the added fundamentals they grew up with in the IFB.

Join Kelsey and Amy as they discuss the 'Independent' element of the IFB denomination and how that did and didn't play out.

This episode is the second half of a series dealing with legalism in the IFB and the damage it does to Christians.

In this episode, Kelsey and Amy discuss what it was like growing up in a legalistic religious system and how the grace of Jesus changes things. Here is a link to the Beautiful in His Time blog mentioned in this weeks' episode.

Join Kelsey and Amy as they discuss the importance of God's grace and how their view of it has changed since leaving the IFB. Reach out at: iwasafemalefundie@gmail.com Get a copy of the Grace Awakening by Charles Swindoll here.

Join Kelsey and Amy as they continue the discussion about true grace and the freedom Christ offers. Reach out to us at iwasafemalefundie@gmail.com Get your copy of The Grace Awakening here.

Join Amy and Kelsey as they discuss the ways their IFB beliefs regarding grace and legalism differ from the truth grace and mercy found in Christ. Get a copy of the Grace Awakening here.