Life on Side B
Exploring the joy, beauty, and challenges of living in the traditional sexual ethic as LGBT+/SSA Christians.
Episodes
Monday May 09, 2022
S4E7 | Lesli on Grief (w/ Henry and Bekah)
Monday May 09, 2022
Monday May 09, 2022
Lesli is back and talking with Henry and Bekah about grief - grief over the loss of their wife, the loss of sexual intimacy in a life of celibacy, and the pain of church hurt. There is so much wisdom packed in this episode. Lesli shares how embracing grief helps us embrace God.
Monday Apr 25, 2022
S4E6 | Sarah Claire on Listening to Your Own Story (w/ Josh)
Monday Apr 25, 2022
Monday Apr 25, 2022
Josh is talking this week with Sarah Claire Smith, a licensed mental health counselor and the soul care director at Providencia WPB, where Josh attends. Sarah Claire shares about what is means to listen to your own story in order to process trauma and pain so that we can better engage in healthy community.
The book Sarah Clair quotes is My Grandmother's Hands: Racialized Trauma and the Pathway to Mending Our Hearts and Bodies by Resmaa Menakem
Monday Apr 11, 2022
S4E5 | The Cohosts on Side B 101 (w/ Ashley, Elizabeth, and Josh)
Monday Apr 11, 2022
Monday Apr 11, 2022
Today, Ashley, Elizabeth and Josh are getting "back to basics," discussing the question: "What do we wish we would have known back when we came out and entered Side B spaces for the first time?"
Tuesday Mar 29, 2022
S4E4 | Greg on Emotional Resilience (w/ Bekah & Josh)
Tuesday Mar 29, 2022
Tuesday Mar 29, 2022
This week, Greg Piken is joining us from SoCal and sharing insights as a counselor on how to build emotional resilience in our lives. Josh and Bekah talk with him about working through breakdowns, processing second adolescence, and how to support each other in a community such as the Side B LGBT+ Christian community which has high levels of trauma.
Monday Mar 14, 2022
S4E3 | Bridget on Heavy Burdens (w/ Henry)
Monday Mar 14, 2022
Monday Mar 14, 2022
This week, Bridget Eileen Rivera is back and talking with Henry about her new book, Heavy Burdens. You can tell from his questions that Henry has read this book more than once! They have a great conversation. Pick up your copy of Heavy Burdens today!
Monday Feb 28, 2022
S4E2 | QCF 2022 LIVE: Elizabeth and Grant on Confronting Shame
Monday Feb 28, 2022
Monday Feb 28, 2022
This week, we are sharing the recording from the live episode we did at the Q Christian Fellowship conference last month (January 2022). Elizabeth and Grant talk together about confronting shame as queer Christians and especially as Side B Christians. Thank you to everyone who attended and sent in questions!
Monday Feb 14, 2022
S4E1 | The Cohosts on Resilience
Monday Feb 14, 2022
Monday Feb 14, 2022
We are finally back for Season 4! The cohosts are together again and talking about our season theme: the road to resilience. This is probably the most bible references we have ever made on the podcast so get ready. We hope you enjoy it.
The poem Ashley mentions is called "The One Hoss Shay" by Oliver Wendell Holmes. Thank you to Matthew Kaal (@matthewkaal on Twitter) for directing us to the name of the poem!
Monday Jan 31, 2022
S4E0 | Meet Elizabeth (w/ Josh)
Monday Jan 31, 2022
Monday Jan 31, 2022
As we get ready for Season 4, we wanted to take this chance to get to know Elizabeth a little more. Josh and Elizabeth sit down to chat about her journey, her newly formed ministry called Kaleidoscope, and what it looks like to share your faith with others as a Christian who is queer and Side B. Learn more about Elizabeth on our team page at lifeonsideb.com/ourteam
Sunday Nov 28, 2021
S3E27 | Jan y su experiencia con el lado B
Sunday Nov 28, 2021
Sunday Nov 28, 2021
Por fin, publicamos nuestro segundo capitulo en español. En este capitulo, Ashley habla con Jan de Puerto Rico sobre su experiencia de ser un cristiano gay y célibe. Hablan de todo un poco, incluyendo como pertenecer a la comunidad en la distancia (cultural, fisica, de lenguaje, etc).
Tuesday Oct 12, 2021
S3E26 | Season 3 Finale LIVE from Revoice 2021
Tuesday Oct 12, 2021
Tuesday Oct 12, 2021
The cohost team got together in person while attending Revoice 2021 last week and talked about Season 3, what impacted us most, and what we learned. It was great to have multiple friends and listeners We have a lot of exciting news and can't wait for you to hear!
1:21 - Begin discussion on Season 3
25:00 - Announcing Sarah's departure
30:58 - Announcing Elizabeth as a new cohost
44:32 - Milk & Honey Podcast Announcement