Conversation Skills: Want to Reboot Our Culture Together?

“Cathy, you don’t have the credentials to write a marriage book.” If I heard it once, I heard it dozens of times as I showed publishers my manuscript. Okay, so what credentials do I have? Conversations skills, that’s for sure! Yep, I have a degree in journalism from...

Hot Topics: What We Don’t Talk About in Church

When we started Fireside Talk Radio, almost immediately we knew we wanted to talk about the stuff nobody talks about in church. Really Hot Topics. Too hot to touch.  Or maybe we talk about the counterculture stuff. The kind of stuff we say about entrepreneurship...

Rebellious Teenagers: Soothing the Hearts of Teens

So, this is what happens when you let your co-host read the intro. She changes the title of the episode! And here I thought we were talking about rebellious teenagers! Silly me! My mom and I with Anna and her new baby girl. Mom did not deserve a rebellious teenager....

Mental Health: Our Top Ten Blogs and Much More

It all started 5 years ago with an invitation to talk about anxiety at a meeting. Phew, I’m not the only one! Little did I know mental health would become one of my go-to topics.  Sure, ladies talked about anxiety and depression together over lunch with close...

True Identity: the Power of Divine Design with Robin Melvin

Our modern codependent culture tells us it’s perfectly normal to reevaluate our own design. Then, to top it off, offers countless options to change whatever we feel uncomfortable about, including our own gender. Fortunately, God’s divine design includes the power of...

Identity and Divine Design: Fostering a Confident Heart with Robin Melvin

Honestly, I know something about losing my identity. At one point, I called a dear friend and asked, “Would you go to lunch with me and remind me who I am?” How sad!  Robin Melvin talks true identity. God’s design is divine! But seriously, a lot of women...