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In this episode, I sit down with my friend Kristi Garcia to talk about her poetry book Women Who Knew, which gives voices to biblical women telling their own stories. Kristi shares how the book poured out of her in three months lying in bed next to her toddler, starting with a poem called "Mary's Response" to the song "Mary Did You Know?" She reads Sarah's Heartache about infertility and waiting. We discuss how God meets women where they are (in the kitchen, at the well, rocking babies) versus calling men to mountaintops, and how women's bodies were designed on purpose with heightened senses to meet God through physical presence. Kristi introduces her concept of inner authority and higher authority being the same power in two different channels, like a lighthouse's upper and lower lights. She's writing a new book called Feminine Discipleship about reclaiming wholeness without losing yourself to find God.Brynne’s Social:Facebook: @Brynne Erickson - my public pagehttps://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61573316550355Instagram: @brynne_ericksonhttps://www.instagram.com/brynne_erickson/Threads: @brynne_ericksonhttps://www.threads.com/@brynne_erickson?igshid=NTc4MTIwNjQ2YQ==Kristi’s References: Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/kristigarcia.speaks/Join her poem of the month club, newsletter and buy her book “Women Who Knew,” via her link on Instagram. 📕Women Who Knew - https://www.amazon.com/Women-Who-Knew-faithful-fearless/dp/B0FLLHC2CB Key TopicsFeminine discipleship and biblical womenThe power of poetry in spiritual growthInner authority and trusting oneself in faithChapters00:00 Introduction to Kristi Garcia04:08 Balancing Life and Priorities07:06 Empowering Women Through Poetry10:19 Exploring the Theme of Infertility13:01 The Heroine's Journey15:52 The Power of Female Experience19:00 Writing Process and Inspiration22:00 Lessons from Women in Scripture25:02 Reclaiming Female Spirituality27:58 Conclusion and Final Thoughts32:23 Exploring Faith and Divine Communication34:58 The Journey of Self-Trust37:49 Feminine Discipleship and Inner Authority42:43 Reclaiming Wholeness in Faith48:34 Navigating Organized Religion and Personal Beliefs55:51 Understanding God’s Love and Authority