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Hole in My Heart Podcast
Hosted by Laurie Krieg · EN
On the Hole in My Heart Podcast, Laurie Krieg, her licensed-therapist husband, Matt, and their friend ”and most professional radio voice,” Producer Steve talk about how the gospel is good news for everyone every day. They most frequently talk about sexuality, addiction, trauma, discipleship, parenting, and mental health through a historically biblical sexual ethic lens, and with a bit of humor.
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Episode 255: Why We Wrote This Book Now | Laurie & Matt Krieg
Jan 3000:33:47Tap to summarizeIt’s behind the scenes time of our latest book! Matt interviews Laurie on the writing process and more: What was the inspiration? What were the hardest and best parts in writing? What does it mean “by Laurie Krieg with Matt Krieg”? What is the one takeaway you hope people take from it? Next Steps: Find Raising Wise Kids here! Get the audiobook here. Raising Kids Video Series here. Our marriage book here. Our Journey Well book here. There’s still time to join the live podcast! Join the HIMH Pod FB group here. Ask Laurie a Q on IG here.
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Episode 254: Faith and Food | Aarti Sequeira
Jan 1600:40:50Tap to summarizeFood Network star and author, Aarti Sequeira, is bringing the party to the podcast today. We hear her story of finding Jesus as well as: How did she get into the Food Network world? Does she even struggle with cooking dinner every day? How can we turn the kitchen into a sanctuary instead of a place of angst? How can God use our past challenges to shape our futures? How does Aarti shine light both in the secular world and in the Christian world? Next Steps: Get her book here. Follow her on IG here. Live podcast here. Join the HIMH Pod FB group here. Ask Laurie a Q on IG here.
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Episode 253: Q&A: Marriage vs. Singleness, Helicopter parents, LGBTQ Family | Laurie & Matt
Jan 200:45:37Tap to summarizeHappy New Year! We’re kicking off the year by diving into your thoughtful questions, including: How do we find the courage to speak truth with love? How can I love a gay friend well when they enter a same-sex relationship? How can a same-sex attracted man discern between marriage and singleness? How do I navigate pornography and masturbation conversations in a mixed-faith marriage? What healthy boundaries can we set for our kids when it comes to preventing sexual abuse without becoming “helicopter” parents? How do we engage and disciple our kids when family members identify as gay or trans? Thanks for bringing the content! We’re so glad you are here. Next Steps: Live podcast here. Raising Kids Video Series here. Our book here. Fight the New Drug Link here. Join the HIMH Pod FB group here. Ask Laurie a Q on IG here.
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Episode 252: Healing the Wound Within | Chuck DeGroat
Dec 1900:33:39Tap to summarizeWe’ve got author, pastor, and therapist Chuck DeGroat in the house—and he brought at least one of us to good tears. In this episode of the Hole in My Heart Podcast, we talk about healing the wound within and explore: Why so many of us swing from an anxious go-go-go pace into depression How we can begin looking inward—beyond simply calling a therapist The difference between solitary suffering and plain-old suffering Why boundaries matter… and where they can become a problem It’s tender, practical, and deeply hopeful. Join us? | Next Steps | Get his book here. Visit his site here. Snag the LIVE podcast link here. Join the HIMH Pod FB group here. Ask Laurie a Q on IG here.
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Episode 251 | Q & A: Age-Appropriate, Boys Painting Nails, & Two Choices
Dec 500:40:14Tap to summarizeIt’s another Q and A! You ask, and we are thinking it through with you. What did you ask? “My husband is gay and left our family to be with a man. How do I talk with my kids about this?” “My son wants to paint his nails, play with dolls, or wear a dress. How do I lead him?” “My transitioning cousin is coming to the holidays. How do I engage them and lead my kids? “How do I know what is age appropriate to teach my kids about God’s vision for marriage and gender?” “How did you overcome your struggle with wanting to end your life, Laurie?” | Next Step Resources | Link to our book here. Link to our launch team here. Ask more questions on IG here. Join the HIMH FB Group here.
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Episode 250: Tame Your Thoughts | Max Lucado
Nov 2100:49:44Tap to summarizePeople have 70,000 thoughts per day and about 80% of them are negative. What is that doing to our emotional health? What is that doing to our actions? How is that affecting our very DNA? Global bestselling author and pastor, Max Lucado, is here to help us understand not only the science behind our thoughts but the heart beneath them. How can we “take every thought captive?” How does something like anxiety and depression factor in? Is this just plastering a smile on a bad day or a rough life? Let’s talk about it all. | Highlights | • “Everybody else says ‘do,’ but Jesus says ‘done.’” —Max Lucado • “Just because you have a thought does not mean you have to think it.” —Max Lucado • “Thought management can also be called unceasing prayer.” —Max Lucado | Next Steps | • Get his latest book here. • Check out his site here. • Join the HIMH Pod FB group here. • Find Laurie on IG here.
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Episode 249: Father Yourself First | Glen Henry
Nov 700:45:39Tap to summarizeHow can we walk with others—our kids or those we are called to disciple— if we are wounded by our own parents? We need to be fathered by the Father first. Today, author and popular YouTuber, Glen Henry, helps us understand his journey of being fathered by God as he walks with his own kids. | Highlights | “When you have a child, you are collaborating with God on a masterpiece.” “I will fail my children. It’s not if I do but when I do.” “Our children and our spouses are our biggest assets. The biggest stage you will ever stand on is in your living room. | Next Steps | Join HIMH Live! Get Glen’s book here. Check out Glen’s site here. Join the HIMH Pod FB group here. Ask Laurie a Q on IG here. Let us know what you think about the podcast here.
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240: How to Help Our Kids Navigate A Porn-Saturated World | John-Michael Bout
Apr 11, 202500:47:54Tap to summarizeIf the average age of pornography exposure is between 8 and 12 years old, and the majority of Christians are looking at it regularly, we need to talk about it. Specifically, documentary creator and author John Michael Bout helps us ask and answer: How can we help our kids prepare to see it? How can we help them recover? What hope do we have? | Highlights | “Parents are often like, ‘We live in a technological world. I know there is pornography out there. I have no idea what to do!” We can throw our hands in the air, and bury our heads in the sand. I always want to say to parents, ‘Yeah, this is hard. This is challenging. We live in a unique time. But God has given you everything you need to talk about sexuality.” “At the heart of every situation where there is pornography going on, there are good and holy desires. They are finding their end in a counterfeit—in the wrong thing.” “There are good studies to show that the first person to teach on the topic will become the expert. As a parent, you want to be the expert when it comes to questions of sexuality.” | QOTW | What is something you have purchased off a cookie ad or As Seen on TV and it was actually good? | Next Steps | The trailer here. The site here. Join the HIMH Pod FB group here. Follow Laurie on IG (where she is the most active) here. Sign up to get on the email list here.
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Episode 239: How to Form a Gospel-Identity in the Next Gen | Jonathan Holmes
Mar 28, 202500:38:51Tap to summarizeIt’s so easy to identify as “I am what I do” or “I am how I feel.” The next generations especially seem to feel this pull. How can we help Gen Z and Alpha understand who they are in Christ? How can we start with our own identity so we speak from a place of firm-footing instead of hypocrisy? Author and therapist Jonathan Holmes is here to help lead us. | Highlights | “A gospel identity is one that is received and not achieved.” —Jonathan Holmes “All of us parents can struggle with wanting to make our kids into our image, rather than helping them fulfill and live into their image-bearing capacity.” “God’s first words about sexuality are ones of invitation not prohibition.” —Jonathan Holmes | QOTW| If you had the time and the desire, what sport would you want to get really good at? | Next Steps | His IG here. His book here. Join the HIMH Pod FB group here. Sign up to get on the email list here.
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Episode 238: Screens: From Fighting to Flourishing | Chris McKenna
Mar 14, 202500:45:44Tap to summarizeMany parents feel a mixture of emotions about screens: On one hand, we see they can be useful tools. On the other, we feel a lot of shame because we are probably addicted to them ourselves and we let our kids use them too often. We feel shame, anger, and . . . gratitude? How should we feel? How can parents approach screen time with their kids—and move us all from fighting to flourishing? Christian dad, tech-guru, and founder of Protect Young Eyes, Chris McKenna, is here to help us. | Highlights | “Some of the loudest voices advocating for our children are coming not from the Church.” —Chris McKenna “There is no other issue on earth today that is at risk for darkening the hearts of our children than their digital spaces. It must be the thing we talk about second most to Jesus Christ.” —Chris McKenna “This is Brain against the Game—not Kid versus Parent. If our child acts wild after stopping a game or show, our instinct is to think, ‘This is my kid is fighting back against me and being disobedient.’ That stirs up anger and confrontation between us. But if parents can remember, ‘That game is harming them. I am going to be upset at the *game* because of what it is doing to my precious child.’ That pivots our anger into empathy.” —Chris McKenna | Next Steps | Follow Protect Young Eyes on IG here. Read Protect Young Eyes Resources here. Join the HIMH Pod FB group here. Follow Laurie on IG (where she is the most active) here. Sign up to get on the email list here.
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