a global journey from missionary to deconstructing mom with Katie Bjärgvide [S4E5]
Elle hosts Katie Bjärgvide, a former missionary and US expat living in Sweden. Katie discusses her journey from evangelical Christianity to deconstructing her faith, influenced by events like Trump's election and choosing to accept her transgender brother. She shares her experiences raising neurodivergent children in Sweden, her struggles with burnout, and her transition to a creative career. Katie emphasizes the importance of self-care, creativity, and adapting to new challenges. Elle and Katie highlight the value of compassionate and sustainable care for getting through the gauntlet of all the things.
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Guest Spotlight: Katie Bjärgvide
image description: Katie Bjärgvide is a white woman with short dark hair, with green dyed highlights around her face. She is wearing a comfy grey hoodie and holding a large mug with a black sheep on it.
Katie Bjärgvide is a woman with many faces: offline, Katie is a deconstructing former missionary, a US expat living in Sweden, a mom and a wife; online, Katie is a podcast host, a video editor and the kind of content coach who equips and cheer-leads her clients towards their goals. On her YouTube channel, Katie is a memory collector, a ranter, a laugher, a crier, and more awkward than she is probably aware. She loves having conversations about transformative experiences that are spiritually diverse and many levels of weird.
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