Porch Swing Conversations

Porch Swing Conversations

Kara and Korin are two sisters in their twenties whose goal is to find beauty in the broken, and dig deep into cultural and theological issues through honest conversation in a judge-free zone. The podcast started as an outlet for Kara on her Christian journey, but grew into a place that their conversations could be heard from others who might not have the time to dig into theological topics. Welcome to the podcast, where they're probably in sweatpants. It's all very low-key here. https://www.thebeautifullybrokenblog.com/ Insta: @kara_lynn_author @flower.child.artist

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December 15, 2023 32 mins

You can always find Korin and Korin on social media and hit us up with your comments, questions, or concerns. We love you guys!

Also: Note how much Kara interrupts Korin... she was really upset about this DINK movement. She couldn't stop. She apologized after said episode.

Kara: @kara_lynn_author

Korin: @flower.child.artist

www.thebeautifullybrokenblog.com

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Kara dives into something God has been teaching her lately about being intentional in our prayer life and our lives.
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Let's talk dating. Normalizing not dating. Normalizing the crazy teen years and why it's important to secure your identity in Christ before you look for a significant other. Let's normalize, not looking at all. Let's have fun and talk book crushes. Hopes. Dreams. And mistakes we made along the way. I'm so glad to have you here! Find me on social media @kara_lynn_author and www.thebeautifullybrokenblog.com
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This is by no means a perfect episode. I stumbled in my words a little (corrected in the final part of the episode). I said Jesus wrote the Bible but I meant it was inspired by God. *face palm* I'm human. I pray before each episode that I make sense in my fallible humanness. But a few months ago, I was asked on my Instagram to share what I learned when I researched if women should be pastors or should churches have women in leader...
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September 29, 2023 64 mins
Today, I have my sister Korin Linaburg talking about what happened when we allowed a pastor far too much influence in our lives and how he essentially stabbed us in the back. An honest look at church and relational hurt, how we feel the church in America needs to change, and why we continue to go to church Sunday after Sunday.
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September 7, 2023 10 mins
Kara Linaburg returns after over a year break (she's pretty sure everyone left) updates the listeners who possibly chose to stick around (hats off to you in the back row) and gives the listeners a preview into what juicey episodes are to come. Stick around. She's back. Theology. Social issues. Rambles. Random.
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I'm 23 and I've been single most of my life, but recently, I've really let go of a LOT of anxiety circling around my singleness and it has been so freeing. So sit back with a cup of iced coffee (or tea) for an episode about some cringe-worthy guy stuff I've experienced, as well as how I'm attempting to live my best single life possible. 

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April 25, 2022 30 mins

Take the next thirty minutes to hear Kara read a preview of her upcoming YA novel, "A Study In Terminal," which releases June 7th of this year. Called an "impressive and beautifully layered storyline," and "poignant and visceral," by early reviewers, this book is about the goodbyes we never got to say. 

Preorder "A Study In Terminal" on Amazon and wherever books are sold!

https://www.amazon.com/Study-Terminal-Kara-Linaburg/dp/...

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What a privledge and honor to have this sweet and beautiful soul on Porch Swing Conversations! I had a few technical difficulties in the editing process, so a few transitions are less than smooth, but overall this was such a fun episode to be a part of!

 We discuss...

Chronic illness.

Feeding tubes.

Why me?

And staying postive when the world feels dark.

Short and yet so vitally important -- you don't want to miss this convo!&n...

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Join us for an interview with bestselling author Angela R. Watts as she talks about writing, life, and what got her interested in politics and writing her own thrillers as a teenager. 

Website/newsletter: https://angelarwatts.com/

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Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_pj-I-VLvxNXdRI9...

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In "Simple Steps" Kara talks about her own mental health journey and the first steps she took that literally helped save her life. 

1. Processing with someone

2. Realizing that everything you believe, isn't always true

3. Don't count out essential oils + natural supplements 

4. Care for your physical, which in turns helps with the mental (exercise, y'all!) 

5. Pour into others; love on your fellow brokens 

There...

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January 24, 2021 17 mins

The world tells me that I am not my body--that my value is what I make it. While these words can sound freeing to my personhood, they unintentionally have sent the message that I will NEVER be good enough. 

In this episode of "Porch Swing Conversations," Kara shares her own personal struggles with finding the meaning of life, and why these ideals hurt her journey even though they were supposed to help. 

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I was around the age of eleven when I became dissatisfied with my gender and who I was.

This thought threw me into a whirlwind of depression, anxiety, and darkness that took years of battles, and I am here to stand up against my old ideals that the girl in the mirror was a mistake. Part one of more episodes to come on sexual identity, this episode is a passionate call to loving ourselves as God intended. 

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January 5, 2021 4 mins

What is Porch Swing Conversations?

It is a safe, judge-free zone where we're going to talk about things that need to be talked about, debate serious topics, and seek answers to some of my deepest questions. 

This is me unfiltered. Real. Honest. 

And hopefully I leave you with more questions than answers...because we are never done learning and questions are the beginning to strengthening our character and our lives. 

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January 4, 2021 37 secs
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