Danna Robb, Shelli Spotts, and Gloria Ezeonyeasi discuss being a woman of faith. “Our faith tenet with Big Ocean really focuses on the fact that through our faith, we feel inspired to act in our communities and to be involved.” - Shelli Spotts “That’s how we grew up . . . knowing that our faith is everything that we have; God is everything. [My mot…

In this archive episode from 2020, Carolina Allen and Shelli Spotts discuss the origin and roots of the gift economy, and the way maternal feminism rests on an alternative structure, a way of living that does not depend on getting ahead but the responsibility to lift everyone up. "We are born into a gift economy, one that starts with our own mother…

As Big Ocean women, we value our identities as women of faith. We represent 83% of women who identify with a faith tradition. This figure is considerably higher in women than in men, which might suggest that many of us are intrinsically connected with religion and naturally experience the world through a faith-filled lens. Of the many women of the …

“Epicurus said that it’s not what we have, but what we enjoy constitutes abundance. And I really love that because it takes it out of the material realm. We're not talking about an abundance of money or an abundance of possessions or properties. We're talking about the things that make our life fulfilling and joyful and purposeful and bring light t…

“It's one of my son's birthdays today. And I was saying to my husband, I have never given him a present he actually likes. I don't know how to do that. And I felt kind of discouraged by that because I just can't figure it out. And he is old enough now. He has his own career. He doesn't really need something from me. But I realized as I was driving …

Dana Robb and Carolina Allen are joined by Sharon Slater to discuss the Model of Powerful Impact. “If you have a willing heart, somehow God puts you at the right place at the right time with the right tools.” - Carolina Allen “Just one individual can make such a difference when you … take opportunities and just think, ‘What if my gifts and my talen…

Dana and Gloria discuss the Model of Powerful Impact “We do live in difficult times, and there’s so much conflict in the world and there’s a lot of divisiveness… there’s never been a greater opportunity to do good, to influence others in a positive way across the globe.” - Dana Robb “You think, well, there's 7 billion people. And who are you? You'r…

Dana Robb and Carolina Allen discuss the Model of Powerful Impact with Karen Ashton. “I really have a perspective that maybe a lot of people don’t have, and the longer I live, the more I understand how rich our life is when we take care of that which is most important, which is our relationships within our very own families.” - Karen Ashton “It is …

Carol and Kim discuss the Model of Powerful Impact. Powerful Impact is the idea that we can make the greatest impact when we prioritize and allow for a natural flow of energy to do its thing, essentially. We have outlined three very key ways that we can do that and will discuss it through the month, “…but the very first one, the greatest and deepes…

Margo Watson and Ann Takasaki are joined by Kathie Horman, LaReita Berky, and Dennis Lifferth to discuss the Model of Powerful Impact and the power of charitable giving. “Charity, being charitable, is critical to our well being, our soul, who we are as people, and being part of the human race.” - Margo Watson “I have MS, and I struggle with it, but…

Christy by Catherine Marshall is a historical fiction book that follows the fictional character of Christy who decides to serve as a teacher in the Appalachian Mountains. It was based partially on reality and the experiences of Catherine Marshall’s mother. She goes thinking she has so much to give and ends up finding there is so much more for her t…

Margo Watson, Debbie Hart, and Dr. Tabitha Campbell discuss the tenet, “We seek after knowledge and wisdom.” “Education is power, and it also helps us to overcome fear. Oftentimes we have fear of the unknown. So the more that we know, the better prepared we are.” - Debbie Hart “You have to take care of your physical health in order to take care of …

Dana Robb, Shannon Russell, Andrea Garn, and Grace Raje discuss the tenet, “We recognize and follow our internal compass to speak and act with integrity.” “One thing is certain, [this internal compass] is like your own personal language, if you will. The more you learn to understand this language, speak it, and more importantly, act upon it, the be…

We seek after wisdom, and we believe wisdom is the highest possible form of knowledge. Brittany Homer from the Raising Today’s Kids podcast and Project Stand. “I remember when I was young, realizing the importance of giving children a good foundation, how if they are given a good foundation in their life, then there is no limit to their potential.”…

Dana Robb and Becky Rogers discussing the tenet, “We seek after knowledge and wisdom.” Families Mentoring Families has educational tracks for teaching family life skills, basic literacy, academic, vocational skills, leadership, and agriculture. They have 110 literacy centers across Africa, in Ghana, Uganda, Kenya, and Rwanda, and are working to con…

We greatly value the unique and contributing role of families. Margo Watson is joined by Gloria Boberg and Dr. Tres Tanner. “Families are the unit in society which is especially comprised of a man and a woman who are husband and wife who are bonded so that they can meet each other's physical and emotional needs as well as to, among other things, ha…

A discussion with Kimberly Ells The Invincible Family “Sexualizing children is not ok on any level, and the family destructive elements that are tied into the movement to sexualize children is especially concerning.” – Kimberly Ells “The family… is the place of greatest power.” – Kimberly Ells “The family is powerful for many reasons… When new peop…

Carolina Allen and Susan Roylance discussing standing up for the family. “The family is that cellular level of society. And if we don’t preserve it, if we don’t look favorably upon it, it’s really hard to move forward in every aspect of society, and so it’s really critical that we talk about it in Big Ocean Women. It is central to who we are.” - Ca…

Native American Fatherhood & Families Association (NAFFA) began in 2002 with just one father and the mission of bringing men back to strengthening their families. Since then, NAFFA has successfully impacted thousands of lives and families. Listen as Carolina and NAFFA Founder, Al Pooley, take an in-depth look at the challenges that fathers and fami…

Kim Landeen and Carolina Allen discuss the tenet, “We value the irreplaceable role of fathers and build interdependent relationships with men.” “It gives us all the more authority to speak because it can be an interesting thing to be getting advice for the world from a group of people that have completely disavowed, or just said, ‘Hey we are not en…

Kim Landeen and Carolina Allen discuss the tenet “We are empowered by our feminine nature and biology, and we honor our procreative power.” “I hope that this episode today can inspire and spark just gratitude for yourselves for anybody listening, any woman listening, that this is for you, and that you’re included.” – Carolina Allen The Big Ocean Wo…

One of the most important things we can do as communities is to create spaces for connection and creativity, places that nurture the bonds between community members that are not places of commerce. Spaces that serve multiple purposes. Gloria Boberg talks about how a few extra acres in her community became one of those places, offering the space for…

Carolina Allen and Maddi Cheers discuss environmental stewardship and earth stewardship and our tenet, “We live and promote a life-culture within the womb, the home, and our ecological environment.” “When we appreciate that we were given this great planet to look after for everybody, when we establish a relationship with her and with the Creator, t…

One of the Big Ocean Women beliefs is that we live and promote a life culture in the womb, the home, and our ecological environment. These three environments form the basis of an ethical code of consistent life culture. Join Carol and Kim as they discuss these three environments. “It’s an idea that is really integral to Big Ocean Women and how we w…

Having your children attached to you is vital to being able to influence them. If you fear your kids are peer-attached, it’s not too late. In this episode we will continue our discussion of Hold Onto Your Kids and share ideas about how to “collect” and “reclaim” your children. Join the discussion of parents working to collect and reclaim their chil…

Why are kids pulling away from their parents? Why are they so easily influenced by their peers? Learn the science behind attachment and peer orientation as we discuss the book Hold Onto Your Kids, by Dr. Gordon Neufeld. Probably one of the most important books for parents to read this century. Referenced episodes: 1.4 and 1.10Join the discussion of…

Hosts Kim Landeen and Carolina Allen discuss the tenet, “We work in partnership with our global sisters to create generative solutions.” Big Ocean Women will be attending the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women in New York City. We will be presenting a Parallel Event. Check out our social media for access to that. “That’s the beauty an…

A conversation about the tenet, “We are each unique and innately worthy of respect,” with Kim Landeen, Lisa Bjornberg, and Margo Watson. “Mothers, when they understand their power, when they understand their divine nature, when they recognize the gifts that they are given, by God, … they’ll do anything to make sure that their children and their fam…

In this episode, Kim Landeen and Carolina Allen discuss our tenet, “We are each unique and worthy of respect” with Valerie Hudson, a global expert on women’s issues. Women Stats Project The First Political Order: How Sex Shapes Governance and National Security Worldwide “National security is integrally linked to what’s going on with women.” - Valer…

Carolina Allen and Dana Robb visit with leaders from the Houston WAVE, Nikki Brown and America Ririe, discussing February’s tenet, “We are each unique and innately worthy of respect” and their many impactful projects. “If I had one goal in life, it would be to debunk this idea that you have to prove your worth, that you have to have more and be mor…

Hosts Kim Landeen and Carolina Allen discuss this month’s tenet: “We are each unique and innately worthy of respect.” “I feel as though the world would be completely different if everyone truly understood what this tenet really means.” – Carolina Allen “As we really focus on the uniqueness, our individual uniqueness, and the uniqueness of those aro…

Members of Big Ocean Women discuss Faith and how it impacts their lives, their actions, and their wider beliefs. As moms of faith It is one of our deepest desires that we can translate our value system to our children… the way to do that with children is to know and understand first what you believe in. Children can feel a sense of discrepancies be…

In this third episode, Kim Landeen and Carolina Allen discuss the biodiversity of faith with Melissa Inouye. “If people have described religion as trying to keep lighting in a bottle, charisma is the lightning and organization is the bottle. Kind of a balance between the two: if you have too much bottle, you can’t see the lightning, and if you have…

In this episode, Carolina discusses religious liberty and persecution with Fatima Njoku, a WAVE leader from Jos, Nigeria. Fatima emphasizes that it is important for everyone to know their rights, be respectful, and hold everyone to the same rule of law which should protect everyone’s rights of religion and expression. In Fatima’s advocacy she found…

In this first episode of our new series focusing on our monthly tenets, Carolina Allen and Kim Landeen discuss the first tenet of Big Ocean Women “We believe in God and are women of faith.” “We are connected to divinity, we are divine and that power both outside and within us compels us to help mold our actions and it helps empower everything we do…

Erica Komisar talks to us about why being there for your children, especially in the first few years of life, is so important. Ms. Komisar is a clinical social worker, psychoanalyst, and parent guidance expert who has been in private practice in New York City for over 30 years. She strives to help parents live more satisfying lives and raise health…

Dana interviews Aditi Aromi, talking about honoring our feminine biology through the gift and power of breastfeeding as well as the model of powerful impact as we reach out to meet needs in our community. Aditi is a born-again Christian, full-time mother of two beautiful children and a wife to the same husband of 22 years. Residing in Southern Utah…

Michelle Meline is the mother of six children and grandmother to 2. She has been involved in PTA, Boosters for the Performing Arts, bake sales, little league, girls softball, school plays, and endless hours of homework with her children. She even built a five story pagoda entirely out of food storage, once! She wants women everywhere to know that t…

63 million girls are missing from the Indian population. In India there are estimated to be: 70 million sex selective abortions yearly 37 million more men than women 1 girl for 8 boys in some villages There is even a village called Devra that has no women in it. These are just a few of the realities based one on of the most tragic circumstances in …

Currents hosts a guest podcast episode from the Diamonds for our Children Podcast featuring a conversation between Katie Jo LaRiviere and Carolina Allen.저자 Big Ocean Women

An interview with Katie Jo LaRiviere of Mount Angel Abbey and Seminary where we discuss motherhood, literature, and the deep emotional connections of finding a shared humanity. Katie Jo LaRiviere is an associate professor of literature who writes and produces the Diamonds for Our Children podcast, a public humanities project and motherhood ministry…

A discussion with Nicholeen Peck on parenting, peace, and finding balance during stressful times by teaching children self government.저자 Big Ocean Women

A conversation with Leslie Grossman, Faculty Director of the Executive Women's Leadership Program at George Washington University, on how to harness our strengths as women, the power of supporting other women, and the ways we can lead out and lead up. Leslie is the author of Link Out: How to Turn Your Network into a Chain of Lasting Connections.…

We discuss menstrual health and the wide array of options available to us, trying to break down some of the stigmas associated with being a woman.저자 Big Ocean Women

In this episode Dana Robb hosts a roundtable discussion on the book Eleni by Nicholas Gage. What can we take from good literature? How do we relate it to our lives? Let's discuss. You won't want to miss this episode!저자 Big Ocean Women

In this episode we discuss getting involved in local politics with author Rebekah Pierce. Big Ocean Women encourages all women to get involved in what they are passionate about. We can embrace our differences and work for good. Even among ourselves, we do not agree on everything, but we work to find common ground, and create the world we seek where…

In a conversation with Kalisa Jensen we discuss cottages, and how they help women get involved in their communities.저자 Big Ocean Women

In our premiere episode Carolina Allen discusses the inspiration for Big Ocean Women, and how we can come together as a community to create change.저자 bigoceanwomen