"I Don't Even Like Women" & Other Lies That Hold Us Back | Natalie Runion | Episode 366

The Speakeasy

The Girl Named Blake

Religion & Spirituality, Christianity

4.8 • 3.3K Ratings

🗓️ 6 August 2025

⏱️ 69 minutes

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Author and teacher Natalie Runion joins Blake to discuss her newest book I Don’t Even Like Women, the third installment in her trilogy exploring the state of the church and the role of women within it. She shares her personal journey from resistance to embracing women's ministry, highlighting how past wounds, competition, and internalized lies shape how women relate to each other in faith spaces. Natalie and Blake unpack the deep impact of words spoken over us, the spiritual and relational toll of isolation, and the power of rewriting false scripts through scripture and community. Together, they call for a new narrative of collaboration, compassion, and strength among women in the church. In this episode, you’ll be able to… Learn why emotional and spiritual maturity are essential for building healthy, Christ-centered community. Gain insight into how gossip, competition, and isolation hinder the mission of the Church—and how to replace them with grace and collaboration. Explore practical steps churches can take to equip women’s ministries with real tools for connection, leadership, and accountability. Natalie is the author of I Don’t Even Like Women – available everywhere September 2! To connect with Natalie…Website: natalierunion.comInstagram: @raisedtostay Go to the app store today and download the Olive holistic food scanner app to start eliminating harmful ingredients from your family’s diet.https://apps.apple.com/us/app/olive-holistic-food-scanner/id6739765789 Become a Premium Angel Guild member today to get your SKETCH tickets & more movies that inspire, uplift, and leave you better than they found you. Angel.com/blake Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hey friends, welcome to another episode of the Speakeasy podcast. This week we have a repeat guest.
0:05.7	I love having friends of the show back on. Natalie Runyon is the voice and phenomenon behind
0:11.4	Rays to Stay, the author of multiple books, and she has her third one coming out this month.
0:17.4	I don't even like women. And if you have ever uttered or thought that sentence, you
0:22.8	are going to love this episode. And even if you haven't, if you've just struggled in relationship,
0:28.0	this week we are diving in on the lies and manipulations and sometimes structures within the
0:34.1	church that hold women back from having real deep, sacred sisterhood with one another.
0:39.8	And we just dispel those lies and give real practical input on how we can push forward and exist in the community that we were created for.
0:49.5	I'm really passionate about this subject of friendship and community specifically between women and so is
0:55.1	Natalie. So it's a treat of an episode. I am in the process of learning that even our healthiest
1:01.1	or most organic food can hide things in it like seed oils or toxins that don't show up on the
1:06.5	label. That's why I've started using the Olive app. It is a 100% independent food scanner that
1:12.0	uses real lab testing. It doesn't have brand deals or ads. You can actually trust what it
1:17.0	tells you. You just scan a product. It gives your food health score, flags harmful ingredients,
1:21.9	and even suggest swaps. So you can download Olive on the app store today and get the truth
1:26.9	behind the label.
1:40.3	Natalie, welcome back to the show. Oh my gosh. I'm so happy to be back. Thank you for having me. It was still Confessions of a Crappy Christian when you were here last. It was, yes. And it was my first book. And we were just hanging on for dear life together on that. Right. I wish I would have looked before we started recording when that was. I mean, it's been years.
2:05.4	Yeah, it's been two years. Which seems crazy to me. Yeah, two years. Yeah, two years because raised this day came out in 2023. Yeah. I mean this in the best way. You're an animal. Like, I look at what you do
2:13.1	and what you create in these books that you're writing. And I'm just, it makes me tired.
2:19.1	It's interesting because when I was a kid, I wanted to be a writer so bad.
2:23.5	And we know the publishing world is dog eat dog.
2:26.4	I mean, it is really hard to get book deals.
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