Welcome to the Journey Women Podcast. I'm your host, Hunter Beelis. Life's a journey we

were never meant to walk alone. We all need friends along the way. On the Journey Women

Podcast, we'll chat with mentors about gracefully navigating the seasons and challenges we face

on our journeys to glorify God. Hey friends, today we are diving back into our current

series, Keeping It Local, Leaning Into Discipleship in Your Local Context. If you're just tuning

in, the heart behind this series is to encourage learning from women right where we are. I've been

chatting with ladies from my own local church here in Hanover, New Hampshire, which has been

an absolute joy, and I know you guys will love them as much as I do. We hope these conversations

helped to pull back the curtain on discipleship relationships, which let's be honest, we have

all probably felt intimidated by at one point or another. This week, I'm talking about a little

bit of a less intimidating aspect, peer-to-peer discipleship with my friend Amy Nuppie. I can't wait to

share this conversation with you all, but first, I want to tell you about the sponsors who help make

it possible. Hello, Fresh, the Christian Standard Bible, and Crossway. Crossway's purpose as a

not-for-profit ministry is to publish gospel-centered resources that honor Christ and serve the church.

They're dedicated to producing products that enrich personal and group study of scripture.

Such resources are necessary, as Christians are to be rooted in the gospel,

renew their minds and the truth, and rest in God's sovereignty. Women today are exhausted from this

age of self-empowerment. As a result, female mental and emotional health is in crisis mode and needs

of remedy. In a recently released book, enough about me, Jen Oshman encourages women facing

disappointment or disillusionment to root their identity in Christ and what he has done for them.

Oshman calls women to look away from themselves in order to find the abundant life God offers them,

contrasting the cultural emphasis on personal improvement and empowerment with what the

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