The Woman Alive podcast

Woman are cursed

20 Jan 2025
00:39:56

It all began with a little old apple...In this episode we'll be asking if women really are cursed and if we are do we just put up with it? Host Tola-Doll Fisher is joined by two guests: Michelle Tant is a midwife, lecturer and deacon. She writes o...

To vaccinate or not

13 Jan 2025
00:44:53

With apparently fewer parents choosing to have their children vaccinated, in this episode, host Tola-Doll Fisher and guests are considering how Christians should approach this decision. What's it like to be called an anti-vaxxer and is getting a vacc...

Prisons don't work for women

6 Jan 2025
00:33:42

On the latest episode of the Woman Alive podcast we're asking if women in prison is having a negative impact on society. With women being the main caregivers, should offenders be treated differently to men? Is Justice Secretary Shabana Mahmood right...

Can you love Jesus and Gucci?

30 Dec 2024
00:41:34

Can you love both Jesus and Gucci? In this episode, Woman Alive podcast host Tola-Doll Fisher speaks with two women who love clothes and Jesus. Can you ever justify the price of a designer label? What exactly counts as fast fashion? And what does our...

Raising kids in a blended family

23 Dec 2024
00:40:45

As we draw closer to Christmas, host Tola-Doll Fisher is joined by two women raising children who aren't biologically their own to discuss the blessings and challenges that brings. What is it really like to be part of a blended family - especially at...

Christians giving less this Christmas

16 Dec 2024
00:43:13

The Woman Alive podcast is back with a fifth series. In the first episode host Tola-Doll Fisher is joined by three women who are considering whether we should all be giving - and generally doing - less this Christmas. Are Christmas cards worth the ef...

Hope in difficult seasons part 2: Practical ways to have hope in God

9 Sep 2024
00:46:40

In this episode host Tola-Doll Fisher is joined by two guests to talk about the practical ways we can have hope in God during difficult seasons. Danielle Strickland is an author, spiritual leader, and justice advocate. She has authored several...

Hope in difficult seasons part 1: Doubting the Bible almost shipwrecked my faith

2 Sep 2024
00:46:12

In this episode host Tola-Doll Fisher is joined by Woman Alive writers, to discuss stories of having hope in God during difficult seasons. Ruth Clemence is a freelance writer living in Cardiff, Wales. She writes about faith, suffering, additional ne...

Science catching up with the Bible

22 Jul 2024
00:43:58

In this episode host Tola-Doll Fisher is joined by two women who are therapists, to discuss the intersection of science with the word of God. Jo Hargreaves is a pastor and psychotherapist. Jo is passionate about integrating theology and therapy; sc...

Sexism in the workplace (and the Church)

15 Jul 2024
00:34:13

In this episode we're talking about sexism. Host Tola-Doll Fisher is joined by two women who have become leaders in their respective fields, to discuss what gender inequality looks like both in the Church and in the workplace, and how it affects wome...

Should Christians be rich?

8 Jul 2024
00:44:56

In this episode we're asking whether you can be both rich and a Christian? Host Tola-Doll Fisher is joined by three self-made women who are serious about wealth, but give glory to God first. Camilita Nuttall is a property developer and businesswoman...

Fostering and adoption as a single woman

1 Jul 2024
00:41:15

In the latest episode of the Woman Alive podcast, Tola-Doll Fisher is joined by two women who didn't wait for husbands to start a family. Both are single and fostering children long-term. Kobie Abrie is a foster mother to two children, a 14-year-...

Are Christian women more prone to Imposter Syndrome?

24 Jun 2024
00:38:22

In this episode of the Woman Alive podcast Tola-Doll Fisher is joined by two coaches to discuss imposter syndrome; the familiar feeling of self-doubt and insecurity that can rise up regardless of our skills and achievements. Peggy Bodde is an empo...

Called to be childfree

17 Jun 2024
00:39:20

Woman Alive is into its third episode and we're talking about whether you can be 'called' to be childfree. Host Tola-Doll Fisher is joined by two women who both feel there is a lack of women in The Church that don't have children but are happy that w...

Autism and the Church

10 Jun 2024
00:41:50

Woman Alive is in its fourth series and in our second episode we're talking about autism. Host Tola-Doll Fisher is joined by three women, each with personal experiences to help give insights into it what it's like living with autism in The Church....