Episode 3 - Rebekah LaRobardiere with Bryn Valencia

What do faith, grief work, and sexuality have in common? In this wide-ranging conversation, Rebekah sits down with Bryn Valencia, a theologian, Fortune 100 change-management alum, and Co-Owner and licensed funeral director at Aquaterra Water Cremation, to explore the “messy middle” where body, belief, and belonging collide.

Why Watch

• Real talk on purity culture’s fallout and what healing can look like for both women and men.

• Body-positive theology. Bryn traces a bigger biblical arc that blesses flesh, pleasure, and creativity instead of shaming them.

• Relationship skills. From curiosity over scripts to nervous-system safety, Rebekah and Bryn offer practices you can try tonight.

• Grief & desire in the same breath. Hear how Bryn’s work with death doulas and water cremation informs her view of life-giving intimacy.

If you’ve ever felt caught between faith and your body, or wondered how to move past shame into grounded, creative pleasure, this episode is for you.