God I Love You! Podcast

About God I Love You! Podcast

Join us - two mystical buddies - who dropped the rules but kept the reverence as we talk our lives out loud. We explore spirituality, identity, motherhood, and midlife. Eavesdrop and take a few tidbits in this voice memo between besties and the Divine.

Publisher

GILY!

Category

religion & spirituality · society & culture

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

13 Aug 2025

Latest episode

7 Jan 2026

Latest episodes

10 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   7 Jan 2026

   The One on When You Know, You Know

   Awareness changes things — even when you wish it wouldn’t. In this final episode of GILY (for now), Devany and Meredith share how listening honestly to the body led them to honor one person’s no and another person’s yes. A reflection on misalignment, soul friendship, and trusting that living in what’s true makes space for what comes next.

2. 

   30 Oct 2025

   The One on Waiting is Hard

   Change is coming — but you can’t see it yet.That foggy, restless in-between? That’s where new life takes form. In this episode, Devany and Meredith sit inside the “goo” of becoming — the uncomfortable, beautiful not-yet — and share how resisting the urge to rush their rebrand opened a third way forward. They unpack the systems that make waiting feel unbearable — capitalism, patriarchy, and the myth of productivity — and offer practices that root us back into body and trust: Centering Prayer, the inner posture “I can wait,” and the slow medicine of time itself. An invitation to stop forcing what’s still forming — and to believe that what’s growing in the dark is already on its way. Gentle note: strong language at times — use care if little ears are nearby. Bonus offering: Host Yourself — Holiday Edition Join us for four cozy lunchtime mini-retreats with teaching, somatic practice, and community care.It’s a way to host yourself with the same compassion you offer everyone else this season.Early access through joining our email list — sign up here via our Instagram bio. Key Themes Waiting isn’t absence — it’s formation. Discomfort is information, not failure. Cultural wiring makes waiting feel unsafe — we can unwire it. Slowness invites trust, connection, and imagination. The “third way” emerges when we stay in relationship with tension. Practices & Takeaways Practice the inner posture: “I can wait.” Return to Centering Prayer or silence as an anchor of consent and release. Notice when your body wants to rush — pause, breathe, soften. Allow slow integration — what’s unseen is still forming. You don’t have to earn your belonging; you can return to it. Notable Quotes “Waiting is not the absence of movement — it’s the place where new life takes form.”“It’s easier to imagine the end of the world than the end of capitalism.”“Efficiency has replaced meaning — and meaning lives in the spaces we rush past.”“Your discomfort isn’t failure — it’s an invitation to listen for what’s trying to take form.”“I can wait isn’t stillness; it’s consent to life moving through me.”“Think in geological time, not capitalist time — the soul is slow.” Books & Mentors Mentioned Capitalist Realism — Mark Fisher The Dance of the Dissident Daughter — Sue Monk Kidd Thomas Keating — Centering Prayer & the Spiritual Journey Teilhard de Chardin — Ecological Time Rumi — The Counterfeit Coin Stay Connected Devany — Illumine Within: 1:1 sessions & Centering Circles Meredith — Hibernate Healing: energy work & guidance A gentle reminder: We share from lived experience and practice. This isn’t medical, mental-health, or legal advice. Use discernment, take what resonates, and leave the rest.

3. 

   28 Oct 2025

   Bonus: Host Yourself Holiday Mini-Retreats

   ✨ We’re doing the holidays differently. What if you could host yourself while hosting everyone else this season. Join us on Zoom for four cozy lunch-break mini retreats — for rest, resourcing & care. No performance, just presence. Probably some laughter... We’re keeping it small and cozy —we would love you to come. 11:30 MST/12:30 CST 11/12, 11/19, 12/3, 12/10 💌 Join our email list for early access at www.gilypod.com at the bottom of the landing page.

4. 

   14 Oct 2025

   The One on Rebrand

   Episode 5 — The One on Rebrand Preview What happens when the words you’ve built your world around start to break open? Devany and Meredith talk about the courage to rename, the sacred alchemy in disagreement, and how language itself can evolve and heal. What happens when the words you’ve built your world around… start to break open? In this episode of The GILY Pod, Devany and Meredith explore how language shapes love, belonging, and who we’re becoming. What began as God, I Love You has evolved into The GILY Pod — a rebrand born from listening, humility, and repair. While God has timelessly been the name for the unnameable Mystery, it’s also a word weighted with harm — used through history to justify control, exclusion, and supremacy. They share the messy beauty of disagreeing, staying in friendship, and finding a third way forward. It’s a conversation about naming harm without losing reverence and discovering that language itself can be a living, healing thing — if we’re willing to let it change. A love letter to evolution itself: a reminder that change is the path of growth and a deep longing toward what is most true. Gentle note: Strong language at times — use care if little ears are nearby. Takeaways Language evolves — words can harm or heal depending on how we hold them. Rebrand as repair — changing language can be an act of love. Disagreement deepens relationship — staying in connection creates understanding. Naming harm begins with listening. Love is what makes transformation possible. Sound Bites “You can rebrand yourself as many times as you f*cking want.” “The most true part of God, I Love You is the I love you part.” “We hold the harm and the hope of the name God.”“One thing we really believe in..The more we love other people, the more we expand in love.” “There is a sacred alchemy in not always agreeing.” “Language is alive; it should keep evolving like we do.” Terms as We Understand Them Today Rebrand — A conscious reshaping that reflects present-tense truth and integrity.Repair — Acknowledging harm and making amends through care.Third Way — When two perspectives stay in tension, something new emerges.Language as Living — Words grow alongside us, reflecting change and awareness. Books & Writers The Prophetess — Shalon Harkin (Closing Reading) → shalonharkin.comThe Universal Christ — Richard Rohr → cac.org/books/the-universal-christThe Wisdom Jesus — Cynthia Bourgeault → cynthiabourgeault.org/booksUntamed — Glennon Doyle → glennondoyle.com/books/untamedThe Way of Integrity — Martha Beck → marthabeck.com Teachers & Influences Thomas Keating — Centering Prayer → contemplativeoutreach.orgGurdjieff / Ouspensky — The Fourth Way → The Church of Conscious Harmony 🌱 A Gentle Reminder We share from lived story and practice. This isn’t medical, mental-health, or legal advice. Use your own discernment and seek professional support as needed. Care for yourself as you listen. Take what resonates; leave the rest. Invitations Come Home to Your Center (Illumine Within) — Devany walks with those reclaiming spirituality through the body, love, and deep listening. Join 1:1 sessions, circles, and shared practice at illuminewithin.com. Energetic Support (Hibernate Healing) — Meredith offers energy work and spiritual guidance in Austin or online. (Rebrand in progress; sessions available now.) sparklecirclehealing.com

5. 

   30 Sept 2025

   Bonus: The One on Where We Come From

   Bonus — The One on Where We Come From In this bonus episode of GILY, Devany and Meredith offer a warm welcome — in the old English sense: you are a desired guest. From that same spirit of hospitality, they share their stories. Meredith moves from evangelical certainty through postpartum collapse to energy work, the Fourth Way, and a living, clear-eyed Christianity. Devany reflects on her contemplative roots, a season inside evangelicalism after grief, and how stillness, Centering Prayer, and decolonially informed somatics continue to guide her home to her own voice. Together they trace the spiral of deconstruction — funny, humbling, sometimes self-righteous — reclaim Jesus beyond punitive theology, and name their shared lens: we start where it hurts and stay for the healing — mind, body, spirit, community, and land. We hope you feel welcome in your own story, too. Gentle note: Strong language at times — use care if little ears are nearby. Takeaways Welcome = desired guest — your story and questions belong here. Deconstruction is a spiral — certainty can feel safe; humility keeps us awake. The body is a teacher — pain and fatigue can guide us home. Stillness steadies — contemplation widens compassion. Many paths, one Source — Love runs through them all. Sound Bites “We’re done tidying our souls for anyone.” “I had been borrowing someone else’s motherhood.” “All of you is welcome here — your tears, your growls, your weird movements.” “I stopped outsourcing certainty — and started listening in.” “If you want to hear yourself, turn up the silence.” Terms as We Understand Them Today Contemplation — A long, loving look at the real; stillness that widens perception. Fourth Way (Gurdjieff/Ouspensky) — Awakening through the intellectual, emotional, and moving centers — monks in the world, not the monastery. Self-Observation / Non-Identification / Self-Remembering — Noticing thoughts, loosening attachment to them, remembering essence. Somatics — From the Greek soma (living body). A way of understanding and practicing life through the body as an intelligent, adaptive, interdependent system — shaped by family, community, culture, land, Spirit, and relationship. Modern somatic practice is deeply informed by the survival wisdom of Black, Indigenous, and other marginalized peoples who have used body-based knowing to endure, heal, and resist oppression. Devany’s somatic journey has been shaped by Sonya Renee Taylor, Staci K. Haines, Dra. Rocío Rosales Meza, and mentor Marisa Guadalupe, with learning also supported by The Embody Lab. Deconstruction — Unraveling belief systems and power structures; humility over certainty. We also mention Thomas Keating (Centering Prayer), the Fourth Way, Four Winds/Andean-informed teachings, Human Design, and The Trevor Project (LGBTQ+ youth crisis support). Books We Read Together (COVID Book Club) The Universal Christ — Richard Rohr The Wisdom Jesus — Cynthia Bourgeault Untamed — Glennon Doyle The Way of Integrity — Martha Beck 🌱 A Gentle Reminder We share from lived story and practice. This isn’t medical, mental-health, or legal advice. Use your own discernment and seek professional support as needed. Care for yourself as you listen. Take what resonates; leave the rest. Invitations Come Home to Your Center (Illumine Within) — Devany’s Centering Circles offer stillness, somatic grounding, Centering Prayer, and reflective listening. Explore offerings at illuminewithin.com. Energetic Support (Hibernate Healing) — Meredith offers energy work and spiritual guidance in Austin or online. (Rebrand in progress; sessions available now.) www.sparklecirclehealing.com

6. 

   8 Sept 2025

   The One On North Star

   In Episode 4 of God I Love You, we explore how a North Star isn’t a role or plan but the inner alignment that pulls you toward what you truly love. Through stories of flow, harmony, and even misalignment, we land on this truth: your North Star is already in you—alignment is remembering.

7. 

   22 Aug 2025

   The One on Selfish

   Episode 3 — The One On Selfish In Episode 3 of God I Love You, Meredith and Devany reframe the old “selfish woman” trope by exploring what it means to live self-full. They reflect on how women’s needs have long been mislabeled as “preferences,” and how meeting those needs with dignity changes the quality of our love, creativity, and presence. Through the metaphors of plants and water, they explore thriving as creating the right conditions rather than chasing external checklists. Along the way, they wrestle with how cultural patterns shape our relationship with needs, how fear can act like a contraceptive to our becoming, and how hunger offers a compass back to true choice and aliveness. This conversation is tender, grounding, and at times disruptive — a permission slip to stop performing love and begin listening inward with kindness. Gentle Note - We use strong language at times—listen with care if little ears are around. Takeaways People-pleasing often comes from fear and cultural conditioning, not love. Women’s needs have been mislabeled as “preferences” for far too long. Thriving isn’t about chasing external checklists — it’s about creating the right conditions for growth. Living self-full changes the quality of your love, creativity, and presence. Hunger can be a compass back to choice and aliveness. Sound Bites “A woman who becomes self-full — who honors her needs, who listens inward — she does not disappear, she disrupts.” “Other people’s fear is a contraceptive. It blocks the birth of your own becoming.” “Women’s needs have been called preferences for far too long.” “When we feed ourselves, we are able to feed others.” “If I take my own needs seriously, I’m declaring that I matter.” Terms as We Understand Them Today SovereignWhen we talk about being sovereign, we think about the small, everyday moments where we’ve learned to honor ourselves. Saying no when our bodies whisper “not now.” Saying yes to something that feels deeply right, even if it surprises people. For us, sovereignty isn’t about dominance or standing apart — it’s when body, heart, and spirit move in the same direction. Our understanding of sovereignty has been deeply shaped by decolonial teachers who remind us that honoring our needs and voices resists the systems that taught us to override them. Self-FullWe use the word self-full as a reframe of “selfish.” To live self-full is to honor and meet our own needs, tending to ourselves with dignity and care. When we choose to be self-full, we don’t disappear — we disrupt. Teachers & Resources Mentioned Our reflections on sovereignty and needs are shaped by the wisdom of teachers who’ve gone before us: Marisa Guadalupe (Sacred Cycle Mentorship) —A year-long journey in self-compassion, weaving Indigenous wisdom, somatic practice, and community support to embody balance and deepen self-trust.  📧 somaticmarisa@gmail.comInstagram: @luminosa_marisa Christine Gutierrez, I Am Diosa — reclaiming sovereignty as sacred power. Dra. Rocío Rosales Meza — naming and honoring needs as a decolonial act. Resmaa Menakem, My Grandmother’s Hands — embodied practices for healing trauma. Kelsey Blackwell, Decolonizing the Body — where we explore what it means for white bodies to join a narrative greater than our own, recognizing the harm, violence, and oppression we’ve inherited, divesting from dominance, and stepping into collective healing through embodied repair. Richard Rohr, Breathing Underwater Thomas Keating — Teachings on Centering Prayer and the “programs for happiness” Cynthia Bourgeault, Centering Prayer & Inner Awakening The Wild & Sacred Feminine Deck 🔖 Note: What we share here are our reflections and learnings in process. We encourage you to engage directly with the work of teachers like Marisa Guadalupe, Kelsey Blackwell, Dra. Rocío Rosales Meza, Resmaa Menakem, and Christine Gutierrez for their full wisdom and guidance. Practices We Talk About Centering Prayer — Sitting in silence a

8. 

   17 Aug 2025

   The One on Water

   In Episode 2 of God I Love You, Meredith and Devany explore the antidote to burnout: watering self. They unpack what “water” means—both literally and as a metaphor for the life-giving essentials that sustain us as women. Desire becomes a compass back to life, guiding us toward true nourishment instead of numbing. Through personal stories—from hammock naps and garden watering to basement dance parties and high-art resets—they show how tending your “favorites list,” listening to your body, and learning to host yourself can bring you back into flow. Along the way, they name the shame that creeps in when we rest, the danger of “overwatering” ourselves with what drains, and how to trust that what you want, wants you. Takeaways Water is both universal and particular — everyone needs it, but your “water” will be unique to you. Desire is a compass — what you truly want points toward what will nourish you. Your body is your first brain — listening to it feels like love. Favorites lists save you — they make it easier to resource yourself when you’re stressed or depleted. What you want, wants you — your desires are not selfish; they’re part of how you were made. Sound Bites: “Our bodies innately know how to draw nourishment, metabolize, heal, transform — and do it again.” “Water is both universal and particular.” “Host yourself with the same pleasure you give to others.” “What you want, wants you.” Resources Mentioned Emotional Labor — Rose Hackman (quoted concept: women act on gender roles, not individual characteristics) Wild Geese (poem) — Mary Oliver (quote: “let the soft animal of your body love what it loves”) Sacred Cycle Mentorship — Marisa Guadalupe - A year-long journey into self-compassion and authentic living, blending Indigenous knowledge of the four directions, sacred elements, and the medicine wheel with modern nervous system education, somatic practices, and community support. Through monthly pláticas, integration groups, curated readings, and seasonal rituals, participants learn to live authentically, embody balance, and navigate life’s cycles with compassion and self-trust. 📧 somaticmarisa@gmail.com Instagram: @luminosa_marisa Centering Prayer & Inner Awakening — Cynthia Bourgeault- Explores the mystical and psychological dimensions of Centering Prayer and the interplay of body, mind, and heart. Practices Mentioned Favorites List — Tracking simple pleasures that uniquely restore you. Front-Loading — Giving yourself grounding and nourishment on the front end, so you meet the moment with more presence, steadiness, and choice. Hosting Yourself — Offering yourself the same care and beauty you give others. Beauty & Art — Engaging nature, movement, or creativity to move emotions through. Pendulum Practice — Using a pendulum (or even something simple like string + weight) to access yes/no clarity when the body feels foggy or disconnected. See how here. Invitations: Come Home to Your Center with Illumine Within — If you’re longing for support in stillness, quiet, and returning to deep self, Devany’s Centering Circles offer a guided space to practice. Each gathering includes somatic grounding, Centering Prayer, and reflective conversation and listening. Explore upcoming circles and resources at illuminewithin.com. Relax into energetic support with Hibernate Healing — Step into a sanctuary where your body, spirit, and heart are met with care. Meredith offers energy healing, shamanic practices, and spiritual guidance to help you release, restore, and reconnect with your deepest self. Whether you need deep rest, emotional reset, or spiritual clarity, sessions available in-person (Austin, TX) or online. Visit and book at www.sparklecirclehealing.com until the rebrand is complete!

9. 

   17 Aug 2025

   The One on Dry

   Summary Why am I so dry?—a phrase that captures burnout and that “dried up” feeling so many women know too well when we’re overextended, under-resourced, and still expected to keep giving. In this episode, Meredith and Devany name how dryness can look like constant overdoing until there’s nothing left… or freezing in overwhelm because the weight of expectations feels crushing. Devany shares how COVID’s forced stillness revealed her reliance on external validation and the belief that doing more made her lovable. Meredith reflects on her own dryness as a hollow, crispy version of herself—like the cicada shell left behind when you’ve been living in someone else’s story. Together, they explore satisfaction as a compass for self-trust, the red flag of justification, and why love is not transactional. They offer practical ways for women to reconnect with their “us-ness” and remind us that the soul is self-watering when we make space to listen. Keywords burnout, women’s stories, emotional dryness, self-discovery, worthiness, external validation, satisfaction, love vs. transaction, us-ness, self-nourishment, spirituality, motherhood, somatic practices, neurodivergence, authenticity, boundaries, centering prayer, human design Takeaways Emotional dryness often comes from being under-resourced. External validation can mask deeper needs. Self-worth is shaped by culture, family, and conditioning. Satisfaction is a compass for alignment. The soul replenishes itself when we slow down. Sound Bites “The way out of dryness is coming back to your body, for your body to say, ‘This is true’ or ‘This isn’t true’—and it’s slow.” “The right thing needs no justification.” “The soul is self-watering.” “Love speaks through desire.” “Your us-ness already belongs here.” “Our effect on this world depends on the degree of how ‘us’ we are.” Resources Mentioned Centering Prayer — Cynthia Bourgeault (going below the stream of consciousness; Christian contemplative teacher) — cynthiabourgeault.org The Work on the Three Centers — G.I. Gurdjieff (balancing intellectual, emotional, and moving centers) — gurdjieff.org Human Design — System for understanding energy types (e.g., Manifesting Generator, Projector) Practices Mentioned Centering Prayer — Sitting in stillness, resting with the “seed” of your truest self. Gathering Yourself In — Pausing to ask, “What matters to me today?” before saying yes. Noticing Justification — Recognizing that the right thing needs no justification. Invitations: Relax into Energetic Support with Hibernate Healing — Step into a hideaway where your body, spirit, and heart are met with care. Meredith offers energy healing, shamanic practices, and spiritual guidance to help you release, restore, and reconnect with your deepest self. Whether you need deep rest, emotional release, or spiritual clarity, sessions are available in person (Austin, TX) or online. Visit sparklecirclehealing.com until the rebrand is complete. Come Home to Your Center with Illumine Within — Step into a quiet, spacious circle where your embodied self is met with care. Centering Circles weave somatic grounding, Centering Prayer, and reflective listening, all held in compassionate presence. Whether you seek stillness, self-trust, or nourishing community, these circles offer sanctuary for your inner life. Gatherings are on Zoom or in person, with seasonal sessions and resources at illuminewithin.com. _________________________________________

10. 

    13 Aug 2025

    God I Love You Podcast Teaser

    What is this podcast—besides a voice memo to your bestie and the universe?It’s a place to be seen, a home for soul friendship, and a landing spot for that thing you couldn’t quite name until now. It's for the woman who left the rules but kept the reverence. If that's you, listen along if you feel a tug. God we love each other. And God we love you too.

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