Pretty and Painful is a podcast about grief, grace, and showing up anyway. Hosted by B, this is a space for honest conversations about loss, healing, and finding beauty in the middle of the hard things — with heart, humor, and a little sass. Real life, real feelings, and the reminder that healing doesn’t have to be quiet or perfect.
Pretty and Painful
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Podcast Overview
Pretty and Painful is a podcast about grief, grace, and showing up anyway. Hosted by B, this is a space for honest conversations about loss, healing, and finding beauty in the middle of the hard things — with heart, humor, and a little sass. Real life, real feelings, and the reminder that healing doesn’t have to be quiet or perfect.
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2/7/2026
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Recent Episodes
July 29, 2026
Episode 37: Tough Love
<p>Some of the deepest wounds don’t come from strangers.</p><p><br></p><p>They come wrapped in the words, “I’m just telling you the truth.”</p><p><br></p><p>Somewhere along the way, we started confusing harshness with honesty and cruelty with strength. But Scripture never tells us that love should wound just to prove a point.</p><p><br></p><p>Real love restores.</p><p>Real love corrects with compassion.</p><p>Real love tells the truth without forgetting grace.</p><p><br></p><p>Sometimes what we call “tough love” is just pain wearing a righteous disguise.</p><p><br></p><p>This week’s episode is for anyone who’s ever been told that being broken was somehow good for them—and for anyone learning that Jesus never confused conviction with condemnation.</p><p><br></p><p>🎙️ New episode of Pretty & Painful is streaming now.</p><p><br></p><p>#PrettyAndPainful #GriefGraceGloss #ChristianPodcast #FaithOverFear #HealingJourney #TruthInLove #ToughLove #ChooseKindness #Restoration #Podcast</p>
July 16, 2026
Working Thru Grief: Emotional Outbursts & Anger
<p>Grief isn’t always quiet.</p><p><br></p><p>Sometimes it cries. Sometimes it isolates. And sometimes… it gets angry.</p><p><br></p><p>In this episode of our Working Through Grief series, we’re talking about one of the most misunderstood stages of grief: the emotional outbursts, the short fuse, the moments we don’t recognize ourselves, and the guilt that often follows.</p><p><br></p><p>What if people don’t just see you as “angry”… but they never stopped to ask if you’re hurting?</p><p><br></p><p>Together, we’ll talk about the messy middle of healing, God’s grace in our hardest moments, taking responsibility for our actions without living in shame, and learning the difference between being a hurt person hurting people and a hurt person healing people.</p><p><br></p><p>If you’ve ever wondered why the smallest things suddenly feel overwhelming, this episode is for you.</p><p><br></p><p>Remember, friend…</p><p><br></p><p>Grief grows. Without question. So will I. 🤍</p>
July 13, 2026
WHY
<p>WHY 🤍</p><p><br></p><p>People ask me all the time…</p><p><br></p><p>“Why do you keep talking about grief?”</p><p><br></p><p>I thought I was writing an “About” page for Pretty & Painful.</p><p><br></p><p>Instead, I discovered why this podcast exists.</p><p><br></p><p>The answer wasn’t a perfectly written mission statement.</p><p><br></p><p>It was one simple sentence.</p><p><br></p><p>I miss them.</p><p><br></p><p>And when I talk about them… they feel closer.</p><p><br></p><p>This episode is for anyone who’s ever wondered why grief still shows up years later.</p><p><br></p><p>For anyone who’s ever kept a handwritten recipe card.</p><p><br></p><p>For anyone who still hears a loved one’s voice in the quiet moments.</p><p><br></p><p>For anyone learning to let grief and joy sit at the same table.</p><p><br></p><p>Maybe we won’t find the answer to every “why.”</p><p><br></p><p>But maybe we’ll discover that love is reason enough to keep telling the stories.</p><p><br></p><p>Pull up a chair.</p><p><br></p><p>I’m so glad you’re here. 🤍</p><p><br></p><p>#PrettyAndPainful #GriefAndJoy #HealingOutLoud #Faith #Storytelling #Remembering #Hope</p>
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