Biblical womanhood was never meant to be boring, passive, or inconsequential.
The Keeping the Citadel Podcast is for women who want to embrace the high calling of home and build homes, families, and lives wholly devoted to Christ.
Join Heather Faria for conversations rooted in Scripture on biblical womanhood, marriage, motherhood, homemaking, discipleship, home education, hospitality, beauty, suffering, and fruitful Christian living. Along the way, you’ll hear from women who are faithfully living out their callings and find practical encouragement for your own.
We want to call women higher. Women today don’t need any more coddling, they need to be exhorted to robust, courageous, productive living for the Kingdom of God. They need to be told where their battle posts are and how to live out their unique calling. They need to be taught how godly women can properly engage in this battle against the powers of darkness. And we believe that such women are the most valuable in this fight when faithfully manning their posts at home….or as we like to say, their Citadels.
So join us. Help us bear the flame.
Embrace your high calling. Live a better story. And keep the flame of your citadel burning brightly.
The Stones that Build a Solid Marriage with Christin Hunt
Have a question or comment? Send a text! What does it actually take to build a godly marriage that will stand the test of time? In this episode of our Cornerstones of the Citadel series, Heather sits down with Christin Hunt to talk about the foundation beneath a strong and enduring Christian marriage. Together, they discuss the expectations we bring into marriage, the slow and ordinary work of building a life together, and the importance of focusing not merely on what our husband needs to cha...
17 Sept 2026
Abiding in Christ Before Building with Wisdom with Brianna Stevens
Send us Fan Mail What does it actually mean to be the wise woman who builds her house? In this first episode of our Cornerstones of the Citadel series, Heather sits down with Brianna Stevens to talk about the foundation beneath a fruitful Christian home: the woman doing the building. Together, they discuss abiding in Christ before building, fighting apathy and “dead orthodoxy,” cultivating genuine zeal for the Kingdom, governing our emotions by Truth, and the practical building blocks of a wi...
10 Sept 2026
How to Approach Feminine Beauty & Modesty
Send us Fan Mail What does it mean to be a truly beautiful woman? In the final episode of our Battle for Beauty series, Heather sits down with Abi Keane of Taste and See Ceramics for a conversation about beauty, modesty, adornment, and recovering a distinctly biblical vision of femininity. Abi shares her own story of moving away from feminism and the world’s vision of female empowerment toward embracing biblical womanhood—and the freedom and beauty she has found there. Together, Heather and A...
29 Jul 2026
Actually You Do Need a Village (The Beauty of Hospitality)
Send us Fan Mail In a culture that tells us we need a village, what does Scripture actually say? In this episode, Heather sits down with Mallory DeLuc of The Village Calling to explore the beauty of biblical hospitality and the kind of Christ-centered community God designed His people to cultivate. Together, they discuss why hospitality is far more than entertaining, how to overcome the fear of opening your home, what true Titus 2 relationships look like, and how ordinary faithfulness can tra...
21 Jul 2026
Beauty & Hope in the Midst of Miscarriage & Infertility
Send us Fan Mail Miscarriage. Infertility. Waiting. These are some of the deepest sorrows a woman can experience—and yet they are not beyond the redeeming hand of God. In this episode, I'm joined by Katie Bailey to talk about the beauty God brings through suffering. Together we discuss miscarriage, infertility, grief, waiting on the Lord, and learning to trust His sovereign plan even when it looks different than we imagined. Through her own story of profound loss, she shares how God has faith...
14 Jul 2026
Why Beauty Matters
Send us Fan Mail Does beauty really matter to Christians? In this episode, Heather sits down with Jordan Sparks of Fruitful & Fearless to explore a biblical theology of beauty and why aesthetics are far more than a matter of personal taste. Together they discuss beauty as an attribute of God, how our homes can reflect His glory, the relationship between beauty and suffering, and how Christians can pursue beauty without falling into materialism or legalism. Join us as we rediscover why bea...
24 Jun 2026
Raising Boys to be Dragon Slayers in a Soft World
Send us Fan Mail In a culture that often suppresses boyhood and confuses masculinity, how do we faithfully raise sons into strong, godly men? In this episode, Heather's husband, Daniel, joins her to discuss what it means to raise "dragon slayers" for the Kingdom of God—boys who are courageous, responsible, self-controlled, and devoted to Christ. Together, they explore practical ways mothers can cultivate strength, purpose, and biblical manhood in their sons while resisting the messages of an ...
5 May 2026
Lessons in Joyful Covenant Marriage
Send us Fan Mail What does it look like to build a marriage that lasts a lifetime—and is full of joy along the way? In this episode, I’m joined by Nancy Wilson to glean from fifty years of marriage. We talk about the early years, navigating challenges, cultivating cheerfulness, and what it means to be a wife who strengthens her husband and builds a life-giving home. Whether you’re newly married or years into the journey, this episode will encourage you to pursue a better, more faithful story ...
2 Apr 2026
Take Courage: Faithfulness in the Hard Years of Homeschooling
Send us Fan Mail What does it look like to take courage in the hard, ordinary days of homeschooling—especially with pre-teen and older children? In this episode, I’m joined by Mystie Winkler to talk about faithful motherhood when the days feel heavy, the resistance is real, and your expectations aren’t being met. We discuss cultivating a convivial homeschool, addressing sin in older children, and why the rhythm of repent, rejoice, repeat is essential for building a life-giving home.&nbs...
25 Mar 2026
Leaving a Courageous Legacy with Your Home
Send us Fan Mail What does it look like to build a courageous legacy within the walls of your home? In this episode, I sit down with my mom, Lauren Huss—a woman who chose faith over fear, conviction over comfort, and intentionally shaped our family culture through homemaking, homeschooling, and steadfast devotion to Christ. Her story is a powerful reminder that the legacy we leave is formed in the quiet, everyday faithfulness of home, and will be especially helpful to those who feel lik...
11 Mar 2026
How Single Women Can Live a Better Story
Send us Fan Mail Singleness is often treated as a time for self indulgence or a throw away season until real life begins—but is that how Scripture actually describes it? In this episode, Heather talks with Lydia Edmonds about her article “How Single Women Can Live a Better Story.” Together they address what it means that we are created for good works in every season, how single women should be preparing for marriage, and why this topic of singleness is an important conversation the church nee...
3 Feb 2026
How to Live a Better Story
Send us Fan Mail Why do so many Christian women feel bored, numb, or disconnected from their callings—even while doing all the “right” things? In this episode, I’m joined by Esther Edmonds of The Feminine Glory Podcast for a deep, honest conversation about awakening from apathy and learning to live with courage as women inside God’s Story. We talk about C.S. Lewis and the dark enchantment of modernity, why comfort has discipled so many of us, and what it means to be a good character in the st...
20 Jan 2026
Intentional Planning & Goal Setting for the Homemaker
Send us Fan Mail How do we set goals and build routines that actually reflect faithfulness to Christ? In this final episode of season one, we walk through Proverbs 31 as a practical guide for intentional planning, wise goal setting, and ordered daily routines. This episode reframes productivity through the fear of the Lord and offers tangible encouragement for women seeking to steward their time, homes, and callings with diligence and joy—especially in the ordinary, unseen work of every...
24 Dec 2025
Home Education: Persevering Through Seasons of Chronic Illness
Send us Fan Mail What does faithfulness look like when your body is weak? This episode is for any mom (homeschooling or not) who is walking through pain, illness, or physical limitation—whether chronic suffering or a simple season of sickness like the common cold. Join me and Beth as we both share the stories of our own battles with chronic illness and talk about resting in God’s sovereignty, persevering when capacity is limited, and remaining faithful to your calling with joy and grit,...
3 Dec 2025
Homemaking: Delight in Your Duty
Send us Fan Mail In this episode, Heather is joined by Becki McNeely from Fruitful and Fearless to explore what it means to truly delight in the daily work of homemaking. They talk about rejecting the victim mindset, finding joy in necessary tasks, pursuing skill and excellence, and viewing homemaking as both art and calling. If you’re longing for renewed purpose, creativity, and faithfulness in your home, this conversation will encourage and equip you.
18 Nov 2025
Motherhood: "It Doesn't Take a Village"
Send us Fan Mail In this episode, Heather invites Danielle Wood on for a discussion contrasting the modern “it takes a village” narrative with the biblical vision of covenantal community in Acts 2, particularly in the context of motherhood. Together they explore how society has used the phrase to promote state-centered child-rearing, then highlight what it looks like for Christian women to embody true, sacrificial, church-rooted community. A powerful look at what real biblical support for mot...
28 Oct 2025
Marriage: Whose Mission are You Building?
Send us Fan Mail In this episode, Heather sits down with her husband to talk about what it means for a wife to build her life around her husband’s God-given mission. Through sharing the stories of Abigail Adams, Katie Luther, and Erika Kirk, as well as the story of their own marriage, they explore how faithful women can strengthen their men to live on mission.
21 Oct 2025
A Woman of Valor is a Woman Who Mans Her Post
Send us Fan Mail In this debut episode of The Keeping the Citadel Podcast, Heather shares the mission behind the podcast and the call for women to faithfully “man their posts.” Drawing from Éowyn’s story in The Lord of the Rings, and real life examples of women from history, she highlights how ordinary faithfulness in the home shapes families, nations, and the Kingdom of God. Learn what it means to be a woman of true strength — and to keep the flame of your citadel burning brightly.
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