The Greta Eskridge Podcast

Episode 100 
10 Favorite (current) Worship Songs 
1. My Testimony by Elevation Worship 
2. Yet Not I but Through Christ in Me by City Alight 
3. Scars by I Am They 
4. I Thank God by Maverick City Music 
5. Goodness of God by CeCe Winans 
6. Sing Wherever I Go by We the Kingdom 
7. Thank You Jesus for the Blood by Charity Gayle 
8. What an Awesome God by Phil Wickham 
9. Bless God by Brooke Ligertwood 
10. Jesus Lifted Me by Cain 
 
10 Favorite Bible Verses 
1. “Be still and know that I am God.” Psalm 46:10 
2. “Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort, 4 who comforts us in all our troubles, so that we can comfort those in any trouble with the comfort we ourselves receive from God.” II Corinthians 1:3-4 
3. “As for you, you meant evil against me, but God meant it for good, to bring it about that many people should be kept alive, as they are today.” Genesis 5:20 
4. “See, I am doing a new thing! Now it springs up; do you not perceive it? I am making a way in the wilderness and streams in the wasteland.” Isaiah 43:19 
5. “I will praise you, O Lord, with all my heart. I will tell of all your wonders. I will be glad and rejoice in you. I will sing praise to your name, O Most High.” Psalm 9: 1-2 
6. “Salvation is found in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given among men by which we must be saved.” Act 4:12 
7. “Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer.” Romans 12:12 
8. “So I will restore to you the years that the swarming locust has eaten,” Joel 2:25 
9. “Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds in Christ Jesus.” Philippians 4: 6-7 
10. “Pray also for me, that whenever I open my mouth, words may be given me so that I will fearlessly make known the mystery of the gospel.” Ephesians 6:19 
10 Favorite Treats 
1. Milka chocolate bars 
2. Iced lattes 
3. Manzanilla green olives from Trader Joe’s (yes, specifically these) 
4. Homemade popcorn 
5. Coffee ice cream 
6. Roasted and salted macadamia nuts  
7. Kettle cooked potato chips 
8. Kouign-amann pastries 
9. Chips and salsa 
10. Italian Confetti Almonds from Trader Joe’s (yes, specifically these) 
10 Favorite Books 
1. How Green Was My Valley by Richard Llewellyn 
2. Everything Sad Is Untrue by Daniel Nayeri 
3. The Yearling by Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings 
4. The Hiding Place by Corrie Ten Boom 
5. The Long Winter by Laura Ingalls Wilder 
6. To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee 
7. Persuasion Jane Austen 
8. The Chronicles of Narnia (the whole series) C. S. Lewis 
9. Rainbow Valley by Lucy Maud Montgomery 
10. God’s Smuggler by Brother Andrew 
10 Favorite Movies 
1. It’s a Wonderful Life 
2. The Secret Life of Walter Mitty 
3. Napoleon Dynamite + Nacho Libre (cannot pick one and they are a pair to me) 
4. My Fair Lady 
5. Sleepless In Seattle 
6. Little Women (1994 version) 
7. Sense and Sensibility 
8. That Thing You Do 
9. To Kill a Mockingbird 
10. Up 
 
10 Favorite Places I’ve Visited 
1. Cinque Terre, Italy 
2. The Cotswolds, England 
3. Big Sur, CA 
4. Murren, Switzerland 
5. Meteora, Greece 
6. Olympic National Park, WA 
7. Annecy, France 
8. Hyderabad and Secunderabad, India 
9. Reykjavik, Iceland 
10. Glacier National Park, MT 
 
10 Favorite Coffee Shops  
1. Scout Coffee, San Luis Obispo, CA 
2. Honest Coffee, Franklin, Tenn 
3. Orange Inn, Laguna Beach, CA 
4. Certified Kitchen and Bakery, Boise, ID 
5. Merchant, Long Beach, CA 
6. Giovanni Cova & C, Milan, Italy 
7. Jo’s Coffee, Austin, TX 
8. Barista Parlor, Nashville, TN 
9. Hooray Coffee, Redlands, CA 
10. Sant’ Eustachio Il Caffee’, Rome, Italy 
 
10 Favorite Things That Were Also Really Hard 
1. Natural childbirth 
2. Writing books 
3. Being a public high school teacher 
4. Becoming a speaker 
5. Sharing the most vulnerable parts of our marriage story publicly 
6. Running a half marathon 
7. Fighting porn 
8. Parenting teens and young adults 
9. Home schooling 
10. Becoming a podcaster 
 
10 Favorite Things from Nature 
1. Giant Sequoia trees 
2. Cardinals 
3. Sea otters 
4. California Poppies 
5. Coast Live Oak trees 
6. Moss 
7. Tidepools 
8. Red Tailed Hawks 
9. Wild Mustard 
10. Dolphins 
 
10 Favorite Adventures 
1. My Christian walk 
2. Being married to Aaron 
3. Becoming a mom 
4. Spending 2 summers in my teens in India with my dad 
5. Summering in Scotland with 25 teens + Aaron when we were newlyweds 
6. Becoming an author 
7. Family road trip from California to Minnesota 
8. Home schooling our kids 
9. Backpacking through Europe as a young married couple 
10. Family trip to Italy 
 
10 Misc Favorite Things: 
1. The color yellow 
2. My Blundstone boots 
3. My Nugget ice maker 
4. Wearing brand new socks 
5. Watching travel shows with Aaron (especially Stanley Tucci, Rick Steves and Travel Man) 
6. Colorful bags from Orla Keily 
7. My collection of Yearly bangles that Aaron started for me 
8. Red shoes 
9. Stickers – especially travel and encouraging words 
10. My collection of Ronnie Kappos jewelry that Aaron started for me

The Greta Eskridge Podcast is a part of the Christian Parenting Podcast Network. For more information visit www.ChristianParenting.org

Episode 99 
If you had told me 15 years ago, or even 5 years ago that I’d be doing a podcast episode on masturbation, I’d never, ever believe you. But here we are, 99 episodes into my podcast having a conversation that I couldn’t imagine having. But over the years as I have talked with parents about creating a healthy sexual culture in their homes, one of the most common questions I get is: how do I talk about masturbation with my kids?” So it is something we absolutely need to talk about. But I’ll be the first to admit, it is a challenging topic. 
 
That’s why I appreciate people like Molly Bertles and her boldness and vulnerability in writing an entire book on the topic of masturbation. And more specifically on women and masturbation, which is even less talked about. In fact, the topic of women and masturbation often has so much shame and loneliness attached to it. And that is part of the reason it is hardly ever talked about. Molly bravely and compassionately steps into this topic in her book and in this podcast episode with me.  
 
Our goal is to help women find freedom from the shame and the addiction of masturbation and instead experience the goodness God is offering. This episode might be one you need to listen to for yourself, or to offer understanding and hope to a friend, or to equip you to talk about this with your own daughters and sons. I hope you’ll listen to this episode and hear in our voices and conversation that you don’t have to be embarrassed or uncomfortable talking about this topic. God cares about every part of our lives, our struggles our heartaches, our questions and our confusion. So yes, He cares about this. And we do too. So join us for episode 99, the one where we talk about masturbation.  
 
Important things we talk about in this episode:  
*That kids using masturbation is most often not a sexual act, but simply a kind of self-soothing. 
*When masturbation does changes into a sexual activity. 
*How so many of us never had parents or anyone talk about it with us as kids or teens. 
*The way we act like masturbation is a male problem only and how that impacts women. 
*Why people use masturbation and how it is often used to numb negative feelings. 
*How masturbation is unhealthy and even harmful. 
*How culture tries to make us think masturbation is perfectly fine and healthy. 
*How masturbation hurts others. 
*The danger of fantasy and masturbation. 
*Why the gospel isn’t about performance or working for God’s love, but accepting the free gift God gave us. 
*How some people choose masturbation after they’ve been hurt sexually and how God loves you so much in that place and why there is hope in this place! 
 
Resources and other important things mentioned in this episode:  
*Find Greta’s book, It’s Time to Talk to Your Kids About Porn here 
*Quote from Molly’s professor: “Sex in marriage is as holy as prayer.” 
*The 2 lies Satan wants people to believe when they are stuck in sexual sin: “you are uniquely ruined by this and no one can ever find out.” Sam Alberry 
*“The gospel applies to every part of our life, even our sex life.” Greta Eskridge   
*We can, through Christ, renew our minds. That is spiritual and scriptural and scientific! Romans 12:2 is a good place to start with this understanding from a scriptural standpoint. 
*Find more on the topic of women using masturbation and porn in this episode right here that I recorded with Joy Skarka and in Joy’s book here. 
 
Where to find Molly 
Find Molly’s book here 
Find Molly on Instagram here 

The Greta Eskridge Podcast is a part of the Christian Parenting Podcast Network. For more information visit www.ChristianParenting.org

Episode 98 
Happy New Year friends! I am delighted to be starting a new year with you on the podcast and I already have so many great things in store for us. 
We’re starting today with my guest, Dr. Kelly Cagel. Dr. Kelly is all about helping families navigate life with kids who interact with the world differently through things like ADHD.  She came to the US from Brazil as a little girl, knowing no English and that experience made her want to help kids who are navigating school and growing up in the midst of challenges, just like she did. 
If you are feeling frustrated or discouraged about your kid who always wants to move or be with his friends, let this episode be the one that encourages you to see those things as a benefit and not a detriment. We’ve all been in that place of discouragement, but we don’t have to stay there. Dr Kelly has tons of resources for you to help you with all this and more. Use the links below to find her! 
Also, as we start this new year, can I ask a favor of you? Will you leave a review of this podcast? It’s one of the best ways for the podcast to grow. Leave one here. 
Secondly, if you’ve read it, can you leave a review of my book, It’s Time to Talk to Your Kids About Porn?  Thousands of you have read the book, but most of us don’t bother to leave reviews. But they are wildly important to the success of a book because they help put the book in front of more people. So please, will you take a moment and leave a couple of reviews for me?  Thanks friends! And happy new year! 
 
Where to find Dr. Kelly: 
Find Dr. Kelly’s website here 
Find Dr. Kelly’s podcast here 
Find Dr. Kelly on Instagram here 
Find Dr. Kelly’s book here 
Where to find Greta: 
Find Greta’s most recent book here 
Find info about Greta’s upcoming Women’s Walking Retreat in the Cotswolds here 

The Greta Eskridge Podcast is a part of the Christian Parenting Podcast Network. For more information visit www.ChristianParenting.org

Episode 97 
Well this episode was far more emotional than I intended it to be. Get ready to hear me cry quite a bit as I process a little bit of 2025 with you. And then hear me cry even more as I talk about my hopes for the year ahead. I guess I had some things to process, and you get to come along for the ride. You’re welcome! But I am glad you’re here with me. Really truly glad you are a part of this little podcast community we have here. Thank you! 
Links for all the things I talk about in this episode down below for you.  
Happy, happy new year my friends! See you in 2026! 
 
Resources mentioned in this episode: 
*Get my new book, help protect your family and read Aaron and I’s story here 
*Join me walking through the Cotswolds in 2026! Find info here 
*See the “Footprints in the Sand” poem here 
*Hebrews 13:5: “I will never leave you, nor forsake you.” 
*Jesus Lifted Me by Brooke Ligertwood and CAIN (listen to it today!) 
*Ephesians 6:19: “Pray also for me, that whenever I open my mouth, words may be given me so that I will fearlessly make known the mystery of the gospel.”  
*Find Everything Sad is Untrue by Daniel Nayeri here (if somehow you have not read this book, read it first in 2026! 
*Find Theo of Golden by Allen Levi here. (if somehow you have not read this book yet, read it next in 2026! And join my January book club where we’ll talk about it. Get updates on that in my newsletter here and on Substack here) 
 
The Greta Eskridge Podcast is a part of the Christian Parenting Podcast Network. For more information visit www.ChristianParenting.org

Episode 96 
Get ready for a short and sweet Christmas episode! Today I want to talk about the power of generosity and how it points us to the ultimate act of generosity, Jesus coming down to earth and giving His life for humanity. 
So today I am spending a little time talking about the beauty of being an intentional, thoughtful, gift giver and why I really admire the love language of gift giving. I’ve seen gift giving bring joy to the people in my family who love giving gifts and I’ve seen, and experienced, the way receiving intentional and thoughtful gifts bring joy to the receiver. This feels especially relevant at Christmas time when gifts feel all important, but it can be less about the thoughtfulness behind the gift and just making sure you have something. 
That’s why in today’s episode I am sharing two “gifts” with you that will bring joy to your life and to other’s if you share these gifts. What are they? A favorite recipe and a favorite new book. You’ll find links to both below and I want to know if you enjoy either or both! And I want to wish you a merry, merry Christmas friends. God bless you. 
 
Resources mentioned in this episode: 
Find recipe for the cinnamon rolls here 
Find Theo of Golden book here 
Find the link for my online seminar here 

The Greta Eskridge Podcast is a part of the Christian Parenting Podcast Network. For more information visit www.ChristianParenting.org