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Julie Barnhill Speech Topics

You Go Gurrlfriend!

Do you want to laugh? I MEAN REALLY LAUGH!?! Would you like to be reminded of the outrageous blessing of being female and having these wonderful women called gurrlfriends in your life? Are you ready to wave a hanky and take a trip down memory lane as Julie reminds us of all that unites us in XX chromosome glory!? Then sign on for this flat-out hilarious keynote and workshop which promises more laughs than you can handle (you know what I'm talking about)!

She's Gonna Blow!

Real help for moms (and dads and caregivers) dealing with the rewarding, yet challenging, task of parenting. Julie offers large doses of humor and practical strategies for coping with the big emotions of anger sometimes evoked by the small people in your home. Get a handle on those emotions with tactics offered by Julie and make lasting and joyful changes in your family's life.

Scandalous Grace

With tender vulnerability and uncompromising challenge, Julie joyfully initiates her listeners to the crazy, unpredictable, and scandalous--that is, the shocking, extreme, and outrageous grace of God toward women. It's for those who aren't perfect, and for those who may feel they are a grave disappointment to God and others due to their weight, lack of talent, mental acuity, sexual mishaps, tarnished past, and stubbornness. Whew! That would cover about anyone and everyone! Scandalous Grace is all about wrapping our minds around the preposterous nature of divine grace, embracing it for ourselves, and then extending it to those around us.

Exquisite Hope

There are times when our faith seems to mock us. Love seems far from us. But Exquisite Hope, the supernatural hope which is impossible to box or bundle, stands ready to buoy our spirits, heal our wounds, and carry us through this present life with glimpses of the Eternal. Exquisite Hope anchors our living "in the meantime" to the promise of Heaven.

Motherhood, the Guilt that Keeps on Giving

You can't have Oreo's without a glass of cold milk. There would be no Lone Ranger without Tonto. And where would Mary Kate be without Ashley? Alas, some things just go together and all too often (let's say most often, shall we) motherhood is accompanied by the overwhelming, sometimes debilitating, emotion of guilt and second guessing. In this semi-follow up to her best-selling exploration on anger and mothering, Julie explores the multiple layers of mothering guilt and doubt and once again offers quirky humor, wisdom, and practical strategies for getting it out of your life.

Adoption: Things We've Wanted to Know but Were Afraid to Ask

Adopted at the age of four, Julie is able to speak with authority regarding the aching questions and longings for understanding and assurance posed by those involved in the adoption triad. Offering thoughtful discussion, soulful authenticity, and a willingness to discuss aloud what is most often bantered about in secret, Julie creates a safe haven for adoptees and birth and adoptive families.

I've Never Told This to Anyone

Isn't it about time we talked about the secrets all of us are packing around from year to year? Isn't it about time we came clean with ourselves, and God, about the choices we have made and the consequences many of us are living with? Isn't it time we addressed the sexual secrets that have kept us tied up in shame and guilt as well as inferiority and seeming powerlessness, for far too long? Julie believes it is! Drawing from hundreds of survey responses sent to her regarding secrets, she gently but boldly states the truth of our past and the hope for our future; no matter what we've done or where we've been.

Radical Forgiveness

How do you forgive those who have hurt you? Why should you? And how do you forgive yourself for the dumb mistakes you've made? With typical gutsy humor and friendly, sassy style, Julie tackles the oft worn subject of forgiveness with fresh insight and startling clarity.