{"podcast":{"title":"Ask Christopher West","slug":"ask-christopher-west-240572","podcast_index_feed_id":240572,"rss_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/10343b5d0/podcast/rss","website_url":"http://askchristopherwest.com","image_url":"https://d3t3ozftmdmh3i.cloudfront.net/staging/podcast_uploaded_nologo/43397364/43397364-1769628946857-91bb7fb83372e.jpg","author":"Theology of the Body Institute","episode_count":394,"summary":"Since the early 90's, author and speaker Christopher West has devoted his life to spreading John Paul II's revolutionary teaching on human life, love, and sexuality: The Theology of the Body. His beloved wife Wendy, mother of their five children, has served as his confidante, friend, and support through these long years of ministry. In this podcast, Christopher and Wendy combine their wisdom to tackle the toughest questions dealing with vocation, sexuality, marriage, and the Catholic faith.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-13T16:20:14.046390+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/ask-christopher-west-240572"},"episode":{"title":"My brother wants to be ‘Auntie’, God is letting my mom waste away, and TOB talk gets awkward in midwifery school | ACW366","slug":"my-brother-wants-to-be-auntie-god-is-letting-my-mom-waste-away-and-tob-talk-gets-awkward-in-midwifery-school-acw366","published_at":"2026-01-05T08:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/ask-christopher-west-240572/my-brother-wants-to-be-auntie-god-is-letting-my-mom-waste-away-and-tob-talk-gets-awkward-in-midwifery-school-acw366","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/ask-christopher-west-240572","url":"https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/juan-arregun5/episodes/My-brother-wants-to-be-Auntie--God-is-letting-my-mom-waste-away--and-TOB-talk-gets-awkward-in-midwifery-school--ACW366-e3d4oj3","audio_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/10343b5d0/podcast/play/113451043/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-0-3%2F74f29b0e-f129-8e98-6e90-56c33dedd211.mp3","summary":"–This episode is sponsored by Truthly– My wife and I have been married almost 1.5 years and we just had our first daughter 2.5 months ago. One challenge we’re struggling to discern is that my younger brother is transitioning from male to female and calling himself “Auntie” in front of my daughter. I love my brother dearly, and this has been a long journey tied to brokenness I and others caused when he was younger. We want to raise our daughter in the truth of God’s plan for sexuality while still loving my brother well. What language and approach would you recommend? My mother is nearing the end of a six-year battle with a very rare condition that is eating away at her body. My father continues to struggle with the “why” behind this suffering, crying out, “Why would God allow this?” I’m a student midwife, and sometimes my faith comes up with my teachers and the other students. They often ask me questions about chastity, and I always try to explain it in the light of Theology of the Body, but I find it so hard when the other person has never heard of it. Do you have some ideas for how I could start—and keep going—on with those conversations? Resources: Course Schedule Colorado Ski Retreat with Christopher Good News About Sex & Marriage Male, Female, Other? : A Catholic Guide to Understanding Gender by Jason Evert Love & Responsibility YouTube Series Donate to the JPII Legacy Foundation JPII Legacy Foundation Website Ask Christopher West is a weekly podcast in which Theology of the Body Institute President Christopher West and his beloved wife Wendy share their humor and wisdom, answering questions about marriage, relationships, life, and the Catholic faith, all in light of John Paul II’s beautiful teachings on the Theology of the Body. --- 🔥 ⁠⁠⁠Get 3 FREE session…","meta_description":"–This episode is sponsored by Truthly– My wife and I have been married almost 1.5 years and we just had our first daughter 2.5 months ago. One challenge w…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2861,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/ask-christopher-west-240572/episodes/my-brother-wants-to-be-auntie-god-is-letting-my-mom-waste-away-and-tob-talk-gets-awkward-in-midwifery-school-acw366/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/ask-christopher-west-240572/my-brother-wants-to-be-auntie-god-is-letting-my-mom-waste-away-and-tob-talk-gets-awkward-in-midwifery-school-acw366.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}