The Athra Bodhi Show: Conversations About Unconventional & Complex Domestic Relationships
The Athra Bodhi Show is your go-to podcast about unconventional and complex domestic relationships. This podcast is based on the ”85-15 Support Group” from the book ”Confusion, Compassion, Confession: A Married Woman’s Dilemma” written by the host of this show, Athra Bodhi. The “85-15 Support Group” is a weekly meeting of women who come together to support each other through their marital dilemmas. Once a month, the women respond letters that are emailed to Athra for the group to address. Authors sign their letter with a color of the chakra system to let Athra and the group know how they are feeling. This group of women range in age from their mid-20’s to their early 60’s. This group of women provide a range of perspectives to help you navigate through the challenges you face in your romantic relationships. Each week Athra and her assistant will read a letter or two and provide responses from the women in the ”85-15”, appearances from people who have experience with the topic, responses from people outside of the group, and discussions with her assistant. Episodes are released at 5:00 am on Tuesday mornings anywhere you get your listen to your podcasts. Send an email with your own dilemmas to athrabodhi@gmail.com. We will have our the ”85-15” to discuss your letter and get their response on the podcast. Remember to sign your letter with a color from the chakra system: Red (root and foundational chakra), Orange (sacral, creative & sexual energy chakra), Yellow (solar plexus, self-esteem & will-power & personal responsibility), Green (heart, governs our relationships), Blue (throat, communication), Indigo (third eye, intuition), and Violet (crown, divine connection).
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Episodes
6 days ago
6 days ago
A woman has divorced her husband and is now rethinking her decision after spending time with her friend and her friend's fiancé.
Tuesday Oct 08, 2024
Tuesday Oct 08, 2024
Men are ready to leave the marriage after the women start acting crazy
Tuesday Oct 01, 2024
Tuesday Oct 01, 2024
A woman fulfills her husband's fantasies with role playing; however, she is left unfilled.
Tuesday Sep 24, 2024
Tuesday Sep 24, 2024
Athra and Carlyse read a letter from a mother who wants to divorce her wife to marry the father of child.
The Book That Started It All
Adriana has been married almost seventeen years to Gavin, the perfect man for her. He loved her beyond the pain of her childhood and past relationships; he had given her all she dreamed of in a marriage. Cilicia, Adriana’s best friend, enters Adriana’s sanctuary and disturbs her peace when she reveals her suspicions of their husbands’ infidelity, including the possibility of sex with each other.
Cilicia’s allegations cause Adriana to question her husband and their marriage. Adriana’s experience in her marriage, including her sex life, does not match Cilicia’s accusations. Adriana begins to revisit her past to help her understand how Cilicia’s allegations could be true. That past includes domestic violence when she witnessed mistakenly witness Jamie, her ex-boyfriend, having sex with a man. The violence from that encounter influences how she approaches her dilemma with Gavin.
Cilicia’s bombardment of Adriana’s life with her allegations threatens their friendship and Adriana’s friendship with other people. Cilicia draws Sheraton, the wife of her husband’s business partner, into the drama.
Meanwhile, Cilicia had been struggling in her own marriage for years. Justus’s substance abuse, domestic violence, attraction to men, and refusal to have sex with Cilicia have been issues in their marriage for years. However, Cilicia’s Christian upbringing does not allow her to give up on something so sacred; therefore, she begins to fight for her marriage. Her fight leads her down a dark path and at the brink of death. Adriana fears Cilicia will become a “Lady Lazarus” like her favorite poet.
Cilicia struggles when she learns that people inside her friend circle do not live in traditional marriages. She reflects on her own childhood as memories of her parents’ marriage begin to resurface. Does she want to make the same choices as her mother? How would making those choices impact her daughter’s life?
Adriana reconnects with Athra, a friend from her past who has entered the ministry. Athra helps Adriana and Cilicia work through their martial dilemma and save their friendship. She opens their eyes to another interpretation of verses in the Holy Bible that deal with human sexuality and marriage. Adriana learns about the Kinsey Scale and begins to question her own sexuality.
Athra’s 85-15 Support Group introduces Adriana and Cilicia to a network of women who have encountered similar dilemmas. These women meet to help encourage each other to work through issues in their marriage that the church does not traditionally address, sex. They have come to understand that they have options within their marriages and that the rainbow is enough, even when they have considered suicide. But what exactly does the rainbow represent, and how can it be enough when it seems like there is nothing to hold on to?