Writer. Podcaster. Purveyor of Cheeky Merch.

Whether through written words, honest conversations on the podcast, or empowering merch, I create to help you encounter yourself joyfully.

I'm MaryB. Safrit (yes, you have to say the “B”). I'm a NYC-based relationship coach, author, host of the Found Family podcast, and maker of slightly unhinged merch. I'm also your friendly neighborhood bisexual, recovering people-pleaser, and current goblin obsessed with all things relationship-building, hospitality, spirituality, and culture. Also, LOTR, but I promise I only bring it up occasionally.

If you're new to these parts, welcome. Not in the sketchy evangelical "everyone is welcome" bait and switch kind of way. This is a space where you are celebrated. I truly believe this space wouldn't be the same without you.

Here, you can be where you are, in all the nitty-gritty weirdness and beauty of your actual life. I think that's where the stuff of living is found. It's the place I create from. It's where I invite you to hang out with me. I'll probably bring Jesus up occasionally because I think he is extra present in the nitty-gritty with us. But above all, this is a space for curiosity, audacious imagination, and general tomfoolery.

Thanks for being here. I’m rooting for you.

Marebs

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Top Podcast Episodes

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    Why the Church Needs Singles (feat. David Bennett)

    David and I talk about why we need the passionate side of love, why singles get so much pushback, why church leaders need to come to terms with their social and cultural privilege because of marriage, and so much more.

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  • chosen-family-queer-culture-church

    Chosen Family, Queer Culture, and the Church (feat. Bridget Eileen Rivera)

    Bridget and I talk about what Christians misunderstand about pride, what queer culture can teach the church about community and chosen family, and queer platonic partnerships.

    Listen here
  • boundaries-single-pastor

    Boundaries as a Single Pastor (feat. Jason Adam Miller)

    Jason and I talk about navigating relational boundaries as a single pastor, what we miss when we require pastors to be married, how our assumptions create barriers in our friendships, and why equating marriage with righteousness doesn’t work.

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  • is-consent-enough

    Is Consent Enough? (feat. Christine Emba)

    Christine and I talk about the difference between pursuing good and avoiding bad, why consent is the floor, not the bar, when it comes to good sex, our struggle to use moral language to describe sex, and how social inequities can make consent complicated.

    listen here