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  • The Truth About Addiction, Shame & Healing | FT George Gilliam | EP156
    What happens when rock bottom looks like a country club basement — and a way out looks like a pizza oven?
     
    This week on Jess Ask the Podcast, Jessica sits down with George Gilliam — founder of Uncle G's Pizza in Birmingham, Alabama — for one of the most honest conversations the Safe Space has ever held. George shares his journey from growing up privileged and blind to it in Charlottesville, Virginia, through a drug addiction that took him all the way to heroin and crack cocaine, to the moment in a rehab lecture that finally broke him open. He talks about what it feels like when drugs stop working, what it cost him to tell his parents the truth, and how a move to Alabama and an obsession with sourdough became the foundation of something much bigger than food.
    If you've ever carried a secret that felt too heavy to say out loud — or wondered whether your past disqualifies your purpose — this episode was made for you.

    CONNECT WITH UNCLE G
    UncleGsPizza.com Instagram | YouTube | LinkedIn: @uncle_gs_pizza

    ABOUT JESS ASK THE PODCAST Jess Ask The Podcast is where influencers, entrepreneurs, and creatives come to decompress, get real, and just ask the questions that matter. Host Jessica S. Smith creates space for honest conversations about faith, purpose, personal growth, and the real journey behind success. Produced by BGTV Studios.

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    PODCAST CREDITS
    Host: Jessica S. Smith | jessicassmith.com | @thejessicassmith
    Producer: Desiree Danielle | desireedanielle.com | @desireedanie11e
    Music: King Chosen | @kingchosen46
    Network: BGTV Studios | bgtvstudios.com

    Jess Ask The Podcast is the safe space where transparency meets transformation. Host Jessica S. Smith creates space for honest conversations about faith, purpose, personal growth, and the real journey behind success.

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    PODCAST CREDITS  
    Host: Jessica S. Smith | jessicassmith.com | @thejessicassmith
    Producer: Desiree Danielle | desireedanielle.com | @desireedanie11e
    Music: King Chosen | @kingchosen46
    Network: BGTV Studios | bgtvstudios.com
    1 hr 2 min
  • What Happens When God Doesn’t Answer Your Prayer? | FT Brad Graydon & Pastor Lestley | EP155
    What happens when you pray… and God doesn’t answer the way you hoped?
    This week on Jess Ask the Podcast, Jessica sits down with Brad Graydon and Pastor Leslie for a deeply transparent conversation about prayer, revival, disappointment, and learning how to truly commune with God.

    From building the “Fire Dome” prayer movement in Birmingham to navigating grief after losing a child, this episode explores what authentic faith looks like beyond performance.
    If you’ve struggled with unanswered prayers, hearing God’s voice, or feeling disconnected spiritually, this conversation will challenge and encourage you.

    ABOUT JESS ASK THE PODCAST  
    Jess Ask The Podcast is the safe space where transparency meets transformation. Host Jessica S. Smith creates space for honest conversations about faith, purpose, personal growth, and the real journey behind success.

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    JOIN THE SAFE SPACE — PATREON COMMUNITY  
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    PODCAST CREDITS  
    Host: Jessica S. Smith | jessicassmith.com | @thejessicassmith
    Producer: Desiree Danielle | desireedanielle.com | @desireedanie11e
    Music: King Chosen | @kingchosen46
    Network: BGTV Studios | bgtvstudios.com

    Jess Ask The Podcast is the safe space where transparency meets transformation. Host Jessica S. Smith creates space for honest conversations about faith, purpose, personal growth, and the real journey behind success.

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    PODCAST CREDITS  
    Host: Jessica S. Smith | jessicassmith.com | @thejessicassmith
    Producer: Desiree Danielle | desireedanielle.com | @desireedanie11e
    Music: King Chosen | @kingchosen46
    Network: BGTV Studios | bgtvstudios.com
    1 hr 2 min
  • How to Break Free From Shame (God Already Forgave You) | EP154
    Jess and Desiree dive into the weight of shame and how it keeps people stuck in cycles they were never meant to stay in. Through personal testimony and the story of the woman in John 8, they unpack the difference between confession and testimony, and how choosing freedom changes everything. 

    ABOUT JESS ASK THE PODCAST 
    Jess Ask The Podcast is the safe space where transparency meets transformation. Host Jessica S. Smith creates space for honest conversations about faith, purpose, personal growth, and the real journey behind success.

    🔔 Subscribe for new episodes every week. 

     JOIN THE SAFE SPACE — PATREON COMMUNITY  
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     PODCAST CREDITS  
    Host: Jessica S. Smith | jessicassmith.com | @thejessicassmith
    Producer: Desiree Danielle | desireedanielle.com | @desireedanie11e
    Music: King Chosen | @kingchosen46Network: 
    BGTV Studios | bgtvstudios.com

    Jess Ask The Podcast is the safe space where transparency meets transformation. Host Jessica S. Smith creates space for honest conversations about faith, purpose, personal growth, and the real journey behind success.

    🔔 Subscribe for new episodes every week.  

    JOIN THE SAFE SPACE — PATREON COMMUNITY  
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    PODCAST CREDITS  
    Host: Jessica S. Smith | jessicassmith.com | @thejessicassmith
    Producer: Desiree Danielle | desireedanielle.com | @desireedanie11e
    Music: King Chosen | @kingchosen46
    Network: BGTV Studios | bgtvstudios.com
    56 min
  • You’re Not Being Overlooked… You’re Being Positioned | FT LaDarrius Hutcherson | EP153
     What if you’re not being overlooked—you’re just being positioned?
    Jess sits down with LaDarrius “L Hut” Hutcherson to talk about purpose, healing, community impact, and the reality of paying your dues. From feeling lost to walking in influence, this episode will challenge how you see your journey.


    ABOUT JESS ASK THE PODCAST  
    Jess Ask The Podcast is the safe space where transparency meets transformation. Host Jessica S. Smith creates space for honest conversations about faith, purpose, personal growth, and the real journey behind success.

    🔔 Subscribe for new episodes every week.  

    JOIN THE SAFE SPACE — PATREON COMMUNITY  
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    PODCAST CREDITS  
    Host: Jessica S. Smith | jessicassmith.com | @thejessicassmith
    Producer: Desiree Danielle | desireedanielle.com | @desireedanie11e
    Music: King Chosen | @kingchosen46
    Network: BGTV Studios | bgtvstudios.com

    Jess Ask The Podcast is the safe space where transparency meets transformation. Host Jessica S. Smith creates space for honest conversations about faith, purpose, personal growth, and the real journey behind success.

    🔔 Subscribe for new episodes every week.  

    JOIN THE SAFE SPACE — PATREON COMMUNITY  
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    PODCAST CREDITS  
    Host: Jessica S. Smith | jessicassmith.com | @thejessicassmith
    Producer: Desiree Danielle | desireedanielle.com | @desireedanie11e
    Music: King Chosen | @kingchosen46
    Network: BGTV Studios | bgtvstudios.com
    1 hr 13 min
  • Why Good Women Are Still Single (Real Talk) | FT K Boogie | EP 152
    Jess connects with K Boogie for a candid conversation about dating, relationships, and personal growth. Together, they explore why so many people feel stuck in today’s dating culture, what men and women may be misunderstanding about each other, and how healing, timing, and self-awareness play a role in finding the right partner.

    ABOUT JESS ASK THE PODCAST  
    Jess Ask The Podcast is the safe space where transparency meets transformation. Host Jessica S. Smith creates space for honest conversations about faith, purpose, personal growth, and the real journey behind success.

    🔔 Subscribe for new episodes every week.  

    JOIN THE SAFE SPACE — PATREON COMMUNITY  
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    ➡️ Join here: patreon.com/JessAsk

    SUPPORT THE PODCAST  
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    PODCAST CREDITS  
    Host: Jessica S. Smith | jessicassmith.com | @thejessicassmith
    Producer: Desiree Danielle | desireedanielle.com | @desireedanie11e
    Music: King Chosen | @kingchosen46Network: BGTV Studios | bgtvstudios.com

    Jess Ask The Podcast is the safe space where transparency meets transformation. Host Jessica S. Smith creates space for honest conversations about faith, purpose, personal growth, and the real journey behind success.

    🔔 Subscribe for new episodes every week.  

    JOIN THE SAFE SPACE — PATREON COMMUNITY  
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    PODCAST CREDITS  
    Host: Jessica S. Smith | jessicassmith.com | @thejessicassmith
    Producer: Desiree Danielle | desireedanielle.com | @desireedanie11e
    Music: King Chosen | @kingchosen46
    Network: BGTV Studios | bgtvstudios.com
    1 hr 21 min
  • You’re Not Waiting… You’re Forcing It | EP151
    What are you rushing for?

    In this episode of Jess Ask the Podcast, Jess and Desiree unpack the tension between trusting God and trying to control outcomes. From misplaced wallets to deeper life frustrations, they explore how impatience reveals what’s really going on internally—and how waiting on God actually strengthens your faith.

    This episode is for anyone struggling to slow down, trust God’s timing, and release control.

     ABOUT JESS ASK THE PODCAST  
    Jess Ask The Podcast is where influencers, entrepreneurs, and creatives come to decompress, get real, and just ask the questions that matter. Host Jessica S. Smith creates space for honest conversations about faith, purpose, personal growth, and the real journey behind success.

    🔔 Subscribe for new episodes every week.  
    JOIN THE SAFE SPACE — PATREON COMMUNITY  The Safe Space is a Patreon-only community for creators who feel unseen, misunderstood, or ready to give up. Biblical wisdom. Real accountability. People who get it.
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    Host: Jessica S. Smith | jessicassmith.com | @thejessicassmith
    Producer: Desiree Danielle | desireedanielle.com | @desireedanie11e
    Music: King Chosen | @kingchosen46
    Network: BGTV Studios | bgtvstudios.com 
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    Jess Ask The Podcast is the safe space where transparency meets transformation. Host Jessica S. Smith creates space for honest conversations about faith, purpose, personal growth, and the real journey behind success.

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    Host: Jessica S. Smith | jessicassmith.com | @thejessicassmith
    Producer: Desiree Danielle | desireedanielle.com | @desireedanie11e
    Music: King Chosen | @kingchosen46
    Network: BGTV Studios | bgtvstudios.com
    53 min
  • Is God Rebranding You? Obedience, Growth & Elevation | EP150
    Jessica S. Smith opens an honest conversation about growth, obedience, and what it really means to evolve without losing who you are. As Jess Ask the Podcast enters a new season, she reflects on the emotional side of rebranding and how God often develops us privately before expanding us publicly.

    Jess and Desiree discuss why change can feel uncomfortable, how obedience stretches your capacity, and why elevation requires responsibility. This conversation is a reminder that growth isn't about becoming someone different — it's about becoming who you were always meant to be.

    If you're navigating change, feeling stretched, or sensing God doing something new in your life, this conversation will challenge and encourage you.

    ABOUT JESS ASK THE PODCAST  
    Jess Ask The Podcast is where influencers, entrepreneurs, and creatives come to decompress, get real, and just ask the questions that matter. Host Jessica S. Smith creates space for honest conversations about faith, purpose, personal growth, and the real journey behind success.

    🔔 Subscribe for new episodes every week.  

    JOIN THE SAFE SPACE — PATREON COMMUNITY  
    The Safe Space is a Patreon-only community for creators who feel unseen, misunderstood, or ready to give up. Biblical wisdom. Real accountability. People who get it.
    ➡️ Join here: patreon.com/JessAsk  

    SUPPORT THE PODCAST  
    ✔ Sow a love seed via Cash App: $jessaskthepodcast
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     PODCAST CREDITS
    Host: Jessica S. Smith | jessicassmith.com | @thejessicassmith
    Producer: Desiree Danielle | desireedanielle.com | @desireedanie11e
    Music: King Chosen | @kingchosen46
    Network: BGTV Studios | bgtvstudios.com  


    Jess Ask The Podcast is the safe space where transparency meets transformation. Host Jessica S. Smith creates space for honest conversations about faith, purpose, personal growth, and the real journey behind success.

    🔔 Subscribe for new episodes every week.  

    JOIN THE SAFE SPACE — PATREON COMMUNITY  
    The Safe Space is a Patreon-only community for creators who feel unseen, misunderstood, or ready to give up. Biblical wisdom. Real accountability. People who get it.
    ➡️ Join here: patreon.com/JessAsk  

    SUPPORT THE PODCAST  
    ✔ Sow a love seed via Cash App: $jessaskthepodcast
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    PODCAST CREDITS  
    Host: Jessica S. Smith | jessicassmith.com | @thejessicassmith
    Producer: Desiree Danielle | desireedanielle.com | @desireedanie11e
    Music: King Chosen | @kingchosen46
    Network: BGTV Studios | bgtvstudios.com
    44 min
  • Can God Trust You With More | EP149
    Jess and Desiree dive into a powerful question many believers don't often consider: Can God trust you?

    While many people focus on trusting God, this conversation shifts the perspective toward what it means to become trustworthy in the things God assigns. Through honest reflections, scripture, and personal experiences, they discuss how obedience, stewardship, and even suffering can shape spiritual maturity.

    They also explore how difficult seasons may not be punishment, but preparation, and how learning God’s heart changes how we navigate challenges. If you're in a season where you're asking God for more, this episode may challenge you to ask a different question: Are you ready for what you're asking for?

    This conversation will especially encourage anyone growing in faith, navigating trials, or learning what true obedience looks like.

    🌿 Join “The Safe Space” Community (Patreon) Need a place to be reminded you're not alone?
    The Safe Space is for creators and purpose-driven individuals who feel unseen, misunderstood, or ready to give up. Inside this Patreon-only community you’ll find:
    ✨ Accountability
    ✨ Biblical wisdom
    ✨ Encouragement for your creative and faith journey This isn’t just content. It’s connection.
    A reminder that your voice matters and your gifts have purpose.
    ➡️ Join here: https://patreon.com/JessAsk

    ❤️ Support Jess Ask The Podcast If you enjoy these conversations and want to help us continue producing inspiring content:
    ✔️ Donate (Love Seed): Cash App — $jessaskthepodcast
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    Your support helps us bring impactful guests and meaningful conversations to the community.

    🌍 Podcast Network: BGTV Studios
    💥 A network of united voices spreading the message of Jesus Christ
    Connect with BGTV:
    (Link here)

    🎤 Connect With The Show:
    Show Host Jessica S. Smith
    🌐 https://www.jessicassmith.com
    📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thejessicassmith
    📘 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/hellojessicassmith

    Show Producer Desiree Danielle
    📖 Created 2 Create — Unlocking Kingdom Creativity Through Prayer
    Order your copy: (purchase link) 🌐 https://www.desireedanielle.com
    📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/desireedanie11e
    📘 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/desireedanie11e

    Music Producer 🎧 King Chosen
    Instagram & YouTube: @kingchosen46
    Stream TGFAD by King Chosen on:
    • Apple Music
    • Spotify
    • YouTube

    Jess Ask The Podcast is the safe space where transparency meets transformation. Host Jessica S. Smith creates space for honest conversations about faith, purpose, personal growth, and the real journey behind success.

    🔔 Subscribe for new episodes every week.  

    JOIN THE SAFE SPACE — PATREON COMMUNITY  
    The Safe Space is a Patreon-only community for creators who feel unseen, misunderstood, or ready to give up. Biblical wisdom. Real accountability. People who get it.
    ➡️ Join here: patreon.com/JessAsk  

    SUPPORT THE PODCAST  
    ✔ Sow a love seed via Cash App: $jessaskthepodcast
    ✔ Share this episode with someone who needs it
    ✔ Subscribe, like & comment — it helps us reach more people  

    PODCAST CREDITS  
    Host: Jessica S. Smith | jessicassmith.com | @thejessicassmith
    Producer: Desiree Danielle | desireedanielle.com | @desireedanie11e
    Music: King Chosen | @kingchosen46
    Network: BGTV Studios | bgtvstudios.com
    47 min
  • I Chose Not To Be Bitter: How One Decision Changed Everything | FT Charity Floyd | EP148
    Jess sits down with behavior analyst and entrepreneur Charity Floyd to discuss how choosing peace instead of bitterness transformed her life and career. Charity shares her journey into autism advocacy, business ownership, leadership, and trusting purpose over profit. This episode is a powerful reminder that sometimes one mindset decision can change everything.

    🎙️ Connect With Our Guest:
    Charity Floyd is a behavior analyst and entrepreneur dedicated to expanding access to high-quality autism services through innovative systems, businesses, and professional training programs. She equips ABA professionals with the tools, strategy, and confidence needed to grow their careers, strengthen clinical impact, and better serve families and communities. Through her work, Charity is helping reshape how autism support services are delivered by building scalable models that prioritize both excellence in care and long-term sustainability.

    Connect with Charity:
    Website: http://www.puzzlingpatterns.com
    Website: http://www.busybeecba.com
    Website: http://www.abacourselab.com
    Website: http://www.playatsensorystreet.com
    Instagram: @_charitfloyd

    🌿 Join “The Safe Space” Community (Patreon) Need a place to be reminded you're not alone?
    The Safe Space is for creators and purpose-driven individuals who feel unseen, misunderstood, or ready to give up. Inside this Patreon-only community you’ll find:
    ✨ Accountability
    ✨ Biblical wisdom
    ✨ Encouragement for your creative and faith journey This isn’t just content. It’s connection.
    A reminder that your voice matters and your gifts have purpose.
    ➡️ Join here: https://patreon.com/JessAsk

    ❤️ Support Jess Ask The Podcast If you enjoy these conversations and want to help us continue producing inspiring content:
    ✔️ Donate (Love Seed): Cash App — $jessaskthepodcast
    ✔️ Share: Send this episode to someone who needs encouragement
    ✔️ Engage: Like, comment, subscribe, and leave a review
    Your support helps us bring impactful guests and meaningful conversations to the community.

    🌍 Podcast Network: BGTV Studios
    💥 A network of united voices spreading the message of Jesus Christ
    Connect with BGTV:
    (Link here)

    🎤 Connect With The Show:
    Show Host Jessica S. Smith
    🌐 https://www.jessicassmith.com
    📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thejessicassmith
    📘 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/hellojessicassmith

    Show Producer Desiree Danielle
    📖 Created 2 Create — Unlocking Kingdom Creativity Through Prayer
    Order your copy: (purchase link) 🌐 https://www.desireedanielle.com
    📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/desireedanie11e
    📘 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/desireedanie11e

    Music Producer 🎧 King Chosen
    Instagram & YouTube: @kingchosen46
    Stream TGFAD by King Chosen on:
    • Apple Music
    • Spotify
    • YouTube

    Jess Ask The Podcast is the safe space where transparency meets transformation. Host Jessica S. Smith creates space for honest conversations about faith, purpose, personal growth, and the real journey behind success.

    🔔 Subscribe for new episodes every week.  

    JOIN THE SAFE SPACE — PATREON COMMUNITY  
    The Safe Space is a Patreon-only community for creators who feel unseen, misunderstood, or ready to give up. Biblical wisdom. Real accountability. People who get it.
    ➡️ Join here: patreon.com/JessAsk  

    SUPPORT THE PODCAST  
    ✔ Sow a love seed via Cash App: $jessaskthepodcast
    ✔ Share this episode with someone who needs it
    ✔ Subscribe, like & comment — it helps us reach more people  

    PODCAST CREDITS  
    Host: Jessica S. Smith | jessicassmith.com | @thejessicassmith
    Producer: Desiree Danielle | desireedanielle.com | @desireedanie11e
    Music: King Chosen | @kingchosen46
    Network: BGTV Studios | bgtvstudios.com
    58 min
  • Sex, Faith & Waiting: What the Church Never Taught Us | FT Tammy Bowe-LaCroix | EP147
    She went from sexual trauma and confusion to helping believers build healthy intimacy in marriage.

    Coach Tammy opens up about healing, celibacy, sexuality, and God’s design for intimacy. In this powerful episode of Jess Ask The Podcast, intimacy and relationship coach Coach Tammy joins host Jessica S. Smith for an honest, faith-centered conversation about sexuality, healing, celibacy, and navigating desire as a believer. From childhood trauma and unhealthy relationships to a 10-year celibacy journey and discovering God’s true design for intimacy in marriage, Coach Tammy shares her testimony and practical wisdom for singles and married couples alike. Together, they explore the emotional, spiritual, and physical realities of sexuality in the church — and how knowledge, healing, and discipleship can transform shame into confidence. If you’ve ever struggled with guilt, loneliness, desire, or confusion around intimacy and faith, this conversation will give you language, perspective, and hope.

    👉 Subscribe for real conversations on faith, personal growth, relationships, purpose, and healing.

    ⭐ What You’ll Hear in This Episode
    ✔ Coach Tammy’s story of trauma, healing, and transformation
    ✔ Navigating celibacy and sexual desire as a believer
    ✔ Why “shutting down sexuality” can impact marriage
    ✔ The difference between intimacy, pleasure, and spiritual connection
    ✔ How community and discipleship shape healthy relationships
    ✔ Biblical perspectives on sex, conviction, and the marriage bed
    ✔ Practical ways singles can steward their sexuality in a healthy way

    🎧 About Our Guest
    Coach Tammy is an intimacy and relationship coach, author, and host of the Sex Ed for Saints podcast. She helps singles and married couples develop healthy, faith-aligned perspectives on sexuality, intimacy, and emotional connection. Through coaching, teaching, and her book Hey God, Can I?, she equips believers to experience healing and freedom in their relationships.

    Connect with Coach Tammy:
    Instagram: @themarriagelabllc
    Website: yourmarriagelab.com
    YouTube: sexedforsaintspodcast


    🎙️ About Jess Ask The Podcast Jess Ask is a conversational podcast where influencers, entrepreneurs, and creatives share real stories about growth, faith, purpose, and success. Hosted by Jessica S. Smith, the show creates a safe space for honest dialogue, healing conversations, and practical insights into life. 
    🔔 New episodes weekly.

    🌿 Join The Safe Space Community (Patreon)
    Need a place to be reminded you’re not alone? The Safe Space is a Patreon-only community for creators who feel unseen, misunderstood, or ready to give up. Inside you’ll find biblical wisdom, accountability, and encouragement to keep going when life gets hard.
    ➡️ Join here: patreon.com/JessAsk

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    Music: King Chosen | @kingchosen46
    Network: BGTV Studios | bgtvstudios.com
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Jess Ask the Podcast is the safe space where transparency meets transformation.

Hosted by Jessica S. Smith, this podcast creates room for the honest conversations believers are thinking about…