In this "off the script" episode, I wanted to talk more candidly about what life looks like behind the scenes (BTS) as a blogger and full time mother. So often we get caught up in this lie that other peoples lives are as perfect as their instagram feeds and that is just not the truth. There is so much more than meets the eye and I wanted to "go there" with you al; To "pull the veil" off my perfectly curated Instagram life and start talking about what actually happens everyday. This refreshing and truthful episode is more about learning to love one another in all of our differences and less about how we can be the next "instagram sensation." I hope you enjoy it as much as I enjoyed sharing my perfectly imperfect unfiltered stories with you.

This is an insanely special episode for so many reasons but mainly because I get to talk more about my two favorite things 1. hearing God's voice and 2. Joanna Gaines. Ok, ok...all jokes aside. In this episode I share about the time I received a personal letter from Joanna Gaines and how God used her to help me start this very blog. Learning to listen to God's voice has been an incredibly hard journey but one that has pushed me outside of my comfort zone to fully trust that He has my best interest at heart. I hope this episode challenges you to rethink how the Father speaks to you and gives you the affirmation you needed to go after the promptings of your heart.

In this very special episode, I invite my very first guest on the show to talk about the importance of using social media to empower women to walk about their calling. My friend Blake Guichet, powerhouse instagramer and talented website and brand designer of Magnolia Ink is here to talk about why she felt called to use social media as a means to influence women. In this comedic and fun interview, Blake talks candidly about the struggles of being a women and mother in todays society and the importance of being connected with women that relate with you. I promise you don't want to miss this incredibly special episode, filled with so much truth and inspiration. And if you haven't already, be sure to follow Blake over on Instagram (@thegirlnamedblake) and check out website: www.magnolia-ink.com.

This episode is packed full of vulnerable moments about life before marriage, sex, failures, misconceptions, and unbelief. In this message, Tessa bears all from her life before marriage to the many struggles her and her husband faced as young newlyweds and soon to be parents. Tessa pushes the envelope with this message on what it means to not let your past dictate your future, you don't want to miss out!

In this episode we will dig deeper into the topic of what it means to be an internet influencer. We will peel back the many layers on our understanding of what an influencer is and what it means to influence. Are we influencing based on a desire to change the world? Or are we influencing based on a desire to be seen? To do what's most common, what's most popular? In these next 17 minutes, I want to challenge your perspective on influencing and inspire you to be the best version of yourself both as an influencer and as a world changer. We each have a responsibility, as world leaders/influencers to challenge ourselves and to ask ourselves if our influence is powerful or popular.

In this very honest episode, we will begin to look at the different strategies we often take when feeling like we're "not enough." We will dive deeper into some of life's biggest questions: why do so many of us feel like we don't measure up and WHY are we constantly disqualifying ourselves from the things that we were created on this earth to do.

The need for affirmation has become probably one of the largest epidemics in our society and nobody is talking about it! In this episode of "Addicted To Affirmation" we are peeling back the layers to where this "need" comes from and understanding that our God given identity alone is enough.