So Worth Loving

What are you willing to do to feel chosen?

In this deeply honest conversation, speaker and wordsmith Tega Taylor opens up about the hidden battles many of us fight in the pursuit of love, approval, and belonging. Growing up, Tega learned to perform for validation—through grades, appearance, and behavior—while privately struggling with pornography from a young age into early adulthood. She unpacks how easy it is to slip into toxic cycles of numbing pain and chasing worth in all the wrong places.

But Tega didn’t stay stuck. Through faith, counseling, and brave, honest community, she began to confront her wounds, rewire unhealthy patterns, and step into real healing. This episode is a conversation about struggle, redemption, and the freedom that comes when we stop hiding and start telling the truth.

Guest Bio

Tega Taylor is a dynamic speaker, host, spoken word artist, and creative force known for blending honest storytelling with thoughtful leadership. She is the co-founder and Director of Creative Strategy & Storytelling for Untitled, a creative agency that designs intentional experiences helping brands, organizations, and businesses move from being seen and heard to truly remembered.

With a background in neuroscience and seminary training, Tega brings depth, energy, and empathy to every space—whether on stage, behind a mic, or through her writing. She has partnered with churches, camps, and organizations across the Southeast, always pointing people to Jesus while making room for authenticity, curiosity, and honest questions.

Above all, Tega is passionate about creating moments that move people. She loves her husband, a great thrift find, an oat-milk vanilla latte, investing in the next generation, and crafting stories that lead to real transformation.

Stay connected with Tega:

• Website: https://www.tegafaafa.com/
• Instagram: https://instagram.com/totallytega
• Untitled Creative: https://www.untitledcrtv.com/

How do you lead, create, and build without losing yourself along the way?

In this episode, Eryn Eddy Adkins sits down with Ford Fry, chef and CEO of Rocket Farm Restaurants, one of the South’s most influential chef-owned restaurant groups with 27+ restaurants across Atlanta, Charlotte, Nashville, Houston, North Carolina, and Florida.

A four-time semifinalist for the James Beard Foundation Outstanding Restaurateur Award and the 2013 Georgia Restaurant Association Restaurateur of the Year, Ford has built some of the country’s most beloved restaurants, including MICHELIN-recognized concepts like Marcel, Little Sparrow, and Superica.

But this conversation goes far beyond accolades.

Ford opens up about growing up in an eclectically entrepreneurial home, how feelings of unworthiness led him to live a double life both professionally and personally, and what ultimately helped him embrace his true self. Now, he desires to encourage others to know who they truly are and operate from that place even when they’re misunderstood.

And yes don’t miss the unexpected musical surprise at the end.

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Welcome to the So Worth Loving podcast. In this deeply personal inaugural episode, host Eryn Eddy Adkins opens up about the painful journey that brought this podcast to life—nine years after she first announced it. Eryn shares the raw, unfiltered story of how constantly saying "it's okay" and "it's fine" led to a complete implosion of her life. She candidly discusses the ending of her marriage, the loss of her business partner, community, and reputation, and finding herself at 30 years old back in her parents' guest bedroom with $10 in her bank account and $150,000 in debt. This episode explores: • The dangerous pattern of people-pleasing and seeking validation from others • How numbing yourself to your own needs creates a slow-building crisis • The isolation of losing everything—community, marriage, career, and self-respect • Seeking love in all the wrong places after divorce • The moment she realized she had no self-respect left • A stranger's act of kindness at a coffee shop that became a turning point • The difference between "living your truth" and actually living in truth • Why a few people who stayed made all the difference in rebuilding Eryn doesn't claim to be an expert on knowing your worth—she's an expert on struggling with worth. And that's exactly what makes this conversation so powerful. If you've ever felt like you've lost yourself in the pursuit of being loved, valued, or seen—this episode is for you. You'll hear honest talk about mistakes, betrayal (both chosen and received), the painful process of forgiveness, and what it actually takes to rebuild your life from the ground up. Because it's common to feel unworthy of love, but uncommon to talk about it. So let's talk about it.