Unashamed and Free

"Are We There Yet?" We have all asked this question at some point as we waited to reach our destination. Waiting is not always pleasant but God requires us to steward the wait in our lives. Listen in as I share lessons I've learned during times of waiting in my life.

Resources Mentioned

• Seasons by Hillsong
• Scriptures Mentioned: Proverbs 3:5-6; Proverbs 13:12
• This Week's Belt of Truth: Lamentations 3:22-26

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My Stewardship series continues with a discussion on the importance of stewarding our relationships.

I identify 5 toxic relationships that we need to get rid of or create distance in:

1. Partners in Crime
2. Glass Ceiling Relationships
3. Energy Suckers
4. Foot on the Neck Relationships
5. Takers

In the second half, I use Jesus as a model to help us navigate and manage the relationships in our lives.

Resources Mentioned

• Domestic Violence Hotline
• Refining Wealth with Patrice Washington Podcast
• Michael Hyatt & Co. The Leadership Strategy of Jesus
• Scriptures Mentioned: Matthew 17, Mark 9, Mark 14:32-42, Proverbs 27:5-6, Luke 10:1-2
• This Week's Belt of Truth: Proverbs 27:17

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I am kicking off a new series called Stewardship. This week, I talk about how we are called to steward our story and our beginnings. The woman at the well in John 4 teaches us how to own our stories and boldly testify about what God has done in our lives. What could happen if you took authority over your story? What if God used your story to save someone? What could happen?

Resources Mentioned

• *Note: In this episode, I mentioned that Judea was located in the North but it is not. Galilee was located in the North and Judea was located in the South.
• My Instagram Post about Sheila Walsh
• Chrystal's Chronicles Podcast with Sheila Walsh
• Jesus and Women by Kristi McLelland
• Scriptures Mentioned: John 4, Genesis 38
• This Week's Belt of Truth: Isaiah 62:3-5

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Meet my friend Lisa Browne, founder of Colorful Stories, an organization whose mission is to share racially-diverse children's literature with an unapologetic emphasis on positive black representation. Lisa and I met over a decade ago at church shortly after she arrived from South Africa. In this episode, Lisa shares how the Lord lifted the shame of living a life that was a lie and how He brought her to a place of freedom where she could truly be her authentic self.

Lisa is passionate about educational equity and exploring racial representation in children's literature with teachers and families. She is The Program Administrator at an Early Childhood Program in Philadelphia. Lisa is a certified Professional Development Instructor and Trainer. She is currently an MEd. student in The Educational Leadership Program at Arcadia University.

Originally from South Africa, Johannesburg, she lives with her husband and adorable son in Philadelphia where she is a huge fan of the parks, trails, and pools in the West Mt. Airy neighborhood where they reside. In her spare time, she is writing a children's book, reading a radical book by a dope black author, and dreaming of ways to change the world.

Connect with Lisa at:

• Website: Colorful Stories
• Instagram: @colorful_stories

Resources Mentioned

• A Resource from Lisa: Kid-Friendly Language for Black Lives Matter Guiding Principles
• Scriptures Mentioned: 2 Corinthians 5:17
• This Week's Belt of Truth: Romans 12:9

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Living in a country that does not see black as beautiful has been a barrier in my personal journey of embracing my blackness. Listen in as I share 5 things I have learned to help me embrace the beautiful black skin God has given me.

Resources Mentioned

• The Souls of Black Folk by W.E.B. DuBois
• The Fire Next Time by James Baldwin
• Black Gold (ft. Algebra Blessett) by Esperanza Spalding
• This Week's Belt of Truth: Psalm 139:13-14

Photo Credit: Melissa Stuckey Photography

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Many of us are physically free but still have enslaved minds that need to be delivered.

Listen in as I share three mentalities that God has to either build up or tear down to free us from our slave minds.

Resources Mentioned

• Episode 5: Freedom
• Beachbody Core De Force
• Scriptures mentioned: Numbers 10-15, Exodus 1, Exodus 13:17, Exodus 14:11-12
• This Week's Belt of Truth: Obedience brings life and fruitfulness Isaiah 1:18-20, Ezekiel 20:21

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Meet Jamie Miller! Jamie and I met in life coaching school and instantly connected. Jamie shares her journey of dropping shame and how she learned to embrace who God created her to be. Listen as Jamie shares how God freed her from shame and allowed her to dream again.

Jamie is married to her high school sweetheart, Garrett, and has three children. She is professionally trained from the Christian Coach Institute, an International Coaching Federation (ICF) accredited program. In addition to her professional certification training, she also has degrees in Education as well as Supply Chain Management and loves learning and researching pretty much everything.

Jamie is passionate about helping women understand their true identity and live abundantly in their God-given purpose.

Connect with Jamie at:

• Website: Counter Culture Coaching & Consulting
• Facebook: Counter Culture Coaching and Consulting
• Instagram: @counter_culture_coaching

Resources Mentioned

• Life. Money. Hope. Sermon Series
• Everything Is Mine in You by Christy Nockels
• Christian Coach Institute
• God, You are So Good by Passion
• First 5
• Dream Big Podcast by Bob Goff
• Scriptures Mentioned: Haggai 1:5-7

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Meet Jamie Miller! Jamie and I met in life coaching school and instantly connected. Jamie shares her journey of dropping shame and how she learned to embrace who God created her to be. Listen as Jamie shares how God freed her from shame and allowed her to dream again.

Jamie is married to her high school sweetheart, Garrett, and has three children. She is professionally trained from the Christian Coach Institute, an International Coaching Federation (ICF) accredited program. In addition to her professional certification training, she also has degrees in Education as well as Supply Chain Management and loves learning and researching pretty much everything.

Jamie is passionate about helping women understand their true identity and live abundantly in their God-given purpose.

Connect with Jamie at:

• Website: Counter Culture Coaching & Consulting
• Facebook: Counter Culture Coaching and Consulting
• Instagram: @counter_culture_coaching

Resources Mentioned

• What Happens When Women Walk in Faith by Lysa TerKeurst
• Little Confirmations Everywhere by Jamie Miller (The quote I read)
• On Being Found: What If You Were Never Really Lost? by Jamie Miller (Fig leaves)
• What you MAGNIFY will MULTIPLY by Jennifer Allwood
• Scriptures Mentioned: Haggai 1:6

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Now that you have started to dream again, what is the next step?

Listen to Part II of Unashamed to Dream as I share practical ways to move forward.

Resources Mentioned

• Courtney Saunders
• His and Her Money Podcast
• Fight Hustle End Hurry Podcast
• Scriptures Mentioned: John 13:3, Joshua 1:9

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Have you let your past shame or failures stop you from dreaming? Do you feel like God has forgotten about the dreams that stir inside of you?

You are not alone. Listen to Part I of Unashamed to Dream about my journey of finding my worth and daring to dream again.

Resources Mentioned

• The Imposter Syndrome
• My Coaching School: Christian Coach Institute
• Episode 10: Laying Aside Sexual Sin
• The Journey Together Summit by Kelly Balarie
• The Happy Hour with Jamie Ivey

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