Unfiltered Christianity - Living Life in Transparency

Sexual assault affects the lives of thousands of people on a yearly basis. Some never recover from the mental damage that this causes. Substance abuse and addiction and depression are commonplace in the downward spiral of negativity created by this. Being told by authorities and people even in the church that what happened was your fault only sends you deeper down the pit of despair and hopelessness.

Not many find their way out of the abyss and learn to love themselves again.

I did. But only by the grace of God was I able to do this because I could not do this alone. I talk all about the personal journey to self love and healing from my scars in this honest and raw episode. 

A pandemic isn’t your typical place for many to find God, but for me it was the perfect place to do so. Struggling with self doubt and the pressures of life can be crippling and the importance of leaning on your faith is strongest in these moments where you feel at your weakest.

In today’s times when we focus so much on the external. So much on material things and keeping up appearances so people do not see us as vulnerable or struggling, we can end up living our lives as flower vases - pretty on the outside, but empty on the inside.

In this episode I talk about why it’s necessary to feed your spirit with God’s words and presence at all times of your life because internally at our very core, we all need refilling. We all need replenishment and it’s only through God that can be replenished entirely. 

Revelations 3: 16 says “So, because you are lukewarm, and neither hot nor cold, I will spit you out of my mouth”, so in other words, having a personal relationship with God involves committing your heart, mind and soul to Him. But the journey of fulfilling this is easier said than done. It involves sacrifice of many worldly things in order to be truly sanctified. I talk about this, as well the importance of resilience as a black woman in America, especially as a Christian. 

Being a man in this day and age comes with pressures that we don’t really talk about, because society tells us that we need to be ‘strong’. But what does that mean in today’s climate? When the typical image of the perfect guy is smart, athletic, good looking etc, how does that impact how we feel about ourselves on a daily basis? Join me as I delve deep into this topic, along with discussing the importance of having a solid group of good men in your life and handling societal pressure when there aren’t many spaces to do so effectively. 

Join me, as I talk about wearing a mask of happiness for a long time, trying to hide from everyone what I was actually feeling. As I take off my mask, I reveal what it's like to have anxiety, and depression while trying to numb it through addiction. All while having an impeding suicide contract hovering over my head.

The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline (http://suicidepreventionlifeline.org/) is a 24-hour, toll-free, confidential suicide prevention hotline available to anyone in suicidal crisis or emotional distress and can be reached at 1-800-273-825

Growing up, you hear people talk about why you can’t have a career and be a mom at the same time. As a woman you are conditioned to limit your expectations of what you can achieve in your field. As a Christian woman you have even more expectations of what you are able to do and achieve. In this important episode I explore some of these topics as well as share my personal account of dealing with depression in college while everyone around me thought I had it all together. 

You never know what people are truly going through until they talk about it. Listen and hear my own story about this. 

I grew up in Seventh-Day Adventist Latin church culture. My parents went through a divorce and a church leader told me that it was my fault. I’ve dealt with church hurt and continued to go to church in the face of this. I feel the constant pressures of being a man of faith in today’s society.

If there’s anything I want people to know, it’s that my journey has not been easy. But God often gives the hardest of challenges to His toughest soldiers. He does not put through anything that He does not believe that we are equipped to handle.

In this episode I share more of my journey and how we can face the demons of our past in order to move forward in our personal and ever strengthening relationships with God.

Growing up Blind/Disabled has challenges that many will not understand. People trying to pray ‘demons’ out of you without permission. Not feeling represented or that you have a place at the table. Staying encouraged when places are not accommodating to you as a Disabled person. I give my thoughts on this and why this has motivated me to become an activist for the Disabled Community so that people like me have a space at the table!

‘Shine theory’ is all about helping someone to be their greatest version of themselves so that they can give the best of themselves to the people around them. As women, I believe it’s important for us to practice this on an everyday level because we can get further by empowering each other, rather than competing with each other.

In this episode, I explain shine theory in more detail and how building self confidence can help us radiate more positive energy in our lives.

I also touch on marriage life, and how it really is. If there’s anything I aim for you to take away from this episode, it’s that there are challenges at every stage of life, but we can only do better to overcome them, if we become better as individuals.