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Relationships can be rocky. Our relationship with God is no different. When we encounter disappointment, disenchantment or despair, we can become distant and disconnected. In this episode, Dr. Shante tackles what happens when we disconnect from God and how to find our way back. This is part 2 of a three part series.

Scriptures Referenced

Psalms 143

Ephesians 1:3-6

Matthew 7

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When you have been raised to believe that being needy is a weakness, that being self-reliant is a strength, and that acceptance only comes through having your s*** together, you are well positioned for a complicated struggle in your relationship with God. In this episode, Dr. Shante shares how the way we were raised as children can impact the ways in which we interact (or don't) with God as adults. This is Part 1 of a 3 Part Series

Kara Stevens specializes in helping dismantle barriers to wealth and scarcity mindset. This week, she sits down with Dr. Shanté to talk about the complications of wealth mindset in communities of color, how to overcome barriers, and practical strategies for disrupting a "legacy of lack". This is part 3 of a 3 part series.

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What's your money story? What's your history with money? The emotions and ideas that you associate with money are rooted in an experience that either helped or hindered your ability to have a healthy relationship with money. In this episode, Dr. Shante unpacks her money story, how she healed unhealthy thought patterns and the mental shifts that helped to heal her money relationship.

Books referenced in this episode:

The Art of Money by Bari Tessler

The Soul of Money by Lynne Twist

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Money as a construct, as a concept, and a form of currency has an inescapable presence in our lives. Given its influence and all of the messaging surrounding it, this series forces us to confront our relationship with it. In this episode, Dr. Shanté talks about the power of money, the perception of money, and signs of and unhealthy relationship with money. This is Part 1 of a 3 part series.

Scriptures referenced:

1 Timothy 6:17-19

Mark 8:36

2 Kings 20:1-6

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"It's not about what you're eating, but what you're thinking. In the Food Series finale, Dr. Shante sits down with certified fitness trainer and nutrition expert, Joy Francis of JoyFitWorld.com to discuss the mind body connection to food, and the role that our thoughts play in how we interact with food. This is part 3 of three part series.

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"Clean your plate before you leave the table", "You are what you eat", "A little on the lips, a lifetime on the hips"... The messages that we receive about food can set up some complicated dynamics with respect tour relationship with eating. The Food Relationship series continues with how we are are emotionally connected to food, and how to stop turning to food for emotional regulation. This is Part 2 of a 3 Part Series.

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Scriptures referenced:

Matthew 4:4

1 Corinthians 6:12-13

Food is an essential fuel for living. It is a vehicle for communion and fellowship. And when our emotions are triggered, it too often provides comfort for our wounds. The Food Series kicks off a deep dive into relationships. What is our relationship with food. How did we become connected and why does it matter? Further, how does food impact the way we process pain and pleasure? Dr. Shante shares this and more in Part 1 of a 3 Part Series.

"Grief that comes with resistance does not make room for healing..." Herdyne Mercier has an unparalleled understanding and calling to help people through their grief journey. On the Grief Series finale, she drops incredible wisdom and pathways for healing.

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She is also the Host of Redefining Grief Podcast

Scriptures referenced: Ecclesiastes 7:2

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In Part 2 of the Grief Series, Dr. Shanté unpacks Biblical grief by examining the book and story of Job. (Job 13:15). In this episode, grief's impact on our faith is explored, along with how grief is related to growth, and the episode concludes by dispelling some grief myths.

This is part 2 of a 3 part series.

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Reference: Dr. Wil Gafney https://www.wilgafney.com/2013/09/16/when-seminary-messes-with-your-simple-faith/