Life's Deceit with Jen Simpson

Send us Fan Mail Why is love sometimes difficult to understand, and what does it take to have faith when life doesn't go according to plan? In Part 2 of the Life’s Deceit Podcast conversation, Jen sits down with Dr. Stephen Paul Edwards for another honest and thought-provoking discussion about faith, love, personal responsibility, relationships, and the experiences that challenge us to grow....

Send us Fan Mail Why is it sometimes so difficult to face the truth about ourselves? In this episode of the Life’s Deceit Podcast, Jen sits down with Dr. Stephen Paul Edwards for an honest and thought-provoking conversation about self-worth, personal responsibility, fear, and the choices that shape who we become. We often spend so much time focusing on our circumstances, the people around us, and...

Send us Fan Mail Have you ever stopped to question whether the person you are today is who you've always been, or who life taught you to become? In this deeply personal solo episode of Life's Deceit Podcast, Jenelle Simpson explores how childhood experiences can shape our identities, relationships, independence, parenting, and understanding of love. Following her powerful conversation wi...

Send us Fan Mail Have you watched Part 2 of @takebackyourhealthwithdrjen’s story yet?  The journey continues as Jen opens up about the moments that challenged her to surrender control, confront old wounds and let go of the belief that she had to prove her worth to be loved. Through her deeply personal journey of faith and healing, she shares how her relationship with Jesus helped her discover a tr...

Send us Fan Mail What happens when you spend years surviving a life you were never meant to stay trapped inside? In this deeply personal episode of Life’s Deceit™, I sit down with Dr. Jen Hewson, author of Gut Instincts: Listening to the Gut — A Journey of Breaking, Healing, and Returning Home to God, for a conversation about trauma, survival, forgiveness, faith, and finding your way back to yours...

Send us Fan Mail You don’t have to be fully healed to move forward. You can still be healing and building. Still have triggers and be growing. Still have questions and trust God. Still be figuring yourself out and walk in purpose. Healing was never supposed to mean putting your life on hold. 🎙️ NEW SOLO EPISODE Wednesday, September 30th @ 6pm  I’M STILL HEALING, BUT I’M NOT HIDING ANYMORE This one...

Send us Fan Mail Last week, Simone Swartz shared the story of what happened to her. In Part 2, the conversation continues with what came after. In this episode of Life’s Deceit™, Jenelle Simpson and Simone talk about the long road of living with PTSD, finding the right support, learning to speak up, and discovering that healing can take many different forms. Simone also shares how she turned her e...

Send us Fan Mail At just 19 years old, Simone Swartz joined the military with dreams, purpose and a desire to serve. Her experience would take her through military sexual assault, harassment, isolation and years of living with PTSD before she fully understood what she was experiencing. In this powerful episode of Life’s Deceit™ Podcast, Simone shares her story with honesty and vulnerability. We ta...

Send us Fan Mail After an unexpected pause, Life’s Deceit™ Podcast is returning to the mic—and this episode isn’t about pretending the interruption never happened. It’s about what happens when life interrupts the plan. When something you’ve built is suddenly challenged. When you’re forced to pause, reassess, reposition, and decide whether the setback will silence you or strengthen you. In this fir...

Send us Fan Mail She survived a brain tumor the size of a tennis ball. But the greatest miracle wasn't just surviving it was discovering that God wasn't finished with her. What do you do when doctors tell you there's nothing more they can do? How do you keep believing when pain, disappointment, and uncertainty become part of your daily life? In this deeply moving episode of Life&apo...

Send us Fan Mail Gospel artist Kevin Downswell joins Jen Simpson for an honest conversation about faith, purpose, obedience, and what it means to stay steady when life doesn't go according to plan. Every generation reaches a moment where it must decide... Will we compromise? Or will we remain steady? In one of the most powerful conversations of Season 4 of Life's Deceit, Jen Simpson sits...

Send us Fan Mail What if the life you're living isn't actually the life you chose? In this deeply personal solo episode, Jen Simpson reflects on the powerful conversation with Seth Gehle and explores one life-changing question: How much of who we are was chosen... and how much was inherited? From trauma and survival to healing and legacy, Jen opens up about her own journey of breaking ge...

Send us Fan Mail Trauma Didn't Define me | Life's Deceit Podcast Season 4 Episode 24 Some stories are about what happened. This one is about what happened next. In Part 2 of this Season 4 conversation, Jen Simpson continues her powerful sit down with Seth Gehle — bestselling author, speaker, husband and father — to explore what it truly looks like to move beyond trauma and choose a diffe...

Send us Fan Mail The Boy Who Refused to Break | Season 4 Episode 23 Not all trauma is loud. Some of it lives quietly beneath the surface, showing up as people-pleasing, the need to be needed, doing more than your share so no one questions your worth, and inherited beliefs about love we were never taught to question. These patterns often go unnamed, yet they shape how we love, how we trust, how we...

Send us Fan Mail What does it really cost to stand in your truth? In this solo episode of Life's Deceit Podcast, Jen Simpson explores the often-unspoken reality that living authentically comes with a price. Standing in your truth can cost relationships, opportunities, approval, comfort, and sometimes even the version of yourself you've outgrown. In a world that often pressures us to conf...

Send us Fan Mail She abandoned herself just to survive. And this week on Life's Deceit, Karen of @mymentalstory is telling the whole story. Growing up without her mother's love, colorism within the Black community, seven therapists before she found healing, and what it truly costs you when you bury who you are just to fit in.  Go stream it now on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, YouTube and all...

Send us Fan Mail How long have you been surviving instead of living? In this week’s solo episode, Jenelle speaks honestly about survival mode, trauma, emotional exhaustion, hyper independence, and the difficult reality of trying to heal while still carrying the weight of everything you’ve been through. A lot of people look functional on the outside while silently struggling on the inside. You go t...

Send us Fan Mail What happens after survival? After the trauma. After the pain. After life changes you in ways nobody else can fully see? In Part 2 of this deeply emotional conversation, Iesha opens up about the difficult journey of choosing life after pain. From PTSD and emotional trauma to fear, healing, and rebuilding her sense of self, this episode explores the reality of surviving experiences...

Send us Fan Mail Healing is not linear. Some wounds stay with you long after the moment has passed, and learning how to live, heal, and keep going can become its own journey. In this deeply emotional episode of Life’s Deceit, Iesha opens up about surviving trauma, living with PTSD, battling suicidal thoughts, and rebuilding her life after an experience that changed everything. She speaks honestly...

Send us Fan Mail There comes a point in your life… where doing what you want is no longer an option. Where God stops whispering… and starts shifting everything around you. In this raw and unfiltered solo episode, Jenelle Simpson shares what it means to step into a season of true obedience, even when it hurts. This is not just about faith. This is about: – Letting go of people you love – Grieving r...

Send us Fan Mail What if everything we were taught about success is incomplete? In Part 2 of this conversation on Life’s Deceit, Jen continues her discussion with author and founder of the Holistic Wealth Movement, Keisha Blair. After losing her husband shortly after the birth of their child, Keisha was forced to rethink what truly matters in life. That experience led her to develop the concept of...

Send us Fan Mail Sn4 Ep14 | From Grief to Global Impact: The One Billion Mission | Keisha Blair Interview What if grief wasn’t the end… but the beginning of your purpose? In this powerful episode of the Life’s Deceit Podcast, Jenelle Simpson sits down with Keisha Blair, international bestselling author, economist, and founder of the global Holistic Wealth movement, to explore how loss, caregiving,...

Send us Fan Mail There are children who speak and then there are children who are silenced after they speak. This episode is for the ones who told the truth and were still not protected. In this raw and unfiltered solo episode, Jenelle Simpson opens up about what happens after trauma — when the people who were supposed to protect you choose silence, denial, or image over truth. This conversation g...

Send us Fan Mail In this powerful continuation of our conversation, Jen sits down with trauma therapist and author Amber Gonzalez to talk about something every parent, caregiver, and community needs to understand: teaching children safe and unsafe touch. Many families avoid these conversations because they feel uncomfortable or believe children are too young to understand. But silence does not pro...

Send us Fan Mail What if the most important thing a parent can do is simply believe their child? In this episode of the Life’s Deceit Podcast, Jen Simpson sits down with trauma therapist and author Amber Gonzalez for a deeply honest conversation about childhood abuse, generational trauma, and protecting the next generation. Amber Gonzalez is a licensed professional counselor and founder of Day One...