Praises in the Pod

Alexis catches up with an old friend Peyton Horton for a conversation about the winding road that brought her back to Jesus. Peyton opens up about a near fatal car accident in college, becoming a single mom in Atlanta, and the moment she felt God clearly tell her to move back to Warner Robins in the middle of an engagement that was not built the way it should have been. She talks honestly about th...

What does God actually call you? This episode is Alexis's message from Born Two Praise, the live event celebrating two years of Praises in the Pod. She shares a teaching on identity in Christ and how easily we accept the names the enemy gives us over the names God has already spoken. Alexis walks through her own story of being called fat, hard to deal with, and unqualified, and how a conversat...

Alexis sits down with Catherine, a salon owner whose life has taken more unexpected turns than most. Catherine opens up about childhood sexual abuse, running from a painful past into an early marriage that ended in divorce, and a wild season that took her from nursing school to cosmetology to becoming the first female firefighter in her county. She shares how she met her husband, the fear she carr...

Alexis sits down with Cherrie Burdeshaw, founder of The Potter's House and author of Lord, Change Him or Kill Him, for a deep dive into fasting as a spiritual discipline. Cherrie breaks down what actually happens in your body day by day during a fast, from glycogen depletion to ketosis, and explains why Jesus fasted and why we should too. They talk through the different types of fasts, how lon...

Diana wrote in her journal on April 8th, 2003 that God had given her another child and it would not come from her belly. Nine years later, her plane ticket to Uganda to bring home her daughter Esther was dated April 8th, 2012. In this episode Diana and her daughter Laney sit down to share the full story of a faith legacy passed down through generations, a hair loss journey that became a ministry,...

There are seasons where you do not want to open your Bible, you do not want to pray, and the fire that used to burn so bright is barely embers. Alexis and Abby are talking about it because somebody needs to. In this episode they get honest about what it looks like to stay committed to God when your feelings are not following, why your emotions cannot be the foundation of your faith, and the differ...

It's the two year anniversary of Praises in the Pod, and Alexis is celebrating the only way she knows how, bringing her mom back on the mic for real talk about walking closely with God. They dig into why the joy of the Lord is your strength, how comparison can be a sneaky form of lust, and the difference between the enemy attacking you and just plain old flesh. Alexis opens up about taking eve...

Lindsay Balliew grew up watching her father battle alcohol, protecting her siblings, and painting the picture of a happy family at church on Sundays while everything at home fell apart. She made great grades, became a nurse, moved to Savannah, and found herself 22, single, and pregnant by someone she had already walked away from. She walked into a clinic planning to have an abortion. A stranger pr...

Chaley grew up with a sister who had a rare muscle disease and a family that showed her what it looks like to open your home and love people well. Chris grew up a preacher's kid who heard the gospel so many times he almost became numb to it until he wasn't anymore. Together they built a business, stepped out in faith, faced a seizure, a type one diabetes diagnosis, a stroke, financial hits...

Chloe knew she was going to adopt since elementary school. Jacob just wanted to date her and figured he would sign up for whatever she wanted. One year and a half into their marriage, at 22 years old, they went from zero children to three in a single phone call they were not expecting. In this episode Chloe and Jacob share the full story of how God orchestrated their foster care and adoption journ...

One hundred episodes and Alexis, Abby, Mallory and Kim chose the one topic most women click away from: biblical submission as a wife. They asked their husbands to score them, and nobody scored above 72. In this episode they get honest about what submission actually means in scripture versus what culture has made it out to be, what it looks like when your husband is not yet walking with the Lord, h...

If you heard Kasey’s episode last week, you already know her story. This week she brought Matt in to share his. At 18 years old Matt prayed for empathy and two weeks later hit a man with his car who did not survive. What followed was a full year of depression he hid from almost everyone, a transfer, and a divine appointment that led him straight to Kasey. In this episode they share how two people...

Kasey Hopkins has been saved for 30 years, has been at the same church her whole life, and will be the first to tell you she still has junk to deal with. In this episode she gets honest about tying her worth to achievement from a young age, losing herself completely in a relationship at 16, spiraling into depression and anorexia after it ended, and spending decades justifying people pleasing, anxi...

Logan and Micah are back and this time they are holding nothing back. Micah grew up as a pastor's kid and grandson, gave his life to Christ at six, and has wrestled with lukewarm Christianity and the weight of a reputation he had to live up to his entire life. Logan came to faith later, partied through her early years, and had to learn what it meant to actually follow Jesus. In this episode th...

Alexis and Abby are back and this one goes deep. From washing bottle parts at 5am with a grateful heart to wrestling with spiritual pride, they get honest about what it actually looks like to stay rooted in God during the heavy seasons of life. They talk about the difference between getting sober and getting delivered, why an empty house is more dangerous than a messy one, what it means to walk by...

Anna Grizzle was adopted from Guatemala as a baby, grew up in the church, and thought she knew God until life started falling apart. In this episode she shares her full testimony including a traumatic firework accident on the 4th of July that shattered her eye socket, a pregnancy she was not ready for, and the rock bottom that finally drove her all the way into her faith. She talks about finding r...

Amy Gaylor spent decades in addiction, in and out of rehabs, and walking through two broken marriages before she finally encountered God at the Potter's House. In this episode, she shares her full testimony of recovery, sobriety, blended family heartbreak, and how God rebuilt her life completely. She is now a certified addiction counselor, counseling women and teaching at a men's rehab eve...

Rachel Fowler grew up in a home where emotions were not welcome, ran to relationships, parties, and alcohol trying to fill that void, and knew who Jesus was without ever truly following him. In this episode she shares her full testimony including breaking generational cycles, surviving one of the hardest seasons of her marriage, and how God never left even when she could not feel him. Plus she get...

In this episode, Alexis and Abby get raw and real about one of the most requested topics yet, marriage restoration. From unequally yoked seasons and two years of fighting for a husband who didn't know Christ, to divorce, darkness and starting over, they hold nothing back. Abby shares what it actually looked like to stay in a broken marriage while running hard after God, including the bathroom...

Alexis is turning 31 and giving a full life update on burnout, doing too much, and finally learning to say no. She gets honest about chasing success over purpose, falling into a transactional relationship with God, battling legalism without even realizing it, and what God revealed through it all. Plus, the Praises in the Pod live event sold out in four days and Born to Praise is coming. If you hav...

Alexis sits down with Drew and Jessie Graham as they share their powerful testimony of redemption, healing, and the life-changing power of Jesus. Drew opens up about living a destructive life chasing drugs, money, and status before an almost fatal incident changed everything. Jessie shares about walking through depression, suicidal thoughts, and mental health struggles before finding healing and f...

Robin Payne shares her story of battling depression, anxiety, medication addiction, bipolar disorder, and the toll it took on her marriage, motherhood, and everyday life. From hiding her struggles behind closed doors to reaching a place where she could not even pray for herself, this episode is a real reminder that healing is possible and that asking for help is not weakness. We also talk about br...

Madyson Bradshaw shares her story of walking through infertility, the heartbreak of unanswered prayers, and what it looked like to keep trusting God in the middle of the waiting. From doctor appointments and difficult diagnoses to surrender, healing, and ultimately the miracle of Hudson, this episode is a powerful reminder that God is still working even when we cannot see it. If you are in a seaso...

This week, Alexis and Abby sit down for a real and honest conversation about what it actually looked like when they first started walking with Jesus. From where to begin reading the Bible, to devotionals, worship music, marriage, love languages, habits, and the practical things that helped strengthen their faith, this episode feels like sitting across the table with friends. Alexis also opens up a...

This week on Praises in the Pod, Alexis sits down with Anisa Driggers. Anisa shares her story of growing up through family brokenness, abandonment and heartbreak while still being drawn to Jesus from a young age. She opens up about young marriage, divorce, deep wounds from her past and the struggles that nearly destroyed her future. Through counseling, community, surrender and the grace of God, An...