Healed Girl Era Podcast

We are back! Brenda Palmer is an anointed preacher, podcast host, community leader and the new author of her first book, "The Journey of Yes." In this episode, she shares how how God's constant pursuit of her after a life-changing betrayal changed her life. And what it really means to say "Yes" to God as the eras of her journey continue to evolve. Watch as she opens up about he...

“Healed Girl Era Podcast” did its first LIVE show at the 2025 Women of Power Summit, presented by Nationwide. While on the ground in Las Vegas, Gia sat down with Empify Founder and Financial Expert, Ashley M. Fox, to explore how our emotional wellbeing is intrinsically connected to our earning power, tips on how to start over after losing everything, and what every person who wants to start taking...

Hi! It's Gia-- As the host and creator of "Healed Girl Era Pod," it's time for me to introduce myself to some of you who are just joining us for season two, and re-introduce myself to those who have been riding with me since season 1. Thank you all for being here. In this episode, I take you through how I started this show, what God has been teaching me in this season, and how it c...

What does it look like to *actually* go after the life you want? What does it take to step away from things if they no longer serve a current goal or present season? Candiace Dillard Basset is sharing what it took to take the reins of her life to expand her family, and ultimately, to create more peace, in a new episode of Healed Girl Era Podcast. Listen as the reality star, singer, actress, and en...

What's really holding you back from being the woman you want to be? Is it the labels others put on us as children? OR the comfort zones we are too afraid to come out of because we will look like beginners? Or is it the naysayers whose opinions echo our deepest fears? Monique Rodriguez has faced this and more on her resilient journey to become who God called her to be. As an RN turned founder o...

Dr. Jackie Greene is a pastor, author, faith leader, beloved mother and wife to Gospel singer Travis Greene. While visiting South Carolina, Gia went to interview her at her church, Forward City Church, where she was blown away by her wisdom. Listen as Jackie shares the biggest lessons she's learned about healing from father wounds, experiencing miracles, perfectionism, hair trauma, and how God...

Psychologist, author, minister, podcast host and Sacred Artist, Dr. Thema Bryant joins "Healed Girl Era Podcast" to discuss her new book, share her story, and give us tools for our personal healing journey's. She breaks down ways to healthy ways to cope in the stressful times we are living in, unpacking inner beauty, how faith and healing and deeply connected, and how she reclaimed par...

Lynn Whitfield is an icon. Her timeless portrayals in classic films and television shows have made her such a staple in our culture, that many of us feel like we know her. But, in this conversation with "Healed Girl Era Podcast" host Gia Peppers-- we get to know Lynn in ways we have never known before. Tune in as she shares the biggest lessons on faith, thriving, aging, being a creative an...

In part two of our premiere episode, Tasha Cobbs Leonard is opening up even more. The multi-award winning Gospel superstar has been through her shares of highs and lows in the public eye. As she and Gia Peppers continue their conversation, Cobbs Leonard holds nothing back about her weight loss journey, the conversations surrounding it, her son's miraculous adoption story, lessons from therapy...

Welcome to Season Two of "Healed Girl Era Podcast with Gia Peppers." Our season premiere episode features Grammy Award Winning Gospel Icon, Author and Pastor, Tasha Cobbs Leonard, who is no stranger to healing. In part one of our conversation, she opens up about the pain she experienced while losing her dad during one of the biggest times in her life, serving through the grief, and how one...

When your friendships change and your bestie has less time to connect than you're used to-- the connections we once found safety in can get complicated. When life's beautiful progressions happen, or one person moves into a season of marriage, motherhood or a career change before the other, it's important we know how to communicate within relationships we hope to keep. In part two of ou...

“Healed Girl Era Podcast” exists to offer long-form conversations to aid in healing through the eras and chapters of our lives. But, the mental health conversation would not be as advanced as it is without the work of therapists and thought leaders in our community who stressed the importance of therapy, wellness and healing. No one has done more for Black women who needed help finding a therapist...

Part two of my conversation with ‪@StephanieIkeOkafor‬ is HERE! Watch as she shares how God called her to ministry, the message of her latest book, how to hear God in your dreams, discerning His voice AND even shocks me with a real time prophetic word. Y'all-- This is a good one! Purchase Stephanie's new book, "The Power of Your Dreams," here: https://stephanieikeokafor.com/books -...

Every grief journey looks different. And, as we know by now -- Healing comes in many forms, shapes, and avenues. In this episode of Healed Girl Era Podcast, we will explore the faith led journey of an incomparable faith leader whose new book will have readers dissecting their dreams in a whole new way. How did Pastor Stephanie Ike move from anger to forgiveness after losing her dad as a young girl...

We are back! Priscilla Shirer is a dynamic preacher, and an amazing woman who allows God to lead her at every turn of her life. As the founder of Going Beyond Ministries, an award-winning actress, a beloved author, mother and wife, she has seen her fair share of incredible highs and lows. She is currently the star of "The Forge" movie and promoting her new book, "I Surrender All."...

Rapsody is a multi-Grammy award winning rapper and songwriter whose excellence has set the standard what a good lyricist is for the last decade. But, in her new album "Please Don't Cry," she's making it less about the acrobatic bars and more about the vulnerability it took for her to become this new, more healed version of herself. Through deep talks with friends, listening to musi...

Trauma Therapist, Minister, and New York Times Best- Selling Author, Dr. Anita Phillips is sharing tangible tools and eye-opening revelations about healing through faith and psychology in the newest episode of "Healed Girl Era Podcast." Her powerful book, "The Garden Within: Where the War with Your Emotions Ends and Your Most Powerful Life Begins," takes readers on a journey of how...

There are few things more powerful than the narratives we believe about who we are. When powerhouse pastor, Woman Evolve Founder, and NYT Best Selling Author, Sarah Jakes Roberts experienced trauma in the early stages of her life, the story she began to believe about who she was led her to a period of guilt, sadness and shame. But, she slowly started to listen to the inner voice that asked her to...

Heather Primus is a Marriage and Family Therapist based on the West Coast. She is passionate about adults tending to the inner child that exists in all of us, and in this new episode, she shares tools of how to reconnect with who we once were to understand every aspect of who we are. Listen as she and Gia explore how to begin the inner child healing journey, why it's so important to do even as...

Amber Riley is no stranger to our screens or stages. But, what many love about her is her openness and willingness to share her healing journey. Listen as Amber opens up about Glee, therapy, medication, grieving friends like Naya Rivera and more, and how she will always choose love. Check out her latest movie, "Single Black Female 2," streaming now on the LifeTime Movie App. And support Am...

If you loved part one, you will adore this new episode! Part Two of our conversation with Certified Marriage & Family Counselor, Life Coach and Relationship Expert, Dr. Love McPherson, continues our exploration of tangible ways to express self love. Listen as she and Gia discuss the importance of managing dating expectations, how childhood can inform who you are in relationships, and trusting...

Valentine's Day can be a lot. The “Love Hangover” feelings of overwhelming bliss, sadness —or both— are very present post the days we focus on romantic, familial and platonic love. Whether you want a romantic Valentine or not, the relationships we are having with anyone is a reflection of the one we are having with ourselves.  So for episode six, we tapped Certified Marriage & Family Couns...

What happens when you remove fear and *finally* say “Yes” to what your life is calling you to do? Four time New York Times Best Selling Author, speaker, and coach, Luvvie Ajayi Jones was a highly sought-after marketer who blogged as an outlet after she graduated college. As she continued to share her musings and stories online, the world found value in what she had to say. Years later, her writing...

There's no time like the first month of a new year to reset, set intentions and to take stock of all you are creating. I dove right into creating "Healed Girl Era" for many reasons. One-- I was tired of overthinking and waiting for "the perfect time" to have the conversations I wanted to have. Two-- when Kelly Rowland says she wants to talk, you make it happen! But, I realized...

One of the "The Color Purple's" leading ladies-- Danielle Brooks-- has been a star since the world first fell in love with her as Taystee on Netflix's "Orange is the New Black." Since then, her standing-ovation worthy performances onscreen and onstage have made us love her more. But, her journey to this point did not come easy. In this episode of "The Healed Girl Era Po...