naked and unashamed

Things are changing up in life and it would only be fitting to document it, am I right? For anyone who has ever felt lost, confused, wondering, wandering, and honestly just in the fog—this episode is for you. Welcome to a new year and another episode of naked and unashamed where today, I'll be talking about where I've (truthfully) been for the past twelve months. My mom's basement. The...

MY FAITH IS STIRRED TODAY, DO YOU HEAR ME???? My God, today. Welcome to another episode of naked and unashamed where I'm fired up talking about the idea of believing for extraordinary miracles. Somewhere along the way on the road of rejection, I settled for believing for "cute" dreams. Dreams that were achievable with hard work, a bit of faith, and just trusting in God. And then I re...

HAPPY OCTOBER... ...and happy last episode of October all at the same time. Oops. Welcome to another episode of naked and unashamed! I'm back from my unintentional hiatus, and today we're catching up, talking about the Dove Awards, the new business that London and I launched, and sitting in the suffering that comes with praying bold prayers. This year as a whole has stretched me deeply; th...

Happy last Monday in September friends! And welcome (or welcome back) to another episode of naked and unashamed! In today's episode, we sit with my friend music extraordinaire, producer, and entrepreneur Ian York and talk through his story through the decades, navigating mental health, rejection, and making the decision to choose health when it costs you. We also get into processing all that&#...

Let's be real. Dating is no joke. And dating as a Christian? Whew, it is NOT easy! First of all, welcome to another episode of naked and unashamed! On today's episode, London and I sit with our friends (and fellow newlyweds!), Glo and LaShae Foreman, to talk all about our lessons from dating and the difficulties we faced in that season of life. We get pretty honest in talking about lust, o...

...and it's a good thing it isn't. Because in seeing all the parts of us and all that colors our lives and stories, Jesus still chose relationship with us. That, my friends, is GOOD news. Welcome to another episode of naked and unashamed where this week, we talk and process through a topic that I've been passionate about for a few years now: what it looks like to see one another accura...

Happy Monday and welcome back to another episode of naked and unashamed! After two weeks, we're back at it with a new solo episode where we're talking all about the grief that comes with the end of a friendship as you once knew it. We often associate grief with death, but there's a grief and pain that also comes with loss. In this episode, we sit in my living room for a candid conversa...

Welcome to a new week and a new episode of naked and unashamed! Listen, I've been wanting to get this episode into your hands and ears since we recorded it. On the podcast today we have two people who I respect, admire, and love so incredibly dearly: Marquise and Krystal Cox. This powerhouse couple sat with me and we talked about EVERYTHING and I mean EVERYTHING. I contemplated splitting this...

WELCOME TO SEASON FOUR, EPISODE ONE! I am so excited to be back I can't even contain it, y'all. We're kicking this season off with London and I talking about a topic we've talked about a lot lately: our bodies. And while, yes, our physical bodies are decaying and we know that it's what on the inside that counts, we're still human beings who deal with insecurity about what&#...

WE ARE BACK with a new season and a new look! Welcome (or welcome back) to naked and unashamed friends! We took a few months off to enjoy and be present in the summer, but don't think I forgot about this podcast honey! This trailer really is just a space to talk a little about what's to come in this new season and where I believe the Lord's steering the ship. This season we'll have some new guests...

THE WAY THIS HAS BEEN SITTING ON MY WHOLE LAPTOP! Y'all. It has been a time and ya girl has been procrastinating on putting this out. But here we are! We made it! Thank you Lord! A few weeks back, I asked on Instagram for some Q & A questions for London and I to talk through as we close the season. We received more questions than we expected and decided to close out the season with a two p...

We talk a LOT about choosing joy, but we often don't talk about how messy the process is. How difficult that choice can be when our circumstances are difficult and complicated and complex. At times, we talk about choosing joy the same way we say, "Just don't be sad!" I think it's perfectly fine to acknowledge the messiness of choosing joy while also talking about how PIVOTAL...

HAPPY MONDAY FRIENDS! We're back with another Monday episode that honestly, almost didn't make its way out into the world. This episode felt a little chaotic to me, and maybe it's because of how hectic today's been, but I'm choosing to post anyways! Today's episode is all about choosing to share the hard circumstances and the unglamorous parts of our stories for people to e...

"How do I know God's plan for my life?" "What's my purpose?" "I get that God has plans and all, but I just can't see it right now..." If you're anything like me, you've spent quite a bit of time wondering, questioning, and trying to decipher what exactly you've been put on this earth to do. None of us want to live "small" lives -- lives where we settle for less than what God has for us. At the sam...

Sex. Pornography. Lust. Masturbation. What do those all have in common? These are things the enemy uses to take us out, shut us up, lock us in shame, convince us that God doesn't want the best for us, and have us out here just STRUGGLING, you hear me?! And the more we stay silent about these very real temptations and the desires underneath them, the more the enemy's lies continue to run ou...

Let's have an honest conversation on freelancing versus full-time jobs. As someone's who's experienced both, I've learned a few things and wanted to put a pin in where I'm at when it comes to navigating the freelancing waters! In this episode, I talk through some Q&A questions on the freelancing life versus the full-time life and a few things I've learned in the six mon...

Here's the thing, friend. You're not ugly. You're not less than. You're not behind. He's not better than you. She's not better than you. You're just not confident right now, and listen, we ALL have those moments!!! But don't let those moments become days, weeks, years, and a life of living SMALL! So how do we take up space? How do we step into and live out of the co...

Can we be honest for a second? Following Jesus isn't easy. It was never promised to be, but when you wake up at 4 AM feeling the weight of your circumstances, you reaalllllllllyyyyyyy feel how weighty it is to follow Him. But my goodness, is it worth it. He is so, so worth it. In this episode, we get to pull the curtains back a bit and I get really honest with where I'm at in life right now. And d...

HAPPY 2025 FRIENDS! First of all, I know, I know. This episode is a few days late, but we're not letting that stop us from being faithful, okay?! We're continuing Season 3 talking about the new year and how we can be challenged not to just seek God's will for our lives, but seek how our lives can fit into God's will. This year, I pray that we can listen to God's voice closely, write it down, be ob...

Welcome to the last ACTUAL episode of 2024! Don't worry, Season 3 will still continue well into 2025 and we have a lot of fun episodes and new guests to come! I'm back with my husband and we're sitting and reflecting on some of our favorite things of 2024. In part two, we sit and talk through ways that we've seen the Lord clearly in 2024. We also talk through some of our favorite memories and mome...

Welcome to the last (kinda) episode of 2024! I'm back with my husband and we're sitting and reflecting on some of our favorite things of 2024. In part one, we sit and talk through food, music, movies, highs and lows, and laugh a LOT as we walk through some of our favorite memories from the year. As we enter the final week of 2024, our prayer is that you slow down enough to see the gifts and blessi...

Welcome to EPISODE NINE of the naked and unashamed podcast -- which just being on episode nine of this season is actually wild to me. Even crazier is the fact that I get to sit down with my husband for this episode and talk all things marriage! In this episode, we reflect on our first eight months of marriage, what we've learned about ourselves and each other, and how God has grown us to look more...

Okay, can you believe that as of when this episode airs, we have only THREE more Mondays left of 2024?! The countdown to 2025 is ON, my friends! We're just a few weeks away and as the year closes, naturally, we're all reflecting on the year that's ending and the year to come. With that comes goals, dreams, desires and the like. Here's the thing though -- as you're beginning to dream about 2025, le...

Episode seven, a new month, and lots to yap about when it comes to the person of JESUS!!!! Welcome to another episode of naked and unashamed -- this week, I'm sitting and reflecting on the cost of following Jesus. I've been feeling like lately, the cost I've paid isn't "risky" enough. The cost stretches me, but doesn't bring me to the point of deep discomfort, pushing me to dependence. And it's a...

Welcome to another episode of N & U! Can you believe that we're already six episodes into this season?! This week we have another guest, Willl. Parkr -- Will is an artist, producer, audio engineer, creative director, and public speaker. In this episode, we talk about gifts and talents and how to steward for purposes beyond ourselves and our fears. We also talk a lot about creating QUALITY bodi...