naked and unashamed

This week's episode features our first guest of Season Three! In case you don't know her, Jordyn was last on N & U in Season 2 and I'm so grateful to have her back again for another episode! We talk all about quitting our jobs, navigating wilderness seasons, and ultimately choosing where God is leading over what's comfortable. For anyone who may be questioning what and where God may be leading...

HAPPY NOVEMBER! We're kicking off this month with a more vulnerable episode. November 8th marks one year since I got engaged and it's insane how much life has happened in just a year! God has truly been so incredibly faithful and kind -- and that's a major understatement. But if I'm being honest, the past few years of dating, engagement, and even marriage still come as a shock sometimes. I honestl...

Who else has been getting more political texts than texts from your own family at this point?! No, but in all seriousness, November 5th is quickly approaching and let me just say: the political climate in America can be disheartening. In so many ways, the American church went about 2020 in a way that prevented people from seeing the beauty of Jesus. So how do we prevent that from happening again?...

When I tell you that it was a BATTLE to get this episode out y'all... From camera issues, to dealing with being sick, to losing camera footage, to battling my own mental thoughts, like Marvin Sapp once said, "Never would've made it...without YOU!" The Lord really was my strength for this one, whew. Despite all the things, this episode is focused on choosing to be consistent despite the analytics....

Welcome to SEASON THREE of Naked and Unashamed! And in case you're in disbelief, we finally have video episodes! I'll eventually do an update on being married, moving, and all the things, but for now, we're getting real with where ya girl is at. To kick off this season, we're talking about feeling "behind" -- in other words, being hyper-aware that you haven't arrived to your own "Promised Land" so...

It has been a whole MONTH since our last episode, but man am I excited for you to hear this one! We're back with PART TWO of this specific Maze to Marriage collection and this is always one of my favorite series that I get to do because there's SO much to learn from the stories and experiences of others. Marriage - the thing society tells us to aspire to and the thing that is a lot more co...

HAPPY MONDAY! On today's episode - we're back with the Maze to Marriage series with a new couple! This is always one of my favorite series that I get to do because there's SO much to learn from the stories and experiences of others. Marriage - the thing society tells us to aspire to and the thing that is a lot more complicated than the world likes to tell us. Marriage is something that has been po...

Continuing on in the month of all things Black History and LOVE, today we're talking about a stage of relationships that often gets overlooked or glossed over -- dating. Over the years, I've heard a lot of amazing advice on singleness and marriage, but less content on dating relationships and the tensions that come with dating intentionally in today's age. What does it look like to date with longe...

It's officially the month of all things love and Black History Month and I could think of no better way to kick off the month of February than with this amazing and growing conversation with my good sis, Jordyn. Oftentimes in discourse about black history and black present, we center our minds and hearts on what has been achieved in the past and the advancement of black people in American contexts...

Being in a new year warrants reflection time and sometimes, what you see in your reflection isn't all too pretty. Sometimes, you see that the very person keeping you from healing, from community, from love, from taking risks, from experiencing life in FULL...is you. And let me tell you, it's incredibly humbling. Today we're kicking off Season Two and 2023 talking about how ALL OF US are actually a...

WE! ARE! BACK! New look, new theme song, and a new season! After what feels like 73 years, Season 2 is finally here and I am SO excited for all to come! This trailer is a brief update on where I've been, what I've been up to, and where we're headed this season. The biggest update? WEEKLY EPISODES EVERY MONDAY STARTING JANUARY 30TH! To keep up with all the things in my own life and my qUiRkY advent...

LET'S TALK ABOUT SEX BABY! ....and pornography. And masturbation. And lust. And sexual appetite. And sexual cravings. And the fact that girls struggle with this a lot more than people like to mention. And because these things have not been mentioned in public settings, many girls grow up to be women who hide in shame of sexual sin and are in bondage to their own desires. The reality is, these conv...

We're now officially more than halfway through the month of July and in the second half of 2020. What a TIME! Here's the reality - all of us have experienced a set back in some capacity. Whether it was a financial set back, a job, a relationship, family dynamics, school, or whatever it may be, we can all attest to the fact that the set back doesn't always feel the best. Often times, we get into a...

Here's a fact: we're all flawed people. Here's another fact: we all have the capability of becoming better. The hard part about that? The process of being better involves picking at and stitching up our open wounds, and that, more often than not, is always painful. With this process of becoming better, there isn't any anesthesia to sedate us or a way to numb out the pain that comes with processing...

A safe space is beyond a place that "feels like home." A safe space is beyond a place that makes you feel comfortable. I define a safe space as an environment where you can shed the layers that are calloused. An environment where you can be honest in the pain, the joy, the stretching, and everything else in between. A safe space isn’t supposed to make you feel comfortable, but you should be comfor...

We're back with EPISODE 10! We're ten whole episodes into this podcast. What an absolute dream. On today's episode - we're back with the second part of this installment of Maze to Marriage! Marriage - the thing society tells us to aspire to and the thing that is a lot more complicated than the world likes to tell us. Marriage is something that has been portrayed as a destination. To the outsider,...

Well it's been QUITE some time since we last had an episode, hasn't it? Since then, I've graduated college, gotten more vision and purpose for this podcast, and gathered up some amazing guests for us to listen and learn from! On today's episode - we're back with the Maze to Marriage series with a new couple! Marriage - the thing society tells us to aspire to and the thing that is a lot more compli...

Ring-a-round the rosie, A pocket full of posies, Ashes! Ashes! We all fall down! Sound familiar? Oh the days of simple nursery rhymes, holding hands, and collectively falling down. What's interesting is that the song holds true -- the reality is, we all really DO fall down. As humans, we gravitate towards the fall. When you really think about it, falling is just the human tendency to move in the s...

Everyone, everywhere is grieving in some way, shape, or form. We grieve what we failed to fully relish in. We grieve what we failed to accomplish. We grieve the activities we took advantage of. We grieve the opportunities that were beginning to rise. We grieve the budding relationships and the established friendships. We grieve for what was and what was supposed to be. For some, we grieve for who...

WELCOME TO THE SECOND TEGA TALKS OF THE SEASON! This episode is special and very timely as we all sit in our own level of a waiting room in one way or another. Whether you're stuck inside due to Miss Rona (also known to some as coronavirus), stuck in a mental block, stuck in a circumstance, stuck in a continuous pattern, stuck in wanting more, or too afraid to move from the comfort of where you ar...

Marriage - the thing society tells us to aspire to and the thing that is a lot more complicated than the world likes to tell us. Marriage is something that has been portrayed as a destination. To the outsider, life is a maze, and in your singleness, you're navigating the confusing path we call life. At the end of the path is your person and then you get married and you've exited the "maze" to marr...

Marriage - the thing society tells us to aspire to and the thing that is a lot more complicated than the world likes to tell us. Marriage is something that has been portrayed as a destination. To the outsider, life is a maze, and in your singleness, you're navigating the confusing path we call life. At the end of the path is your person and then you get married and you've exited the "maze" to marr...

WELCOME TO THE FIRST TEGA TALKS OF THE SEASON! In these episodes, they'll be shorter episodes full of things that God is showing me in my current season of life. These moments are just me, sitting, talking, and sharing.  In this Tega Talk, I'll be talking about singleness. With Valentine's Day coming up and pressures to be in a relationship spiking and rising, I figured it was the perfect tim...

We're back with a new episode, new audio (shoutout to Brett P), and a new guest! Here's something to reflect on: think about your inner circle. Think about the people that you're closest to -- the ones you're most vulnerable with. What does your circle look like? Who are you surrounding yourself with? What binds your friendship? What divides it? Here's the truth of the matter: If all of your close...

What a time! We've stepped into a new year, a new decade, and a new season of life, and although that can be refreshing and encouraging, it can also breed expectation and pressure to succeed. What do you do when there's something you want to step into, but don't know if you can? What do you do when you're at a crossroads and have no idea where to go? What do you do when the plans change? When you...