Rested & Rooted In Real Life

Hey there fruitful garden, This third episode on how being intimidated about something or someone can keep you from seeing your own worth, value, and uniqueness. Change begins to happen when you start to see yourself as a strong individual. Your weaknesses are simply signs of limitation not incapability. Don’t fall in line with anyone’s orders - stand in your inner power and choose God. Choosing y...

Hey there fruitful garden, This is the second episode on how rest correlates with eliciting transformation in life. My goal in this episode is to normalize failure. Change happens based on how we choose to see our failures. In this episode, I share 4 different suggestions/tips on how to reframe your journey towards change. Here I share: * some of my past failures/challenges, * how a mindset shift...

Hey there fruitful garden, This episode begins a series on implementing change/growth within our lives. There are a lot of beliefs that we hold onto that keep this from happening. If we can be brave enough to face them and start to embrace a loving belief - we will start to see our lives move in that direction. Here I share: * ways to evaluate your perspectives for change, * detoxing your life fro...

Hey there fruitful garden, Trigger Warning: This episode contains discussion of the effects of abuse - please skip this episode if you are not in a space to listen to a traumatic story at this time. If you have experienced spiritual, emotional, or physical abuse - you may want to skip this episode. Specifically Intimate Partner Violence - if you are seeking support to leave a dangerous environment...

Hey there fruitful garden! In this episode, I share my personal experience on how I was caught up so deeply in hustle culture, that I could not see that I was in deep need of rest. Our survival techniques become second nature if we are not taking time to pay attention to what we need on a daily basis. This podcast is meant to encourage you to be mindful of what you need and take steps to promote t...

Hey there fruitful garden! In this episode, I tell the story about how my relationship with God led me to seminary and later to switch vocations. There are moments in life where we decide who we should be, based on what we have already been exposed to - when who you really are can only be discovered by honoring the voice within. If you have been feeling like a hamster on a wheel going through the...

Fruitful Garden, We are at the halfway mark of the “Resting in Love” Challenge. The intent of this meditation is to help you invite peace, rest, and calm into your present. Commanding the chaos in your life to know it is not in charge of you or your destiny. Today’s meditation is focusing on the story of the perspective of the prodigal son, his brother and his father (Luke 15). In this meditation,...

Hey there fruitful garden! In this episode, I address how our bodies and our minds become disembodied. Disembodiment is the disconnection that our souls suffer from not being in tune (mind, body, & spirit). There is an internal war that happens to us when trauma occurs to us. Accepting truth and honesty with ourselves and others causes us to begin the healing journey. This month, our community is...

Hey there fruitful garden! In this episode, I address how perfectionism causes us to live a crippling lifestyle. Our inability to embrace our scars, wounds, and flaws keeps us stagnant and unable to grow. If we would like to experience transformation we have to accept our present first. Here I process: * how hiding yourself keeps you from the life you want * misaligned self confidence can keep you...

Hey there fruitful garden! In this episode, you will hear how God addressed codependency, emotional bypassing, and self neglect that occurred in my life. This episode provides you with the perspective on how to see those who have caused rejection and abandonment wounds. Here I process: * how to see the darkness in the world, * how the Bible does not support self denial but instead denial of the fl...

Hey there fruitful garden! This season/year is wrapping up quickly - there are 2 more episodes left in 2025. I hope you have been enjoying this season. Keep me in your prayers so that this can keep going! This episode is meant to * help you understand those that we are challenged to forgive, * move forward from an abusive/toxic past, * establish boundaries safely for both parties involved and, * b...

Hey there Fruitful Garden, This episode provides you with three life responses that may have you overextending your energy externally that you don’t have what you need to bloom internally. Praying this message helps you to identify the things in your life that are causing you to remain stagnant and instead choose rest. Recommendations/Services from Rested & Rooted IRL Podcast * Rested & Rooted Mon...

Welcome Back Fruitful Garden, I pray that all is well with you. I took a much needed hiatus to get myself centered for what God is doing in my life. I have had to listen to this podcast multiple times to encourage me and remind me not to live an aimless life. Praying you are doing well and that your mental health is flourishing - if not I pray this helps you get in the right direction. Blessings,...

Hey there beautiful garden! Trigger Warning: If you have experienced spiritual, emotional, or physical abuse - you may want to skip this episode. Specifically Intimate Partner Violence - if you are seeking support to leave a dangerous environment contact this hotline: Call 1-800-799-SAFE, TEXT “START” to 88788 Find more support suggestions here: IPV Website This episode talks about things we shoul...

Hey there fruitful garden, Welcome back to another episode of Rested & Rooted IRL! This week, I am sharing lessons I have learned from reading two books that have helped me to realize how to care for myself in a world where it easy to neglect self care and not prioritize being safe for ourselves and others. Hope you enjoy this week’s discussion. Join our online group chat and share how this has he...

Hey Friends! This episode is loaded. I share a movie I watched this past weekend and how it has opened my eyes to see how I am limiting myself in life. I am in a space of taking action towards focusing on newness and releasing the old things that are harming my ability to grow. I share my latest concept of joy along with another affirmation for us to use in our toolbox for our rested and rooted ga...

Hey Friends! I created another podcast aka voice note to share with you. I have been self-reflecting a lot this past month. I share some ups and some downs on the journey to making room for who I am in Christ. I share the scripture that God has been giving me to remind me to keep going and recalibrate my path when necessary. In this episode, I continue to share what is currently bringing me joy an...

Hey Friends, I have missed sharing my heart with you all. I wanted to catch up with you in a space where you can hear my voice. I am so curious to know how you are doing? Feel free to email me back and let me know! Prior to my absence, I wanted to start a new thing on this platform. As I share in the podcast, this is the time for something new for me. I always wanted to create a faith-based mental...