UncommonTEEN for Christian Teen Girls

Have a question you want me to answer on the podcast? Ask Here! I remember being a new Christian and thinking to myself, how do I grow stronger in my walk with God? How do I actually get closer to Him? So many people have talked about how they hear God or that they are called by God, but how do I hear from Him?   These are all great questions that I know many of you may be asking yourself. I love...

Have a question you want me to answer on the podcast? Ask Here! Ladies, I am super excited about our guest this week, Katie Smith. Katie is the author of Katie's seventh grade Prayer Journal, which is a hilarious, yet inspiring book that is based off of her seventh grade prayer journal, , which she will talk more about in today. Episode Ladies, you are not gonna wanna miss this episode. Katie has...

Have a question you want me to answer on the podcast? Ask Here! Normally, I only do one Ask Me Anything episode a month, but I loved this question that was sent to me and because we honestly don’t hear much about this topic at all, I thought it would be a great time to talk about it.   Rowan asks, “I need to explain to my Christian friends that it’s important to honor your parents but I don’t know...

Have a question you want me to answer on the podcast? Ask Here! This is our very first Ask Me Anything episode! To ask Coach Jamie your questions, head on over to the UncommonTEEN App, available on both Apple and Android devices) click on the tab that says, “Ask Me Anything" and ask your questions there! Once a month I will answer your questions on the UncommonTEEN Podcast!!  Today's question come...

Have a question you want me to answer on the podcast? Ask Here! All right ladies, this week we have special guest Caris Snider… Caris is a Christian speaker, author, podcaster, and life coach. This was such a life-changing conversation on the subject of anxiety and mental health. In Part 1 of this series Caris shared with us her story of how and when anxiety, overwhelm and depression almost took h...

Have a question you want me to answer on the podcast? Ask Here! All right ladies, this week we have special guest Caris Snider… Caris Snider is a Christian speaker, author, podcaster, and certified life coach. She is the author of Anxiety Elephants 90 Day Devotional for Tween Boys and Girls. She shares from personal experiences of overcoming depression, anxiety, fear, and shame. Caris desires to h...

Have a question you want me to answer on the podcast? Ask Here! It’s so easy for us to want to be someone that we’re not. We are an expert at picking out all the things we don’t like about ourselves, but when it comes to finding things we like, it’s almost impossible.  However, did you know that God created you just the way you are on purpose, and He saw you as something good!   Ecclesiastes 3: 11...

Have a question you want me to answer on the podcast? Ask Here! When you know that you know that you know that God loves you, it changes everything! There is nothing you can do to get God to love you any more than He already does. He doesn’t need you to be perfect. There isn’t anything that you can do to get God to love you any less that He does! He loves you, because that’s who He is!   His love...

Have a question you want me to answer on the podcast? Ask Here! I don’t know if you are anything like I was in middle school and high school, but oh my goodness, I had so many crushes!   Anytime a boy was nice to me…or for that fact even talked to me or I thought he was even the slightest bit cute (forget him ever talking to me…in my mind, I practically had us getting married. I would practice wri...

Have a question you want me to answer on the podcast? Ask Here! God designed you so intricately...down to every little aspect about you!  Before the world was even formed, He knew you and set you apart for a specific purpose.  Join guest speaker, Patricia Russell and I as we talk about how to find your God-given purpose! Connect with Patricia on Instagram: @PatRussellSings Support the show Want a...

Have a question you want me to answer on the podcast? Ask Here! This week's episode, I am going to answer a question that I have had from so many of you amazing ladies recently: Is it okay to date a guy who's not a Christian...even if he's a really great guy?" Okay, so just a disclaimer before we jump into this episode, this is not an episode where I tell you not to date…it’s not an episode where...

Have a question you want me to answer on the podcast? Ask Here! How do you make friends when you’re shy?  One of you wonderful ladies asked me this question a couple weeks ago and then not too long after that, I had several more of you ask similar questions.   As someone who grew up extremely shy and still have my moments even to this day…put me in a room with a big crowd and it’s not always the p...

Have a question you want me to answer on the podcast? Ask Here! If you are in the United States, you know that this week is Thanksgiving week. As with any holiday, this can be a time of joy, it can be a time of sadness if you’re navigating it this year without a loved one, or if you were like my family growing up, it can be a time of chaos. With us, any time we get extended family together, you ju...

Have a question you want me to answer on the podcast? Ask Here! This week on the UncommonTEEN Podcast, we are talking about the Integrity of Your, "No." This is a little more sensitive in topic, but there is nothing inappropriate or bad in this episode. However, we are talking about the integrity of your no when it comes to authority figures and boyfriends/guys you like. Is it okay to say, "No?" T...

Have a question you want me to answer on the podcast? Ask Here! We have our very special guest, Leigh Mackenzie joining us this week! Leigh is an author, a podcaster, and has a huge heart for teen girls. This week on the UncommonTEEN Podcast, we are talking about the power of your, "No!" From a  very young age, Leigh's "no" was often ignored leaving her to be hurt and abused by several people. Tha...

Have a question you want me to answer on the podcast? Ask Here! Do you ever feel like your world is spinning so fast and you just aren’t quite sure how to get off this roller coaster called life? It’s like…how did I even get here in the first place.  The teen years can be full of school, homework, jobs, sports, afterschool activities, church, family, friends…it’s honestly not surprising that we so...

Have a question you want me to answer on the podcast? Ask Here! God is an expert at making a way even when there seems to be no way. Almost half of teens today say that they struggle with feelings of hopelessness.   Isaiah 43:16-19-Thus says the Lord, who makes a way in the sea and a path through the mighty waters, who brings forth the chariot and the horse, the army and the power (they shall lie...

Have a question you want me to answer on the podcast? Ask Here! I used to be so addicted to fear…yep…I said it. I was addicted to fear. I was addicted to horror movies…I couldn’t wait until the next one came out. I went to haunted houses. Now looking back, it’s crazy to me just how addicting fear really is.   It wasn’t until a couple years after I became a Christian that I had a conversation with...

Have a question you want me to answer on the podcast? Ask Here! Growing up, I saw myself as a reject.   That word reject means to throw away, as anything useless or disgusting. Something that is despised. To cast away or abandon.   My dad was very physically, mentally and verbally abusive toward me and my mom would leave for weeks at a time, leaving us to think that maybe this time she wasn’t comi...

Have a question you want me to answer on the podcast? Ask Here! Ladies, we all know that life can be tough! Sometimes it can feel like we've been knocked down so hard by the enemy that there is no way up. Special Guest, Latanza Warren wants you to know that there is always hope! You may have done something that that choice is destroying you on the inside...or maybe something what done to you and i...

Have a question you want me to answer on the podcast? Ask Here! If God is good, why do bad things happen?              To answer this question, we have to first ask ourselves...is God really a good God? My answer...without a shadow of a doubt, yes!!  We can also see in the Bible, God's character...and let me tell you, He is good! 1 Chronicles 16:34 says, "Give thanks to the Lord, for He is good!"...

Have a question you want me to answer on the podcast? Ask Here! What is beauty? What makes it so enticing?  I mean, some people will do anything just to discover beauty: from surgeries, to endless video tutorials online, to spending money they don’t have shopping for clothes that they think will make them beautiful. Is beauty defined by the culture or those around us? Is beauty only skin deep, or...

Have a question you want me to answer on the podcast? Ask Here! I forgive you…these can be some of the hardest words to say to someone, yet these three simple words are also some of the most powerful words that we could say…they have the ability to bring so much freedom into your life.   What is forgiveness…many times when we think of the word forgiveness, we associate it with our emotions and our...

Have a question you want me to answer on the podcast? Ask Here!  These week on the UncommonTEEN Podcast, we are talking about Breaking Free from Perfection.  Many of us have the tendency to be perfectionistic. I know it's something that I struggled with my whole life and I talk to so many teen girls who struggle with it as well.  Perfectionism can feel like it's suffocating us. It wears away your...

Have a question you want me to answer on the podcast? Ask Here! I am super excited about this week's guest for a couple reasons: 1. Shannon is absolutely incredible! 2. She is the first teen that I have ever interviewed on the UncommonTEEN Podcast! What I love about 16-year-old Shannon is her heart for the Lord. She has such a heart to make a positive impact on your generation and the generations...