Anne Polencheck is the Executive Director of New Name NFP, a ministry founded in 2009 that reaches out to women sexually exploited and trafficked in the Chicagoland area. Anne has served with New Name since the beginning and has been leading

Episode 40: Megan Bloedel

Mar 10th, 2023 1h 3m

Megan Bloedel is a Christian writer and podcaster currently living in Wisconsin with her husband. She graduated from Moody Bible Institute with a Ministry to Women and Bible degree. Megan enjoys writing and speaking about mental health and fai

Episode 39: Aasha Marie

May 6th, 2022 1h 11m

Aasha Marie is a Christian Hip hop artist curating clean content for the culture based in the city of Chicago. From Englewood, she focuses on physical and spiritual transformation by using her musical gifts of song, poetry, rap and rhyme to co

Episode 38: 6 Reasons Why We Don't Finish

Jul 5th, 2021 32m 33s

6 Reasons Why We Don't Finish We focus more on our doubt or our lack of skill instead of the God who called us. (Check out Moses in Exodus 3) We diminish the task and think it is beneath us. (Check out the life of David. Start in I Samuel 16

A Brief Update

Dec 11th, 2020 6m 18s

I originally recorded this video for my Instagram account and I didn't plan on posting it as a podcast episode. However, I realized that many of my podcast listeners don't follow me on Instagram. I wanted to provide a brief update on my plans f

Episode 37: Dianna Tymes (Part II)

Dec 9th, 2020 30m 9s

Dianna continues sharing her journey in this episode around the shame she experienced having a premature baby. Kaden, her miracle baby, was born at 23 weeks into the world covered in prayer. The power of prayer and community helped Dianna clin

Episode 36: Dianna Tymes (Part I)

Dec 3rd, 2020 53m 16s

Today, my friend Dianna Tymes shares her struggles with shame from molestation and past sexual sin. Shame first entered Dianna’s life when she was molested as a young child and resulted in her keeping negative secrets and increased her feeling

Episode 35: Kenya Beech

Nov 25th, 2020 55m 55s

Kenya Denise is a young believer in Christ with a passion for changing the standard of beauty through the transparency of her own story and as a licensed Esthetician in Chicago, IL. She recently launched her skincare business Unfading Beauty S

Episode 34: Angie Pryor Journey Update

Nov 18th, 2020 49m 11s

Angie Pryor was the first person I interviewed on this podcast. In 2018, she shared her incredible story of overcoming molestation, domestic violence, and the shame of abortion. She is back with an update on her journey out of shame into freed

Episode 33: Janet Pisani

Nov 12th, 2020 59m 49s

In today’s episode, I interview Certified Professional Life Coach Janet Pisani about her struggles with shame, bitterness, and private grief around her life long battle with chronic illness. Despite her struggles, Janet has learned to seek the

Episode 32: Darren Greenfield

Nov 4th, 2020 1h 12m

This week, I interview my friend Darren Greenfield about the shame he experienced from having two unexpected children. He talks about the tension his past decisions have caused in his current life and his struggles with understanding his ident

Episode 31: Richard Lewis

Oct 27th, 2020 1h 8m

Today, I chat with my friend, Richard (Dick) Lewis, about his battle with alcoholism and his road to sobriety. He shares the moment when he realized that alcohol had become an idol in his life and how drinking was a symptom of his self-centere

Episode 30: Barb Raveling

Oct 20th, 2020 44m 29s

Romans 12:2 instructs us to be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Have you ever wondered how to renew your mind and what steps to take? Today, I interview Barb Raveling author of The Renewing of the Mind Project. Her book provides pract

Episode 29: 35 "My Stones of Remembrance"

Oct 15th, 2020 56m 14s

On Sunday, I celebrated my 35th birthday by remembering...remembering who God has been in my life. I remembered the many miracles He has allowed me to experience and the many ways He has kept me. Shame can keep us frozen in our trauma blockin

Episode 28: "Are We There Yet?"

Oct 5th, 2020 53m 10s

“Are We There Yet?” We have all asked this question at some point as we waited to reach our destination. Waiting is not always pleasant but God requires us to steward the wait in our lives. Listen in as I share lessons I’ve learned during time

Episode 27: Crowd Control

Sep 28th, 2020 54m 32s

My Stewardship series continues with a discussion on the importance of stewarding our relationships. I identify 5 toxic relationships that we need to get rid of or create distance in: Partners in Crime Glass Ceiling Relationships Energy Suc

Episode 26: Can anything good come out of Samaria?

Sep 21st, 2020 44m 25s

I am kicking off a new series called Stewardship. This week, I talk about how we are called to steward our story and our beginnings. The woman at the well in John 4 teaches us how to own our stories and boldly testify about what God has done i

Episode 25: Lisa Browne

Jun 12th, 2020 1h 5m

Meet my friend Lisa Browne, founder of Colorful Stories, an organization whose mission is to share racially-diverse children’s literature with an unapologetic emphasis on positive black representation. Lisa and I met over a decade ago at churc

Episode 24: Learning to Embrace My Blackness

May 30th, 2020 35m 52s

Living in a country that does not see black as beautiful has been a barrier in my personal journey of embracing my blackness. Listen in as I share 5 things I have learned to help me embrace the beautiful black skin God has given me. Resource

Episode 23: Slave Minds Replay

Apr 15th, 2020 45m 51s

Many of us are physically free but still have enslaved minds that need to be delivered. Listen in as I share three mentalities that God has to either build up or tear down to free us from our slave minds. Resources Mentioned Episode 5: Freed

Episode 22: Unashamed to Dream (Jamie Miller- Pt II)

Jan 24th, 2020 35m 13s

Meet Jamie Miller! Jamie and I met in life coaching school and instantly connected. Jamie shares her journey of dropping shame and how she learned to embrace who God created her to be. Listen as Jamie shares how God freed her from shame and al

Episode 21: Unashamed to Dream (Jamie Miller- Pt I)

Jan 24th, 2020 45m 23s

Episode 20: Unashamed to Dream (Part II)

Jan 1st, 2020 37m 39s

Now that you have started to dream again, what is the next step? Listen to Part II of Unashamed to Dream as I share practical ways to move forward. Resources Mentioned Courtney Saunders His and Her Money Podcast Fight Hustle End Hurry Podcas

Episode 19: Unashamed to Dream (Part I)

Jan 1st, 2020 37m 58s

Have you let your past shame or failures stop you from dreaming? Do you feel like God has forgotten about the dreams that stir inside of you? You are not alone. Listen to Part I of Unashamed to Dream about my journey of finding my worth and da

Episode 18: Gratitude

Nov 30th, 2019 52m 28s

Listen as I share some of the things I am grateful for! Resources Mentioned The Gifts of Imperfection by Brene Brown A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood Barak Obama’s Instagram Post Becoming by Michelle Obama My post about Jim Lewis Priso