The Search for Worth: My Journey Through Diets, Divorce, and Divine Love

The Search for Worth: My Journey Through Diets, Divorce, and Divine Love

In this season finale episode, I open up about my deeply personal journey from searching for self-worth in accomplishments, marriage, and diets to finally discovering it through faith and my relationship with God. I share my mistakes, like marrying for approval, and how discipline and correction from God led me to a life of abundance and peace. I hope this episode encourages you to stop seeking external validation and instead embrace a relationship with God that includes discipline as an act of divine love. 🎧 Who Should Listen: * Women struggling with their self-worth or seeking approval through external achievements * Faith-driven Black women of faith who want to deepen their relationship with God * Anyone navigating major life changes and seeking spiritual guidance 🔑 Key Takeaways: * Self-worth isn’t tied to accomplishments, appearance, or the approval of others. * Discipline and correction from God are signs of His love, not punishment. * True fulfillment comes from a personal relationship with God, not from worldly success or validation. ❝ Episode Quotes: “Discipline isn’t punishment; it’s love. God’s correction is His way of preparing us for the abundance He has in store.” “Nothing I did—whether it was diets, relationships, or success—ever made me feel worthy. It was only when I realized God makes me worthy that I felt full.” “Your worth is not dependent on what you look like, what you do, or how much you pray—God makes you worthy, and you don’t have to change a thing.” ✨ Episode Resources: * Download your 7-day Ground Zero Health & Wellness Reboot here [https://melaninwell.myflodesk.com/reboot]. Over the next 7 days, you can reclaim your energy, focus, and peace of mind by creating a plan you can actually stick to AND works—designed to nourish your mind, body, and spirit with my proven reboot framework ™️. * Book your free, no-obligation consultation this week and receive $100 off one of only four available Firm Foundation spots for July. Firm Foundation is your personalized roadmap to God-centered, burnout-proof, wellness-promoting routines and a completely recharged life. 👉🏽 To Book: 🔗 Click ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://tally.so/r/w2ap4p] and fill out the no-obligation inquiry form; where you’ll indicate your availability and I’ll send you a custom link to book your consultation. Easy peasy. * Get $20 off your first 3 Instacart orders over $100—just follow the link ⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.instacart.com/store/?irgwc=1&utm_source=instacart_impact&utm_medium=affiliate&utm_term=partnertype-mediapartner_adtype-COUPON_adname-AP+Creator+Program%3A+Get+%2420+off+your+first+3+Instacart+orders+order+%24100%21&utm_campaign=partner-Melanin+Well+%2B+Co.&utm_content=clickid-U%3AnRvp0ruxyKWFf3fGzp1x9wUkHTM5R-N1zZ0o0_campaignid-7412_partnerid-4952770_adid-1945228_sharedid-&categoryFilter=homeTabForYou] and use code “creator20spring24”. 🌎 Stay Connected:Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.melaninwell.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [http://www.melaninwell.com/] Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠@⁠⁠iammelaninwell⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.instagram.com/iammelaninwell] This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit melaninwell.substack.com [https://melaninwell.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1]

Girl Chat: Navigating Life's Challenges with Faith and Grace in the Month of August—#319 ✨

👋🏽 Let’s Plan the month of September Together: Join me Monday, September 2nd at 6 CST for our Blessed Balance Monthly Planning Co-working Session. Together, we'll create a month filled with peace, productivity, and purpose and podcast listeners get a special discount using code “LABORDAY20”. 🔗 Click here [http://melaninwell.square.site] to register! Listen Now on Substack ↓ → Listen on Spotify ↓ → Listen On Apple Pods here [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/melanin-well-living/id1596685988?itsct=podcast_box&itscg=30200&ls=1]… ✨ Episode Resources: * Download this week’s episode guide here [https://melaninwell.myflodesk.com/epsiode319] (including a FIRE monthly planning template and supportive resources) to help you take ACTION. * Download your 7-day Ground Zero Health & Wellness Reboot here [https://groundzeroreboot.my.canva.site/]. Over the next 7 days, you can reclaim your energy, focus, and peace of mind by creating a plan you can actually stick to AND works—designed to nourish your mind, body, and spirit with my proven reboot framework ™️. * Book your free, no-obligation consultation this week and receive $100 off one of only four available Firm Foundation spots for July. Firm Foundation is your personalized roadmap to God-centered, burnout-proof, wellness-promoting routines and a completely recharged life. 👉🏽 To Book: 🔗 Click ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://tally.so/r/w2ap4p] and fill out the no-obligation inquiry form; where you’ll indicate your availability and I’ll send you a custom link to book your consultation. Easy peasy. * Get 30 days free of my absolute favorite mindfulness app (yoga, breathwork, meditation in one beautiful place), Open, ⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://o-p-e-n.com/referral/83AH5kdRTYbIjzdulAY5tdMX1ui2]! * Get $20 off your first 3 Instacart orders over $100—just follow the link ⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.instacart.com/store/?irgwc=1&utm_source=instacart_impact&utm_medium=affiliate&utm_term=partnertype-mediapartner_adtype-COUPON_adname-AP+Creator+Program%3A+Get+%2420+off+your+first+3+Instacart+orders+order+%24100%21&utm_campaign=partner-Melanin+Well+%2B+Co.&utm_content=clickid-U%3AnRvp0ruxyKWFf3fGzp1x9wUkHTM5R-N1zZ0o0_campaignid-7412_partnerid-4952770_adid-1945228_sharedid-&categoryFilter=homeTabForYou] and use code “creator20spring24”. 🌎 Stay Connected:Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.melaninwell.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [http://www.melaninwell.com/] Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠@⁠⁠iammelaninwell⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.instagram.com/iammelaninwell] This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit melaninwell.substack.com [https://melaninwell.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1]

Habit Hack: Making Temple Work a Reality—#318 ✨

→ Grab this week’s episode guide here [https://melaninwell.myflodesk.com/episode318] (including an extensive list of spiritual disciplines to support your spiritual health and supportive scripture) to help you take action. In today's episode, we'll explore practical strategies to cultivate a sacred sanctuary within, transforming your habits and honoring your temple. We dove deep into the art of habit formation and its transformative power. Hit play and discover how to harness the power of habit loops, design intentional routines, and cultivate a sacred sanctuary within. 🎧 Who Should Listen: * Anyone seeking to improve their overall well-being. Whether you're looking to boost your physical health, enhance your mental clarity, or deepen your spiritual connection, this episode offers valuable insights. * Those struggling to maintain healthy habits. If you've found it challenging to stick to new routines, this episode provides practical strategies to overcome obstacles and create lasting change. * Individuals interested in exploring the intersection of spirituality and self-care. Discover how honoring your temple can deepen your connection to something greater and enhance your overall sense of peace and fulfillment. 🔑 Key Takeaways: * The Power of Habit Loops: Understand how habits are formed and how to leverage this knowledge to create positive changes in your life. * Designing Intentional Routines: Learn practical strategies for designing routines that support your goals and nourish your temple. * Nourishing Your Temple: Explore the interconnectedness of physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual health, and the importance of creating harmony between them instead of balance. ✨ Episode Resources: * Grab this week’s episode guide here [https://melaninwell.myflodesk.com/episode318] (including an extensive list of spiritual disciplines to support your spiritual health and supportive scripture) to help you take action. * Download your 7-day Ground Zero Health & Wellness Reboot here [https://groundzeroreboot.my.canva.site/]. Over the next 7 days, you can reclaim your energy, focus, and peace of mind by creating a plan you can actually stick to AND works—designed to nourish your mind, body, and spirit with my proven reboot framework ™️. * Book your free, no-obligation consultation this week and receive $100 off one of only four available Firm Foundation spots for July. Firm Foundation is your personalized roadmap to God-centered, burnout-proof, wellness-promoting routines and a completely recharged life. 👉🏽 To Book: 🔗 Click ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://tally.so/r/w2ap4p] and fill out the no-obligation inquiry form; where you’ll indicate your availability and I’ll send you a custom link to book your consultation. Easy peasy. * Get 30 days free of my absolute favorite mindfulness app (yoga, breathwork, meditation in one beautiful place), Open, ⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://o-p-e-n.com/referral/83AH5kdRTYbIjzdulAY5tdMX1ui2]! * Get $20 off your first 3 Instacart orders over $100—just follow the link ⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.instacart.com/store/?irgwc=1&utm_source=instacart_impact&utm_medium=affiliate&utm_term=partnertype-mediapartner_adtype-COUPON_adname-AP+Creator+Program%3A+Get+%2420+off+your+first+3+Instacart+orders+order+%24100%21&utm_campaign=partner-Melanin+Well+%2B+Co.&utm_content=clickid-U%3AnRvp0ruxyKWFf3fGzp1x9wUkHTM5R-N1zZ0o0_campaignid-7412_partnerid-4952770_adid-1945228_sharedid-&categoryFilter=homeTabForYou] and use code “creator20spring24”. 🌎 Stay Connected:Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.melaninwell.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [http://www.melaninwell.com] Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠@⁠⁠iammelaninwell⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.instagram.com/iammelaninwell] This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit melaninwell.substack.com [https://melaninwell.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1]

3 Ways We're Getting "Honor Your Temple" WRONG as Christians—#317 ✨

Unpopular Christian Opinion → Saying “honor your temple” when talking about health is modern day Christian for “it’s not a diet… it’s a lifestyle change”. Let me explain… So we know the enemy… SATAN… is a master of deception and perversion. He twists the truth… he distorts reality… and ultimately he is just hell bent on sabotaging God's creation. Diet culture is a perfect example of this perversion. He takes a natural human desire for health and wellness… to feel well… and contorts it into this unhealthy obsession with weight, size, appearance, and restriction. And this directly contradicts God's intended design for our bodies as temples of the Holy Spirit. But what if you could design a life that ✨ truly ✨ honors your temple? What could that look like? → First things first, start with unlearning. And in this week’s episode of Melanin Well Living, “3 Ways We’re Getting “Honor Your Temple” WRONG as Christians”, I support you through that process. I truly believe this will be a life-changing 30 minutes for some of you. Now tune in… 🤎 ✨ Episode Resources: * Download your 7-day Ground Zero Health & Wellness Reboot here [https://groundzeroreboot.my.canva.site/]. Over the next 7 days, you can reclaim your energy, focus, and peace of mind by creating a plan you can actually stick to AND works—designed to nourish your mind, body, and spirit with my proven reboot framework ™️. * Book your free, no-obligation consultation this week and receive $100 off one of only four available Firm Foundation spots for July. Firm Foundation is your personalized roadmap to God-centered, burnout-proof, wellness-promoting routines and a completely recharged life. 👉🏽 To Book: 🔗 Click ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://tally.so/r/w2ap4p] and fill out the no-obligation inquiry form; where you’ll indicate your availability and I’ll send you a custom link to book your consultation. Easy peasy. * Get 30 days free of my absolute favorite mindfulness app (yoga, breathwork, meditation in one beautiful place), Open, ⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://o-p-e-n.com/referral/83AH5kdRTYbIjzdulAY5tdMX1ui2]! * Get $20 off your first 3 Instacart orders over $100—just follow the link ⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.instacart.com/store/?irgwc=1&utm_source=instacart_impact&utm_medium=affiliate&utm_term=partnertype-mediapartner_adtype-COUPON_adname-AP+Creator+Program%3A+Get+%2420+off+your+first+3+Instacart+orders+order+%24100%21&utm_campaign=partner-Melanin+Well+%2B+Co.&utm_content=clickid-U%3AnRvp0ruxyKWFf3fGzp1x9wUkHTM5R-N1zZ0o0_campaignid-7412_partnerid-4952770_adid-1945228_sharedid-&categoryFilter=homeTabForYou] and use code “creator20spring24”. 🌎 Stay Connected:Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.melaninwell.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://melaninwell.substack.com/p/www.melaninwell.com%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0] Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠@⁠⁠iammelaninwell⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.instagram.com/iammelaninwell] This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit melaninwell.substack.com [https://melaninwell.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1]

Redefining Fitness: The Unexpected Costs of High-Intensity Workouts —#316 ✨

In today’s episode of Melanin Well Living, “#316 Redefining Fitness: The Unexpected Costs of High-Intensity Workouts”, we dive into how HIIT workouts and/or other high intensity movement may not serve Black women of faith in every season and really how much it didn’t serve me back in 2010 when my health and wellness journey began. This is an episode full of tangible tips and a new Weekly Healthy Habit you can walk away with and execute immediately. ✨ Episode Resources: * Download your 7-day Ground Zero Health & Wellness Reboot here [https://groundzeroreboot.my.canva.site/]. Over the next 7 days, you can reclaim your energy, focus, and peace of mind by creating a plan you can actually stick to AND works—designed to nourish your mind, body, and spirit with my proven reboot framework ™️. * Book your free, no-obligation consultation this week and receive $100 off one of only four available Firm Foundation spots for July. Firm Foundation is your personalized roadmap to God-centered, burnout-proof, wellness-promoting routines and a completely recharged life. 👉🏽 To Book: 🔗 Click ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://tally.so/r/w2ap4p] and fill out the no-obligation inquiry form; where you’ll indicate your availability and I’ll send you a custom link to book your consultation. Easy peasy. * Get 30 days free of my absolute favorite mindfulness app (yoga, breathwork, meditation in one beautiful place), Open, ⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://o-p-e-n.com/referral/83AH5kdRTYbIjzdulAY5tdMX1ui2]! * Get $20 off your first 3 Instacart orders over $100—just follow the link ⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.instacart.com/store/?irgwc=1&utm_source=instacart_impact&utm_medium=affiliate&utm_term=partnertype-mediapartner_adtype-COUPON_adname-AP+Creator+Program%3A+Get+%2420+off+your+first+3+Instacart+orders+order+%24100%21&utm_campaign=partner-Melanin+Well+%2B+Co.&utm_content=clickid-U%3AnRvp0ruxyKWFf3fGzp1x9wUkHTM5R-N1zZ0o0_campaignid-7412_partnerid-4952770_adid-1945228_sharedid-&categoryFilter=homeTabForYou] and use code “creator20spring24”. 🌎 Stay Connected:Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.melaninwell.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://melaninwell.substack.com/p/www.melaninwell.com%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0] Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠@⁠⁠iammelaninwell⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.instagram.com/iammelaninwell] This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit melaninwell.substack.com [https://melaninwell.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1]