naked and unashamed
by Tega Faafa Taylor
Welcome to naked and unashamed, the podcast where we take off the masks, take off the filters, shed our shells, and wear our most vulnerable self, void of guilt and shame. This is a space where we hear the stories and experiences of others, process some of the big (and small) questions in life, and get extremely vulnerable, taking a step forward towards that Genesis 2:25 life.New episodes uploaded on Mondays.
Episodes
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The Beauty of the Basement
Things are changing up in life and it would only be fitting to document it, am I right? For anyone who has ever felt lost, confused, wondering, wandering, and honestly just in the fog—this episode is for you. Welcome to a new year and another episode of naked and unashamed where today, I'll be...
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It's Time To Start Dreaming Bigger
MY FAITH IS STIRRED TODAY, DO YOU HEAR ME???? My God, today. Welcome to another episode of naked and unashamed where I'm fired up talking about the idea of believing for extraordinary miracles. Somewhere along the way on the road of rejection, I settled for believing for "cute" dreams. Dreams…
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Do You Know What You're Really Asking For?
HAPPY OCTOBER... ...and happy last episode of October all at the same time. Oops. Welcome to another episode of naked and unashamed! I'm back from my unintentional hiatus, and today we're catching up, talking about the Dove Awards, the new business that London and I launched, and sitting in the...
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Depression, Demolition, and Renovation of the Soul with Ian York
Happy last Monday in September friends! And welcome (or welcome back) to another episode of naked and unashamed! In today's episode, we sit with my friend music extraordinaire, producer, and entrepreneur Ian York and talk through his story through the decades, navigating mental health, rejection,...
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The Battle Between Flesh and Spirit in Dating with Glorious and LaShae Foreman
Let's be real. Dating is no joke. And dating as a Christian? Whew, it is NOT easy! First of all, welcome to another episode of naked and unashamed! On today's episode, London and I sit with our friends (and fellow newlyweds!), Glo and LaShae Foreman, to talk all about our lessons from dating and...
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The Gospel Isn't Colorblind
...and it's a good thing it isn't. Because in seeing all the parts of us and all that colors our lives and stories, Jesus still chose relationship with us. That, my friends, is GOOD news. Welcome to another episode of naked and unashamed where this week, we talk and process through a topic that...
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Grieving People Who Are Still Alive
Happy Monday and welcome back to another episode of naked and unashamed! After two weeks, we're back at it with a new solo episode where we're talking all about the grief that comes with the end of a friendship as you once knew it. We often associate grief with death, but there's a grief and pain...
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To Be Truly Naked and Unashamed with Marquise and Krystal Cox
Welcome to a new week and a new episode of naked and unashamed! Listen, I've been wanting to get this episode into your hands and ears since we recorded it. On the podcast today we have two people who I respect, admire, and love so incredibly dearly: Marquise and Krystal Cox. This powerhouse…
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Body Insecurity & Navigating When Your Body Changes with London Taylor
WELCOME TO SEASON FOUR, EPISODE ONE! I am so excited to be back I can't even contain it, y'all. We're kicking this season off with London and I talking about a topic we've talked about a lot lately: our bodies. And while, yes, our physical bodies are decaying and we know that it's what on the...
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Hello to Season Four!
WE ARE BACK with a new season and a new look! Welcome (or welcome back) to naked and unashamed friends! We took a few months off to enjoy and be present in the summer, but don't think I forgot about this podcast honey! This trailer really is just a space to talk a little about what's to come in...
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Talks with the Taylors: Q & A (Culture, Fashion, Relationship Advice, & Marriage Updates!) Part 1
THE WAY THIS HAS BEEN SITTING ON MY WHOLE LAPTOP! Y'all. It has been a time and ya girl has been procrastinating on putting this out. But here we are! We made it! Thank you Lord! A few weeks back, I asked on Instagram for some Q & A questions for London and I to talk through as we close the…
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Choosing Joy and Celebration In Every Circumstance
We talk a LOT about choosing joy, but we often don't talk about how messy the process is. How difficult that choice can be when our circumstances are difficult and complicated and complex. At times, we talk about choosing joy the same way we say, "Just don't be sad!" I think it's perfectly fine…
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Leveraging Your Story For God's Glory
HAPPY MONDAY FRIENDS! We're back with another Monday episode that honestly, almost didn't make its way out into the world. This episode felt a little chaotic to me, and maybe it's because of how hectic today's been, but I'm choosing to post anyways! Today's episode is all about choosing to share...
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When God's Plans Seem Foggy, Distant, and Confusing
"How do I know God's plan for my life?" "What's my purpose?" "I get that God has plans and all, but I just can't see it right now..." If you're anything like me, you've spent quite a bit of time wondering, questioning, and trying to decipher what exactly you've been put on this earth to do. None…
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Sexual Temptation Is No Joke (an honest talk)
Sex. Pornography. Lust. Masturbation. What do those all have in common? These are things the enemy uses to take us out, shut us up, lock us in shame, convince us that God doesn't want the best for us, and have us out here just STRUGGLING, you hear me?! And the more we stay silent about these very...
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Freelancing, Full-Time Jobs, and Everything In Between
Let's have an honest conversation on freelancing versus full-time jobs. As someone's who's experienced both, I've learned a few things and wanted to put a pin in where I'm at when it comes to navigating the freelancing waters! In this episode, I talk through some Q&A questions on the freelancing...
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You're Not Ugly, You're Just Not Confident Right Now
Here's the thing, friend. You're not ugly. You're not less than. You're not behind. He's not better than you. She's not better than you. You're just not confident right now, and listen, we ALL have those moments!!! But don't let those moments become days, weeks, years, and a life of living SMALL!...
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When Your Faith In God Is Tested
Can we be honest for a second? Following Jesus isn't easy. It was never promised to be, but when you wake up at 4 AM feeling the weight of your circumstances, you reaalllllllllyyyyyyy feel how weighty it is to follow Him. But my goodness, is it worth it. He is so, so worth it. In this episode, we...
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If God Said It, Write It Down
HAPPY 2025 FRIENDS! First of all, I know, I know. This episode is a few days late, but we're not letting that stop us from being faithful, okay?! We're continuing Season 3 talking about the new year and how we can be challenged not to just seek God's will for our lives, but seek how our lives can...
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A Few Of Our Favorite Things (Part Two) With London Taylor
Welcome to the last ACTUAL episode of 2024! Don't worry, Season 3 will still continue well into 2025 and we have a lot of fun episodes and new guests to come! I'm back with my husband and we're sitting and reflecting on some of our favorite things of 2024. In part two, we sit and talk through…
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A Few Of Our Favorite Things (Part One) With London Taylor
Welcome to the last (kinda) episode of 2024! I'm back with my husband and we're sitting and reflecting on some of our favorite things of 2024. In part one, we sit and talk through food, music, movies, highs and lows, and laugh a LOT as we walk through some of our favorite memories from the year.…
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Let’s Get REAL About Marriage/Newlywed Life with London Taylor
Welcome to EPISODE NINE of the naked and unashamed podcast -- which just being on episode nine of this season is actually wild to me. Even crazier is the fact that I get to sit down with my husband for this episode and talk all things marriage! In this episode, we reflect on our first eight…
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Don't Wait Until 2025 - Start NOW.
Okay, can you believe that as of when this episode airs, we have only THREE more Mondays left of 2024?! The countdown to 2025 is ON, my friends! We're just a few weeks away and as the year closes, naturally, we're all reflecting on the year that's ending and the year to come. With that comes…
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The Cost of Following Jesus
Episode seven, a new month, and lots to yap about when it comes to the person of JESUS!!!! Welcome to another episode of naked and unashamed -- this week, I'm sitting and reflecting on the cost of following Jesus. I've been feeling like lately, the cost I've paid isn't "risky" enough. The cost...
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Multiplying Talents: Stewarding Your Gifts For A Bigger Purpose with Willl.Parkr
Welcome to another episode of N & U! Can you believe that we're already six episodes into this season?! This week we have another guest, Willl.Parkr -- Will is an artist, producer, audio engineer, creative director, and public speaker. In this episode, we talk about gifts and talents and how to...
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When To Stay, When To Go, and Discovering God-Given Purpose with Jordyn Robinson
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...
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In Due Time: How God Exceeded My Expectations For Love and Marriage
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,...
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Guarding Your Heart (And Mind) In Election Season
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...
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Consistency Despite the Applause
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…
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You're Not Behind, God's Just Ahead
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…
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18. The "Maze" to Marriage (Pt 2) With Emily Buchanan
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...
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17. The "Maze" to Marriage (Pt 1) with Camilo Buchanan
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...
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16. Candid Conversations on Dating with London Taylor
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...
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15. To Be Black and Christian with Jordyn Gilbert
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…
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14. Being Your Own Worst Enemy
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...
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Hello to Season Two!
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...
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13. Girls Struggle Too // Tega Talks
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...
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12. Set Back, Set Up, Set Apart with Blake Eason
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...
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11. Open Heart Surgery with Reed Moore
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...
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Safe Spaces + Transparency // Tega Talks
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...
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10. The "Maze" to Marriage (Pt 2) with Kaila Parker
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...
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9. The "Maze" to Marriage (Pt 1) with Will Parker
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...
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8. We All Fall Down // Tega Talks
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…
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7. Grieving, Filling, Fueling // Tega Talks
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...
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6. The Waiting Room // Tega Talks
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...
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5. The "Maze" to Marriage (Pt 2) with Conor Thomas
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...
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4. The "Maze" to Marriage (Pt 1) with Lynsey Thomas
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...
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3. Submission in Singleness // Tega Talks
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...
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2. It's More Than Color - Diversity & Inclusion with Norlina Tesfamariam
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...
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1. God-Sized Dreams, Human-Sized Steps with Paul Taylor Smith
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…
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About this show
Welcome to naked and unashamed, the podcast where we take off the masks, take off the filters, shed our shells, and wear our most vulnerable self, void of guilt and shame. This is a space where we hear the stories and experiences of others, process some of the big (and small) questions in life, and get extremely vulnerable, taking a step forward towards that Genesis 2:25 life.New episodes uploaded on Mondays.
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