Friend... Let's Talk About It

Welcome back to Friend… Let’s Talk About It — the safe space where faith meets real life. Each week, we hold honest conversations about healing, identity, relationships, purpose, and everything in between. Whether you’re in a season of growth, grief, waiting, or wondering… you are not alone here.This episode: Why Do I Keep Choosing The Same Type? My sister and I dive into the type of men she consistently attracted and what that could say about you, individually!Special thanks to my guest: Angel Jones🔔 Don’t forget to subscribe, like, comment, share, do all the things if this conversation blesses you.💬 Let’s stay connected! Follow Shauna Marie: @itsshaunamarie and @friendletstalkaboutitpod for Podcast updates & more: https://linktr.ee/friendletstalkaboutitpod🌱 Rooted Reflection Prompt: What patterns in my relationships have I been ignoring? Where do I need to surrender my “type” to God so He can choose for me?📖 Scripture: Proverbs 4:23 — "Above all else, guard your heart, for everything you do flows from it."—🎧 Available on all podcast platforms 🎥 Watch + engage right here every week 🫶🏽 This is your safe space — we’re in this togetherFeeling called to share your story? Fill out the 'Guest Interest Form' to be considered for future episodes https://forms.gle/SV4r143RoLE3CGV2A

Welcome back to Friend… Let’s Talk About It — the safe space where faith meets real life. Each week, we hold honest conversations about healing, identity, relationships, purpose, and everything in between. Whether you’re in a season of growth, grief, waiting, or wondering… you are not alone here.This episode: The Lazarus experience! My Aunt takes us through her experience of dying and coming back to life!Special thanks to my guest: Sharon Davis! 🔔 Don’t forget to subscribe, like, comment, share, do all the things if this conversation blesses you.💬 Let’s stay connected! Follow Shauna Marie: @itsshaunamarie and @friendletstalkaboutitpod for Podcast updates & more: https://linktr.ee/friendletstalkaboutitpod🌱 Rooted Reflection Prompt: What has God revived in you that you once thought was dead? How do you live differently because of it?📖 Scripture: John 11:25 (NIV): Jesus said to her, 'I am the resurrection and the life. The one who believes in me will live, even though they die.—🎧 Available on all podcast platforms 🎥 Watch + engage right here every week 🫶🏽 This is your safe space — we’re in this togetherFeeling called to share your story? Fill out the 'Guest Interest Form' to be considered for future episodes https://forms.gle/SV4r143RoLE3CGV2A

Welcome back to Friend… Let’s Talk About It — the safe space where faith meets real life. Each week, we hold honest conversations about healing, identity, relationships, purpose, and everything in between. Whether you’re in a season of growth, grief, waiting, or wondering… you are not alone here.This episode: From Atheist to Believer! We dive into what brought this former atheist to her belief in christ!Special thanks to my guest: Becca!🔔 Don’t forget to subscribe, like, comment, share, do all the things if this conversation blesses you.💬 Let’s stay connected! Follow Shauna Marie: @itsshaunamarie and @friendletstalkaboutitpod for Podcast updates & more: https://linktr.ee/friendletstalkaboutitpod🌱 Rooted Reflection Prompt: What lie did you believe for so long — and what truth did God replace it with?📖 Scripture: 2 Corinthians 5:17 (CSB) “Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; the old has passed away, and see, the new has come!”—🎧 Available on all podcast platforms 🎥 Watch + engage right here every week 🫶🏽 This is your safe space — we’re in this togetherFeeling called to share your story? Fill out the 'Guest Interest Form' to be considered for future episodes https://forms.gle/SV4r143RoLE3CGV2A

Welcome back to Friend… Let’s Talk About It — the safe space where faith meets real life. Each week, we hold honest conversations about healing, identity, relationships, purpose, and everything in between. Whether you’re in a season of growth, grief, waiting, or wondering… you are not alone here.This episode: I Don't Pray Like Them & That's Okay dives into prayer! How should we pray? Are we praying correctly? Does God hear our prayers? Let's Talk About ItSpecial thanks to my guest: Dylan from Uncommon Cru!🔔 Don’t forget to subscribe, like, comment, share, do all the things if this conversation blesses you.💬 Let’s stay connected! Follow Shauna Marie: @itsshaunamarie and @friendletstalkaboutitpod for Podcast updates & more: https://linktr.ee/friendletstalkaboutitpod🌱 Rooted Reflection Prompt: Write a raw, unfiltered prayer in your journal — not to impress, not to perform, just to connect. Let it be messy, honest, and fully yours.📖 Scripture: Romans 8:26 (ESV) “Likewise the Spirit helps us in our weakness. For we do not know what to pray for as we ought, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us with groanings too deep for words.”—🎧 Available on all podcast platforms 🎥 Watch + engage right here every week 🫶🏽 This is your safe space — we’re in this togetherFeeling called to share your story? Fill out the 'Guest Interest Form' to be considered for future episodes https://forms.gle/SV4r143RoLE3CGV2A

Welcome back to Friend… Let’s Talk About It — the safe space where faith meets real life. Each week, we hold honest conversations about healing, identity, relationships, purpose, and everything in between. Whether you’re in a season of growth, grief, waiting, or wondering… you are not alone here.This episode: Combating the Spirit of Lust | The Pornography Trap takes a dive into some common ways people get exposed to Lust and how we are combating that today!Special thanks to my guest: Dzifa Mallet & Happy Birthday! 🥳🔔 Don’t forget to subscribe, like, comment, share, do all the things if this conversation blesses you.💬 Let’s stay connected! Follow Shauna Marie: @itsshaunamarie and @friendletstalkaboutitpod for Podcast updates & more: https://linktr.ee/friendletstalkaboutitpod🌱 Rooted Reflection Prompt: What need have I been trying to satisfy through lust, attention, or fantasy — that only God was meant to fulfill?📖 Scripture: Ephesians 5:8–9 – “For at one time you were darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Walk as children of light (for the fruit of light is found in all that is good and right and true).”—🎧 Available on all podcast platforms 🎥 Watch + engage right here every week 🫶🏽 This is your safe space — we’re in this togetherFeeling called to share your story? Fill out the 'Guest Interest Form' to be considered for future episodes https://forms.gle/SV4r143RoLE3CGV2A

Welcome back to Friend… Let’s Talk About It — the safe space where faith meets real life. Each week, we hold honest conversations about healing, identity, relationships, purpose, and everything in between. Whether you’re in a season of growth, grief, waiting, or wondering… you are not alone here.This episode: Trusting God after Pain | Battling the loss of a Child is a vulnerable episode about how Markeda dealt with the loss of her precious son Malik. Dealing with grief is never easy and we take a dive on the things that can possibly help you through the storm!Special thanks to my guest: Markeda SimoneIG: @markedasimone🔔 Don’t forget to subscribe, like, comment, share, do all the things if this conversation blesses you.💬 Let’s stay connected! Follow Shauna Marie: @itsshaunamarie and @friendletstalkaboutitpod for Podcast updates & more: https://linktr.ee/friendletstalkaboutitpod🌱 Rooted Reflection Prompt: Have I replaced God with something that feels more ‘in my control?📖 Scripture: 2 Corinthians 11:14 - "And no wonder, for even Satan disguises himself as an angel of light.”—🎧 Available on all podcast platforms 🎥 Watch + engage right here every week 🫶🏽 This is your safe space — we’re in this togetherFeeling called to share your story? Fill out the 'Guest Interest Form' to be considered for future episodes https://forms.gle/SV4r143RoLE3CGV2A

Welcome to Friend… Let’s Talk About It — the safe space where faith meets real life. Each week, we hold honest conversations about healing, identity, relationships, purpose, and everything in between. Whether you’re in a season of growth, grief, waiting, or wondering… you are not alone here.This episode: The Beauty in Becoming takes a look at the process that God may take us through in order to become the best version of ourselves!🔔 Don’t forget to subscribe, like, comment, share, do all the things if this conversation blesses you.💬 Let’s stay connected! Follow Shauna Marie: @itsshaunamarie and @friendletstalkaboutitpod for Podcast updates & more: https://linktr.ee/friendletstalkaboutitpod🌱 Rooted Reflection Prompt: What part of your life feels like a cocoon right now — dark, tight, uncomfortable?What if instead of trying to escape it, you trusted that God is forming something beautiful in that space?📖 Scripture: Ecclesiastes 3:11 (NIV) “He has made everything beautiful in its time. He has also set eternity in the human heart; yet no one can fathom what God has done from beginning to end.”—🎧 Available on all podcast platforms 🎥 Watch + engage right here every week 🫶🏽 This is your safe space — we’re in this togetherFeeling called to share your story? Fill out the 'Guest Interest Form' to be considered for future episodes https://forms.gle/SV4r143RoLE3CGV2A

Welcome back to Friend… Let’s Talk About It — the safe space where faith meets real life. Each week, we hold honest conversations about healing, identity, relationships, purpose, and everything in between. Whether you’re in a season of growth, grief, waiting, or wondering… you are not alone here.This episode: New Age Spirituality takes a deep dive into common practices of spirituality in today's society!Special thanks to my guest: Lamont Davis🔔 Don’t forget to subscribe, like, comment, share, do all the things if this conversation blesses you.💬 Let’s stay connected! Follow Shauna Marie: @itsshaunamarie and @friendletstalkaboutitpod for Podcast updates & more: https://linktr.ee/friendletstalkaboutitpod🌱 Rooted Reflection Prompt: Have I replaced God with something that feels more ‘in my control?📖 Scripture: 2 Corinthians 11:14 - "And no wonder, for even Satan disguises himself as an angel of light.”—🎧 Available on all podcast platforms 🎥 Watch + engage right here every week 🫶🏽 This is your safe space — we’re in this togetherFeeling called to share your story? Fill out the 'Guest Interest Form' to be considered for future episodes https://forms.gle/SV4r143RoLE3CGV2A

Welcome to Friend… Let’s Talk About It Wrap Up!This episode: 🟣 That's A Wrap Friend! | Season 1 Recap is taking a quick look at Season 1! I am so beyond grateful to everyone that has tuned in with me!🔔 Don’t forget to subscribe, like, comment, share, do all the things if this podcast blessed you in any way so far!💬 Let’s stay connected! Follow Shauna Marie: @itsshaunamarie and @friendletstalkaboutitpod for Podcast updates & more: https://linktr.ee/friendletstalkaboutitpodIf you missed any of the episodes, check them out!S1 Ep 1: Let's Start Here--Why I Needed A Safe Space TooS1 Ep 2: Church Hurt and Imperfect HumansS1 Ep 3: Peace Where I Didn't Expect ItS1 Ep 4: Abuse and Finding Your Value in Christ AloneS1 Ep 5: Saved, Single and Fighting Temptation!S1 Ep 6: When The Clock is Loud, but God is SilentS1 Ep 7: He Bled So We Could Live | Boundaries & Taking Care of YouS1 Ep 8: Is The Bible Real? | Fully Surrendering to GodS1 Ep 9: God, Is This My Person? | Dating as a Christian Woman—🎧 Available on all podcast platforms 🎥 Watch + engage right here every week 🫶🏽 This is your safe space — we’re in this togetherFeeling called to share your story? Fill out the 'Guest Interest Form' to be considered for future episodes https://forms.gle/SV4r143RoLE3CGV2A

Welcome to Friend… Let’s Talk About It — the safe space where faith meets real life. Each week, we hold honest conversations about healing, identity, relationships, purpose, and everything in between. Whether you’re in a season of growth, grief, waiting, or wondering… you are not alone here.This episode: 🟣 God, Is This My Person? | Dating as a Christian Woman is a girl talk episode about dating as a christian woman.Special thanks to my guest: Ashlynn! Instagram: @AshlynnCCollier🔔 Don’t forget to subscribe, like, comment, share, do all the things if this conversation blessed you.💬 Let’s stay connected! Follow Shauna Marie: @itsshaunamarie and @friendletstalkaboutitpod for Podcast updates & more: https://linktr.ee/friendletstalkaboutitpod🌱 Rooted Reflection Prompt: What do you need to trust God with when it comes to love — your timeline, your desires, or your healing?📖 Scripture: Proverbs 3:5-6 – “Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make your paths straight.”—🎧 Available on all podcast platforms 🎥 Watch + engage right here every week 🫶🏽 This is your safe space — we’re in this togetherFeeling called to share your story? Fill out the 'Guest Interest Form' to be considered for future episodes https://forms.gle/SV4r143RoLE3CGV2A

Welcome to Friend… Let’s Talk About It — the safe space where faith meets real life. Each week, we hold honest conversations about healing, identity, relationships, purpose, and everything in between. Whether you’re in a season of growth, grief, waiting, or wondering… you are not alone here.This episode: 🟣 Is The Bible Real? | Fully Surrendering to God is a powerful episode about having faith and trust in God and in his word.Special thanks to my guest: Corina! Instagram: @TheDynastyQueen🔔 Don’t forget to subscribe, like, comment, share, do all the things if this conversation blessed you.💬 Let’s stay connected! Follow Shauna Marie: @itsshaunamarie and @friendletstalkaboutitpod for Podcast updates & more: https://linktr.ee/friendletstalkaboutitpod🌱 Rooted Reflection Prompt: What part of God’s Word do you still wrestle with — and what would surrender look like if you trusted Him anyway?📖 Scripture: Proverbs 30:5 – “Every word of God proves true; he is a shield to those who take refuge in him.”—🎧 Available on all podcast platforms 🎥 Watch + engage right here every week 🫶🏽 This is your safe space — we’re in this togetherFeeling called to share your story? Fill out the 'Guest Interest Form' to be considered for future episodes https://forms.gle/SV4r143RoLE3CGV2A

Welcome to Friend… Let’s Talk About It — the safe space where faith meets real life. Each week, we hold honest conversations about healing, identity, relationships, purpose, and everything in between. Whether you’re in a season of growth, grief, waiting, or wondering… you are not alone here. This episode: 🟣 He Bled So We Could Live | Boundaries & Taking Care of You is a vulnerable and redemptive conversation about suicidal thoughts and the healing power of Jesus. It's for anyone who has felt like giving up, battled silently with pain, or questioned if their life still has purpose. Special thanks to my guest: Kelis! Instagram: @_Keli5_ 🔔 Don’t forget to subscribe, like, comment, share, do all the things if this conversation blessed you. 💬 Let’s stay connected! Follow Shauna Marie: @itsshaunamarie and @friendletstalkaboutitpod for Podcast updates & more: https://linktr.ee/friendletstalkaboutitpod 🌱 Rooted Reflection Prompt: Where have you been hiding pain instead of handing it to God? What would it look like to let Him carry it for you? 📖 Scripture: Isaiah 53:5 - "But he was pierced for our transgressions; he was crushed for our iniquities; upon him was the chastisement that brought us peace, and with his wounds we are healed." — 🎧 Available on all podcast platforms 🎥 Watch + engage right here every week 🫶🏽 This is your safe space — we’re in this together Feeling called to share your story? Fill out the 'Guest Interest Form' to be considered for future episodeshttps://forms.gle/SV4r143RoLE3CGV2A

Welcome to Friend… Let’s Talk About It — the safe space where faith meets real life. Each week, we hold honest conversations about healing, identity, relationships, purpose, and everything in between. Whether you’re in a season of growth, grief, waiting, or wondering… you are not alone here.This episode: 🟣 When The Clock is Loud, but God is Quiet is about the tension between pressure and patience — when timelines, expectations, or life transitions are pressing in, but God feels silent.Special thanks to my guest: Diane (Mrs. DJ)!🔔 Don’t forget to subscribe, like, comment, share, do all the things if this conversation blessed you.💬 Let’s stay connected! Follow Shauna Marie: @itsshaunamarie and @friendletstalkaboutitpod for Podcast updates & more: https://linktr.ee/friendletstalkaboutitpod🌱 Rooted Reflection Prompt: What timeline are you holding onto that God is asking you to surrender? And what would peace look like in the waiting?📖 Scripture: Psalm 27:14 – “Wait for the Lord; be strong, and let your heart take courage; wait for the Lord!”—🎧 Available on all podcast platforms 🎥 Watch + engage right here every week 🫶🏽 This is your safe space — we’re in this togetherFeeling called to share your story? Fill out the 'Guest Interest Form' to be considered for future episodes https://forms.gle/SV4r143RoLE3CGV2A

Welcome to Friend… Let’s Talk About It — the safe space where faith meets real life. Each week, we hold honest conversations about healing, identity, relationships, purpose, and everything in between. Whether you’re in a season of growth, grief, waiting, or wondering… you are not alone here.This episode: 🟣 In ‘Saved, Single and Fighting Temptation’ we’re keeping it real about singleness, purity, and the struggle to stay grounded in faith when temptation gets loud!Special thanks to my guest: Gaia! Instagram: @GaiaTheGemini🔔 Don’t forget to subscribe, like, comment, share, do all the things if this conversation blessed you.💬 Let’s stay connected! Follow Shauna Marie: @itsshaunamarie and @friendletstalkaboutitpod for Podcast updates & more: https://linktr.ee/friendletstalkaboutitpod🌱 Rooted Reflection Prompt: Where are you most tempted to compromise your standards — and what does choosing God look like in that area today?📖 Scripture: 1 Corinthians 10:13 "No temptation has overtaken you that is not common to man. God is faithful, and he will not let you be tempted beyond your ability, but with temptation he will also provide the way to escape, that you may be able to endure it." (ESV)—🎧 Available on all podcast platforms 🎥 Watch + engage right here every week 🫶🏽 This is your safe space — we’re in this togetherFeeling called to share your story? Fill out the 'Guest Interest Form' to be considered for future episodeshttps://forms.gle/SV4r143RoLE3CGV2A

Welcome to Friend… Let’s Talk About It — the safe space where faith meets real life. Each week, we hold honest conversations about healing, identity, relationships, purpose, and everything in between. Whether you’re in a season of growth, grief, waiting, or wondering… you are not alone here.This episode: 🟣 Abuse and Finding your value in Christ alone is a shared testimony episode that will bring healing, hope and clarity to someone who may be in the same or similar situation!Special thanks to my guest: My mom, Maria Boose!🔔 Don’t forget to subscribe, like, comment, share, do all the things if this conversation blessed you.💬 Let’s stay connected! Follow Shauna Marie: @itsshaunamarie and @friendletstalkaboutitpod for Podcast updates & more: https://linktr.ee/friendletstalkaboutitpod🌱 Rooted Reflection Prompt: Where have you accepted less than what God has spoken over your life? And what would it look like to believe Him again about your worth?📖 Scripture: Proverbs 3:15 – “She is more precious than jewels, and nothing you desire can compare with her.”—🎧 Available on all podcast platforms 🎥 Watch + engage right here every week 🫶🏽 This is your safe space — we’re in this togetherFeeling called to share your story? Fill out the 'Guest Interest Form' to be considered for future episodes https://forms.gle/SV4r143RoLE3CGV2A

Welcome to Friend… Let’s Talk About It — the safe space where faith meets real life. Each week, we hold honest conversations about healing, identity, relationships, purpose, and everything in between. Whether you’re in a season of growth, grief, waiting, or wondering… you are not alone here.This episode: 🟣 Peace Where I Didn't Expect It is a gentle but powerful episode about surrender and unexpected stillness.🔔 Don’t forget to subscribe, like, comment, share, do all the things if this conversation blessed you.💬 Let’s stay connected! Follow Shauna Marie: @itsshaunamarie and @friendletstalkaboutitpod for Podcast updates & more: https://linktr.ee/friendletstalkaboutitpod🌱 Rooted Reflection Prompt: Where in your life have you found unexpected peace? And what is God trying to show you through that stillness?📖 Scripture: "You will keep in perfect peace all who trust in you, all whose thoughts are fixed on you!"--Isaiah 26:3 (ESV)—🎧 Available on all podcast platforms 🎥 Watch + engage right here every week 🫶🏽 This is your safe space — we’re in this togetherFeeling called to share your story? Fill out the 'Guest Interest Form' to be considered for future episodes https://forms.gle/SV4r143RoLE3CGV2A

Welcome to Friend… Let’s Talk About It — the safe space where faith meets real life. Each week, we hold honest conversations about healing, identity, relationships, purpose, and everything in between. Whether you’re in a season of growth, grief, waiting, or wondering… you are not alone here.This episode: 🟣 Church Hurt and Imperfect Humans explores the deep pain and confusion that can come from being hurt by people within the church.Special thanks to my guest: Nikki Banks! Instagram: @TheNikkiMae🔔 Don’t forget to subscribe, like, comment, share, do all the things if this conversation blessed you.💬 Let’s stay connected! Follow Shauna Marie: @itsshaunamarie and @friendletstalkaboutitpod for Podcast updates & more: https://linktr.ee/friendletstalkaboutitpod🌱 Rooted Reflection Prompt: What pain have you been holding onto from church or leadership? What would it look like to give that hurt back to God?📖 Scripture: "Jeremiah 30:17 – “For I will restore health to you, and your wounds I will heal, declares the Lord.”—🎧 Available on all podcast platforms 🎥 Watch + engage right here every week 🫶🏽 This is your safe space — we’re in this togetherFeeling called to share your story? Fill out the 'Guest Interest Form' to be considered for future episodes https://forms.gle/SV4r143RoLE3CGV2A

Welcome to Friend… Let’s Talk About It — the safe space where faith meets real life. Each week, we hold honest conversations about healing, identity, relationships, purpose, and everything in between. Whether you’re in a season of growth, grief, waiting, or wondering… you are not alone here.This episode: 🟣 Let's Start Here--Why I Needed A Safe Space Too is my intro to you! Why did I create this podcast? Why am I here?🔔 Don’t forget to subscribe, like, comment, share, do all the things if this conversation blessed you.💬 Let’s stay connected! Follow Shauna Marie: @itsshaunamarie and @friendletstalkaboutitpod for Podcast updates & more: https://linktr.ee/friendletstalkaboutitpod🌱 Rooted Reflection Prompt: Where has God created a safe space for you to heal? And what part of your story is He still writing?📖 Scripture: "The Lord is near the brokenhearted and saves the crushed in spirit"--Psalm 34:18 (ESV)—🎧 Available on all podcast platforms 🎥 Watch + engage right here every week 🫶🏽 This is your safe space — we’re in this togetherFeeling called to share your story? Fill out the 'Guest Interest Form' to be considered for future episodes https://forms.gle/SV4r143RoLE3CGV2A