Her Story Speaks

I haven’t recorded a podcast in months but I’ll always have a passion for hearing and sharing peoples stories. I believe stories have the power to heal and transform the narrative or what we think to be true. This remarkable, well done documentary feature Will Ferrell and his long time friend Harper Steele does just that. I can’t recommend this Netflix documentary enough to put on your weekend viewing list.

If you are looking for accounts/ resources to follow this election season and beyond check here ya go. This is an amazing list to check out and I’m honored to be included on it! Thank you for including me and for your work.

Happy book launch day to my dearest friend and past podcast guest . I was honored to write a review for Tasha’s book and to get to read an advanced digital copy. Now finally having her book in hand feels like I’m putting in the coziest fall sweater and settling in with words that are speaking directly to my soul. Thank you for pouring vulnerable parts of your story and heart into this book Tasha and sharing your voice with the world. Your truth telling and vulnerability truly makes me a braver human.

Go get your copy today and support Tasha and her work. 💖

My heart is overflowing with gratitude from the past week I spent immersed in the most beautiful land connecting with Mother Earth with the most incredible revolutionary women writers. What started as a week filled with imposter syndrome and doubts ended as a week of community, encouragement, and inspiration.

Shooting stars, solar eclipses and wild horses were all part of the magic of our off the grid week taking place the land of the Pericu people in Baja Mexico. Together we imagined more and better and what writing and publishing could look like outside the confines of a white patriarchal world. Thank you Angela Yarber of and Dr. Kate for following your inner guide and soul’s purpose of creating this magical space of becoming.

If you have a book on your heart and story to write I encourage you to do it. I went into this week thinking “I am not a writer” and now I believe I am. ❤️ So much gratitude for for believing in me and singing me on to publish my first book, Liberating Eve, that will be released into the world next year . 🎉🎉🎉

PS the best part about having a podcast is getting to meet your guests in real life and becoming friends . If you missed my interview with Dr. Angela Yarber go check out episode 119. I know you will love her and her book “Queering the American Dream” as much as I do. 💗

Wrapping up women’s HerStory month with just a glimpse of the many things created by women. From beer to bras to humans and so much more!

In honor of Mother Earth and the Spring Equinox today, I could not be more thrilled to share this conversation with you I had with Liz Childs Kelly from . Liz is an author, creator and researcher who has dedicated her life’s work to walking the path of the Sacred Feminine . Liz is also a woman who has done her work in this arena, tirelessly acknowledging the intersectional path of the sacred feminine and the multi-dimensional path of Her ways.

I have to tell you this is perhaps one of my most favorite conversations to date, as not only has Liz been a mentor and teacher to me, but her story resonates so deeply with my own. Walking away from father white God patriarchal religion and discovering the path of the Sacred Feminine has transformed my spiritual journey and opened my eyes to another realm of existence.

Although this topic of the Sacred Feminine is far and wide and we barely touched the surface in our conversation. Some highlights of what we were able to discuss include Liz’s story of discovering the sacred feminine, what the sacred feminine means to her and her daily rituals for connecting with Her. In honor of women’s history month we also dive into the mountain of herstorical facts for Her existence, the ways she shows up today and how She drives our social justice work in the world today.

No matter where you are in your spiritual journey I promise this is a conversation that will speak to you. As Liz so poignantly says, “it’s always OK to call god a “she” and there is an incredible transformation when we do.”

🎧Listen in on link in bio or your favorite podcast listening app.

Thank you for your liberating art and voice . Your work is an inspiration to me and a daily reminder to keep on speaking up.
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Posted • “You do not have to be me in order for us to fight alongside each other. I do not have to be you to recognize that our wars are the same.” —Audre Lorde

Our liberation is collective. If your fight for women’s rights doesn’t include disabled women, trans women, Black women, Indigenous women, Brown women, Asian women, q***r women, poor women, i.e. ALL women, then it’s reflecting whyte supremacy, not true liberation.

Keep talking about Palestine, Congo, Sudan, Haiti, trans rights, Black lives - it is all connected ❤️

Who are you speaking up for on this international women’s day? What are you unapologetically standing up for today and every day? I’d add gun control and protecting mother earth to this list of what I want for international women’s day. What about you?

Happy book release day to you !! Thank YOU for birthing this beautiful work into the world and gifting me with this box of love. Always grateful to encounter other women on a path of reclaiming women’s stories and who believe in the power of our stories to change the world.

Such an honor to introduce you to this week’s podcast guest : Rozella Kennedy . Rozella is a thought-leader, author and content creator specializing in equity, intersectional women’s history and storytelling as a tool for change.

She founded Brave Sis Project in 2019, publishing the world’s only guided journal and day-planner honoring BIPOC women in US history and creating events and facilitations supporting authentic allyship.

She is also the author of the acclaimed book Our Brave Foremothers: Celebrating 100 Black, Brown, Asian, and Indigenous Women Who Changed the Course of History (Workman, 2023). Her publications and social media platforms have reached thousands of readers and engagers in over a dozen countries on six continents!!

If you don’t already follow this incredible woman please do it now then go check out her website and beautiful book celebrating 100 Black, Brown, and Indigenous women who changed history.

You can listen in on our convo at link in my bio or your favorite podcast listening app- where Rozie shares all the things with me about her story, creation of Brave Sis and the writing of her book . 💗💗💗

In our attempt to shop small independent businesses I want to introduce you to a woman I “met” on IG and her amazing feminine embodied art work. has been such a voice of encouragement to me the past couple of years and a long time podcast listener. I’m so grateful our paths crossed as Our journeys are very similar ones walking away from patriarchal father God religions to walking the path of the sacred feminine . As Keela has grown more into her full self, her artwork and expression have followed. Here are just a few of beautiful pieces. Valentine’s Day is approaching so go check out her work with the link to her etsy store and treat yourself to beautiful words of affirmation and visions of body love we as women so desperately ne

Just a few weekend reminders.

Participants in psilocybin studies repeatedly rate their experience on magic mushrooms as among the most meaningful in their lives”. Both myself and my guest for this episode would wholeheartedly agree with this statement, as we share our own journeys with psilocybin in this conversation .

For this episode I’m thrilled to introduce you to my guest, Jennifer Chesak, author of the book “The Psilocybin Handbook for Women.” Jennifer Chesak is an award winning medical researcher, journalist and fact checker. Her newest book is the subject of our conversation. I couldn’t be more excited to share her voice and wisdom with you and also my own experience with how plant meds have played a significant role in my healing and liberation journey.

In this episode both Jennifer and I share about our journeys on psilocybin and the healing it brought to each of us. In addition to sharing about my macro dose journeys, I also share my experiences with micro-dosing 🍄 & coming off 20 years of SSRIs with the help of psilocybin. shares the medical research she has discovered over the past year of pouring into this topic as well as the Indigenous roots and wisdom of these sacred plant meds.

If you have been curious about the healing effects of psilocybin and wanted to explore more then I encourage you to listen in on our conversation and buy book!

*Please note this convo or Jens book is in no way medical advice nor should it be taken as such. Also note psilocybin is still considered a schedule 1 substance so please do your own research on the topic before deciding what is best for your healing journey. Although the healing benefits of magic mushrooms are astounding, thought & care should be given before engaging in a journey with particular attention given to safety, set, setting, intention and integration. As Jen and I discuss, unfortunately this field is already becoming ripe for s*xual abuse and more harm to occur so please proceed with caution if you decide to engage in a psychedelic trip.

SO EXCITED FOR THIS!!

Who’s ready for WORKSHOPSSSSS?!?!! 🎉⁣⁣⠀
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Andrea Miller is one of our Workshop Leaders, and it is gonna be 🔥!⁣⁣⠀
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If you haven’t yet met Andrea, let us tell you a bit about her!⁣⁣⠀
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Andrea K Miller (she/her)is a truth teller and justice seeker on a journey of liberation for herself and others. Breaking free from Conservative Christian spaces, she’s a fellow sojourner and wilderness wanderer exploring life at the intersection of evolving faith and discovering her own Divine Feminine within.⁣⁣⠀
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Andrea is storyteller and host of the Herstory Speaks Podcast which she created as a platform for brave women to share their stories over vulnerable conversations. With a passion for liberation and collective storytelling, she believes nothing has the power to both break us and heal us like sharing our stories and authentic voices.⁣⁣⠀
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Andrea is also certified as a Reiki practitioner and currently seeking certification as a Somatic Coach for women. She leads women circles and workshops focused on women’s healing especially from religious trauma. It is one of her great honors to walk alongside other women ready to reclaim themselves and their inherent right to their own lives and choices.⁣⁣⠀
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With a degree in Communication, she’s worked in church ministry and in the non-profit arena while also being a mom to two amazing humans- Grace (20) and Mary (14). Andrea currently lives in Kansas City with her family. As an introvert and enneagram 5, you can usually find her on a solo walk in nature connecting with the earth or settled on her porch with a good book.⁣⁣⠀
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Join us in welcoming Andrea to NSP 2023!!! 🎉🎉🎉⁣⁣⠀
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Thank you to Andrea Kingsley Miller Her Story Speaks for capturing the heart and soul of our founder Sara Cunningham so well!

“I usually don’t release new episodes on a Sunday but this conversation with Sara Cunningham, founder of , is an entire testimony and sermon in itself. Whether you are still in church, have left it entirely, or have never been a day in your life- this is a must listen to conversation.

‘s journey from the conservative Christian church of Oklahoma to the Pride parade is a remarkable story of a mom opening her eyes and heart and learning what it truly means to love like Jesus. When Sara’s son Parker came out to her in his teens, Sara was immersed in conservative Christian spaces. At the time he came out to her, it was her worst fear to have a gay son as she thought for sure it was his ticket to hell. She wrestled with her faith and her son’s s*xuality for years, before finally realizing if she didn’t fight for her son then who would?

In this episode Sara shared her journey of becoming an “accidental activist” and becoming the founder of one of the largest LGBTQ+ organizations supporting the q***r community. She shares with me about her first pride parade experience, her first hug, and her social media post that went viral where she offered to be a “stand in mom” at anyones gay wedding whose parents wouldn’t come.

Y’all when I say you are gonna love Sara and our conversation, I couldn’t mean it more. Listen in at the link in bio or on your favorite podcast listening app and be inspired by Sara’s story of becoming a woman who embodies love and light for the LGBTQ+ community.”

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https://herstoryspeaks.com/2023/04/15/sara-cunningham/

Happy book launch day to this weeks podcast guest !! Karen was one of my earliest podcast guests three years ago when she released her first book: The God Who Sees, where she shared about her own immigration story.

I welcomed her back to talk about her newest book, Beyond Welcome, where she takes a deeper dive into the immigration narrative and the Christian response. We talk about so much in this conversation but ultimately we take a closer look at land, borders and belonging and re-imagining our vision of all. I challenge you to listen in then go buy your copy of Karen’s book today. 📖

🎧 Link to listen can be found in my bio or your favorite podcast listening app.

Happy Book Launch day to this incredible, beautiful soul !!!

I had the opportunity to sit down with Aurelia last week and talk about her book, her story, and her journey of liberation and so much more.

Aurelia is not only a pastor, author and speaker but she is a true liberator of souls. The fact that Sojourners named her as one of the Top 10 women pastors in 2022 should tell you a little something!!

Our convo is available to listen to on link in bio or your favorite podcast listening app. So go listen in and then grab a copy of her new book today!!

Thank you for sharing your voice and story with such unwavering truth and vulnerability!!

Happy BOOK LAUNCH DAY to from !!

I am so thrilled to welcome back Myisha T Hill to the HerStory speaks podcast to talk about her own healing journey and her new book, Heal Your Way Forward.

I first met Myisha over two years ago when taking one of her classes. Then she was a guest on the podcast in early 2020 right before the “great white awakening.” In this episode we talk about our journeys since then and Myisha opens up about her own healing and mental health health journey that led her to write her new book. We cover a lot of territory in this conversation such as white tears, grief, ghosting, healing yourself to heal others, and coming back to the work after the great white awakening.

🎧Listen to our convo on your favorite podcast listening app then go buy Myishas book 📚 at your favorite bookstore and begin again the work of your own healing journey. ❤️

This is a sacred conversation y’all and you are invited to listen in. I’m grateful for the voice of Dr. Quantrilla Ard and her willingness to share her passion and story of what it means to be a Black woman and mother in America.

In this episode she shares her story of her pregnancy- that literally almost resulted in the loss of her own life and her baby’s. She talks openly about not only her experience but that of other Black women in America who become pregnant.

Her horrific birthing experience did have a “happy” ending, but as she shares that is not the case for many Black women in this country.

Quantrilla is now a passionate advocate for all aspects of Black maternal health. In this episode she also speaks up about the recent RoevWade decision - and how as a Black Christian woman who advocates for the health of Black women and babies- what this ruling has meant to her and the women she advocates for.

🎧 Listen in to this convo by subscribing to the on your favorite podcast listening app.

When I recorded this episode with Mindy Corporon just a few weeks ago after the Uvalde shooting, I had no idea I would be releasing my conversation with Mindy on the heals of yet another mass shooting. My heart goes out today to the people in Highland Park who are dealing with the tragic loss of hate and gun violence yet again today.

My guest for this episode knows this horrific story all too well. On April 13, 2014, Mindy’s father and 14 year old son were shot and killed by a white supremacist intent on killing Jews on Palm Sunday. But Mindy’s father and son were no Jewish, they just happened to be going to an event for her son at the Jewish Community center in Overland Park, KS when the shooter started his killing spree.

Mindy’s story is one of unthinkable grief and healing in a story she would have never written for her life and never saw coming. As Mindy says, hate and evil will affect us all at some point - even white Christian women- when we allow it to continue.

In this conversation Mindy shares some of the darkest chapters in her story but also how she overcome evil with love and goodness. Mindy’s story and life mission challenges us all to practice courageous kindness in the face of evil.

Listen in on our conversation on your favorite podcast listening app.

This is your reminder that we don’t all have the same life stories. So many of us are so blinded by our own privilege that we praise the Lord never stopping to think that what we choose to call a blessing and “win for life” could be life ending for others. I know because I was once there- focusing on the “unborn” never once giving thought to the stories and lives of the very women who faced the life altering decision in front of them.

Let’s stop with the calling todays decision a victory for Jesus. Last I checked Jesus spoke up for and stood on the side of the poor, the oppressed, the marginalized and he was especially always, always on the side of women.

* please note, this is not an exhaustive list of who deserves to make the very personal decision with their own body.

** edited to add: this is not a pro-life debate forum. I do not have the capacity to monitor that today or any day for that matter.

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For pride month we are talking about what it means to really be an ally to the LGBTQ+ community. How to go beyond wearing that cute pride shirt and why true allyship is so important for any marginalized community.

My guest for this episode is Jeannie Gainsburg- she’s an award winning educational trainer and consultant in the field of LGBTQ+ inclusion and effective allyship. Her book , The Savvy Ally, is truly a must read for anyone wanting to be an ally to the LGBTQ+ community or anyone wanting to be a better human really:)

In our conversation, Jeannie shares current and relevant info on LGTBTQ+ identities and terms and action steps for creating more LGBTQ+ affirming spaces at home and in our parenting. She also shared tips on navigating difficult conversations.

🎧 To listen subscribe to the on your favorite podcast listening app. 🌈
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To God’s beloved LGBTQIA+ friends, may you know today and every single day going forward how loved and valued you are. May you never question your worth or feel like you have to change to conform to worldly standards. May you heal from church harm and find your people who truly represent God’s love. May you always know that you are not broken or need “fixed”, but rather know to your very core that you are made in the image of God. And may you never doubt that you, beloved LGBTQIA+ community, are truly fearfully and wonderfully made.

New podcast episode alert - and it’s an important one you NEED to listen to!

Did you know that the first — and still the only — right that the U.S. Constitution specifically affirms equally for women and men is the right to vote!?! How can this be in 2022? The Equal Rights Amendment will ensure that US Constitution protects people from discrimination on the basis of their s*x. BUT After 100 years of advocacy this amendment still has not been published as the 28th amendment!

In this episode I am joined by human rights lawyer and faith leader, Allyson McKinney Timm, as well as speaker and author . Both are women with a passion for justice and equality. Allyson is the founder of whose mission it is to “inspire, educate, and mobilize Christian communities to respond faithfully to the call to justice by defending the human rights of all.”

In this episode we dive into the history of the ERA, myths and opposition, the importance of it and especially why Christians should support it. We also talk about action steps and what you can do to help get this important amendment published.