I am Symone D, Founder and CEO of “SymoneTalks,” an organization I began as a woman who suffered in my childhood from depression, along with suicidal thoughts and ideation. I felt bound by such feelings, but once I got over the hurdles and began being comfortable talking about it, I began providing myself and others permission to be vulnerable and transparent about not being okay and provide therapeutic healing through talking. Once I was comfortable talking about it, I struggled to find a space…
In today’s episode of Kingdom vs Culture, we’re going deeper than behavior—we’re getting to the root: identity. What if the way you’ve been “protecting yourself” isn’t actually strength… but a response to unhealed places? Many women have learned to guard their hearts through self-protection—building emotional walls, avoiding vulnerability, and carrying everything alone. But what happens when…
In this episode of Kingdom vs Culture, we continue the conversation from “Faking It” and go deeper—into a version of strength many women wear without realizing it’s become armor. Culture applauds hyper-independence: carry it all, need no one, never break. But what happens when strength becomes a mask that isolates us, hardens our hearts, and silences our need for God? Strength in Softness…
Have you ever felt the pressure to look strong when you’re barely holding it together? To smile, serve, pray, and show up—while quietly hiding the parts of you that feel heavy, broken, or unsure? In this powerful first episode of What A Word Podcast, we’re pulling back the mask. We’re talking about what it really means to “fake it”—with pride, with God, and within our communities. From pretending…
In this episode we will be starting off our new season The Challenges of True Transition. For the first episode I’m going to talk about how God silence me unexpectedly.