Rest, Obedience & the Two Years That Changed Everything
After two years away, I'm returning with the story of two layoffs, a marriage, and learning that rest is obedience.
If you've been waiting, wondering, or maybe quietly hoping I'd come back — I'm here.
After two years away from the mic, I'm returning to Beyond Broke and Hungry with a heart full of stories, a new last name, and a message I truly believe someone out there needs to hear right now: rest is not laziness. Rest is obedience.
A Lot Can Change in Two Years
When this podcast went quiet, I wasn't coasting. I was running — hard. I was working two full-time remote jobs, coaching fitness classes, building an influencer presence, and launching my own marketing agency, all at the same time. The kind of pace that sounds impressive until you find yourself curled up on the floor, sobbing, crying out to God and asking how you're going to make it through.
Sound familiar?
That moment of breaking wasn't the end of my story. It was actually the beginning of one.
Two Layoffs. Zero Regrets.
One by one, the layers started to fall away. I was laid off from my first job — and felt peace. Then, three days after falling to my knees and genuinely laying my entire career before God and asking for direction, I was laid off from my second job too.
For most people, that would be a crisis. For me, it was confirmation.
"For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, plans to prosper you and not harm you, plans to give you hope and a future." — Jeremiah 29:11
I leaned into that verse and went all in on my agency. The road wasn't easy — I'll be the first to tell you that — but every time provision came, it came right when I needed it. Not because I hustled harder. Because I finally stopped hustling for myself and started trusting God with the work He'd already called me to.
Why Beyond Broke and Hungry Is Now in the Christian Category
This is one of the most intentional changes I made with the rebrand, and I want to be clear about why.
This is not self-help.
I still read the books. I still get motivated by the content. But I'm not willing to stand at this mic and pretend that any breakthrough I've had was something I manufactured on my own. Every single thing I have to share — it traces back to the Lord. So I'm going to say that, boldly and without apology.
If that's your thing? Welcome to the club. If it’s not? You are still welcome and loved, friend!
Learning to Be Still (Even When You're Type A)
Here's the part I think a lot of you are going to relate to.
I wanted a plan. I wanted direction, a list, a clear next step. I'm type A, self-described, and waiting is not exactly my comfort zone. But again and again, what I felt called to do was the same thing: be still.
"Be still and know that I am God." — Psalm 46:10
Part of learning to be still looked like joining the production serve team at my church, Eleven22 in Jacksonville. And not the team I expected. My background is multimedia journalism — camera work, shoots, editing — so God placed me right behind a camera on worship, on the floor, serving on Sundays and Thursdays. It sounds simple, but it became the exact medicine I didn't know I needed.
Slowing down to serve others helped me finally move through my own life with intention instead of survival mode.
Oh, and I Got Married 🤍
I reintroduced myself with a new last name in the episode and then had to circle back and actually explain why — because yes, I'm married now!
Doug and I said "I do" on January 10, 2026, in what I can only describe as the most perfect, beautiful, God-blessed day of my life. I cannot wait to share more about the wedding soon — and yes, it's gone viral more than once, so that conversation is coming.
If You're the One on the Floor Right Now
This episode closes in prayer. That's something new I'm doing with the show, and it's completely intentional.
Because I know what it's like to be in that exact spot — overwhelmed, lost, wondering how everything is going to come together. And I wanted whoever is listening — whether it's one person or a thousand — to feel seen.
"Come to me, all who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest." — Matthew 11:28
If that's you right now, this episode was made for you.
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