Girls Need Love
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Episode 1 I Girls Need Love (Not Fixing)
di Malesia Britt
Episode 1: Girls Need Love (Not Fixing) Why do people rush to fix women’s pain instead of honoring it? In this first episode of Girls Need Love, Dr. Malesia Britt and Chanel Beckford begin an honest conversation about faith, emotions, healing, and the pressure women often feel to move past pain too quickly. Together they explore why presence can be more healing than advice, why God is not threatened by our emotions, and how well-intentioned spiritual language can sometimes cause deeper harm. Pull up a chair. In This Episode • Why women’s pain is often rushed instead of honored • The difference between presence and fixing • Why emotional honesty is not a lack of faith • How “fix-it faith” can unintentionally re-traumatize people Guiding Questions • Why is presence often more healing than answers? • Is God threatened by our emotions? • How can “fix-it faith” cause harm? Timestamps 00:00 Welcome 02:00 Come As You Are 05:00 Why women’s pain gets rushed 09:00 Presence vs fixing 16:00 God and our emotions 22:00 When spiritual advice harms 28:00 What love actually looks like 31:00 Take This With You Listen & Subscribe New episodes drop every Sunday. Listen on YouTube, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, RSS.com, and wherever you get your podcasts. Because girls need love. Faith, feelings—and the God who stays.
Girls Need Love is where faith stops pretending and healing tells the truth. In this introductory episode, hosts Dr. Malesia Britt and Chanel Beckford introduce the heart behind the podcast and the kind of conversations listeners can expect each week. This show was born from two friends walking through their own journeys of healing, faith, therapy, and truth-telling, and realizing that many women are navigating the same questions but rarely have safe spaces to talk about them. If you’ve ever loved God but felt exhausted by expectations, confused by church culture, or unsure where your emotions fit in your faith journey, this podcast is for you. Each week, Girls Need Love explores honest conversations about: • Faith and mental health • Trauma and healing • Relationships and boundaries • Calling and burnout • Deconstruction and reconstruction • Therapy, theology, and emotional honesty • What church didn’t prepare us for Rooted in trauma-informed theology and emotionally intelligent faith, this podcast creates space for conversations without spiritual bypassing or toxic positivity. Here, we believe: • Presence is sacred • Boundaries are holy • Healing is liberation Whether you’re questioning, healing, rebuilding, or simply tired, there is room for you here. Pull up a chair. Because girls need love. 🎙️ Meet Your Hosts Dr. Malesia Britt Theologian, psychologist, educator, and storyteller passionate about helping people integrate faith, healing, and purpose. Chanel Beckford Faith leader and mental health advocate who believes that honesty, compassion, and community are essential to spiritual growth. 🎧 What to Expect New episodes feature thoughtful, honest conversations that hold space for the complexity of faith and life. Expect episodes that are reflective, practical, and deeply human. 📌 Follow & Listen Subscribe and follow Girls Need Love wherever you listen to podcasts. New episodes every Sunday. And if this conversation resonates with you, share it with a friend who might need a space like this too. Girls Need Love; Faith, feelings, and the God who stays.