Life After Leaven w/ Tamice Spencer-Helms

Meet the Spencer-Helms family and hear our story. From fake names to friend zoning, Tamice and Ellison share about leaving toxicity, finding themselves and finding love. Life After Leaven is sponsored by Sub:Culture Incorporated, a 501c3 committed to eradicating cultural, social, spiritual, financial, and academic barriers for Black College Students. If you are interested in giving a tax deductible donation toward our work with black college students, you can do that here. Thank you for helping us ensure temporary roadblocks don't become permanent dead ends for students with marginalized identities. You can follow us on Instagram: @subc_incorporated, Facebook: facebook.com/subcultureinco, and Twitter: @subcultureinco1. Our episodes are written and produced by Tamice Namae Speaks LLC. Don’t miss out on what Tamice has planned next! Follow her on Instagram and Twitter, or subscribe to her Substack blog.

Tamice and Rochelle talk about the fear that comes with letting go of evangelicalism in this raw and thought-provoking season finale. What if anything does it mean to walk away? How can we hold on to Jesus? The question for so many these days is whether Jesus is even worth holding on to? We think you know the answer. The real question is HOW do we hold on to Jesus? Life After Leaven is a podcast where guests from various faiths and backgrounds share their perspectives, anecdotes, and insight regarding how to move forward after leaving toxic faith and religion. We’ll be asking the tough questions and finding creative solutions to complex cultural issues. With a mix of serious discourse and witty banter, join us for a thought-provoking examination of how we can rebuild an unleavened faith together. NOTE: Not every viewpoint or position held or expressed on this show is that of the host or sponsoring organization. It is our position, however, that once you see God, you cannot unsee them, and that makes conversations with everyone about anything an opportunity to see Christ. Life After Leaven is sponsored by Sub:Culture Incorporated, a 501c3 committed to eradicating cultural, social, spiritual, financial, and academic barriers for Black College Students. If you are interested in giving a tax deductible donation toward our work with black college students, you can do that here. Thank you for helping us ensure temporary roadblocks don't become permanent dead ends for students with marginalized identities. You can follow us on Instagram: @subc_incorporated, Facebook: facebook.com/subcultureinco, and Twitter: @subcultureinco1. Our episodes are written and produced by Tamice Namae Speaks LLC. Don’t miss out on what Tamice has planned next! Follow her on Instagram and Twitter, or subscribe to her Substack blog.

Erin joins Tamice on this episode and talks about rethinking ways of doing spirituality after white evangelicalism, even in the most unfamiliar ways.  Recounting the cost is about thikning about what that real cost of following white Jesus is and how leaving a faith that was once everything to you can lead to some interesting (exciting) places. Life After Leaven is a podcast where guests from various faiths and backgrounds share their perspectives, anecdotes, and insight regarding how to move forward after leaving toxic faith and religion. We’ll be asking the tough questions and finding creative solutions to complex cultural issues. With a mix of serious discourse and witty banter, join us for a thought-provoking examination of how we can rebuild an unleavened faith together. NOTE: Not every viewpoint or position held or expressed on this show is that of the host or sponsoring organization. It is our position, however, that once you see God, you cannot unsee them, and that makes conversations with everyone about anything an opportunity to see Christ. Life After Leaven is sponsored by Sub:Culture Incorporated, a 501c3 committed to eradicating cultural, social, spiritual, financial, and academic barriers for Black College Students. If you are interested in giving a tax deductible donation toward our work with black college students, you can do that here. Thank you for helping us ensure temporary roadblocks don't become permanent dead ends for students with marginalized identities. You can follow us on Instagram: @subc_incorporated, Facebook: facebook.com/subcultureinco, and Twitter: @subcultureinco1. Our episodes are written and produced by Tamice Namae Speaks LLC. Don’t miss out on what Tamice has planned next! Follow her on Instagram and Twitter, or subscribe to her Substack blog.

Karla talks about knowing the Holy Spirit from a young age, and the ways that relationship was complicated and eventually strengthened by her time in charismatic ministry spaces. As a afro-peruvian woman living undocumented in the states, she offers a unique perspective on the ways that the leaven of whiteness obscures and obstructs our ability to feel any real sense of belonging in these types of ministry spaces. Life After Leaven is a podcast where guests from various faiths and backgrounds share their perspectives, anecdotes, and insight regarding how to move forward after leaving toxic faith and religion. We’ll be asking the tough questions and finding creative solutions to complex cultural issues. With a mix of serious discourse and witty banter, join us for a thought-provoking examination of how we can rebuild an unleavened faith together. NOTE: Not every viewpoint or position held or expressed on this show is that of the host or sponsoring organization. It is our position, however, that once you see God, you cannot unsee them, and that makes conversations with everyone about anything an opportunity to see Christ. Life After Leaven is sponsored by Sub:Culture Incorporated, a 501c3 committed to eradicating cultural, social, spiritual, financial, and academic barriers for Black College Students. If you are interested in giving a tax deductible donation toward our work with black college students, you can do that here. Thank you for helping us ensure temporary roadblocks don't become permanent dead ends for students with marginalized identities. You can follow us on Instagram: @subc_incorporated, Facebook: facebook.com/subcultureinco, and Twitter: @subcultureinco1. Our episodes are written and produced by Tamice Namae Speaks LLC. Don’t miss out on what Tamice has planned next! Follow her on Instagram and Twitter, or subscribe to her Substack blog.

When you get coffee from a white person, just know you're in trouble. Tamice and her friend Carol talk about the similarities and differences of the experience of whiteness in Kenya and in the United States.  How does whiteness affect  relationships between Africans and African Americans? Carol 'learns us today' on this topic and more. This episode is rich and sobering. Hope you're ready! Life After Leaven is a podcast where guests from various faiths and backgrounds share their perspectives, anecdotes, and insight regarding how to move forward after leaving toxic faith and religion. We’ll be asking the tough questions and finding creative solutions to complex cultural issues. With a mix of serious discourse and witty banter, join us for a thought-provoking examination of how we can rebuild an unleavened faith together. NOTE: Not every viewpoint or position held or expressed on this show is that of the host or sponsoring organization. It is our position, however, that once you see God, you cannot unsee them, and that makes conversations with everyone about anything an opportunity to see Christ. Life After Leaven is sponsored by Sub:Culture Incorporated, a 501c3 committed to eradicating cultural, social, spiritual, financial, and academic barriers for Black College Students. If you are interested in giving a tax deductible donation toward our work with black college students, you can do that here. Thank you for helping us ensure temporary roadblocks don't become permanent dead ends for students with marginalized identities. You can follow us on Instagram: @subc_incorporated, Facebook: facebook.com/subcultureinco, and Twitter: @subcultureinco1. Our episodes are written and produced by Tamice Namae Speaks LLC. Don’t miss out on what Tamice has planned next! Follow her on Instagram and Twitter, or subscribe to her Substack blog.

What happens when a white person divests and breaks up with white Jesus? What do they root down in? Tamice talks with Alyssa Sieb about recovering what is lost in toxic faith, even for white people. Life After Leaven is a podcast where guests from various faiths and backgrounds share their perspectives, anecdotes, and insight regarding how to move forward after leaving toxic faith and religion. We’ll be asking the tough questions and finding creative solutions to complex cultural issues. With a mix of serious discourse and witty banter, join us for a thought-provoking examination of how we can rebuild an unleavened faith together. NOTE: Not every viewpoint or position held or expressed on this show is that of the host or sponsoring organization. It is our position, however, that once you see God, you cannot unsee them, and that makes conversations with everyone about anything an opportunity to see Christ. Life After Leaven is sponsored by Sub:Culture Incorporated, a 501c3 committed to eradicating cultural, social, spiritual, financial, and academic barriers for Black College Students. If you are interested in giving a tax deductible donation toward our work with black college students, you can do that here. Thank you for helping us ensure temporary roadblocks don't become permanent dead ends for students with marginalized identities. You can follow us on Instagram: @subc_incorporated, Facebook: facebook.com/subcultureinco, and Twitter: @subcultureinco1. Our episodes are written and produced by Tamice Namae Speaks LLC. Don’t miss out on what Tamice has planned next! Follow her on Instagram and Twitter, or subscribe to her Substack blog.

In this episode, Tamice and Sarah discuss the need to reframe the way we think about land and belonging. They examine how, for many Black and Indigenous people, land is tied to cultural identity, how colonialism has threatened that relationship, and how this has resulted in deep-seated issues around identity, belonging, and community.  Sarah's Book Reccomendation: Decolonizing Evangelicalism where Dr. Randy Woodley and Bo Sanders distinguish between being “anticolonial” and “decolonial” depending on your social location and intended direction within colonialism and the album she's currently binging.Life After Leaven is a podcast where guests from various faiths and backgrounds share their perspectives, anecdotes, and insight regarding how to move forward after leaving toxic faith and religion. We’ll be asking the tough questions and finding creative solutions to complex cultural issues. With a mix of serious discourse and witty banter, join us for a thought-provoking examination of how we can rebuild an unleavened faith together. NOTE: Not every viewpoint or position held or expressed on this show is that of the host or sponsoring organization. It is our position, however, that once you see God, you cannot unsee them, and that makes conversations with everyone about anything an opportunity to see Christ. Life After Leaven is sponsored by Sub:Culture Incorporated, a 501c3 committed to eradicating cultural, social, spiritual, financial, and academic barriers for Black College Students. If you are interested in giving a tax deductible donation toward our work with black college students, you can do that here. Thank you for helping us ensure temporary roadblocks don't become permanent dead ends for students with marginalized identities. You can follow us on Instagram: @subc_incorporated, Facebook: facebook.com/subcultureinco, and Twitter: @subcultureinco1. Our episodes are written and produced by Tamice Namae Speaks LLC. Don’t miss out on what Tamice has planned next! Follow her on Instagram and Twitter, or subscribe to her Substack blog.

Nya Abernathy talks to us about the three key elements of an embodied and healthy faith. She tells the story of what it means to be mystic and Pentecostal, and what it looks like to walk one another home. Life After Leaven is a podcast where guests from various faiths and backgrounds share their perspectives, anecdotes, and insight regarding how to move forward after leaving toxic faith and religion. We’ll be asking the tough questions and finding creative solutions to complex cultural issues. With a mix of serious discourse and witty banter, join us for a thought-provoking examination of how we can rebuild an unleavened faith together. NOTE: Not every viewpoint or position held or expressed on this show is that of the host or sponsoring organization. It is our position, however, that once you see God, you cannot unsee them, and that makes conversations with everyone about anything an opportunity to see Christ.  Life After Leaven is sponsored by Sub:Culture Incorporated, a 501c3 committed to eradicating cultural, social, spiritual, financial, and academic barriers for Black College Students. If you are interested in giving a tax deductible donation toward our work with black college students, you can do that here. Thank you for helping us ensure temporary roadblocks don't become permanent dead ends for students with marginalized identities. You can follow us on Instagram: @subc_incorporated, Facebook: facebook.com/subcultureinco, and Twitter: @subcultureinco1. Our episodes are written and produced by Tamice Namae Speaks LLC. Don’t miss out on what Tamice has planned next! Follow her on Instagram and Twitter, or subscribe to her Substack blog.

What do we do with Jesus? What do we do with the Word? Tamice welcomes her friend Tabatha to talk about what it has been like to love and follow Jesus outside of whiteness. Life After Leaven is a podcast where guests from various faiths and backgrounds share their perspectives, anecdotes, and insight regarding how to move forward after leaving toxic faith and religion. We’ll be asking the tough questions and finding creative solutions to complex cultural issues. With a mix of serious discourse and witty banter, join us for a thought-provoking examination of how we can rebuild an unleavened faith together. NOTE: Not every viewpoint or position held or expressed on this show is that of the host or sponsoring organization. It is our position, however, that once you see God, you cannot unsee them, and that makes conversations with everyone about anything an opportunity to see Christ. Life After Leaven is sponsored by Sub:Culture Incorporated, a 501c3 committed to eradicating cultural, social, spiritual, financial, and academic barriers for Black College Students. If you are interested in giving a tax deductible donation toward our work with black college students, you can do that here. Thank you for helping us ensure temporary roadblocks don't become permanent dead ends for students with marginalized identities. You can follow us on Instagram: @subc_incorporated, Facebook: facebook.com/subcultureinco, and Twitter: @subcultureinco1. Our episodes are written and produced by Tamice Namae Speaks LLC. Don’t miss out on what Tamice has planned next! Follow her on Instagram and Twitter, or subscribe to her Substack blog.

How do you know when it is time to go? Tamice and Rebekah talk about the catalytic moment that led to her family moving away from the west coast back to Chicago. Life After Leaven is a podcast where guests from various faiths and backgrounds  share their perspectives, anecdotes, and insight regarding how to move forward after leaving toxic faith and religion. We’ll be asking the tough questions and finding creative solutions to complex cultural issues. With a mix of serious discourse and witty banter, join us for a thought-provoking examination of how, together, we can rebuild an unleavened faith.  Life After Leaven is a podcast where guests from various faiths and backgrounds share their perspectives, anecdotes, and insight regarding how to move forward after leaving toxic faith and religion. We’ll be asking the tough questions and finding creative solutions to complex cultural issues. With a mix of serious discourse and witty banter, join us for a thought-provoking examination of how we can rebuild an unleavened faith together. NOTE: Not every viewpoint or position held or expressed on this show is that of the host or sponsoring organization. It is our position, however, that once you see God, you cannot unsee them, and that makes conversations with everyone about anything an opportunity to see Christ. Life After Leaven is sponsored by Sub:Culture Incorporated, a 501c3 committed to eradicating cultural, social, spiritual, financial, and academic barriers for Black College Students. If you are interested in giving a tax deductible donation toward our work with black college students, you can do that here. Thank you for helping us ensure temporary roadblocks don't become permanent dead ends for students with marginalized identities. You can follow us on Instagram: @subc_incorporated, Facebook: facebook.com/subcultureinco, and Twitter: @subcultureinco1. Our episodes are written and produced by Tamice Namae Speaks LLC. Don’t miss out on what Tamice has planned next! Follow her on Instagram and Twitter, or subscribe to her Substack blog.