The Journey of You Podcast

Honest conversations about faith, identity, purpose, and becoming who God created you to be.

Everyone has a story. Every story has purpose.

The Journey of You is a podcast hosted by Tonia D. Benas. It is a place for honest conversations about faith, identity, purpose, and becoming who God created you to be.

Through personal reflections and conversations with women from all walks of life, each episode explores the stories that shape us, the obstacles we overcome, and the hope we discover when we align our lives with God's purpose.

Because your story isn't over...

It's becoming.

Wherever you are on your journey, I hope these conversations encourage you to keep becoming who God created you to be.

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Share the story God is writing through your life.

I'm looking for women who are willing to have honest conversations about faith, identity, healing, leadership, resilience, and becoming who God created them to be.

If your story could encourage someone else to keep going...

I'd love to hear from you.

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TJOY23: Persist, Even when life happens

In today's episode, we sit down with London Winston, Medical Social Worker, and discuss her journey to becoming a social worker, the highs and lows and obstacles she faced, and the goals she is still working on accomplishing, all while raising her son and still making time for herself. The journey of life isn't always easy, but it can be very rewarding.

You can connect with her on FB: @LondonWinston or via email: lqwinston22@gmail.com.

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TJOY22: Fear & Anxiety Birth a Path to Purpose

In today's episode, we sit down with Christina Burks, owner of Sweet Comfort Candles, as she talks about surviving 9/11, desiring a certain career but life happening and sending her a different route, and finding her own path to entrepreneurship.

You can check out her candles and oil diffusers that are coming soon at https://www.sweetcomfortcandlesllc.com.

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TJOY21: Keep Your Fight

In this world today, we all face lots of obstacles. Overwhelm can be frequent, as is anxiety and a lack of hope or a will to fight. Today, Tonia covers some scriptures on how to keep your fight, and use God's word as a weapon to fight against the enemy.

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TJOY20: You Are Enough

Have you ever questioned who God says that you are or whether or not you are enough? If so, today's episode is for you. We do a deep dive into nine scriptures that confirm YOU ARE ENOUGH and that God is with you every step of the way.

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TJOY19: Closer to God in 40 Days

In today's show, Tonia talks about the season of Lent, and ways that you can strategize and plan to fast, and grow deeper in your relationship with God.

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TJOY17: Your Mental Health Matters

Today we sit down with Rene'te Washington, Licensed Counselor and Founder of Refined Beginnings Counseling. Rene'te tells us about how she found her purpose in counseling others, and how she longs to help women, especially women of color (black and brown communities), understand who they are, and the steps they need to take to fully become who they were created to be. She has over seventeen years of experience in the field, and she has served in several of the places that you either have been in or are currently dealing with right now.

She emphasizes that mental health starts with ME. You are important and so is your mental health.

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TJOY16: The Importance of Community

In this episode, Tonia sits down with Coach Casie Petersen, author, speaker, and wellness coach, as she talks about her journey of mental health, overcoming shame, discovering her purpose, and the importance of community.

You can visit her website: https://www.casiepetersen.com

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TJOY15: He Cheated, Now What

Today we sat down with Kate Conwell, Founder of The Journey Beyond Betrayal, a community  that supports women who have experienced infidelity, and the steps to healing after being exposed to that kind of trauma.

Kate talks about her own experience with this kind of trauma, and the purpose that was birthed through her pain; the why behind the community she now provides for other women walking a similar journey.

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TJOY14: In the Light, Letting go of guilt & shame

In this episode, Tonia sits down with Coach Bridget Lynch of In The Light Coaching to discuss her journey of life, her discovery of purpose, and the gems she has learned along the way.

You can connect with Coach Bridget on IG @inthelightcoaching. You can follow her on YouTube @bridgetlynch

You can visit her website: https://www.inthelightcoaching.live

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TJOY13: Trust Your Gut, Heed the Holy Spirit

In this episode, Tonia talks about how through the pain, the trials and tribulations of life, there is always purpose. Whether you caused the pain or life just happened, purpose always prevails. You may not see it while you are going through it, but as you reflect and seek clarity, peace and understanding, you will discover it. It is always bigger than you, and your testimony can help someone else.

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TJOY11: Invest the Talents You’ve Been Given

In this episode, Tonia talks about your gifts, there importance in your life and the lives of others. She references the parable of the talents in the Bible and how it applies to your gifts and purpose.

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Episode 10: Purpose in Pain

In this episode, Tonia talks about how through the pain, the trials and tribulations of life, there is always purpose. Whether you caused the pain or life just happened, purpose always prevails. You may not see it while you are going through it, but as you reflect and seek clarity, peace and understanding, you will discover it. It is always bigger than you. And your testimony can help someone else.

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TJOY09: Purpose Prevails even in the wilderness

In this episode, we sit down with Michele McMillan, my cousin, and a RN, and discuss how she discovered her purpose and path, even with spending thirty years in the wilderness. Though moments of her path seemed far from where she thought she should be, God always brought her back to where He intended her to be.

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TJOY08: Prioritize What is MOST Important to You

Nejai Waltower is a wife, mother, Clinical Project Manager and has a heart for health and wellness. She shares what she discovered on her journey, when she reached burn out and how she overcame and reset, so that she could pick things up, put them back in order and find balance.

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TJOY07: Finding Purpose in spite of Adversity

In today's episode, we sit down with singer, songwriter and author, Michelle Brown. She discusses her testimony of seeking God through the ups and down of medical issues with her heart and the heart transplant that she received.

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TJOY05: Heart to Heart with my Sister

Tonia talks with her sister Victoria about life, their viewpoints growing up and how it colored their life and outlook along their journeys and how it looks to them present day.

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TJOY04: God is faithful, put your "wait" on it

In this episode, we sit down with educator, Dr. Ratasha Middleton and she discloses her testimony of how God has been faithful to her over the years. She will share with you how He has used different situations in her life to teach her about Himself, and how she can put her wait on Him.

We hope that by the end of this video, you'll have a better understanding of why God does what He does in our lives, and how to put your wait on Him.

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