Episode 7: How Much Longer, Though?

What does waiting actually do to us?

In this episode of Girls Need Love, Dr. Malesia Britt and Chanel Beckford unpack the emotional, spiritual, and physical realities of waiting—especially when life feels delayed, uncertain, or painfully still.

Together, they explore how waiting impacts the nervous system, why God’s timing can feel both loving and painful, and how faith holds tension without requiring silence or self-blame.

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In This Episode

• Why waiting affects more than just patience • The emotional and physical impact of uncertainty • Wrestling with God’s timing honestly • How waiting exposes fear, control, and expectation • Why waiting is active, costly, and formative • What love looks like while life feels unresolved

Key Takeaways

• Waiting is not passive—it shapes us in real time • Anxiety, grief, and frustration are part of the spiritual landscape • Faith can hold trust and disappointment at the same time • You are not behind, forgotten, or failing while you wait

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Episode 6: Let’s Talk Seminary

What is seminary really like… beyond the books and theology?

In this episode of Girls Need Love, Dr. Malesia Britt and Chanel Beckford pull back the curtain on the real journey of seminary—calling, doubt, formation, and everything in between.

From unlearning what you thought you knew about God to navigating exhaustion and identity shifts, this conversation explores how seminary shapes not just what you believe, but who you are becoming.

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In This Episode

• How calling often emerges from questions, not clarity • What seminary really does to your faith • The tension between unlearning and growing • Why formation is deeper than academics • The importance of community, rest, and resistance in the process

Key Takeaways

• Calling is often formed through lived experience and questions • Unlearning is just as sacred as learning • Seminary shapes your identity, not just your theology • You are not behind—you are being formed

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What does surrender actually look like in real life?

In this episode of Girls Need Love, Dr. Malesia Britt and Chanel Beckford unpack the tension between what we’ve been taught about surrender and what it actually requires in everyday life.

From messy decisions to emotional honesty, they explore how surrender isn’t just an altar moment, it’s a daily practice shaped by trust, doubt, and real-life choices.

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In This Episode

• What surrender looks like beyond church language • Why surrender is not self-erasure, but relational trust • The role of doubt, honesty, and emotion in real surrender • How spiritual silence disconnects us from wholeness • Why surrender is practiced in everyday decisions, not just big moments • How surrender shapes identity, not erases it

Key Takeaways

• Surrender is about trust, not disappearing • You don’t have to silence your emotions to be faithful • Growth requires honesty, not perfection • Your identity is refined—not lost—in surrender

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Because girls need love. Faith, feelings, and the God who stays.