sensualfaith

New Orleans, Louisiana. It’s more than a city…she’s a portal. And, for 3 and an half years, she was my home. Tap in as I reflect on all that “Nawlins” meant (and means!) to me. Inspired by hometown sentiments from Louis Armstrong.

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Love ‘em or hate ‘em, dating apps are here to stay. And I actually don’t mind dating apps—it’s the creeps, pen pals, and fboys I don’t care for! Anyhoo…tune in to learn why I kissed dating apps goodbye *and* best practices for if you decide to reactivate your profile…AGAIN. Inspired by an Instagram post from @AffirmationsandQuotes about worthiness and manifestation.

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New year, new address! I am officially a DMV girly and I could NOT be more excited! Join me as I discuss a few things I’ve learned living in Washington, D.C. and get plugged in to my first events of 2024! Inspired by Zora Neale Hurston’s Their Eyes Were Watching God. 

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2023 was beating my ass, y’all. But, thank GOD, December came in here like she/he/they got some sense! Tune in and tap in with me as I pop out to explore the difference between self-care and self-preservation and share a major life lesson I learned this year. Inspired by Audre Lorde's "A Burst of Light." 

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For this episode’s supplemental materials, visit patreon.com/lyvonnebriggs (aka Sensual Faith Academy) and join the tier that’s right for you! The Sensual Faith tier supports the podcast and the Lavish Love tier supports the podcast *and* grants you access to bonus content (like book studies, audioessays, tarot/oracle card readings, behind the scenes footage, exclusive sneak peeks, and more!).

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Cash App: $PastorBae

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Healing ain't always yoga, breathwork, and spa days, chile. Sometimes it's sobbing and wailing and cocooning. Join Lyvonne for a conversation on how to lavish yourself with self-compassion no matter where you are on your healing journey. Inspired by a recent social media post Lyvonne shared.

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For this episode’s supplemental materials, visit patreon.com/lyvonnebriggs (aka Sensual Faith Academy) and join the tier that’s right for you! The Sensual Faith tier supports the podcast and the Lavish Love tier supports the podcast *and* grants you access to bonus content (like book studies, audio-essays, tarot/oracle card readings, behind the scenes footage, exclusive sneak peeks, and more!).

Other ways to support Lyvonne and her work:

Cash App: $PastorBae

Venmo: @LyvonneBriggs

Zelle: Lyvonne.Briggs@gmail.com

Black women in pursuit of love, life, and liberation is a whole mf’in’ vibe! Join Lyvonne and healer, activist, and community builder, Erika Totten, as they explore “The Love Ethic,” a communal, love-centered framework for holistic wellness for Black women, femmes, and folx. Inspired by "Sisters of the Yam: Black Women and Self-Recovery" by bell hooks.

Order your copy of “Sensual Faith!” visit 

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Leave a comment and 5-star review on Amazon!

For this episode’s supplemental materials, visit patreon.com/lyvonnebriggs (aka Sensual Faith Academy) and join the tier that’s right for you! The Sensual Faith tier supports the podcast and the Lavish Love tier supports the podcast *and* grants you access to bonus content (like book studies, audio essays, tarot/oracle card readings, behind-the-scenes footage, exclusive sneak peeks, and more!).

Other ways to support Lyvonne and her work:

Cash App: $PastorBae

Venmo: @LyvonneBriggs

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"The thing you are so scared of is going to change your life." These words by @AlexAubreyPoetry are holy words of encouragement. Fear (or the energy we call fear) is proof that you are taking steps toward your dream life! Join Lyvonne as she explores 3 steps to facing your fear! Inspired by "Learning to Love Myself" by Alex Aubrey.

Order your copy of “Sensual Faith!” visit

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For this episode’s supplemental materials, visit patreon.com/lyvonnebriggs (aka Sensual Faith Academy) and join the tier that’s right for you! The Sensual Faith tier supports the podcast and the Lavish Love tier supports the podcast *and* grants you access to bonus content (like book studies, audio essays, tarot/oracle card readings, behind-the-scenes footage, exclusive sneak peeks, and more!).

Other ways to support Lyvonne and her work:

Cash App: $PastorBae

Venmo: @LyvonneBriggs

Zelle: Lyvonne.Briggs@gmail.com

Oshun is one of the most popular Orishas, but her allure and her wrath go hand-in-hand. Join Lyvonne and Osún priestess, Iya Osundara (aka “Bruja Banton”) for a conversation on owning your spiritual journey, accepting your calling, and the sacred nature of being gully! Inspired by "Bone" by Yrsa Daley-Ward.

Order your copy of “Sensual Faith!” visit 

https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/706280/sensual-faith-by-lyvonne-briggs/

Leave a comment and 5-star review on Amazon!

For this episode’s supplemental materials, visit patreon.com/lyvonnebriggs (aka Sensual Faith Academy) and join the tier that’s right for you! The Sensual Faith tier supports the podcast and the Lavish Love tier supports the podcast *and* grants you access to bonus content (like book studies, audio essays, tarot/oracle card readings, behind-the-scenes footage, exclusive sneak peeks, and more!).

Other ways to support Lyvonne and her work:

Cash App: $PastorBae

Venmo: @LyvonneBriggs

Zelle: Lyvonne.Briggs@gmail.com

Breaking up is hard to do…*especially* when it’s a friendship. While our culture prioritizes sexual romantic relationships, losing non-sexual platonic relationships can be just as (if not more) sorrowful. Join Lyvonne for a conversation on navigating friendship dissolution and lessons she’s learned from her own experiences. Inspired by  "Reason, Season, and a Lifetime" by Brian A. “Drew” Chalker.

Order your copy of “Sensual Faith!” visit 

https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/706280/sensual-faith-by-lyvonne-briggs/

For this episode’s supplemental materials, visit patreon.com/lyvonnebriggs (aka Sensual Faith Academy) and join the tier that’s right for you! The Sensual Faith tier supports the podcast and the Lavish Love tier supports the podcast *and* grants you access to bonus content (like book studies, audio-essays, tarot/oracle card readings, behind the scenes footage, exclusive sneak peeks, and more!).

Other ways to support Lyvonne and her work:

Cash App: $PastorBae

Venmo: @LyvonneBriggs

Zelle: Lyvonne.Briggs@gmail.com

Do you find yourself constantly trying to please people? Are you often controlling, rescuing, stepping in, “helping,” and trying to fix everything? Did you know these might be expressions of codependency? Join Lyvonne for a conversation around healing our codependency, releasing the desire to control others, and learning to care for ourselves. Inspired by "Codependent No More: How to Stop Controlling Others and Start Caring for Yourself" by Melody Beattie.

Order your copy of “Sensual Faith!” visit 

https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/706280/sensual-faith-by-lyvonne-briggs/

For this episode’s supplemental materials, visit patreon.com/lyvonnebriggs (aka Sensual Faith Academy) and join the tier that’s right for you! The Sensual Faith tier supports the podcast and the Lavish Love tier supports the podcast *and* grants you access to bonus content (like book studies, audio essays, tarot/oracle card readings, behind-the-scenes footage, exclusive sneak peeks, and more!).

Other ways to support Lyvonne and her work:

Cash App: $PastorBae

Venmo: @LyvonneBriggs

Zelle: Lyvonne.Briggs@gmail.com

African spirituality is being demonized by popular Black evangelical preachers and the cosmos are in a tizzy! Join Lyvonne for a grounding conversation with artist, therapist, and Oya priestess, Thea Monyeé, around ancestral healing, motherhood, and deepening our self-love through the ancient wisdom of our African Diasporic culture and heritage. Inspired by "Blood and Bajareque" by Thea Monyeé.

Order your copy of “Sensual Faith!” visit 

https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/706280/sensual-faith-by-lyvonne-briggs/

Leave a comment and 5-star review on Amazon!

For this episode’s supplemental materials, visit patreon.com/lyvonnebriggs (aka Sensual Faith Academy) and join the tier that’s right for you! The Sensual Faith tier supports the podcast and the Lavish Love tier supports the podcast *and* grants you access to bonus content (like book studies, audioessays, tarot/oracle card readings, behind the scenes footage, exclusive sneak peeks, and more!).

Other ways to support Lyvonne and her work:

Cash App: $PastorBae

Venmo: @LyvonneBriggs

Zelle: Lyvonne.Briggs@gmail.com

Productivity is inherently tied to a capitalist system. So what happens when we center, privilege, and amplify *creativity?* Join Lyvonne for a conversation around the journey of healing our relationship to busyness. Inspired by "Sensual Faith: The Art of Coming Home to Your Body" by Lyvonne Briggs.

Preorder your copy of “Sensual Faith!” visit 

https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/706280/sensual-faith-by-lyvonne-briggs/

For this episode’s supplemental materials, visit patreon.com/lyvonnebriggs (aka Sensual Faith Academy) and join the tier that’s right for you! The Sensual Faith tier supports the podcast and the Lavish Love tier supports the podcast *and* grants you access to bonus content (like book studies, audio essays, tarot/oracle card readings, behind-the-scenes footage, exclusive sneak peeks, and more!).

Other ways to support Lyvonne and her work:

Cash App: $PastorBae

Venmo: @LyvonneBriggs

Zelle: Lyvonne.Briggs@gmail.com

Food is a holy element of community. By connecting us to nature and ourselves, it may be physical but it's also spiritual. Join Lyvonne for a conversation around the journey of healing our relationship to food. She is also joined by licensed mental health therapist, healer, writer, and culture shifter, Alishia McCullough (aka @blackandembodied), to explore embracing somatic healing and living our most liberated, whole lives! Inspired by "Pause, Rest, Be: Stillness Practices for Courage in Times of Change" by Octavia Raheem.

*Content Warning*: This episode contains a brief discussion on living with eating disorders.

Preorder your copy of “Sensual Faith!” visit 

https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/706280/sensual-faith-by-lyvonne-briggs/

For this episode’s supplemental materials, visit patreon.com/lyvonnebriggs (aka Sensual Faith Academy) and join the tier that’s right for you! The Sensual Faith tier supports the podcast and the Lavish Love tier supports the podcast *and* grants you access to bonus content (like book studies, audio essays, tarot/oracle card readings, behind-the-scenes footage, exclusive sneak peeks, and more!).

Other ways to support Lyvonne and her work:

Cash App: $PastorBae

Venmo: @LyvonneBriggs

Zelle/Paypal: Lyvonne.Briggs@gmail.com

How do we evolve beyond purity culture to holding holistic beliefs about our bodies that serve us? Join Lyvonne for a conversation around the journey of releasing religious sexual shame. She is also joined by the millennial microphone for Black women's pleasure, Ashley Cobb (aka Sex with Ashley), to explore embracing pleasure and living our healthiest, juiciest lives NOW! Inspired by "Pussy Prayers" by Black Girl Bliss.

*Content Warning*: This episode contains a descriptive but non-graphic mention of verbal sexual harassment. 

Preorder your copy of “Sensual Faith!” visit 

https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/706280/sensual-faith-by-lyvonne-briggs/

For this episode’s supplemental materials, visit patreon.com/lyvonnebriggs (aka Sensual Faith Academy) and join the tier that’s right for you! The Sensual Faith tier supports the podcast and the Lavish Love tier supports the podcast *and* grants you access to bonus content (like book studies, audio-essays, tarot/oracle card readings, behind-the-scenes footage, exclusive sneak peeks, and more!).

Other ways to support Lyvonne and her work:

Cash App: $PastorBae

Venmo: @LyvonneBriggs

Zelle/Paypal: Lyvonne.Briggs@gmail.com

The Bible doesn’t shy away from sex, beloved…the CHURCH does! Tune in with Lyvonne for a multi-part conversation around the journey of releasing religious sexual shame. She is also joined by world-renowned sexologist, Goody Howard (aka Ask Goody), to explore embracing pleasure and living our healthiest, juiciest lives NOW! Inspired by "Black and Sexy: A Framework of Racialized Sexuality" by Dr. Tracie Q. Gilbert. 

*Content Warning*: This episode contains a non-descriptive mention of pedophilia.

Preorder your copy of “Sensual Faith!” visit
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For this episode’s supplemental materials, visit patreon.com/lyvonnebriggs (aka Sensual Faith Academy) and join the tier that’s right for you! The Sensual Faith tier supports the podcast and the Lavish Love tier supports the podcast *and* grants you access to bonus content (like book studies, audio-essays, tarot/oracle card readings, behind-the-scenes footage, exclusive sneak peeks, and more!).

Other ways to support Lyvonne and her work:
Cash App: $PastorBae
Venmo: @LyvonneBriggs
Zelle/Paypal: Lyvonne.Briggs@gmail.com

"Imposter syndrome" is a widely accepted phenomenon that our culture is often trying to "cure." But what if the cure is not believing in it at all? Tune in as Lyvonne shares why she rejects the idea of imposter syndrome and how she navigates fear, failure, and growth. Inspired by the sacred words of bell hooks:

“No black woman writer in this culture can write "too much". Indeed, no woman writer can write "too much"...No woman has ever written enough.” (“remembered rapture: the writer at work”)

Preorder your copy of “Sensual Faith!” visit 

https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/706280/sensual-faith-by-lyvonne-briggs/

For this episode’s supplemental materials, visit patreon.com/lyvonnebriggs (aka Sensual Faith Academy) and join the tier that’s right for you! The Sensual Faith tier supports the podcast and the Lavish Love tier supports the podcast *and* grants you access to bonus content (like book studies, audio-essays, tarot/oracle card readings, behind the scenes footage, exclusive sneak peeks, and more!).

Other ways to support Lyvonne and her work:

Cash App: $PastorBae

Venmo: @LyvonneBriggs

Zelle/Paypal: Lyvonne.Briggs@gmail.com

Happy New Year! For Lyvonne, 2023 is the Year of the Senses (hello, “Sensual Faith: The Art of Coming Home to Your Body!). 2023 is also the year of the “cences.” Tune in as Lyvonne shares her intentions, affirmations, and celebrations for the start of the new year! Inspired by the sacred words of Toni Morrison:

“You wanna fly, you got to give up the sh*t that weighs you down.” (“Song of Solomon”)

Preorder your copy of “Sensual Faith!” visit 

https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/706280/sensual-faith-by-lyvonne-briggs/

For this episode’s supplemental materials, visit patreon.com/lyvonnebriggs (aka Sensual Faith Academy) and join the tier that’s right for you! The Sensual Faith tier supports the podcast and the Lavish Love tier supports the podcast *and* grants you access to bonus content (like book studies, audio-essays, tarot/oracle card readings, behind the scenes footage, exclusive sneak peeks, and more!).

Other ways to support Lyvonne and her work:

Cash App: $PastorBae

Venmo: @LyvonneBriggs

Zelle/Paypal: Lyvonne.Briggs@gmail.com

January-December has been full of peaks and valleys, highs and lows. Join Lyvonne for a reflection on her journey through 2022, from covid to Times Square! This “Sensual Faith Wrapped” is inspired by Lyvonne’s forthcoming debut book, "Sensual Faith: The Art of Coming Home to Your Body." Please note there is a non-descriptive mention of sexual harm in this episode.

Preorder your copy of “Sensual Faith!” visit 

https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/706280/sensual-faith-by-lyvonne-briggs/

For this episode’s supplemental materials, visit patreon.com/lyvonnebriggs (aka Sensual Faith Academy) and join the tier that’s right for you! The Sensual Faith tier supports the podcast and the Lavish Love tier supports the podcast *and* grants you access to bonus content (like book studies, audio essays, tarot/oracle card readings, behind-the-scenes footage, exclusive sneak peeks, and more!).

Other ways to support Lyvonne and her work:

Cash App: $PastorBae

Venmo: @LyvonneBriggs

Zelle/Paypal: Lyvonne.Briggs@gmail.com

‘Tis the season and we’ve got a timely message about self-discovery, self-care, and self-actualization! Lyvonne welcomes Rev. Naomi Washington-Leapheart, one of her earliest pastoral ministry conversation partners. Tune in as they celebrate the jewels of house music, plant medicine, and turning 40, inspired by Dr. Renita Weems', "Listening for God: A Minister's Journey Through Silence and Doubt."

Preorder your copy of “Sensual Faith!” visit:

https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/706280/sensual-faith-by-lyvonne-briggs/

For this episode’s supplemental materials, visit patreon.com/lyvonnebriggs (aka Sensual Faith Academy) and join the tier that’s right for you! The Sensual Faith tier supports the podcast and the Lavish Love tier supports the podcast *and* grants you access to bonus content (like book studies, audio essays, tarot/oracle card readings, behind-the-scenes footage, exclusive sneak peeks, and more!).

Other ways to support Lyvonne and her work:

Cash App: $PastorBae

Venmo: @LyvonneBriggs

Zelle/Paypal: Lyvonne.Briggs@gmail.com

Jemele Hill launched the Unbothered Network, audio programming for and by Black women. Spotify said, “Let’s do this.” Now, Lyvonne and her fabulous soul sister, Deborah Joy Winans, are cohosts of Sanctified, a faith-based podcast that celebrates Black women's spiritual journeys! Tune in as they celebrate the launch of Sanctified, inspired by Zora Neale Hurston's, "The Sanctified Church."

Listen to "Sanctified" FREE... only on Spotify!

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For this episode’s supplemental materials, visit patreon.com/lyvonnebriggs (aka Sensual Faith Academy) and join the tier that’s right for you! The Sensual Faith tier supports the podcast and the Lavish Love tier supports the podcast *and* grants you access to bonus content (like book studies, audio essays, tarot/oracle card readings, and more!).

Other ways to support Lyvonne and her work:

Cash App: $PastorBae

Venmo: @LyvonneBriggs

Zelle/Paypal: Lyvonne.Briggs@gmail.com