Lift Her Up is a Christian podcast for women navigating emotional healing, faith, and personal growth. If you’re wrestling with anxiety, fear, self-sabotage, or the weight of life’s transitions, this is your safe space. Each episode offers real-life stories, spiritual encouragement, and honest conversations to help you align your emotions, mind, and heart with the healing power of Jesus. Whether you're overcoming trauma, seeking deeper intimacy with God, or learning to trust again—you're not alone. This is where emotional honesty meets biblical truth.
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Latrice Simmons
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education · health & fitness · religion & spirituality
The Encourager Friend: You Speak Life, But Who's Speaking Life Over You? (Friendship Archetypes Series Finale)
She's the friend who always knows what to say. Her words carry hope, her presence shifts the atmosphere, and people leave her feeling better than when they came. She speaks life — but who is speaking life over her? In this powerful series finale, we're closing out the Friendship Archetypes Series with the Encourager Friend. We unpack the wound beneath the warmth, the loneliness of always pouring, and the invitation to let joy and honesty live together. We also look at Barnabas — the biblical Son of Encouragement — whose story reminds us that even great encouragers have limits, needs, and moments that cost them something. If you've ever felt pressure to stay "up" when you're hurting, if you deflect when people ask how you're doing, or if encouragement has quietly become your armor — this episode is for you, Lifter. What we cover: → The strengths and wounds of the Encourager Friend → How she shows up in friendships and with God → Barnabas as the biblical archetype example → What she excels at and what to watch out for → Her growth invitation: receiving as well as giving 📖 Focus Scripture: 1 Thessalonians 5:11 🕯️ Grab the FREE 5-Day Devotional — "When God Feels Far" at https://latrice-lift-her-up.kit.com/7d3fb1eeaa (https://latrice-lift-her-up.kit.com/7d3fb1eeaa) — for the seasons when you've been pouring out and need God to pour back in. New episodes weekly. Subscribe so you never miss an episode, and if this series blessed you, leave a review — it helps more women find their way here.
10 Apr 2026
The Peacemaker Friend: Godly Peacemaking vs. Fear-Based People Pleasing | Friendship Archetypes Ep. 5
She's the one who holds everyone together. She checks on everyone after a hard conversation, smooths over tension before it boils over, and keeps the group warm — often at the expense of her own voice and her own needs. In this episode of the Lift Her Up Podcast, we explore the Friendship Archetype of The Peacemaker Friend — where her gift comes from, what wounds often shape it, and how God wants to heal those roots so she can walk in peace freely, not fearfully. We unpack Abigail's story from 1 Samuel 25, the difference between being a peacemaker vs. a peacekeeper vs. a people pleaser, and what it looks like when the Peacemaker's gift flows from security in Christ instead of survival. Scriptures Referenced: 1 Samuel 25:32-33 | Matthew 5:9 | Proverbs 27:6 | Colossians 1:20 🎁 Download the FREE 5-Day Devotional, "When God Feels Far" — https://latrice-lift-her-up.kit.com/7d3fb1eeaa (https://latrice-lift-her-up.kit.com/7d3fb1eeaa) This episode is part of the Friendship Archetypes Series on the Lift Her Up Podcast — a faith-based personal development podcast for Christian women at the intersection of psychology and theology.
3 Apr 2026
The Independent Friend: When Self-Sufficiency Becomes a Spiritual Block | Friendship Archetypes Ep. 4
Are you the friend who always figures it out alone — and feels uncomfortable asking for help or support? In this episode of the Lift Her Up Podcast, we're diving into the Independent Friend archetype: the woman whose self-sufficiency has become both her superpower and her shield. We unpack the deeper wounds that fuel hyper-independence — including unmet needs, broken trust, and emotional self-protection — and explore how those patterns quietly affect your friendships, your community, and your walk with God. We also look at Jonah as a biblical example of how extreme independence can lead to isolation and resistance to God's direction. Topics covered: • The 6 signs you might be the Independent Friend • Hidden wounds behind independence as a survival strategy • How self-reliance can replace dependence on God • Why prayer becomes a report instead of a relationship • The difference between strength and surrender • A weekly challenge to practice leaning on God before you have it figured out This episode is for the woman who has pushed through everything — and is ready to ask what it's costing her. Free resource: Grab the "When God Feels Far" 5-day devotional: https://latrice-lift-her-up.kit.com/7d3fb1eeaa (https://latrice-lift-her-up.kit.com/7d3fb1eeaa)
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