The Cozy Place Podcast

Brittany Banks
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Welcome to the podcast where faith, healing, growth, and healthy relationships come together. Through honest conversations and inspiring stories, we explore emotional healing, personal growth, boundaries, resilience, and living with purpose. Each episode is designed to encourage, equip, and remind you that transformation is possible. Whether you're navigating a difficult season or seeking deeper connection and hope, you'll find authentic conversations that meet you where you are and inspire your next step forward.

  1. 4d ago

    Sex, Abstinence, and Learning to Do Relationships God's Way

    Can you honor God in your dating life without sacrificing your desire for love, connection, and intimacy? For many Christians, navigating dating, sexual abstinence, and the desire for a healthy relationship can bring up some difficult questions. How do you stay committed to your convictions when you're afraid they might cost you the relationship you want? And what happens when it's finally time to transition from abstinence to intimacy in marriage? In this episode of The Cozy Place Podcast, I sit down with Dr. Emily McKnight, whose personal experiences, research, and work as a coach have given her a unique perspective on Christian dating, sexual purity, and building healthy relationships. We explore the beliefs that shape how we approach love and sex, the challenges of doing relationships God's way, and why preparing for marriage involves more than simply finding the right person. Whether you're single, dating, or preparing for marriage, this conversation may challenge how you think about faith, relationships, and intimacy—and encourage you to consider what it really means to trust God with this part of your life. Connect With Dr. Em ❤️✨ Instagram Book With Her Connect With Me ❤️✨ Instagram TikTok Facebook

    Sex, Abstinence, and Learning to Do Relationships God's Way

  2. Oct 20

    How to Rebuild Your Life After Everything Falls Apart

    What happens when you've experienced more challenges than you ever imagined, but your story is still unfolding? In this episode, I sit down with Allayah Beamon for an honest conversation about faith, healing, unhealthy relationships, and rebuilding your life after difficult experiences. Allayah shares parts of her journey, from building a successful business at a young age to battling cancer, navigating other serious health challenges, and surviving near-death experiences. She also opens up about her experiences in unhealthy relationships, including a difficult marriage and the decision to open that marriage because she felt she wasn't meeting her husband's needs. We talk about the impact of those experiences, finding her footing after divorce, navigating the loss of her father, and how her relationship with God has grown through different seasons of her life. Today, Allayah uses her experiences to encourage other women to deepen their faith, embrace new beginnings, and recognize that their lives can still be meaningful and fulfilling even when things haven't gone as planned. This conversation is a reminder that painful experiences don't have to define the rest of your story, and there's still room for healing, growth, and purpose. Connect With Allayah ❤️✨ Rooted and Refined Spaces Blossoming Believers Instagram Blossoming Believers Instagram God-fidential Journal Connect With Me ❤️✨ Instagram Tiktok Facebook

    How to Rebuild Your Life After Everything Falls Apart

  3. Oct 13

    How Insecurity Keeps You From Becoming Who God Called You to Be

    Have you ever considered how much your insecurities might be influencing the way you live, the decisions you make, or even how you see yourself? In this episode, I sit down with Melody Faith Dunlap for an honest conversation about overcoming insecurity, finding confidence, and discovering your identity in Christ. Melody shares parts of her journey, from growing up as a pastor's kid to finding her own voice and learning to embrace who God created her to be. Along the way, she began recognizing how deeply insecurity can affect our lives, including areas we may not even realize. We talk about the experiences that shaped her perspective, what led her to write her book, and why she believes insecurity can become one of the biggest obstacles to flourishing in our lives and faith. If you've ever struggled with self-doubt, questioned your worth, or felt like something was keeping you from moving forward, this conversation may challenge you to take a closer look at what you've been believing about yourself. Connect with Melody ❤️🎼 Website Instagram TikTok Facebook Connect with me ❤️✨ Instagram TikTok Facebook

    How Insecurity Keeps You From Becoming Who God Called You to Be

  4. Oct 6

    Becoming the Man God Called You to Be

    What does it really mean to become the man God has called you to be? In this episode, I sit down with Jon Lewis for an honest conversation about Christian manhood, identity, surrender, faith, and personal transformation. Jon shares parts of his story, including who he was before recognizing that something in his life needed to change and what happened when he finally surrendered his life to God. We talk about becoming a different kind of man, letting go of old patterns and ways of living, and learning to see yourself through the identity God has given you rather than the one you’ve created for yourself. Jon also shares the heart behind When God Calls You by Name, his 52-week biblical identity journal created to help men stop performing and begin becoming who God has called them to be. We also discuss how his own experiences inspired The Elisha Project and his desire to help other men grow in their faith, identity, and purpose. This conversation is about more than changing your behavior. It’s about surrender, identity, and allowing God to transform the man you are so you can become the man He has called you to be. Connect with Jon Linkme Connect with me ❤️✨ Instagram Tiktok Facebook

    Becoming the Man God Called You to Be

  5. Sep 29

    Trusting God When You Have to Start Over

    What does it look like to keep choosing God when obedience requires you to leave behind what’s familiar? In this episode, I sit down with Whitney “Planejayne” Jones for an honest conversation about faith, identity, hardship, and the journey of becoming who God has called her to be. Whitney shares what it was like growing up in the church, including some of the social pressures and painful experiences that came with not always fitting the expectations placed on her. We talk about learning to embrace who she is despite criticism, navigating two divorces, and eventually making the decision to leave Miami and move to Texas with no family nearby because she believed God was leading her there. She also opens up about the sacrifices of being a single mother, rebuilding after difficult seasons, and what obedience to God has required of her along the way. Through loss, transition, criticism, and starting over, Whitney’s faith has remained an important part of how she continues to move forward. Now, she’s stepping more fully into her purpose and ministry and using her experiences to encourage others who are finding their own voice, healing from the past, and learning to trust God with what comes next. This conversation is a reminder that walking in purpose doesn’t mean the road there will be easy. Sometimes becoming who God is calling you to be requires the courage to keep going when the path looks nothing like you expected. Connect with Whitney “Planejayne” Jones : Instagram Facebook Book ❤️✨Follow Me for more Tips on healing , growth, faith, and building healthy relationships: Instagram Tiktok Facebook

    Trusting God When You Have to Start Over

  6. Sep 22

    What It Really Takes to Build a Healthy Marriage

    In this episode, I sit down with a couple who has been married for 29 years to talk honestly about what they’ve learned through nearly three decades of marriage. They share how they met, the challenges they’ve faced, and what they believe has helped them build a healthy marriage that continues to work through different seasons of life. We talk about the hard truths of marriage, getting to know your spouse beyond who you thought they were, navigating challenges together, and the importance of keeping God at the center of both your marriage and your individual lives. Marriage takes work, but they don’t believe that means it shouldn’t also be fun. After 29 years, two children, and two grandchildren, they share what has helped them continue to enjoy each other, grow together, and choose their marriage through the years. Whether you’re married, preparing for marriage, or simply want healthier relationships, this conversation is an honest look at faith, love, commitment, and what it takes to build a marriage you actually enjoy. 🙌🏾 Follow LaToya and Marlon: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/enjoyingyourmarriage?stkn=cDVyNG9jMm52bW5y Twitter (X): https://x.com/enjoyurmarriage ❤️✨Follow Me for more relationship Tips: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the.cozy_place/ Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@the.cozy_place Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/people/The-Cozy-Place-with-Brittany-Banks/61591325617349/

    What It Really Takes to Build a Healthy Marriage

  7. Sep 15

    When You’re Still Waiting on God

    What does faith look like when you’re praying for something deeply personal and the answer hasn’t come yet? In this episode, I sit down with Shana-Lee Scott, author of Mommy in Waiting: A 40-Day Devotional, for an honest conversation about her fertility journey, the emotions that come with waiting, and how her relationship with God has carried her through it. Shana-Lee shares how her own experience of waiting to become a mother led her to write Mommy in Waiting and create something that could encourage other women navigating similar seasons. We talk about holding onto faith while facing disappointment, processing the emotions that come with an unanswered prayer, and learning to trust God even when His timing looks different from what you hoped for. Although her story centers on fertility, this conversation speaks to anyone who has ever had to trust God while waiting for something they deeply desire. If you’re in a season of waiting, this episode is a reminder that you can be honest about how hard the wait is while still holding onto your faith. Connect with Shana-Lee: Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@mommyinwaiting112 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/MommyInWaiting1124/ and https://www.instagram.com/shanalee_scott/ Website:https://www.mommyinwaiting.com/ Follow Me: Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@the.cozy_place Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the.cozy_place/

    When You’re Still Waiting on God

  8. Sep 8

    You Can Love Your Family and Still Choose Distance

    What happens when protecting your peace means creating distance from the people you love? In this episode, I sit down with Emani for an honest conversation about family trauma, broken relationships, boundaries, faith, and the ongoing process of healing. Emani shares how a painful experience within her family brought years of unhealthy patterns to the surface and eventually led her to make the difficult decision to love some of her family from a distance. We talk about the loneliness that can come with choosing yourself when the people you love don't understand your decision, finding peace without reconciliation, and her desire to break unhealthy family patterns before starting a family of her own. Through some of her darkest moments, Emani also shares how her relationship with God and the people He placed around her became an important part of her healing. This is a conversation about accepting what you cannot change, creating boundaries without losing your capacity to love, trusting God through painful seasons, and choosing to heal even when the people who hurt you may never acknowledge the hurt.

    You Can Love Your Family and Still Choose Distance
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Welcome to the podcast where faith, healing, growth, and healthy relationships come together. Through honest conversations and inspiring stories, we explore emotional healing, personal growth, boundaries, resilience, and living with purpose. Each episode is designed to encourage, equip, and remind you that transformation is possible. Whether you're navigating a difficult season or seeking deeper connection and hope, you'll find authentic conversations that meet you where you are and inspire your next step forward.

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  • Creator
    Brittany Banks
  • Years Active
    2026
  • Episodes
    14
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Copyright 2026 The Cozy Place Therapeutic Services PLLC All rights reserved.
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    The Cozy Place Podcast