“Love is an energy that will not die.” This Earth Xperience explores faith, suffering, womanhood, love, sexuality, grief, purpose, and what it means to live a full and honest human life. Shaniqua Risher shares her journey as a woman of faith who holds joy and pain at the same time, without reducing either. The conversation begins with how Shaniqua defines herself as a daughter of God and why suffering has never cancelled her belief that she is blessed. She reflects on grief, affliction, and hardship as part of the human experience rather than proof of spiritual failure. Drawing from scripture, education, and lived experience, she explains the difference between God’s perfect will and permissive will, and why pain is not exclusive to Christianity but to being human. Faith is explored with honesty and nuance. Shaniqua shares that confidence in God did not come instantly, but was built through lived experiences, doubt, growth, and returning to the Word. She speaks about the inner battle between faith and self doubt, and how learning to speak back to herself became part of spiritual maturity. The episode moves into calling, ministry, and identity. Shaniqua shares her personal encounter with Christ, her delayed acceptance of ministry, and the freedom she found in allowing her calling to unfold without abandoning her personality, joy, or humanity. She reflects on being a woman in ministry without shrinking herself to fit expectations, and why she has never accepted limits placed on her voice because of gender. Sex, intimacy, and soul ties are discussed through both faith and mental health lenses. Shaniqua explains how emotional and spiritual attachments form through intimacy, why sex is sacred, and how repeated emotional connections can create bonds that are difficult to break. She connects attachment styles, intimacy, and spiritual responsibility, emphasizing grace without ignoring consequence. The conversation also addresses grief and unfulfilled desires. Shaniqua speaks openly about grieving motherhood, fertility, health decisions, and the life she once imagined. She shares how peace came not from getting everything she wanted, but from learning to value what she already had. Marriage, children, and traditional roles are discussed with compassion and realism, challenging the idea that a woman’s worth is tied to her womb or marital status. Gender roles, modern dating tension, and spiritual warfare are explored candidly. Shaniqua reflects on how societal constructs, church traditions, and cultural narratives have pitted men and women against each other. She calls for deeper self reflection on both sides, grounded in faith, accountability, and understanding rather than resentment. The episode closes with a reflection on humanity itself. When asked what makes a human, Shaniqua answers simply and powerfully. Love. Love that outlives death, love that carries memory, love that exists in care, devotion, and connection beyond words. Each Earth Xperience carries its own fingerprint. In this episode, the X is the experience of holding faith, grief, desire, discipline, and joy together without denying any part of the human story. Questions to explore Is suffering a spiritual punishment or a human reality? How do faith and doubt coexist in a healthy spiritual life? What does it mean to grieve a life you imagined but did not live? How do soul ties form emotionally and spiritually? Is a woman’s worth shaped by marriage and motherhood or by identity in God? What happens when love becomes the lens for understanding humanity? How to connect with the creator You can find Shaniqua Rischer on Instagram, TikTok, Facebook, and YouTube by searching Shaniqua Risher. Her website is https://shaniquarischer.com/
