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Real Honest with Samantha LaBat

Real Honest with Samantha LaBat

Written by: Samantha LaBat
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A single, Black Christian trying to figure it out. This podcast is full of candid thoughts and feelings about life, love & relationships, God & church, adulting, the workplace, and everything in between.

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  • Heartbreak is the national anthem, we sing it proudly
    Feb 18 2026

    I don’t know about you, but I grew up pretty pain-adverse. My parents were a bit over-protective and did a little too much for my sisters and I in the name of wanting it to be done correctly, keep everything wrapped in a little bow, and avoid most (or all) of life’s struggles.

    Except… that seemed to cause the exact opposite to happen.

    We ended up seemingly picture perfect on the outside, but screaming in pain on the inside, because we learned to grin and bear it. Don’t talk about it. Push it down. Fake it til you make it.

    Today, I’m reflecting on why the older generations seem so resistant to pain, and how I’ve found that embracing it as part of life and growing through what you go through is healing.

    • 00:00 Intro
    • 02:51 What I’m learning from God rn
    • 08:04 Goals Check-In
    • 11:18 Topic: Heartbreak Happens
    • 20:11 Hard Conversation of the Week
    • 28:44 What I’m Watching Right Now


    Thanks for listening! Leave me a review if you want—new episodes on Wednesdays at 6 am CT.

    Questions, comments, concerns, want to chat? Email realhonestpod@gmail.com.

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    31 mins
  • I’m so sick of running as fast as I can
    Jan 28 2026

    Reflecting on the need to slow down and rest, and how sometimes getting sick is our body (and God’s) way of forcing us to do that.

    • 00:00 Intro
    • 01:35 What I’m learning from God rn
    • 07:21 Goals Check-In
    • 14:20 Topic: Sick of running
    • 20:29 Hard Conversation of the Week
    • 25:47 What I’m Watching Right Now


    Thanks for listening! Leave me a review if you want—new episodes on Wednesdays at 6 am CT.

    Questions, comments, concerns, want to chat? Email realhonestpod@gmail.com.

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    29 mins
  • Always taking up too much space or time
    Dec 24 2025

    Are you too much, or are the people who think so just not your people?

    • 00:00 Intro
    • 01:12 Goals Check-In
    • 09:22 What I’m learning from God rn
    • 14:35 Too Much?
    • 21:58 Hard Conversation of the Week
    • 35:24 What I’m Watching Right Now


    Thanks for listening! Leave me a review if you want—new episodes on Wednesdays at 6 am CT.

    Questions, comments, concerns, want to chat? Email realhonestpod@gmail.com.

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    38 mins
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