Bernitha Rena Relates - A Relatable Podcast
Bernitha Rena Relates is a podcast unlike anything you’ve listened to before. Hosted by a true Southern belle with a deep love for storytelling and truth telling. Each episode brings real stories and surprising insights that invites you to see life and love through a richer, more meaningful lens. We explore the moments that shape us all, through honest conversation and a touch of soul.
Episodes
31 episodes
How to Talk to Your Kids So They Actually Open Up | With Dr. Brandi Hawk
This Episode: Are you talking to your kids in a way they can actually hear? Clinical psychologist, Dr. Brandi Hawk shares simple, research-based strategies to help parents communicate better, strengthen connection, and navigate everyday challen...
From Corporate to Calling | How Kurt Bush Redefined Success
This Episode: What happens when a successful career no longer feels like the whole story? In From Corporate to Calling, leadership coach Kurt Bush shares his journey from manufacturing and HR to ministry and coaching, and how self-awareness and...
Encountering Angels | Lauren Nicole’s Incredible Story of God’s Protection
This Episode: What happens when heaven meets you in your lowest moment? Lauren Nicole takes us through the heartbreak, battles, and unexpected turns that shaped her life and the breathtaking moments she says heaven broke through with encounters...
Life Without a Tie: Ray Martin’s Story of Reinvention & Freedom
This episode: What if losing the life you thought you wanted was the beginning of finding the life you were actually meant to live? In Life Without a Tie, Ray Martin shares what happened when success, identity, and certainty gave way t...
When Things Fall Apart | How Linda Varisco Overcame Federal Prison
This Episode: Linda Varisco had a thriving chiropractic career and a picture-perfect life, until everything unraveled and she found herself in federal prison. Linda shares the shocking story of addiction, infidelity, an FBI investigation, healt...
A God that Still Rescues | Trusting God in Life’s Hardest Moments | Jen Mango
This Episode: Author Jen Mango shares the story behind her book Rescued Heart and how God met her through grief and unexpected life challenges. Discover how listening to the Holy Spirit can help us all to recognize God’s presence, even...
Conviction Over Comfort | Apostle Franklin Opara's Powerful Message for Believers
This Episode: What happens when following Jesus costs you your comfort? In this powerful conversation, Apostle Franklin Opara challenges us to choose conviction over convenience and asks the question every believer must answer: Am I truly follo...
Power to the Female with Laura Doyle | Building Love That Lasts
This Episode: Can one person transform a relationship? In this powerful conversation, New York Times bestselling author Laura Doyle shares practical insights on respect, intimacy, and the mindset shifts that can bring greater peace and co...
My Story | Season 3 Premiere | Bernitha Rena Relates Podcast
This Episode: You've heard my guests share their stories. Now it's my turn.In this Season 3 premiere, I open up about the journey that shaped my faith, tested my purpose, and changed my life. If you've ever wondered how God can bring ...
Mothers and Daughters: A Conversation on Generational Restoration with Alicia and Angela Johnson
This Mother’s Day Month, I’m honored to share a very special episode of Bernitha Rena Relates titled “Mothers & Daughters,” featuring Pastor Alicia Johnson and Angela Johnson.In this heartfelt conversation, we explore the sa...
Authentically You: What it takes to be you, Boo! With Carole West
In this episode, I sit down with Carole West for a powerful conversation about growth, release, and becoming authentically yourself. Carole shares how learning to let her children grow through life on their own opened the door for her own heali...
Be Well: Sherry James explains the wealth we hold within.
In this episode, I’m joined by Sherry James. She’s a dynamic speaker, coach, and founder of Creating Mental Wealth TV and Phoenix Speaks, this is a timely conversation on building true mental wealth. Her insight, encouragement, and practical wi...
Your Pain has Purpose: Healing Through Pain with Ken Daughty Jr.
In part 2 of my interview with Ken Daughty Jr., we explore the deep pain behind the message of Your Pain Has Purpose. Through grief, hard lessons, and restoration, this conversation reminds us that God can use even the most painful parts of our...
Tik Tok Flock: How Pastor Ken Daughty Jr. is reaching souls through social media.
What started as a simple act of prayer on TikTok has grown into something much bigger. In this episode of Bernitha Rena Relates, I sit down with Ken Daughty Jr. father, husband, pastor, author, professor, and spiritual coach - who shares how Go...
The Inheritance: Marketha Thomas on Addiction, Illness, and Legacy
Some inherit wealth. Others inherit wounds. In this powerful conversation, Behavioral Health Expert and Certified Recovery Coach, Marketha Thomas opens up about her family’s battle with sickle cell disease and addiction, and the courage it take...
The Secret to Love: Relationship Coach Suzzen Jefferson Stroman gives life changing insight.
What if love isn’t what you’ve been taught?In this episode, I interview Suzzen Jefferson Stroman, life coach, relationship expert, and founder of the I AM Wife Foundation, to uncover The Secret to Love and the mind...
One Body, Many Voices: Dr. Jackie shares her shocking truth behind Dissociative Identity Disorder.
Trigger Warning:This episode contains sensitive content, including discussions of sexual violence and traumatic experiences. Some parts of this conversation may be disturbing or difficult to hear. Listener discretion is advised, and we e...
Building Besties with Rosemary Lewis: She built it. God blessed it. Then He asked for more.
From Real Estate Success to Radical ObedienceRosemary Lewis, the Real Estate Bestie, shares how faith, loss, and obedience shaped her rise—and why God is now calling her to trust Him with what’s next. This is a conversation for an...
Evan Peters died, went to Heaven, met God and came back to Earth with purpose.
In Evan from Heaven, Evan paints a vivid and unforgettable picture of his experience going to heaven, meeting God, and returning to Earth with purpose. Through powerful storytelling, Evan brings eternity to life and shares how his encounter bey...
Vision Granted: Sabrina Greenlee’s Path to Healing, Purpose, and Power
This is revealing and reflective conversation, with Sabrina Greenlee. She's a celebrated community activist, inspirational speaker, life coach, and author of Grant Me Vision. Listen in, as she the story behind her extrao...
Rising Phoenix
Trigger Warning:This episode contains sensitive content, including discussions of sexual violence. Some parts of this conversation may be disturbing or difficult to hear. Listener discretion is advised, and we encourage you to ca...
Born There. Called Here.
Trigger Warning:This episode contains sensitive content, including discussions of sexual violence and traumatic experiences. Some parts of this conversation may be disturbing or difficult to hear. Listener discretion is advised, and we e...
I need a MOMent
Meet Kayleigh—a real-life Supermom. She’s strong, fierce, and full of faith. Her son, Stephen, lives with Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD), a rare and devastating disease that affects boys and slowly weakens their muscles over time.But ...