Closed for Maintenance

It's my day off and I have nothing pressing on the list. I'm laying in bed thinking about picking up a second job just to catch up, put some money toward the creative studio, hit some goals I set for myself, but instead of doing something I'm laying there complaining about it and making plans in my own head.

Then I saw a quote by Gary V that said, "You can't score if you don't shoot" and it hit me so hard I got up, cracked open a Bl...

This one's been almost five years in the making.

In this episode, Gia Peppers, journalist, host of the Healed Girl Era podcast, and founder of Creatives of Faith sits down with Natasha and gets honest about the 6-figure deal that collapsed right before the pandemic, and how losing it forced her to separate her identity from her accomplishments. We talk about her wrestle with identity, the moment Psalm 23 broke her open, and why she ...

"Whoever is faithful in very little is also faithful in much." That's the scripture (Luke 16:10-12) anchoring this entire season, and Natasha opens the door wide with it. In this solo episode, she gets honest about what the belly pan falling off her car (twice!) taught her about ignoring root problems, and why being faithful over the little, unglamorous, unseen things is the real work of maintenance.

She breaks down the six areas of...

Season 4 of Closed for Maintenance is here. This season we're doing a real maintenance check: on our careers, friendships, finances, family, faith, and love.

Season 3 taught us how to get back up. Season 4 is about what you do once you're standing.

Closed for Maintenance is back with its most personal season yet. This time we're talking about the areas we've been driving past, the things we keep meaning to get to, the conversations w...

We made it to the Season 3 finale, and I'm ending it the only way I know how. Honestly.

In this episode, we're talking about the truth about what it means to have a village. Co-parenting challenges, a son who has been testing every last nerve, and an unexpected shift with someone I didn't see coming that changed everything.

This episode is about what happened when I finally stopped carrying things alone. The texts I sent. The phone c...

Some episodes are planned. This one wasn't.

I sat down to record something else today and something in me wouldn't move toward it. Not because I was tired or distracted. Because it wasn't true. And I've learned that forcing what isn't ready is its own kind of pretending.

So I got quiet. And this is what came out of that quiet.

In this episode I'm getting honest about where I actually am with this podcast, with creating, with the press...

Some paths don't look like progress...until you're far enough along to see what they were building.

In this episode, I'm sharing my full origin story for the first time in full context. From dropping out of college and figuring out my next move from my mom's couch, to my dad handing me a one-way train ticket to New York City to chase a dream I couldn't fully name yet. I built a life there... a brand, an identity, a version of succes...

Have you ever made a mistake and immediately felt the urge to fix it, hide it, or carry the weight of it on your own?

In this episode of Closed for Maintenance, Natasha reflects on a small moment that turned into a powerful reminder about grace, surrender, and the way we often try to repair things in our lives without bringing them to God first.

Sometimes the very things we worry have ruined everything are the same things God is invi...

In this deeply personal episode, Natasha reflects on what it means to learn how to live again after years of survival mode.

Growing up, she watched her parents work hard to provide but rarely slow down to enjoy life…a pattern she later realized she had quietly repeated in her own adulthood. At 37, a quiet realization changed everything: if she didn’t learn how to live now, she might spend her entire life just getting th...

Sometimes the hardest part isn’t falling down...it’s believing you’re allowed to get back up.

In the Season 3 premiere, I’m talking honestly about what it looks like to lose momentum, feel out of alignment, and wrestle with the tension between faith, creativity, and obedience. There was a season where I was still consuming God’s Word, but not fully living it out, and the result was confusion, noise, and...

For a long time, I've been closed for maintenance.

Not because I disappeared.

Not because I didn't care.

But because life demanded more from me than I had language for.

Season 3 of Closed for Maintenance explores what happens during and after survival- when you're still standing, but learning how to dream again.

This season isn't about having a five year plan. It's about rebuilding in real time.

Moving forward without clarity.

About faith...

In this "interlude" between Seasons 2 and 3 of the podcast, Natasha pops in to share her heart about how God's Word helped her dismantle the enemy's lie that she was in fact not alone at a time that felt extremely lonely.

Scriptures Referenced:

Deuteronomy 31:8

“It is the Lord who goes before you. He will be with you; he will not leave or forsake you. Do not fear or be dismayed.”- ESV

Do not be afraid or discouraged,...

In the Season Two finale, Natasha shares a timely reminder for anyone feeling stretched thin between purpose and performance: the fruit God desires in your life doesn’t come from hustle...it comes from abiding.

Through scripture, personal conviction, and honest reflection, she unpacks how easy it is to drift from the Vine while doing things for God, and how critical it is to return to simply being with Him.

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What you pour in is what will eventually overflow. In this episode, Natasha shares a personal moment that sparked reflection on how the things we consume...spiritually, mentally, and emotionally, shape the way we live, respond, and grow.

Using a powerful cup analogy, she breaks down how our daily inputs (whether it’s scripture, music, podcasts, or even TikToks) affect our peace, clarity, and obedience to God. From caffeine to ...

In this episode, I reflect on a conversation with a friend that made me question if I focus too much on the “big” sins from my past—like drinking and sex before marriage—while overlooking the more subtle struggles I still wrestle with daily.

Drawing from James 4:7-8, we’ll talk about why remembering what God saved us from is essential to staying free, why no sin is small in God’s ey...

Influence—it’s a word we hear all the time, but what does it really mean? Many think it’s about having a big platform or a massive following, but true influence isn’t measured by numbers—it’s measured by impact. Whether we realize it or not, we’re all under the influence of something, and at the same time, we’re influencing others in ways both big and small.

In this episode, ...

In this teaser, get a sneak peek into the upcoming episode 9, "under the influence," where we unpack the true meaning of influence. It’s more than a big platform or a following—it’s about the impact we have on those around us, whether we realize it or not. Every day, we’re shaped by what we consume—social media, music, conversations, even the people we admire. But the real question is: Whose influ...

After a long break, I’m back with a lesson that changed everything. In this episode, I share how I struggled with second-guessing, overthinking, and trying to control my purpose—only to realize that purpose isn’t something we pick. God assigns it.

I break down the difference between purpose and assignments, what Matthew 28:19 and Haggai 2:19 taught me, and why it’s time to step out in obedience. If you&rsquo...

Welcome to Season 2 of the Closed for Maintenance podcast! In today's episode, Natasha shares an eye-opening dream she had recently. As a result of this dream, she unpacks what it means to be prepared for Jesus' return, the distractions that can keep us from being ready, and the eternal consequences of our choices. We talk out how we can accept his gift of salvation and eternal life, prioritize our faith and make sure we're ready w...