The Keren Elijah Podcast

The Keren Elijah Podcast

Real-life conversations I wish I had for women who are still becoming. We talk faith, work, love, money, grief, business, and everything in between. Because more isn’t just one thing, and you don’t have to figure it out alone.

Episodes

June 28, 2025 28 mins

Hey friend. Come in and breathe.
 This one’s for the girl who’s been applying, crying, praying — and still hearing silence.
 For the one who looks at her resume and sees gaps, not glory.
 For the woman who’s lived too much life to fit neatly into a LinkedIn box.

In this episode, I take you back to my second year of university — before the branding, before the business. I didn’t have Canadian experience. I didn’t have a r...

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It’s been a minute and this episode explains why.

In today’s catch-up, I share the full story of a day that was meant to be productive but turned into a technical disaster. From generator issues in Nigeria to full iPhone storage mid-shoot and a mic that stopped working halfway through, I was ready to give up  but I didn’t.

This episode is for anyone who’s trying to build something and keeps hitting obstacles. I talk about:

  • How I’m...
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What happens when you leave home at 18… and don’t come back for 11 years?

In this deeply personal episode, I open up about the real story behind my time away — the cold winters, the grocery shock, the friendships and loneliness, the work rejections, the spiritual covering that held me together, and the survival mode that nearly stole my softness.

This isn’t just about moving to Canada.
 It’s about becoming.
 It’s about what s...

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April 28, 2025 18 mins

After nearly 11 years in the diaspora, I came back to Nigeria—and nothing could have prepared me for the re-entry. This episode is not a recap. It’s a re-immersion.

From the 5am chicken alarms to inverter sounds that spark joy… from the unbearable heat to generator choruses, wedding joy to security fears, farm-to-table sweetness to pothole trauma—this is my real-time, sensory, emotional return.

But it’s more than culture shock. It’s ...

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You’re not lazy. You’re not inconsistent. You’re not broken.
 You’ve just been in survival mode for so long, your body forgot what peace feels like.

In this episode, Keren Elijah shares a personal story—one that starts with dizziness, moves through hospital visits, and ends with a life-altering wake-up call about what the body remembers. Through the lens of nervous system safety, she teaches how exhaustion, overwhelm, and shutdo...

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What do you do when Easter is over…
 and your grief is still here?

In this real, tender, voice-led episode, Keren Elijah opens the conversation many believers carry but rarely say out loud:
 “Jesus got up… but the person I lost didn’t. So what now?”

This episode holds space for real grief after resurrection.
 For the woman who still misses someone.
 For the one who feels numb.
 For the one who’s wondering where Go...

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April 19, 2025 9 mins

The other night, I sat with my life.
 Not my plans. Not my goals.
 My life.

And I realized—I forgot who I was.

Grief, survival, sickness… it all tried to steal my memory.
 But this Easter, something shifted.
 This episode is a holy interruption.
 It will disrupt you.
 It will direct you.
 And it will deliver you right back to the Shepherd.

You’ve been bought.
 You’ve been covered.
 Now it’s time to ...

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Sis, let’s talk about it.

Singleness as a Christian woman? It’s a trip. One day, you’re out here thriving—romanticizing solo dates, deepening your faith, stretching out in bed like a starfish. The next? Another engagement post. Another “So, when are you getting married?” Another wedding invite where you’re deciding between RSVPing solo or inventing an imaginary plus-one.

And suddenly, you’re side-eyeing heaven like… God, what’s up??

I...

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March 18, 2025 9 mins

🚦 You’ve prayed. You’ve planned. You’ve taken action. And yet… nothing is happening.

If you’ve ever felt like God is taking too long, like you’re stuck in an endless waiting season with no clear sign of movement—this episode is for you.

In today’s conversation, we’re unpacking:
 ✔ Why waiting feels so frustrating (especially for ND minds).
How to trust God’s timing—even when it feels slow.
What to do while you wait...

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A practical, faith-driven conversation on how to follow through—without exhaustion, pressure, or hustle.

Episode Description:

Most of us don’t struggle with execution because we’re lazy—we struggle because we’ve only ever been taught one way to execute: hustle harder, grind through exhaustion, and prove our worth by how much we produce.

But here’s the truth?
 That way doesn’t work. Not if you want to be healthy, present, and actua...

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What happens when life forces you to slow down?

In this raw, deeply personal episode, I’m sharing the story of losing mobility in my legs and the identity crisis that followed. For so long, I tied my worth to movement—to always pushing, producing, and proving myself through output. But when I physically couldn’t do that anymore, I had to confront some hard truths:

Who am I when I can’t “keep up”?
Is rest really falling behind...

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There are moments in life that change you—moments that split your world into before and after. Grief does that. It strips everything down to its core, forcing you to ask: What really matters?

In this deeply personal episode, I’m sharing a story I never thought I could tell. This isn’t just about loss—it’s about what comes after it. It’s about survival, rebuilding, and how grief reshaped my entire approach to life, faith, and executi...

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How much time have you already lost—just hesitating?

How many seasons have passed while you waited for the "right time"?
How many doors did God open… that you never walked through?

Listen, this episode isn’t here to shame you.
It’s here to wake you up.

Because the truth is—hesitation steals from us.
It robs us of time, opportunities, and the growth we were meant to experience.
And at some point, we have to de...

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Why do you know what to do… but still can’t seem to do it?

Most of us don’t struggle with knowing—we struggle with moving. We overthink, we hesitate, we tell ourselves we’re ‘waiting on God’ when deep down… we’re just scared to take the first step.

In this episode, we talk about the hidden emotional and mental blocks behind execution paralysis, how fear disguises itself as wisdom, and the tiny shift that will help you finally start m...

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I used to think I was being patient. That I was waiting on God's timing. But the truth? I was scared. I was hesitating, over-processing, waiting for a 'perfect' moment that never seemed to come. And maybe you've been there too.

In this episode, we talk about the tension between faith and action, how to know when it’s time to move vs. when it’s time to wait, and the quiet ways fear disguises itself as patience.

If ...

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I almost didn’t start this podcast. Not because I didn’t want to—but because I wasn’t sure I had the right words, the right format, the right ‘perfect plan.’ Maybe you know that feeling too. You’ve been sitting on something—a dream, a calling, a next step—but hesitation keeps whispering, 'Not yet.'

This episode is for you. No fluff, no pressure—just an honest conversation about trust, follow-through, and taking that first ...

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