Life After Leaven w/ Tamice Spencer-Helms
As a follow up to her debut book, Faith Unleavened: The Wilderness Between Trayvon Mart & George Floyd, Tamice Spencer-Helms is joined by folx from all walks of life and society to talk about picking up the shattered fragments of a faith we used to know. Life After Leaven is a podcast for those seeking to heal from the damage caused by toxic Christianity and rebuild something new and life giving in its place.
Episodes
Thursday Apr 13, 2023
White After Whiteness w/ Alyssa Sieb
Thursday Apr 13, 2023
Thursday Apr 13, 2023
What happens when a white person divests and breaks up with white Jesus? What do they root down in? Tamice talks with Alyssa Sieb about recovering what is lost in toxic faith, even for white people. Life After Leaven is a podcast where guests from various faiths and backgrounds share their perspectives, anecdotes, and insight regarding how to move forward after leaving toxic faith and religion. We’ll be asking the tough questions and finding creative solutions to complex cultural issues. With a mix of serious discourse and witty banter, join us for a thought-provoking examination of how, together, we can rebuild an unleavened faith.
Life After Leaven is written and produced by Tamice Namae Speaks LLC. It is sponsored by Sub:Culture Incorporated, a 501c3 committed to eradicating cultural, social, spiritual, financial, and academic barriers for Black College Students. You can learn more about the work of Sub:Culture Inc by visiting www.subcultureinc.org and following @subculture_incorporated.
Thursday Apr 06, 2023
Leaving Toxic Individualism for Whole-iness w/ Nya Abernathy
Thursday Apr 06, 2023
Thursday Apr 06, 2023
Nya Abernathy talks to us about the three key elements of an embodied and healthy faith. She tells the story of what it means to be mystic and Pentecostal, and what it looks like to walk one another home.
Life After Leaven is a podcast where guests from various faiths and backgrounds share their perspectives, anecdotes, and insight regarding how to move forward after leaving toxic faith and religion. We’ll be asking the tough questions and finding creative solutions to complex cultural issues. With a mix of serious discourse and witty banter, join us for a thought-provoking examination of how, together, we can rebuild an unleavened faith.
Life After Leaven is written and produced by Tamice Namae Speaks LLC. It is sponsored by Sub:Culture Incorporated, a 501c3 committed to eradicating cultural, social, spiritual, financial, and academic barriers for Black College Students. You can learn more about the work of Sub:Culture Inc by visiting www.subcultureinc.org and following @subculture_incorporated.
Thursday Mar 30, 2023
Changing Our Minds w/ Tabatha Mason
Thursday Mar 30, 2023
Thursday Mar 30, 2023
What do we do with Jesus? What do we do with the Word? Tamice welcomes her friend Tabatha to talk about what it has been like to love and follow Jesus outside of whiteness. Life After Leaven is a podcast where guests from various faiths and backgrounds share their perspectives, anecdotes, and insight regarding how to move forward after leaving toxic faith and religion. We’ll be asking the tough questions and finding creative solutions to complex cultural issues. With a mix of serious discourse and witty banter, join us for a thought-provoking examination of how, together, we can rebuild an unleavened faith.
Life After Leaven is written and produced by Tamice Namae Speaks LLC. It is sponsored by Sub:Culture Incorporated, a 501c3 committed to eradicating cultural, social, spiritual, financial, and academic barriers for Black College Students. You can learn more about the work of Sub:Culture Inc by visiting www.subcultureinc.org and following @subculture_incorporated.
Thursday Mar 23, 2023
Grief, Grievances, and Gettin’ Out w/ Rebekah James Lovett
Thursday Mar 23, 2023
Thursday Mar 23, 2023
How do you know when it is time to go? Tamice and Rebekah talk about the catalytic moment that led to her family moving away from the west coast back to Chicago. Life After Leaven is a podcast where guests from various faiths and backgrounds share their perspectives, anecdotes, and insight regarding how to move forward after leaving toxic faith and religion. We’ll be asking the tough questions and finding creative solutions to complex cultural issues. With a mix of serious discourse and witty banter, join us for a thought-provoking examination of how, together, we can rebuild an unleavened faith.
Life After Leaven is written and produced by Tamice Namae Speaks LLC. It is sponsored by Sub:Culture Incorporated, a 501c3 committed to eradicating cultural, social, spiritual, financial, and academic barriers for Black College Students. You can learn more about the work of Sub:Culture Inc by visiting www.subcultureinc.org and following @subculture_incorporated.
Saturday Mar 18, 2023
No Place Like Home w/ Amber Bryant
Saturday Mar 18, 2023
Saturday Mar 18, 2023
Have trouble envisioning what a church, faith, and community might look beyond on the other side of whiteness and toxic religion? Join me as I talk to my dear friend Amber about the spaces she left, and more importantly, the spaces she's building. Life After Leaven is a podcast where guests from various faiths and backgrounds share their perspectives, anecdotes, and insight regarding how to move forward after leaving toxic faith and religion. We’ll be asking the tough questions and finding creative solutions to complex cultural issues. With a mix of serious discourse and witty banter, join us for a thought-provoking examination of how, together, we can rebuild an unleavened faith.
Life After Leaven is written and produced by Tamice Namae Speaks LLC. It is sponsored by Sub:Culture Incorporated, a 501c3 committed to eradicating cultural, social, spiritual, financial, and academic barriers for Black College Students. You can learn more about the work of Sub:Culture Inc by visiting www.subcultureinc.org and following @subculture_incorporated.
Thursday Mar 16, 2023
Now, What?
Thursday Mar 16, 2023
Thursday Mar 16, 2023
In this episode, Tamice Spencer-Helms talks about the purpose and vision for the podcast. She invites us into the conversations that aided her exodus from toxic religion, and gives us insight into what to expect from each episode.
Life After Leaven is written and produced by Tamice Namae Speaks LLC. It is sponsored by Sub:Culture Incorporated, a 501c3 committed to eradicating cultural, social, spiritual, financial, and academic barriers for Black College Students. You can learn more about the work of Sub:Culture Inc by visiting www.subcultureinc.org and following @subculture_incorporated.

Tamice Spencer-Helms Biography
Tamice Spencer-Helms is a published author, speaker, and theologian based in Richmond, Virginia. After 16 years of full-time ministry, she founded Sub: Culture Incorporated, a nonprofit that provides holistic support and crisis relief for Black College Students.
In addition to her Bachelor’s degree in Religious Studies and Copywriting, Tamice has an M.A. in Contextual Leadership from Wheaton College and an M.A. in Theology from Fuller Seminary.
Over the years, Tamice has been a change-maker and pioneer for young people in her community. Throughout her life, she has connected, supported, and ministered to countless young adults and college students. Her friendly and down-to-earth approach to public speaking and teaching, as well as her dedication to theological study, has helped empower and inspire people in her community and beyond.
Tamice lives in Richmond with her spouse Ellison, her daughter Harlym, and her puppy Beacon. In her spare time, she loves to dissect and listen to Hip-Hop, watch documentaries, savor whiskey, eat Ellison's homemade pizza, and relax with her family.
Don’t miss out on what Tamice has planned next! Follow her on Instagram @tamicenamaespeaks and Twitter @TamiceNamae, or subscribe to her Substack blog at https://tamicenamaespeaks.substack.com.