The Gift of Rejection with Nona Jones
Keep it Positive, Sweetie
The Black Effect Podcast Network and iHeartPodcasts
4.9 • 2.3K Ratings
🗓️ 12 May 2024
⏱️ 80 minutes
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I had the pleasure of sitting with the wonderful and incredibly talented Nona Jones. We hadn't realized how much we had in common until we sat down. We talk about everything from her upbringing, childhood trauma, healing and so much more. Make sure you catch the gems that she's dropping.
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| 0:00.0 | Trigger warning. This episode discusses sexual abuse. Viewer discretion is advised. |
| 0:06.0 | If you or someone you know is experiencing sexual abuse, please call the National Sexual Assault |
| 0:11.0 | Hotline at 1-800-656-4673. Hello and welcome to this episode of Keep It Positive, Sweetie. |
| 0:28.4 | I'm Krista Renee Hazlett, and today I have with me none other than Nona Jones. |
| 0:34.9 | Nona! |
| 0:35.8 | Hey, girl! |
| 0:37.1 | I'm so excited to have you. I'm so excited to have you. |
| 0:38.3 | I'm so excited to be here. |
| 0:40.3 | Seriously. |
| 0:41.3 | Oh my gosh. |
| 0:42.3 | The first time I ever saw you was at Change Church last year you preached and I was |
| 0:48.3 | like, man, this woman is powerful just to hear a snippet of your story. |
| 0:52.3 | I was just like, oh my goodness. |
| 0:53.3 | So when they told me we were having you on, I was like, oh my gosh, I'm so exciting. Your energy is just lovely. I'm just glad to be here. And the fact that we have so much in common, girl, trying to get these natural lashes together, get it together, yes. Yes, I love it, I love it. I like to start with a quote or a song. And when I think of you, I think of the |
| 1:13.9 | scripture, 2 Corinthians 12, 9, my grace is sufficient for thee, for my strength is made perfect |
| 1:21.5 | and weakness. Most gladly, therefore I will rather glory in my infirmities that the power of Christ may rest upon me. |
| 1:30.3 | And we'll get to why I think of you when I read this scripture later on. |
| 1:36.4 | Yes. So let's talk about Nona. |
| 1:40.6 | Nona, you are a rare combination of preacher, business executive, author, and entrepreneur. |
| 1:47.1 | You serve as chief content and partnerships officer of U-Version, which I wake up to every morning. |
| 1:52.7 | That's crazy to know that you're behind that. |
| 1:54.2 | I was like, this is so cool. |
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