We’re looking forward to introducing you to Dr. La-Shawnda Thompson. Check out our conversation below.
La-Shawnda, we’re thrilled to have you with us today. Before we jump into your intro and the heart of the interview, let’s start with a bit of an ice breaker: When have you felt most loved—and did you believe you deserved it?
I felt most loved during a season when I had absolutely nothing to give. It was during a time in my life when I was rebuilding from scratch spiritually, emotionally, and even financially. I had just come out of a difficult storm, and I remember being surrounded by a few people who didn’t need me to be strong, didn’t expect me to perform, didn’t want anything from me. They simply showed up. They checked in. They prayed for me when I couldn’t find the words. One friend brought groceries without asking. Another sent a text just saying, “God sees you.” Those little gestures carried more weight than grand moments ever could.
And honestly, no I didn’t believe I deserved it at the time. I felt broken, unworthy, and unsure of who I was. But that kind of love, the kind that reflects God’s heart, it has a way of healing you. It taught me that real love doesn’t wait until you feel whole it shows up in the cracks. That season showed me I didn’t have to earn love by being strong or successful. I just had to receive it.
Can you briefly introduce yourself and share what makes you or your brand unique?
My name is La-Shawnda Thompson also known as Dr. LT, The Transformation Specialist. I’m a multi-passionate entrepreneur, author, speaker, and faith-filled creative strategist called to help women heal, build, and walk boldly in their God-given identity.
Right now, I’m launching a powerful new faith-based community for women called The Beauty Exchange a safe space where grace meets truth. It’s a transformative hub for Kingdom women to exchange pain for purpose, brokenness for boldness, and insecurity for true identity in Christ. It’s not just a group it’s a movement.
I also lead Women of Fire, a prophetic platform for purpose driven women who are ready to stop surviving and start thriving. Everything I create whether it’s books, beauty, branding, or bold conversations is rooted in healing, faith, and strategy. I believe when a woman gets healed and clear on who she is, her entire bloodline shifts.
From publishing to podcasting, mentoring to ministry, my mission is simple: help women rise, reign, and release the sound God placed inside of them.
Great, so let’s dive into your journey a bit more. What breaks the bonds between people—and what restores them?
In my experience, what often breaks the bonds between people is unhealed pain. It’s the silent assumptions, the unmet expectations, the words never said and the wounds never acknowledged. When offense is left to fester, it grows into distance. Pride keeps people from being vulnerable. Shame keeps them from being honest. And before you know it, something beautiful is broken not because of one big blow, but because of what was never brought into the light.
But what restores those broken bonds?God. Only God can truly heal hearts and soften what’s been hardened by betrayal, disappointment, or neglect. Restoration happens when humility walks into the room when someone decides that peace is more powerful than being right. It happens when people surrender their pain to God and choose grace over grudges.
I’ve seen God mend what looked irreparable. I’ve watched Him bring families back together, rebuild friendships, and heal what time alone couldn’t fix. Restoration doesn’t always look like going back to how things were it often looks like becoming who you’re both meant to be, and choosing to reconnect from a healed place.
What did suffering teach you that success never could?
Suffering taught me who I was when everything was stripped away. Success can make you feel celebrated, but suffering shows you what you’re truly made of. It taught me how to hear God in the silence, how to pray when I didn’t have the words, and how to stand when it felt like the ground was falling from underneath me.
I’ve been the woman who had to smile while silently breaking. I’ve walked through seasons of lack, betrayal, loneliness, and identity confusion but it was in those places that I met God as Comforter, Healer, and Provider. Success didn’t introduce me to that version of Him pain did.
Suffering taught me the language of surrender. It exposed the pride I didn’t know I had, revealed the cracks in my faith, and gave me a strength I never knew I carried. It taught me that favor isn’t always loud, and survival doesn’t equal healing. Most of all, it taught me compassion that when I rise, I must reach back.
Success gave me platforms, but suffering gave me purpose. And that’s a lesson no stage can teach.
Next, maybe we can discuss some of your foundational philosophies and views? What are the biggest lies your industry tells itself?
One of the biggest lies I see in both the beauty and personal branding industries is the idea that external image is everything. That if you look the part, you must be whole. But I’ve learned and lived that you can have a flawless beat, a six-figure brand, and still be broken on the inside. The industry sells confidence in a bottle, healing in a photoshoot, and purpose in a platform but none of those things can substitute identity, integrity, or intimacy with God.
Another lie is that hustle equals success. We glorify burnout, overbooked schedules, and the “grind” culture as a badge of honor. But being busy doesn’t always mean you’re being fruitful. Sometimes it just means you’re distracted. I had to unlearn the lie that doing more meant I was worth more.
Lastly, there’s the silent belief that you can’t be spiritual and successful at the same time. That if you lead with faith, you’ll lose opportunities. But I’ve found the opposite to be true. God is the strategy. Purpose is the blueprint. And when you build from the inside out, the success you create doesn’t just look good it lasts.
Okay, so before we go, let’s tackle one more area. Are you doing what you were born to do—or what you were told to do?
I’m finally doing what I was born to do.
For years, I did what I was told to do what felt safe, expected, or approved by others. I followed the path that looked right on paper, but deep down, I knew I was shrinking. I knew there was more in me more creativity, more faith, more fire. But I stayed small because I didn’t want to disappoint anyone or seem “too much.”
It wasn’t until I surrendered not just my plans, but my identity that I began to walk in what I was truly born to do. Now, every brand I build, every book I write, every woman I coach, every young girl I inspire it’s all connected to the assignment God gave me before I ever took my first breath.
I was born to ignite purpose in others.
To remind women who’ve been overlooked, broken, or silenced that there’s still beauty in their ashes. I was born to build platforms, not for fame, but for freedom so others can rise, too.
So no, I’m not living out someone else’s blueprint anymore. I’m walking in God’s.
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