Today we’d like to introduce you to Ambi Smith.
Hi Ambi, so excited to have you on the platform. So before we get into questions about your work-life, maybe you can bring our readers up to speed on your story and how you got to where you are today?
A minister, author, nonprofit founder, speaker, podcaster, content creator, wife, and mother, Ambi has spent years answering one question: “How can my healing become someone else’s hope?”
Her journey didn’t begin with a microphone or a stage. It began in broken places.
Years ago, Ambi walked through seasons that tested her faith-including infertility, a high-risk pregnancy, disappointments, and moments that forced her to depend on God in ways she never imagined. Instead of allowing pain to define her, she documented the lessons. Those experiences became books, beginning with her deeply personal memoir Healing Flows and continuing through devotionals and journals that have encouraged women across the country. Her newest book, Wisdom in the Wounds, reminds readers that wounds don’t have the final word-wisdom does.
As her platform grew, so did her calling.
She founded Sisters in the Name of Christ, Inc., a nonprofit organization dedicated to helping women heal emotionally, spiritually, and personally. Through conferences, workshops, support groups, marketplace events, mentoring, and community outreach, Ambi has created spaces where women don’t have to pretend they have it all together. They are invited to be honest, to heal, and to grow.
But Ambi believes healing shouldn’t stay inside church walls.
That conviction gave birth to The Healing Space with Ambi Shantay, a podcast created to have authentic conversations about faith, healing, and purpose. Every episode invites guests to tell the stories many people are afraid to share—stories of heartbreak, restoration, identity, resilience, and God’s faithfulness.
What began as a podcast quickly expanded into a larger platform. After only one season, The Healing Space was picked up for radio broadcast on WDJY 99.1 FM in Atlanta, introducing Ambi’s mission to an even wider audience while continuing to stream online and reach listeners through YouTube.
Her conversations are intentional. Whether interviewing pastors, healthcare professionals, entrepreneurs, survivors, or everyday people with extraordinary testimonies, Ambi creates an atmosphere where vulnerability becomes strength and healing becomes possible.
Can you talk to us a bit about the challenges and lessons you’ve learned along the way. Looking back would you say it’s been easy or smooth in retrospect?
People love to talk about alignment as if it’s a destination, a place where everything finally falls into place. The truth is, alignment is rarely comfortable. It’s often one of the most stretching seasons you’ll ever experience.
For me, alignment hasn’t looked like ease. It has looked like pruning.
It has required me to let go of opportunities that no longer matched the vision God was giving me. It has meant saying goodbye to relationships that were familiar but no longer fruitful. It has meant becoming comfortable with disappointing people so I could remain obedient to God.
One of the greatest misconceptions is that when you’re aligned, life becomes easier. In my experience, the opposite can be true. Alignment often increases responsibility before it increases visibility. God entrusts you with more before He introduces you to more.
I’ve learned that alignment isn’t just about adding things to your life. Sometimes it’s about removing the very things you’ve prayed for because they no longer fit who you’re becoming.
There were moments I questioned myself. Was I moving too fast? Was I changing too much? Was I really hearing God? Those questions are part of the process. Alignment requires faith because you often can’t see the full picture while you’re living it.
This season has also exposed areas where I needed healing. Success has a way of revealing insecurities you didn’t know were still there. As new doors opened, I realized I couldn’t carry old mindsets into new assignments. Every opportunity demanded another level of trust, another level of discipline, and another level of surrender.
What people see today: the podcast, the radio platform, the speaking engagements, the nonprofit, the books-isn’t the full story. What they don’t see are the private prayers, the difficult decisions, the moments of exhaustion, and the countless times I had to choose obedience over comfort.
Alignment has taught me that purpose isn’t about building a platform. It’s about building the character to sustain whatever platform God gives you.
I’ve also discovered that alignment affects every part of your life. It changes your priorities. It changes how you spend your time. It changes your relationships. It changes how you define success. Things that once seemed important begin to lose their appeal because you’re no longer chasing what looks good—you’re pursuing what God has assigned.
If I could encourage someone walking through their own season of alignment, I would tell them this: don’t confuse pruning with punishment. Sometimes God removes what is good to make room for what is greater. Trust the process, even when it feels lonely.
Alright, so let’s switch gears a bit and talk business. What should we know about your work?
Beyond ministry, Ambi continues to evolve professionally. With an MBA and years of leadership experience in healthcare credentialing and contracting, she has demonstrated that faith and excellence can coexist. She has led teams, managed complex provider networks, and built systems while simultaneously growing multiple businesses and ministries. Her entrepreneurial journey now includes media production and content creation, helping organizations and brands tell their stories with authenticity.
At home, Ambi treasures perhaps her greatest titles: wife and mother. Her family remains the foundation beneath every accomplishment, reminding her that legacy is built not only through platforms but through presence.
Today, Ambi stands in a season she calls alignment.
It is a season where every chapter of her life finally makes sense. The pain became ministry. The waiting became wisdom. The lessons became books. The conversations became a podcast. The podcast became a radio show. The nonprofit became a movement. Every “yes” to God has opened another door to serve.
Yet she insists she is only getting started.
Her vision is bigger than events, books, or broadcasts. She dreams of building a global community where healing is normalized, purpose is awakened, and people leave every encounter believing that God still restores what has been broken.
Ambi Shantay’s story is proof that healing is not the end of the journey. It is the beginning of a life lived on purpose.
Because when God heals one heart, that heart has the power to heal many more.
What makes you happy?
Success has never been about building my own platform. My greatest joy comes from helping someone else find their footing. I celebrate the woman who starts the business she was afraid to launch, the mother who chooses healing over hiding, the leader who finally says “yes” to God’s call, and the person who realizes their past doesn’t disqualify them from their future.
I believe purpose is contagious. When one person begins walking in theirs, it gives others permission to do the same.
That’s what keeps me going. It’s why I write. It’s why I speak. It’s why I created The Healing Space. It’s why I continue to build spaces where people can heal, grow, and discover who they were always meant to be.
Contact Info:
- Website: https://www.AmbiShantay.com
- Youtube: https://youtube.com/@ambishantay
- Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ambi-s-smith-mba-079051138
