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Lauren Alaina shared a deeply personal, faith-filled discussion about navigating heartbreak, becoming a mom and more.
Alaina, who played the 2026 iHeartCountry Festival over the weekend, joined iHeartRadio’s Brooke Taylor on a new episode of The Upload on Wednesday (May 6). Throughout the “raw and vulnerable” conversation, the Georgia-born country star reflected on her lifelong faith journey, “the moments that tested—and ultimately transformed—her faith,” grieving the losses of her stepfather and her father, getting “a glimpse of heaven,” how motherhood has changed her life and more.
“I remember praying and saying, ‘when he dies, I will never talk to You again.’ …I was so angry,” Alaina said in a clip shared on Instagram. Taylor said her conversation with Alaina “is raw, emotional, honest, and full of hope for anyone walking through loss.”
Taylor co-hosts The Upload with Pastor Mark Evans. She launched the podcast in late 2025. The show includes guests who join Taylor and Evans to share stories about their journeys with faith. So far, the podcast has featured Tyler Hubbard, Walker Hayes, Conner Smith, Chase Matthew, Gabby Barrett, Meghan Patrick, Russell Dickerson and wife Kailey Dickerson, and more. Listen to the full episode featuring Alaina on iHeartRadio here.