Podcast Summary: Christ With Coffee On Ice

Host: Ally Yost
Guest: Lola Sheen
Episode: Testimony with Lola Sheen
Date: August 15, 2025

Overview

This deeply personal and uplifting episode centers on vulnerability, hope, and transformation through faith in Christ. Host Ally Yost sits down with Lola Sheen, sharing an honest conversation about Lola’s journey from growing up in a high-profile Hollywood family and struggling with anxiety, depression, and a lack of identity, to finding hope, belonging, and new life in Jesus. Through raw storytelling and genuine laughter, Ally and Lola explore the realities of mental health, the emptiness of worldly pursuits, and the profound rescue available in Christ.

Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. Lola’s Early Life and Spiritual Upbringing

• Growing up Catholic but Distant from Christ
  • Lola shares that, despite attending Catholic school and church with her family, “I never knew the Holy Spirit. I never knew Jesus. You know, it was always God. Like, I never knew of Jesus.” (01:35)
  • Prayer felt impersonal and scripted: “It was nothing, like, personal for me… I always feel like it had to be, like, a perfect prayer.” (02:30)
• Religion vs. Relationship
  • Ally clarifies: “It was, like, more kind of religious, I guess… rather than you coming up with your own words to pray.” (02:42)
  • Lola admits she never experienced the presence of God growing up.

2. Life in the Public Eye & Identity Struggles

• Fame’s Shadow and Isolation
  • Lola describes her family as “in the public eye… both actors,” but “I always felt like on the outside, I always felt like I was just made for something else. But I never knew what it was, you know?” (04:18)
• Challenges with Friendships and Trust
  • Friends would mention stories from the news about her before she even knew. “People were just friends with me because they just wanted something… A lot of it became about money.” (06:13)
  • Parents’ fame led to isolation at school: “Some people weren’t allowed to be my friend.” (06:39)
• Lack of Identity
  • “I did not know who I was before I found Jesus.” (07:57)
  • Deep insecurity rooted in being known only as “so and so’s daughter” (07:40).

3. Mental Health Struggles

• Anxiety, Fear, and Depression
  • Lola details severe anxiety and depression beginning in high school, triggered by relentless public attention and personal pressures.
  • “I started experiencing pretty bad, like, anxiety and depression… I felt pretty lonely in high school.” (09:04)
  • Harsh inner critic: “The way I saw myself when I was depressed was really bad. Like, I just didn’t have any self worth.” (29:25)
• Isolation as an Enemy Tactic
  • “I noticed the first thing I think the Enemy always liked attack was to isolate me.” (28:45)
  • Periods of months where Lola rarely left her bedroom, overwhelmed by fear and panic attacks.

4. Temporary Relief vs. True Healing

• Therapy Helped, But Only So Much
  • “There are resources in the world… that can help. But I think what the difference is between the help of the world and the help of Jesus is…the help of the world can only go so far.” (25:57-26:14)
  • Ally: “Do you want complete healing? Do you want all the help that you need? Do you want full deliverance?” (26:32)
• Search for Anchors
  • During her darkest periods, Lola sought comfort in crystals, psychics, and even mourning rituals but never felt truly fulfilled.
  • “I just walked out [of a psychic reading] and I never walked out being like, oh my gosh, like, I have so much hope for my future... I never felt fulfilled, obviously.” (23:18)

5. The Turning Point: Encounter with Jesus

• Hopelessness Before Meeting Christ
  • “I was really being like, no, I’m never gonna make it out of this. I never thought I was gonna turn 19… I just didn’t see myself coming out of that room. Like, I was like, I think my life is just going to be these four walls forever.” (31:54, 21:37)
• Divine Intervention through Social Media
  • One night, in despair, a video from Ally appeared on Lola’s TikTok feed:
    • “It was just like a light in your eyes… the first time I felt like, some sort of, like, light.” (35:48)
    • “I remember, like, sitting for a second, and I was like, wait, I’ve never thought about Jesus. Like, who is that?” (35:57)
• Supernatural Encounter
  • “It literally was like Jesus came in my room. Like, his presence, like, filled my room…I felt like Jesus just hugged me. It was like I felt like, warmth on my hand.” (36:45)
  • The word “Rescue” echoed in her mind, leading her to Lauren Daigle’s song “Rescue” (38:32).

6. Beginning a Relationship with God

• Google Discipled Me
  • “I looked up on safari because I didn’t even know how to pray… a Prayer to give my life to Jesus. And I prayed it.” (39:23, 39:49)
  • Found community and guidance through Ally’s digital content, using YouTube, podcasts, and live Bible readings for encouragement and instruction.
• Plugging into Christian Community
  • Ally and Lola recounted how a CBN interview led to their connection, eventually resulting in Lola joining Ally’s church community in person:
    • “It literally changed my entire life. I prayed every day for one sister in Christ and a spiritual family… and then He gave me so many.” (44:37-45:02)

7. Reflections and Encouragement

• On Faith and Identity
  • Ally praises Lola’s growth: “You really value…you fear God, like, above all else. It’s crazy. Like, the 180 of you coming from a place of, like, all you did was fear people…” (47:22)
• The Power of Small Acts of Obedience
  • Ally recalls making the TikTok video after feeling a strong burden from God: “I didn’t even understand it. Like, I didn’t know what it was or why I felt so burdened…But I felt the Lord be like, you have to make this video, and I need you to give people hope.” (45:20)
• Hope for Listeners
  • The episode closes with gratitude and an invitation to embody Christ’s love in daily life.

Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• On Spiritual Emptiness:
  “I never knew the Holy Spirit. I never knew Jesus… I never felt the presence of the Lord before when I would go to church.”
  – Lola Sheen (01:35)

• On Identity in Christ:
  “I did not know who I was before I found Jesus.”
  – Lola Sheen (07:57)

• On Isolation and Anxiety:
  “I was just, like, stuck. Like, I was so scared of every little thing… I felt like I was going crazy.”
  – Lola Sheen (21:00-21:36)

• On Encountering Jesus:
  “It literally was like Jesus came in my room…my room was so filled with the Holy Spirit. I felt like Jesus just hugged me.”
  – Lola Sheen (36:43-36:45)

• On Christian Community:
  “I prayed every day for one sister in Christ and a spiritual family… and then He gave me so many. And not only did He give me a sister in Christ, but you.”
  – Lola Sheen (44:47-45:02)

• Ally’s Encouragement:
  “You will be able to do anything in your life as long as you’re in that heart posture of like, all I need is Jesus…”
  – Ally Yost (47:22)

Timestamps for Important Segments

| Timestamp | Segment/Theme | |-----------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 01:35–02:55 | Lola’s spiritual background and early religious experience | | 04:02–07:57 | Growing up in the public eye, family dynamics, and identity issues | | 09:04–13:14 | Mental health: anxiety, depression, and challenges with fame | | 19:05–21:46 | First major depressive episode & season of isolation | | 23:02–24:00 | Seeking hope in psychics and New Age practices | | 26:06–26:45 | Distinction between temporary help and complete healing in Christ | | 31:33–32:21 | Deepest point of hopelessness: “I never thought I was gonna turn 19.” | | 35:34–36:43 | The transformative encounter with Jesus | | 39:23–39:57 | Looking up how to pray; digital discipleship | | 42:09–44:47 | Finding community through Ally and church | | 47:22–47:52 | Ally’s words of encouragement and blessing |

Tone & Final Reflections

The tone throughout is genuine, tender, and hope-filled. Both Ally and Lola laugh, reminisce, and speak candidly about pain, healing, and the ongoing journey with Christ. Their conversation feels like two friends sharing life over coffee, maintaining humility and warmth as they explore very real struggles and the joy of redemption.

For listeners—especially those wrestling with darkness, uncertainty, or longing for deeper community—Lola’s story offers both empathy and the hope of radical change through Jesus, magnifying the importance of personal faith and connection.