Season 1, Episode 7. What I Learned When I Felt Alone: An Interview with Tenielle Neda
What I Learned When I Felt Alone: An Interview with Tenielle Neda
We are interviewing all of our regular contributors in Season 1 for you to get to know them better. Today’s guest is Tenielle Neda, a train driver & singer-songwriter from remote Western Australia. She is married to a NZ born camera-man & teacher, Daniel, and they have three precious, young children.
Tenielle shared what she learned from struggling with, “How can God love me?” and feeling alone, and the influence of this wrestle on her upcoming album, The Way of Love.
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We are interviewing all of our regular contributors in Season 1 for you to get to know them better. Today’s guest is Tenielle Neda, a train driver & singer-songwriter from remote Western Australia. She is married to a NZ born camera-man & teacher, Daniel, and they have three precious, young children.
In today’s episode, we explore:
The joys of writing and performing music, as well as feeling close to God through song.
The slow process of coming to Christ as a young adult through her brother’s conversion and Christian friends. Tenielle was raised in a family that went to church on Easter and Christmas and her parents separated when she was eight years old.
Tenielle’s struggles with, “How could God love me?” and feeling alone in certain periods of her life.
How these periods of wrestling have assured her of God’s love and have influenced her new album, The Way of Love, releasing in July 2025.
You can listen on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or anywhere you get podcasts.
You can pre-save Tenielle’s new album, The Way of Love, on Spotify, or see her perform live with John van Deusen at Freo Church on 18 and 19 July.
About Tenielle
Tenielle Neda is a train driver & singer-songwriter from remote Western Australia. She is married to a NZ born camera-man & teacher, Daniel, and they have three precious, young children. Tenielle has studied at Trinity Theological College in Perth, and hopes to continue her theological studies, amidst busy mum life and music creation. She finds that studying God's word - knowing him and loving him more - deeply inspires and informs her songwriting. Her music is an expression of her faith and experience of life through the lens of the gospel. You can follow her music at tenielleneda.com
Mentioned in this episode
Origin Collective’s Faith and Arts Gathering at Freo Church (15-18 July 2025)