Motherly advice from Tyra Banks on cycle 16 of America's Next Top Model. The handlebars of fierceness alludes to when one achieves the pinnacle of amazingness usually when being photographed, or in any other stressful situation.
Tyra (to inconsistently performing model): You need to grab the handlebars of fierceness and not let go.
church hurt is where you experience a degree of distance, pain, or judgement from your church community. Essentially, you are just unable to “find your place”. This is prevalent in the Christian community, but can be extended to other religions.
Now that I am an adult I am beginning to heal from the church hurt that was inflicted on me as a child.