Healing Journeys with Jesus

What happens when life changes, but God remains faithful?   In this tender, reflective episode, Laura Shaw invites you to slow down and explore a quieter, more honest version of gratitude, the kind that doesn’t bypass grief, rush healing, or demand optimism.   Through personal reflection, Scripture (Hosea 6:3), and a gentle framework for honoring the past, present, and future, this conversation creates space for those navigating transitions, loss, and the bittersweet beauty of becoming.   This episode is for anyone learning how to hold joy and ache at the same time, and wondering how to notice God’s goodness without denying what still hurts.   If you want to go deeper… Here are the prompts discussed in this episode: 1. What do I miss that I’m still grateful for? 2. What has God given me in this season that I wouldn’t have noticed before? 3. What part of me is growing because life looks different now? 4. Where is the dawn showing up in my life? 5. What am I learning to receive with open hands? Use these as gentle invitations, not assignments. ---- Stay Connected! The journey doesn’t have to end when the episode does! Here’s how you can connect with me and the amazing guests featured on Healing Journeys with Jesus...   ✨ Connect with Me: Follow me on Instagram: @LauraShawCoach for daily encouragement, podcast updates, and behind-the-scenes moments. Join Flourish - a faith and healing community for women. ✨ Connect with Our Guests: Learn more about their stories, projects, and ministries by visiting Guest Resources Page. Follow them on social media (links shared in each episode’s show notes). ✨ Join the Free Community: Looking for a place to connect with others who understand your journey?  Join our Healing Journeys Community, a free space to share your heart, find encouragement, and grow in faith alongside other listeners and believers.  ✨ Share Your Story: I’d love to hear from you! Reach out to me at hello@laura-shaw.com or message me on Instagram to share how the podcast has impacted your journey.   ✨ Be Part of the Conversation: Use the hashtag #HealingJourneysPodcast to join the discussion and share your thoughts about each episode. Leave a review or rating wherever you listen to podcasts—it’s a simple way to help others discover these stories of faith and hope. ✨ Grab my book, Be Still My Grieving Heart on Amazon!

Have you ever felt like you don’t fit anywhere anymore? Like the rooms you used to belong in suddenly feel too small, and the new ones don’t quite feel like home yet?   This episode is for the woman standing in the in-between. The one who’s changed, healed, outgrown, and maybe even grieved her old life, but still isn’t sure where she fits in this new one.   We’re talking about what it means to: ✨ Outgrow what once felt like home ✨ Grieve what no longer fits ✨ Stand in the middle of “used to be” and “not yet” ✨ Learn to be loved, deeply and fully, without needing a label to prove it   Because maybe love was never meant to come from a title at all. Maybe it was always meant to come from presence, from the quiet knowing that you are already seen, chosen, and loved by God, even here.  If you’ve ever wrestled with the ache of change, the silence of healing, or the loneliness of becoming, this one will meet you right where you are.   You’ll walk away reminded that: 💗 You’ve changed, and that’s not a problem, it’s proof. 💗 Love doesn’t need a label to be legitimate. 💗 The woman you’re becoming is worth meeting. ---- Stay Connected! The journey doesn’t have to end when the episode does! Here’s how you can connect with me and the amazing guests featured on Healing Journeys with Jesus: ✨ Connect with Me: Follow me on Instagram: @LauraShawCoach for daily encouragement, podcast updates, and behind-the-scenes moments. Join Flourish - a faith and healing community for women. ✨ Connect with Our Guests: Learn more about their stories, projects, and ministries by visiting Guest Resources Page. Follow them on social media (links shared in each episode’s show notes). ✨ Join the Free Community: Looking for a place to connect with others who understand your journey?  Join our Healing Journeys Community, a free space to share your heart, find encouragement, and grow in faith alongside other listeners and believers.  ✨ Share Your Story: I’d love to hear from you! Reach out to me at hello@laura-shaw.com or message me on Instagram to share how the podcast has impacted your journey. ✨ Be Part of the Conversation: Use the hashtag #HealingJourneysPodcast to join the discussion and share your thoughts about each episode. Leave a review or rating wherever you listen to podcasts—it’s a simple way to help others discover these stories of faith and hope. ✨ Grab my book, Be Still My Grieving Heart on Amazon!

When Culture Feels Louder Than Conviction   Scripture: Proverbs 4:23 “Above all else, guard your heart, for everything you do flows from it.”   In a culture that glorifies noise, obsession, and imitation, how do we stay grounded in truth?   In this powerful episode, Laura dives deep into the tension between culture and conviction, exploring how influence, music, and modern love are shaping our hearts more than we realize.   Using Proverbs 4:23 as her anchor, Laura unpacks what it really means to guard your heart, not from fear, but from confusion. She shares how discernment protects your peace, why holiness still matters in a world that calls it outdated, and how to stay soft without settling.   If you’ve ever felt the pull between what culture celebrates and what God calls sacred, this episode will help you realign your heart, renew your mind, and rediscover the stillness that leads to strength.   Plus, Laura shares an exciting announcement, three new one-on-one coaching spots for women who are ready to rediscover love after loss and step into a new season of wholeness, healing, and hope.   👉 Listen now to learn how to live anchored, awake, and discerning in a world that wants you distracted, and to guard your heart not from love, but for it.   Stay Connected! The journey doesn’t have to end when the episode does! Here’s how you can connect with me and the amazing guests featured on Healing Journeys with Jesus:   ✨ Connect with Me: Follow me on Instagram: @LauraShawCoach for daily encouragement, podcast updates, and behind-the-scenes moments. Join Flourish - a faith and healing community for women. ✨ Connect with Our Guests: Learn more about their stories, projects, and ministries by visiting Guest Resources Page. Follow them on social media (links shared in each episode’s show notes). ✨ Join the Free Community: Looking for a place to connect with others who understand your journey?  Join our Healing Journeys Community, a free space to share your heart, find encouragement, and grow in faith alongside other listeners and believers.    ✨ Share Your Story: I’d love to hear from you! Reach out to me at hello@laura-shaw.com or message me on Instagram to share how the podcast has impacted your journey.   ✨ Be Part of the Conversation: Use the hashtag #HealingJourneysPodcast to join the discussion and share your thoughts about each episode. Leave a review or rating wherever you listen to podcasts—it’s a simple way to help others discover these stories of faith and hope. ✨ Grab my book, Be Still My Grieving Heart on Amazon!

I Still Can’t Believe This Happened When life flips overnight and faith feels fragile.   One day it was dinner plans. The next day it was a funeral.   That’s how fast life can flip.   In this episode, I’m sharing the raw, unfiltered side of grief, the disbelief that sneaks up years later, the ache that lingers in ordinary moments, and the truth that grief doesn’t mean you’ve failed at faith. We’ll walk through the story of Thomas, the disciple who couldn’t believe without seeing, and discover how Jesus meets us in our own places of doubt and devastation.   If you’ve ever whispered, “I can’t believe this is my life,” this conversation is for you. Together we’ll explore one simple practice to begin breaking the silence, and the hope of a God who shows up, not with shame, but with scars.   ------- Stay Connected!   The journey doesn’t have to end when the episode does! Here’s how you can connect with me and the amazing guests featured on Healing Journeys with Jesus:   ✨ Connect with Me: Follow me on Instagram: @LauraShawCoach for daily encouragement, podcast updates, and behind-the-scenes moments. Join Flourish - a faith and healing community for women. ✨ Connect with Our Guests: Learn more about their stories, projects, and ministries by visiting Guest Resources Page. Follow them on social media (links shared in each episode’s show notes). ✨ Join the Free Community: Looking for a place to connect with others who understand your journey?  Join our Healing Journeys Community, a free space to share your heart, find encouragement, and grow in faith alongside other listeners and believers.    ✨ Share Your Story: I’d love to hear from you! Reach out to me at hello@laura-shaw.com or message me on Instagram to share how the podcast has impacted your journey.   ✨ Be Part of the Conversation: Use the hashtag #HealingJourneysPodcast to join the discussion and share your thoughts about each episode. Leave a review or rating wherever you listen to podcasts—it’s a simple way to help others discover these stories of faith and hope. ✨ Grab my book, Be Still My Grieving Heart on Amazon!

So many of us try to outrun grief, filling our days with busyness, wearing the mask of strength, reciting the platitudes people hand us. But here’s the truth: avoiding your grief won’t heal you. It only delays the inevitable.   In this raw and compassionate episode, Laura shares her own story of trying to stay “strong” after loss, the ways avoidance backfired, and what it looked like to finally stop running. Through real-life moments, a stoplight breakdown, the absurdity of IRS widow paperwork, and the biblical story of Elijah under the broom tree, she brings both honesty and hope.   This is a candid conversation for anyone who’s been avoiding pain, numbing it, or pretending it’s not there. You’ll leave with practical tools, tender encouragement, and the reminder that God is not afraid of your collapse.   Listen in, and let’s face grief together, not as something to avoid, but as the place where healing begins.     Stay Connected! The journey doesn’t have to end when the episode does! Here’s how you can connect with me and the amazing guests featured on Healing Journeys with Jesus:   ✨ Connect with Me: Follow me on Instagram: @LauraShawCoach for daily encouragement, podcast updates, and behind-the-scenes moments. Join Flourish - a faith and healing community for women. ✨ Connect with Our Guests: Learn more about their stories, projects, and ministries by visiting Guest Resources Page. Follow them on social media (links shared in each episode’s show notes). ✨ Join the Free Community: Looking for a place to connect with others who understand your journey?  Join our Healing Journeys Community, a free space to share your heart, find encouragement, and grow in faith alongside other listeners and believers.    ✨ Share Your Story: I’d love to hear from you! Reach out to me at hello@laura-shaw.com or message me on Instagram to share how the podcast has impacted your journey.   ✨ Be Part of the Conversation: Use the hashtag #HealingJourneysPodcast to join the discussion and share your thoughts about each episode. Leave a review or rating wherever you listen to podcasts—it’s a simple way to help others discover these stories of faith and hope. ✨ Grab my book, Be Still My Grieving Heart on Amazon!

Certain dates don’t just stay on the calendar, they live in our bodies. For me, it’s my late husband Joe’s birthday. For you, it might be an anniversary, a diagnosis date, or the day someone walked away. These moments have a way of stirring what our hearts can’t forget, no matter how many years pass.   In this episode of Healing Journeys with Jesus, I’m sharing the weight of those hard dates, the legacy Joe left behind, and the ways I’ve learned to carry both grief and hope forward. From strawberry cake and Georgia Bulldog football to the silence of birthdays without him, I’ll open up about what these days feel like and how I’ve found God meeting me in the middle of them.   Together, we’ll talk about: Why certain dates trigger waves of grief and how our bodies often remember before our minds do. Practical, grace-filled ways to navigate painful anniversaries. How legacy is not just what someone leaves behind, but what we carry forward. How God turns the weight of grief into a witness of His sustaining grace. Whether you’re marking a birthday, anniversary, or any date that still aches, this episode will remind you: hard days don’t erase hope. They deepen it.   Stay Connected! The journey doesn’t have to end when the episode does! Here’s how you can connect with me and the amazing guests featured on Healing Journeys with Jesus:   ✨ Connect with Me: Follow me on Instagram: @LauraShawCoach for daily encouragement, podcast updates, and behind-the-scenes moments. Join Flourish - a faith and healing community for women. ✨ Connect with Our Guests: Learn more about their stories, projects, and ministries by visiting Guest Resources Page. Follow them on social media (links shared in each episode’s show notes). ✨ Join the Free Community: Looking for a place to connect with others who understand your journey?  Join our Healing Journeys Community, a free space to share your heart, find encouragement, and grow in faith alongside other listeners and believers.    ✨ Share Your Story: I’d love to hear from you! Reach out to me at hello@laura-shaw.com or message me on Instagram to share how the podcast has impacted your journey.   ✨ Be Part of the Conversation: Use the hashtag #HealingJourneysPodcast to join the discussion and share your thoughts about each episode. Leave a review or rating wherever you listen to podcasts—it’s a simple way to help others discover these stories of faith and hope. ✨ Grab my book, Be Still My Grieving Heart on Amazon!

What do you do when the very thing you need to live out your calling feels threatened?   In this premiere episode of Season 2, Laura Shaw returns to the mic with a story she never expected to tell, the battle for her voice. After a thyroid surgery that risked silencing her words, Laura opens up about the fear, the stillness, and the lessons God pressed deep into her heart.   Through Scripture, reflection, and raw honesty, she reminds us that our purpose is not fragile and our identity is not dependent on circumstances. Even when life burns to the ground, God meets us in the ashes and begins again.   This episode launches a new season of Healing Journeys with Jesus: a season about reclaiming identity, walking in empowerment, and rebuilding life after loss with grit, grace, and gratitude.   If you’ve ever wondered whether God could still use you when everything feels uncertain, this conversation is for you. ------ Stay Connected! The journey doesn’t have to end when the episode does! Here’s how you can connect with me and the amazing guests featured on Healing Journeys with Jesus:   ✨ Connect with Me: Follow me on Instagram: @LauraShawCoach for daily encouragement, podcast updates, and behind-the-scenes moments. Join Flourish - a faith and healing community for women. ✨ Connect with Our Guests: Learn more about their stories, projects, and ministries by visiting Guest Resources Page. Follow them on social media (links shared in each episode’s show notes). ✨ Join the Free Community: Looking for a place to connect with others who understand your journey?  Join our Healing Journeys Community, a free space to share your heart, find encouragement, and grow in faith alongside other listeners and believers.    ✨ Share Your Story: I’d love to hear from you! Reach out to me at hello@laura-shaw.com or message me on Instagram to share how the podcast has impacted your journey.   ✨ Be Part of the Conversation: Use the hashtag #HealingJourneysPodcast to join the discussion and share your thoughts about each episode. Leave a review or rating wherever you listen to podcasts—it’s a simple way to help others discover these stories of faith and hope. ✨ Grab my book, Be Still My Grieving Heart on Amazon!

In this deeply personal milestone episode, Laura Shaw shares the story behind her 600th Instagram post—and the calling it represents. From surviving devastating loss to walking through years of healing and growth, Laura reflects on the journey that led her to this moment: launching her work as a certified trauma and grief recovery coach for women navigating heartbreak, identity shifts, and tender seasons of in-between.   If you've ever felt like you were stuck in the fog of loss, unsure how to move forward, or quietly aching for something more—this episode is for you.   Inside this episode, you'll hear: The spiritual and emotional unraveling that changed Laura’s life Why healing doesn’t mean going back—but becoming someone new What trauma-informed, faith-rooted coaching really looks like Who this sacred space is for (and why it’s more than just grief) An invitation to begin your own healing journey with Laura This isn’t just a coaching announcement. It’s a full-circle moment. A holy pause. An invitation to rebuild—with grace, support, and Jesus at the center.   🎧 Tune in now and discover what’s possible when you stop surviving… and start healing. ---- Stay Connected!   The journey doesn’t have to end when the episode does! Here’s how you can connect with me and the amazing guests featured on Healing Journeys with Jesus:   ✨ Connect with Me: Follow me on Instagram: @LauraShawCoach for daily encouragement, podcast updates, and behind-the-scenes moments. Join Flourish - a faith and healing community for women. ✨ Connect with Our Guests: Learn more about their stories, projects, and ministries by visiting Guest Resources Page. Follow them on social media (links shared in each episode’s show notes). ✨ Join the Free Community: Looking for a place to connect with others who understand your journey?  Join our Healing Journeys Community, a free space to share your heart, find encouragement, and grow in faith alongside other listeners and believers.    ✨ Share Your Story: I’d love to hear from you! Reach out to me at hello@laura-shaw.com or message me on Instagram to share how the podcast has impacted your journey.   ✨ Be Part of the Conversation: Use the hashtag #HealingJourneysPodcast to join the discussion and share your thoughts about each episode. Leave a review or rating wherever you listen to podcasts—it’s a simple way to help others discover these stories of faith and hope.

In this powerful and deeply personal episode, I sit down with Jeff Hopper, a former convict turned hospice chaplain, to discuss his incredible journey of transformation.   Jeff shares his gripping story of organized crime, addiction, and prison time—only to be met by God's undeniable grace and redemption. From the darkest places to serving those at the end of their lives, Jeff’s testimony is one of hope, forgiveness, and the relentless love of Christ.   Listen in as we discuss: ✔️ How God used Jeff’s past to shape his present calling ✔️ The power of forgiveness—both receiving and extending it ✔️ Learning to live an “ordinary life” after a lifetime of chaos ✔️ Practical steps to healing from shame and guilt   No matter your story, Jeff’s words will encourage you to embrace redemption, grace, and the possibility of a new path forward.   Check out his books here. -- Stay Connected! The journey doesn’t have to end when the episode does! Here’s how you can connect with me and the amazing guests featured on Healing Journeys with Jesus:   ✨ Connect with Me: Follow me on Instagram: @LauraShawCoach for daily encouragement, podcast updates, and behind-the-scenes moments. Join Flourish - a faith and healing community for women. ✨ Connect with Our Guests: Learn more about their stories, projects, and ministries by visiting Guest Resources Page. Follow them on social media (links shared in each episode’s show notes). ✨ Join the Free Community: Looking for a place to connect with others who understand your journey?  Join our Healing Journeys Community, a free space to share your heart, find encouragement, and grow in faith alongside other listeners and believers.    ✨ Share Your Story: I’d love to hear from you! Reach out to me at hello@laura-shaw.com or message me on Instagram to share how the podcast has impacted your journey.   ✨ Be Part of the Conversation: Use the hashtag #HealingJourneysPodcast to join the discussion and share your thoughts about each episode. Leave a review or rating wherever you listen to podcasts—it’s a simple way to help others discover these stories of faith and hope.

Have you ever felt like you’re just trying to get through the day? Like life has forced you into survival mode, and now, even though the storm has passed, you don’t know how to stop bracing for impact?   Survival mode serves a purpose—it helps us cope in times of crisis. But what happens when the mindset that once protected us is now the very thing keeping us stuck?   In this episode, we dive into: ✔ Elijah’s breaking point under the broom tree—what his story teaches us about exhaustion and God’s provision. ✔ How survival mode kept me functioning—but also kept me from healing. ✔ Signs that you’ve outgrown survival mode and what it means to step into thriving. ✔ The faith step forward—what Abraham’s story teaches us about walking into the unknown. ✔ Practical ways to rebuild trust, embrace joy, and take action beyond just “getting through.”   If you’ve been stuck in fight-or-flight mode, waiting for the next storm, this episode is for you. -- Stay Connected!   The journey doesn’t have to end when the episode does! Here’s how you can connect with me and the amazing guests featured on Healing Journeys with Jesus:   ✨ Connect with Me: Follow me on Instagram: @LauraShawCoach for daily encouragement, podcast updates, and behind-the-scenes moments. Join Flourish - a faith and healing community for women. ✨ Connect with Our Guests: Learn more about their stories, projects, and ministries by visiting Guest Resources Page. Follow them on social media (links shared in each episode’s show notes). ✨ Join the Free Community: Looking for a place to connect with others who understand your journey?  Join our Healing Journeys Community, a free space to share your heart, find encouragement, and grow in faith alongside other listeners and believers.    ✨ Share Your Story: I’d love to hear from you! Reach out to me at hello@laura-shaw.com or message me on Instagram to share how the podcast has impacted your journey.   ✨ Be Part of the Conversation: Use the hashtag #HealingJourneysPodcast to join the discussion and share your thoughts about each episode. Leave a review or rating wherever you listen to podcasts—it’s a simple way to help others discover these stories of faith and hope.

We love security. We crave control. We want a clear roadmap before we take the next step.   But what happens when God calls us into the unknown?   What happens when He asks us to leave behind what’s familiar before we have all the answers?   In this episode of Healing Journeys with Jesus, we’re diving into the story of Abraham leaving Haran—a place of comfort, a place of settling. God called him to step out in faith, even when the destination was unclear.   And the truth is—He calls us to do the same.   If you’re struggling with uncertainty…If you feel stuck between where you are and where God is leading you…If fear is whispering, “What if this doesn’t work?”…   This episode is for you.   Join me as we unpack: ✔️ Why we resist stepping into the unknown (and how to overcome that fear) ✔️ How Abraham’s story reveals the power of obedience—before clarity ✔️ Practical steps to move forward, even when you don’t see the full picture ✔️ A prayer over your next step, so you don’t have to walk into the unknown alone   Friend, God is already in the place He’s calling you to.   Are you ready to trust Him?   🌟 Don’t forget to rate & review the podcast—it helps more people step forward in faith! --- Stay Connected! The journey doesn’t have to end when the episode does! Here’s how you can connect with me and the amazing guests featured on Healing Journeys with Jesus:   ✨ Connect with Me: Follow me on Instagram: @LauraShawCoach for daily encouragement, podcast updates, and behind-the-scenes moments. Join Flourish - a faith and healing community for women. ✨ Connect with Our Guests: Learn more about their stories, projects, and ministries by visiting Guest Resources Page. Follow them on social media (links shared in each episode’s show notes). ✨ Join the Free Community: Looking for a place to connect with others who understand your journey?  Join our Healing Journeys Community, a free space to share your heart, find encouragement, and grow in faith alongside other listeners and believers.    ✨ Share Your Story: I’d love to hear from you! Reach out to me at hello@laura-shaw.com or message me on Instagram to share how the podcast has impacted your journey.   ✨ Be Part of the Conversation: Use the hashtag #HealingJourneysPodcast to join the discussion and share your thoughts about each episode. Leave a review or rating wherever you listen to podcasts—it’s a simple way to help others discover these stories of faith and hope.

We all reach moments in life where we know we need to move forward—but fear keeps us clinging to what’s familiar.   Maybe it’s a job, a relationship, a mindset, or even a way of life that once served you but no longer does. You feel the stirring in your spirit, the nudge that God is calling you to something new… yet stepping into the unknown feels terrifying.   In this episode, we dive deep into the story of Abraham and explore: ✔️ Why staying in Haran—your comfort zone—can keep you from God’s greater plans. ✔️ How to recognize when God is calling you forward (even when you feel unprepared). ✔️ Three powerful steps you can take today to step into the unknown with faith.   If you’ve been wrestling with change and struggling to leave what’s comfortable, this episode is for you. It’s time to take a bold step of faith and trust that what’s ahead is far greater than what you’re leaving behind. -- Stay Connected!   The journey doesn’t have to end when the episode does! Here’s how you can connect with me and the amazing guests featured on Healing Journeys with Jesus:   ✨ Connect with Me: Follow me on Instagram: @LauraShawCoach for daily encouragement, podcast updates, and behind-the-scenes moments. Join Flourish - a faith and healing community for women. ✨ Connect with Our Guests: Learn more about their stories, projects, and ministries by visiting Guest Resources Page. Follow them on social media (links shared in each episode’s show notes). ✨ Join the Free Community: Looking for a place to connect with others who understand your journey?  Join our Healing Journeys Community, a free space to share your heart, find encouragement, and grow in faith alongside other listeners and believers.    ✨ Share Your Story: I’d love to hear from you! Reach out to me at hello@laura-shaw.com or message me on Instagram to share how the podcast has impacted your journey.   ✨ Be Part of the Conversation: Use the hashtag #HealingJourneysPodcast to join the discussion and share your thoughts about each episode. Leave a review or rating wherever you listen to podcasts—it’s a simple way to help others discover these stories of faith and hope.

Curious about why Pivot Point is now Healing Journeys with Jesus? In this episode, we’re diving into the inspiration behind this name change, why a focus on faith-centered healing is at the heart of this shift, and what you can expect in this exciting new chapter. Learn how this updated direction aims to provide a more intentional, faith-driven space for personal growth and resilience through life’s challenges.   You’ll also hear how our past episodes are being refreshed and republished under the new name, so those transformative stories aren’t lost. Plus, I’ll share a personal invitation to our free podcast community, where you’ll find support, encouragement, and continued conversations around each episode.   Whether you’re navigating grief, seeking a stronger relationship with Jesus, or looking for a space that champions hope, Healing Journeys with Jesus is here to remind you—you’re never alone in your journey. Join us as we embark on this new beginning together!   Join our Free Podcast Community Follow Laura on Social: FB & IG @LauraShawCoach

In today's episode I talk with my good friend Aleesha.  She shares all about her story of leaving an abusive marriage, her wrestling with the thoughts of 'is God real', 'is the Bible true', 'is God good', and where she has landed with those thoughts in the process of healing.  Additionally, she discusses identity, and how she has rooted that through her faith.   This conversation is a powerful one that you don't want to miss!   Resources mentioned in the episode: Lysa Terkeurst Catholic Charities Cycles of Abuse Connect with Aleesha Directly

How do you live without hope?  That is the question that my good friend Coach Phil Bollier and I have discussed in depth in our times together.  In this recorded conversation, you'll hear just how he lives now after the loss of his love, Stephanie.  His life is full of hope, full of love for Jesus and others.     Check out his organization: Just Right For Now https://www.justrightfornow.org/

Meet my dear friend Carmen Hughey Drew: Mom, military veteran, and widow. Carmen shares her incredible story, which includes immense grief, and learning to lean on God's promises to find her way through to the other side.  You'll find this story to be incredibly rich and inspiring.     Carmen shares of some resources that have helped her through her journey with grief.    TAPS | Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors https://www.taps.org/ Kate's Club https://www.katesclub.org/ Grief Share https://www.griefshare.org    Connect with Carmen on social media! Instagram & TikTok: managingmoments 

Today, we're diving into the powerful practice of gratitude and how Spirit Driven Success life coaching can help us grow spiritually.   Free Ebook: Daily Practices for Spiritual Growth

Listen in as I chat with one of my very best friends, Amanda.  She and I met through a shared experience of pain in the context of small group, and became fast friends.   In this episode, she shares the roller coaster of emotions upon learning her son Reese's leukemia diagnosis, and how she found an anchor through her faith.  Her story is incredible, and I cannot wait for you to hear it.      Her heart for Jesus is so beautiful, and her heart to help others experience life change with Jesus is just the beginning layer of who she is as a person.   I am proud to call her my friend, and I think in this episode, you will begin to understand why.   I hope you enjoy.   --------  Scripture references: 1 Peter 4:12-13 Romans 8:28   Song: Sing Again https://youtu.be/cFJVPYCR9Tc?si=5pH6kXNIxG6cqiZv   Ministry: Nothing Is Wasted / Davey Blackburn / Pain to Purpose https://www.nothingiswasted.com/

In this first episode, I have the honor and privilege of sharing our story through the lens of my son, Andrew.   At just the tender age of 16, he was present when we found his dad gone, and was very quickly forced to become a man.    I know that you will hear this in everything he shares in this episode.    To say I'm proud to be his mom is a understatement, but I'll leave it at that.   His heart for Jesus is so beautiful, and this episode shares a fraction of his faith.    I hope you enjoy.

Does moving forward mean leaving them behind? If I start to feel better, does it mean I’m forgetting Is healing a betrayal of my love and my grief?   If you’ve ever wrestled with these questions, this episode is for you.   Grief has a way of becoming part of our identity. It wraps itself around us, making us believe that staying in sorrow is the only way to honor what we’ve lost.   But here’s the truth: Healing does not erase love—it honors it.   In this episode, we’re diving into: ✔ The guilt that follows joy—why we feel it and how to release it ✔ Biblical stories of grief and healing—Naomi, Lazarus’ sisters, and Paul’s transformation ✔ How joy and sorrow can coexist—without guilt, shame, or fear ✔ Practical steps to step into healing while still holding onto love   📖 Psalm 30:5 says, “Weeping may stay for the night, but rejoicing comes in the morning.”   Your night season will not last forever. Morning is coming. And when it does, will you have the courage to step into it?   🎧 Listen now and discover why healing isn’t a betrayal—it’s the next chapter God is writing in your story. -- Stay Connected!   The journey doesn’t have to end when the episode does! Here’s how you can connect with me and the amazing guests featured on Healing Journeys with Jesus:   ✨ Connect with Me: Follow me on Instagram: @LauraShawCoach for daily encouragement, podcast updates, and behind-the-scenes moments. Join Flourish - a faith and healing community for women. ✨ Connect with Our Guests: Learn more about their stories, projects, and ministries by visiting Guest Resources Page. Follow them on social media (links shared in each episode’s show notes).   ✨ Join the Free Community: Looking for a place to connect with others who understand your journey?  Join our Healing Journeys Community, a free space to share your heart, find encouragement, and grow in faith alongside other listeners and believers.    ✨ Share Your Story: I’d love to hear from you! Reach out to me at hello@laura-shaw.com or message me on Instagram to share how the podcast has impacted your journey.   ✨ Be Part of the Conversation: Use the hashtag #HealingJourneysPodcast to join the discussion and share your thoughts about each episode. Leave a review or rating wherever you listen to podcasts—it’s a simple way to help others discover these stories of faith and hope.