How do you pray when you are completely numb? How do you trust God when you have been suffering for 20 years? In this powerful episode of Elisha's Space, we sit down with author Laura Edge to discuss the reality of walking through a long-term medical crisis and surviving a heart transplant.

For over two decades, Laura lived with heart disease while trying to raise her children and maintain a "normal" life. But as her health declined, she had to learn a harder lesson: how to let go. Laura opens up about the spiritual battle of chronic illness—trusting God when you are at the absolute end of your strength, and the humility required to let Christian brothers and sisters carry your burden for you.

If you are currently in a season where reading the Bible feels impossible and your hope is running low, this conversation offers a gentle reminder that God is working in your heart, even when you can’t feel it.

In this episode, we cover:

• 🕊️ The Long Wait: Navigating 20+ years of heart disease and the journey to a transplant.
• 🙏 Spiritual Dryness: How to read the Bible and pray when you simply don't "feel like it."
• 🤝 Community: The importance of letting others help carry your heavy burdens.
• 💪 Renewed Strength: Finding encouragement in the middle of your own crisis.

Laura Edge is an author and survivor who uses her second chance at life to encourage others walking through dark valleys.🌐 Connect with Laura:

Heart of the Matter: A Journey to Faith

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For the mom whose world changed the day she lost her child—this episode is for you.
Whether your loss was recent or decades ago, through miscarriage, stillbirth, illness, accident, or sudden tragedy, your grief is real, your love is holy, and you are not alone.

In this gentle, slow-paced episode, counselor and host Elisha holds space for the kind of grief that doesn’t have words. You’ll be lovingly guided through validation, comfort, and a few simple practices to help your nervous system breathe again—without rushing your healing or minimizing your pain.

In this episode, we explore:

• The lie that you “should be over it by now” and why grief has no expiration date
• How your love for your child continues, even after loss
• A simple “heart-holding” breathing practice you can do anytime the waves of grief hit
• Gentle ways to honor your child’s memory through ritual, story, and everyday life
• Why it’s okay to laugh, smile, or have a good day—and why that doesn’t mean you’re forgetting

This is a sanctuary episode: no pressure, no fixing, no spiritual bypassing—just compassionate presence for your heart, your story, and your body.

If today is a hard day—an anniversary, a birthday, a due date, or simply a day where the ache is sharp—please know: there is nothing wrong with you. Your grief is a measure of your love.

If you are in immediate emotional crisis, please reach out to a trusted person, counselor, or crisis line in your area. You do not have to carry this alone.

If this episode blesses you:

• Share it with another mom who is grieving
• Leave a rating or review so this sanctuary can reach more hurting hearts
• Subscribe so you don’t miss future episodes on late-in-life healing, somatic faith, and spiritual permission

Keywords: Christian grief, child loss, grieving mother, miscarriage grief, stillbirth, maternal grief, Christian mental health, nervous system and grief, faith and loss, healing after child loss

Feeling wired, anxious, or spiritually drained at the end of the day? This 10-minute Christian nervous system reset is designed to help your body and soul finally exhale. 😌

Close your eyes, breathe slowly, and let a soft, gentle voice guide you into calm using simple breathwork and scripture meditation. This is perfect to play as you’re falling asleep, during moments of overwhelm, or whenever your system feels stuck in fight, flight, or freeze.

In this session, you will:

• Slow your breathing with a simple 4–4–6 pattern to calm your nervous system
• Release tension from your head, neck, shoulders, chest, and body with a gentle body scan
• Meditate on Psalm 23 (“The Lord is my shepherd… I lack nothing”)
• Receive reminders that you are safe, held, and deeply loved by God
• End in a place of deep rest, anchored in the peace of Jesus

You don’t have to “do” anything right or pray perfect prayers. Just listen, breathe, and allow God’s presence to meet you where you are.

⏱ Recommended Use:

• Play this at night as you fall asleep
• Use it during anxious spikes, panic, or emotional overload
• Add it to a bedtime or quiet-time routine for consistent nervous system regulation

🕊 Scriptures Included:

• Psalm 23 – The Lord is my shepherd, I lack nothing
• John 14:27 (paraphrased) – “Peace I leave with you; My peace I give you.”
• 1 John 4:18 (paraphrased) – “Perfect love drives out fear.”

If this brought you peace, you can:

• Replay this anytime you need a reset
• Save it to your “Nightly Calm” or “Quiet Time” playlist
• Subscribe to Elisha’s Space for more Christian mental health, trauma-informed support, and guided calm practices

You are not alone.
You are not too much.
You are held. 🌿

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What does it look like to invite God into the very places you’d rather avoid—your grief, your trauma, your flashbacks, your church wounds?

In this honest, tender conversation, Elisha sits down with Cassandra Armstrong—US Navy veteran, doctoral student, and author of Growth and Grief and The Grit of Grace—to talk about how God meets us in the middle of our mess, not just our Sunday best.

Together, they explore:

• How Cassandra learned to bring her trauma and military experiences into God’s presence
• What “growth” can realistically look like in the middle of deep grief
• The stigma around therapy in the church & why getting help does not mean you have weak faith
• How suffering can shape spiritual gifts, compassion, and calling
• What it means to hold both faith and flashbacks without shame
• Gentle ways to begin healing in your body, nervous system, and relationship with God

If you’ve ever felt like your pain is “too much,” or worried that needing help makes you “less spiritual,” this episode is a safe space to exhale. You are not a burden, and you are not alone.

About Cassandra Armstrong:
Cassandra is a US Navy veteran, doctoral student, and the author of Growth and Grief and The Grit of Grace. Her work centers on helping people make meaning of their suffering, walk with God through loss, and discover the unexpected gifts that can emerge from grief.

📚 Connect with Cassandra & Her Work:

• Books: Growth and Grief & The Grit of Grace
• Website
• Rooted Podcast

Resources from Elisha:
If this conversation is stirring something in you and you’re wanting gentle, guided support in your own healing journey, Elisha has also authored books for people navigating trauma, anxiety, and depression from a Christian, trauma-informed lens.

📖 Explore Elisha’s Books & Resources:

• Mental Health Handbook
• Mindfulness Biblical Affirmations of Forgiveness and Grace: An Adult Coloring Journey to Peace and Restoration
• Restoring You Christian Counseling

🔔 Stay Connected:

• Subscribe or follow the podcast so you don’t miss future episodes on trauma, the nervous system, and Christian faith
• Share this episode with a friend who’s grieving or healing from church hurt
• Leave a rating or review if this conversation helped you—it really does help others find a safe space, too

You are allowed to bring all of who you are—your grief, your growth, and your questions—into the presence of a God who isn’t afraid of any of it. 💛

What happens when your deepest pain becomes your greatest platform? In this episode, we sit down with Pastor Emily, founder of Redeemed Ministries, to share her powerful testimony of moving from a place of hidden darkness into the light of true freedom.

📚 Get Pastor Emily’s books here: ⁠https://www.amazon.com/author/pastoremily

About This Episode:For years, Pastor Emily wore a mask. To the outside world, she was a "religious Christian," but behind closed doors, she was fighting a silent battle for her life, navigating deep mental struggles, trauma, and the exhaustion of trying to hold it all together.

This conversation isn't just about the diagnosis; it’s about the deliverance. Emily shares the raw reality of what it took to drop the religious performance and truly encounter Jesus. It is a story of how God stepped into the mess and turned a life of "survival" into a ministry of hope. If you have ever felt like your past disqualifies you from a purpose-filled future, this testimony is for you.

In this conversation, we explore:

• The Double Life: The exhaustion of hiding severe pain behind a "church face."
• Religion vs. Relationship: The pivotal moment she stopped following rules and started following Jesus.
• The Turning Point: How she found the strength to surrender her secrets and receive total healing.
• Pain to Platform: Her journey to becoming a voice for the voiceless and helping others find their own freedom.

About the Guest:Pastor Emily is a Certified Trauma-Informed Coach and the founder of Redeemed Ministries, an international cyber ministry dedicated to inner healing. She lives by the powerful motto: “Show me your pain, and I will show you your platform.”

Connect with Elisha's Space:

• Subscribe for more authentic conversations on healing and growth.

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Does your body feel like an engine that’s been left running in a parked car? You’re exhausted, but you can’t shut down. Your heart races, your stomach turns, and you feel on edge—even when you’re safe.

You aren't broken, and you aren't "bad" at faith. You are just stuck in a biological protection mode.

In this episode of Elisha's Space, we decode the fight or flight response and explain why your Sympathetic Nervous System gets stuck in the "ON" position. We move past the shame of anxiety and get straight to the physiology, giving you practical tools to signal safety to your body immediately.

In this episode, you will learn:

• Why "praying away" anxiety doesn't always work if you ignore your biology.
• The science behind why your body views stress like a bear chase.
• 3 Practical Tools you can use right now to calm your nervous system.

RESOURCES & SCRIPTURES MENTIONED:

• Psalm 46:10 - "Be still and know that I am God."
• 2 Corinthians 10:5 - Taking thoughts captive.

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Does opening your Bible make you feel anxious, unsafe, or even sick? You are not alone.

If you’ve experienced spiritual abuse, the Bible—which should be a source of comfort—was likely the very weapon used to silence and control you. This creates a painful "double bind" where your nervous system associates God with danger.

In this episode of Elisha's Space, we talk about how to untangle God’s voice from your abuser's voice. We discuss why "cherry-picked" verses are used to trap you, and how to gently find safety in scripture again (or give yourself permission to pause).

In this video, we cover:

• Why reading the Bible can trigger a trauma response (fight, flight, freeze)
• The "Double Bind" of spiritual abuse: Why you feel stuck between God and your abuser
• How "Submission" is twisted to mean "Compliance"
• 3 Practical steps to heal your relationship with the Bible
• Why it is okay to put the Bible on the shelf for a season of healing

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Is saying "no" to your husband—or even your pastor—the same thing as saying "no" to God? If you’ve ever felt like your voice is being treated as rebellion, this video is for you.

Submission is one of the most misunderstood concepts in scripture. In this episode, we have an honest conversation about the difference between healthy, mutual submission and spiritual abuse. As a counselor, I explain how to spot when biblical teaching is being weaponized to silence you, crush your intuition, and keep you in a state of fear rather than faith.

We’ll cover the specific "red flags" of control, including the use of the "God Card" to shut down valid concerns, and why losing your ability to say "no" is a sign of captivity, not holiness.

About Elisha's Space:Welcome to a sanctuary for healing, growth, and authentic conversations. Hosted by Elisha, a counselor and author, this channel delves into the complexities of trauma, anxiety, and depression from a faith-based perspective.

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