If you've felt unlovable or stuck in shame, this episode shows how God's love rescues—and gives you simple tools to protect your peace.

Have you ever wondered if you're too far gone? In this deeply personal episode, we explore how God's love breaks through chaos, shame, and self-doubt—and how grace becomes practical in everyday life. You'll hear a journey from a life-altering car accident and isolation to healing, purpose, and a calling to serve others. We unpack Scripture that steadies the soul, habits that build resilience, and the Pathway to PEACE Method™—simple, repeatable strategies you can use when you spiral. You'll also hear a special invitation to partner in delivering accessible healing tools to veterans and first responders through scholarships and systems that make care possible.

Content note This episode includes references to trauma and moments of deep distress. If you or someone you love needs immediate support in the U.S., dial or text 988 for the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline.

Key takeaways

• God draws near to the brokenhearted; feeling disqualified is often where healing begins.
• Love doesn't argue you into change—it rescues and reorients your heart.
• Breakthrough requires practice: reframing, breath prayers, and awareness to protect your peace.
• Walls don't keep you safe; they keep you small. Identity in Christ dismantles them.
• The Pathway to PEACE Method™ translates grace into daily action.
• Your healing becomes someone else's hope—especially for veterans and first responders who need accessible tools.

Scriptures referenced

• Psalm 34:18; John 10:27; 1 Corinthians 13:4–8; Isaiah 43:2; Romans 5:8; Ezekiel 36:26; Romans 8:38–39

Resources and links

• Learn the Pathway to PEACE Method: https://elizabethinspires.com/pathwaytopeace/
• Partner to support veterans and first responders (scholarships + systems): https://elizabethinspires.com/gift_of_hope/
• Website and updates: https://elizabethinspires.com/

If December feels heavy and you're wondering whether God forgot your address, this episode is your porch light. Come as you are—leave with courage, clarity, and a first step out of stuck.

Description: This Christmas, we're trading perfection for peace. Through raw, faith-filled story and hard-won wisdom, you'll hear how despair turned into a roadmap for resilience—one rooted in the truth that God meets you right where you are and walks you forward. Whether you're battling isolation, self-doubt, or the ache of unanswered prayers, this conversation will help you rise, breathe, and move again.

What you'll get:

• A simple "first step" that jumpstarts momentum when you feel frozen
• The 5-part Pathway to Peace you can start today: Rise, Renew, Reframe, Connect, Elevate
• Scripture anchors for the season: Jeremiah 29:11, Romans 12:2, 1 Corinthians 10:13, Matthew 6:24
• Two reflection prompts to carry into Christmas week so hope becomes your new habit

This is the gift: you don't have to see the whole staircase—just the next step. God's hand is already reaching; your rise begins now.

Feeling stuck? Your next step is simple: book a no‑obligation "Double Your Peace" Discovery Call at ElizabethInspires.com. January 1 cohort is almost here; holiday pricing ends Dec 6. Let's rise.

Healing the Connection Between Emotional and Physical Pain

In this powerful episode of Untrapped: Healing the Invisible Wounds to Living Your Dreams, Elizabeth Meigs explores the deep connection between emotional and physical healing through faith.

She shares her recovery journey after trauma, revealing how her body carried the weight of fear, grief, and anger long after doctors had done all they could. True restoration began only when she invited God into her unseen pain.

Blending biblical truth, neuroscience, and spiritual insight, Elizabeth shows how healing happens layer by layer—as God mends the heart, renews the mind, and brings rest to the body.

• How emotional pain manifests physically through tension and fatigue

• Why the body keeps score when the heart stays unhealed

• Why surrendering to God brings peace beyond medicine

• How honest prayer calms the body's stress response

• A simple 60-Second Surrender Practice to release what your soul has been carrying

• Psalm 147:3 — "He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds."

• Luke 8:48 — "Your faith has made you well." (Sozo = complete wholeness—body, mind, and spirit)

Free Challenge: 5-Day Inner Awakening Challenge
Learn to release emotional pain, renew your mindset, and make space for God's peace.

📘 Join My Book Launch Team: The Golden Ticket to Unlocking Your Miracle Power
A Survival Guide to Breaking Free, Rising Higher, and Living Anchored in Faith, Hope, and Love. Get early access and help share this message of faith and freedom.

🧭 Frameworks Referenced:

• Roadmap to Resilience™ — Reframe Stage: Seeing pain through God's lens

• Pathway to PEACE™ Method — Perspective Step: Shifting from fear to faith

🎶 Song Inspiration:
"Jesus, I Believe" by Big Daddy Weave — Listen on Spotify | Apple Music

📱 Connect with Elizabeth:
Follow IG: @ElizabethMeigsInspires for faith-based healing tools and neuroscience-backed truths to renew your peace.

• Healing is a journey that takes time and trust.

• Emotional pain often shows up as fatigue or tension.

• Surrender isn't weakness—it's the doorway to peace.

• Vulnerability in prayer activates God's healing power.

• True healing restores wholeness of body, mind, and spirit.

• Rest is not the absence of struggle but the presence of God.

"Feel and Release" — The 60-Second Surrender Practice
Ask God: "What emotion do You want to heal in me right now?"
Name it, breathe it in, exhale it out, and imagine placing it in His hands.

"My pain wasn't just physical—it was the voice of my heart asking to be healed." — Elizabeth Meigs

If today's message spoke to your heart:
1️⃣ Subscribe to Untrapped wherever you listen.
2️⃣ Share this episode with someone praying for healing beyond what medicine can reach.
3️⃣ Visit: ElizabethInspires.com to join the 5-Day Inner Awakening Challenge or sign up for Elizabeth's Book Launch Team.

Healing from Hopelessness and Emotional Numbness

A story of faith, hope, and rising stronger after the fall.
Elizabeth Meigs shares how God met her after a near-fatal car accident at fourteen, beginning a journey of faith and healing. Blending neuroscience, gratitude, and biblical truth, she reveals how to rewire the brain, renew the mind, and rise again after trauma.
You'll also learn her "30-Second Secret to Unlock Your Personal Peace"—a simple yet powerful tool to calm your body, reset your mind, and reconnect with God's peace when life feels overwhelming.

Episode Summary

What happens when life knocks you down so hard you're not sure you'll ever get back up?

In this powerful first episode of Untrapped: Healing the Invisible Wounds to Living Your Dreams, host Elizabeth Meigs opens up about the car accident that changed everything—and how God met her in her pain to begin a lifelong journey of healing, faith, and purpose.

Through raw storytelling, biblical truth, and brain-based insight, Elizabeth reveals how gratitude and faith literally rewire the brain, restore hope, and help us rise again after trauma.

You'll also learn her "30-Second Secret to Unlock Your Personal Peace"—a simple yet transformative practice to reconnect with God's presence when life feels overwhelming.

What You'll Learn

• How trauma affects the brain—and how God designed it to heal through neuroplasticity

• Why hopelessness isn't the end of your story—it's the beginning of renewal

• How gratitude activates healing and rewires emotional pathways toward peace and purpose

• What it truly means to rise again through faith, even when you feel numb or unworthy

• How to use the 30-Second Reset to shift from anxiety to calm and reconnect with God instantly

Scriptures Mentioned

• Proverbs 24:16 — "Though the righteous fall seven times, they rise again."

• Jeremiah 29:11 — "For I know the plans I have for you," declares the Lord, "plans to give you hope and a future."

Resources & Links

Free Resource: The 30-Second Secret to Unlock Your Personal Peace & Reclaim Your Power
A guided daily reset to calm your nervous system and restore peace in less than a minute.

🧭 Explore Elizabeth's Signature Frameworks:

• Pathway to PEACE™ Method — Gratitude-based healing and mindset renewal

• Roadmap to Resilience™ — Rise, Reframe, Reflect, Rediscover, Reconnect

• Miracle Power Activation™ — Step into your God-given power to live fulfilled and free

🎶 Song Inspiration:
"Get Back Up" by TobyMac — Listen on Spotify | Apple Music

Key Takeaways

• God isn't shocked by your fall—He's preparing your rise.

• Gratitude is not just spiritual—it's neurological.

• True strength comes through surrender, not striving.

• Every breath is an invitation to begin again.

• Peace isn't the absence of problems—it's the awareness of God in the middle of them.

Quote to Remember

"Every fall carries an invitation—not to prove your strength, but to experience God's sustaining power."
— Elizabeth Meigs

If this episode encouraged you:
1️⃣ Subscribe to Untrapped wherever you listen.
2️⃣ Share it with someone who needs the reminder that it's never too late to rise again.
3️⃣ Visit: ElizabethInspires.com for free faith-based healing tools, courses, and coaching.

A faith-based podcast helping you break free, heal, and live restored.

Do you feel trapped by stress, burnout, or the invisible wounds of trauma? Untrapped is a faith-fueled space for veterans, first responders, healthcare professionals, trauma survivors, and purpose-driven leaders ready to find freedom from mental, emotional, and spiritual exhaustion.

Each episode blends biblical truth, neuroscience, and real-life testimony to help you calm your mind, heal from burnout, and rediscover peace, purpose, and fulfillment.

Hosted by **Elizabeth Meigs—Occupational Therapist, Transformational Coach, and Messenger of God's Miracle Power™—**this podcast was born from her personal journey through PTSD and divine restoration. For over a decade, Elizabeth shared her testimony to empower and uplift others—until God spoke and said, "You are to be speaking to My Miracle Power."

Now, her mission is H.O.P.E.—Healing that Opens Pathways to Empowerment—helping you move from merely surviving to fully living the life God designed for you.

Because you were never meant to stay trapped—freedom is your divine inheritance.

Connect with Elizabeth on Instagram: @elizabethmeigsinspires