Lean Into Your Faith, Face Your Fears

About this episode

This episode discusses the importance of leaning into faith and facing fears as part of the grieving process.

Hello & welcome to the Grief Unplugged podcast. I am your host, Heather D. Horton. Grief Unplugged is a podcast that frees professional women from the blockages of grief to find purpose in their pain. Our last episode focused on giving yourself permission to grieve. But how does one maintain momentum after giving yourself permission to grieve? One of the first steps is by leaning into your faith and facing your fear. Fear and faith cannot live in the same house. One of the powerful principles that I received during my training with Coach Diversity Institute states – We receive only as much as our faith will allow (REPEAT). Faith is confidence in what we hope for and assurance about what we do not see according to Hebrews 11:1 (NIV). Whatever your faith, belief is a powerful tool. Faith in the process, even in yourself, is powerful and important. For me, faith is everything; it is my foundation. In 2005, my faith and what I believed in was tested to the utmost. On May 17, 2005, I was involved in a single-car accident that claimed the life of my mother one day after the accident and my aunt two weeks later when a relative fell asleep at the wheel while driving long distance. My…

People in this episode

Host: Heather D. Horton

Topics covered

• grief
• faith
• fear
• mental health

Keywords

• purpose
• pain
• confidence
• belief

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Grief Unplugged, 2 Timothy 1:7, LLM

Places: DC, New Orleans

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