When Life Changes You: Finding Healing and Purpose After Illness & Disability with Ashley Pettway

When Faith Meets Grief: Trusting God After Repeated Loss with Sheila of the Quiet Cry Project

What happens when your faith is tested… again and again? In this episode of Highlight Your Healing, Shannon sits down with Sheila from the Quiet Cry Project for a deeply honest conversation about what it looks like when faith and grief collide. After experiencing 17 losses in just five years, Sheila shares what it means to carry layered, compounded grief — the kind that doesn’t come once, but in waves. Together, they talk about trusting God after repeated loss, navigating unanswered prayers, and staying anchored in your faith when life feels like one storm after another. This conversation creates space for the hard questions… the silent struggles… and the kind of grief that often goes unseen. If you’ve ever wrestled with your faith in the middle of heartbreak, this episode will remind you: you’re not alone, and you don’t have to have it all figured out to stay connected to God. Connect with Sheila: Website: http://www.thequietcryproject.com/ [http://www.thequietcryproject.com/] Stay connected with Shannon: Instagram: https://instagram.com/highlight_your_healing [https://instagram.com/highlight_your_healing] Website: https://highlightyourhealing.com [https://highlightyourhealing.com] If you're looking for support on your healing journey, I offer 1:1 grief coaching, workshops, or speaking opportunities. Click below to learn more: https://calendly.com/highlightyourhealing [https://calendly.com/highlightyourhealing]

Navigating Sibling Loss: How to Heal, Cope with Grief & Find Purpose with Jessica & Liz

In this episode of the Highlight Your Healing Podcast, Shannon is joined by Jessica and Elizabeth, co-hosts of the Grieving Sisters Podcast, for an honest conversation about sibling loss, navigating grief, and turning pain into purpose. As childhood friends who both experienced the loss of a younger sibling, Jessica and Liz share what grief has looked like in their everyday lives — the parts people don’t always see or talk about. They open up about how their loss changed them, how they learned to carry grief in a way that allows them to keep showing up, and how they’ve used their voices to create a space for others navigating similar experiences. This conversation explores the reality of sibling grief, the shifts in identity that come with loss, and what it looks like to find meaning without rushing the process. If you’ve ever felt like your grief was overlooked or hard to explain, this episode will remind you that your experience is valid — and you don’t have to carry it alone. Connect with Jessica & Liz: Instagram: @The_Grieiving_Sisters TikTok: The Grieving Sisters YouTube: https://youtube.com/@thegrievingsisters?si=twjyrPRbXb5ImcfS [https://youtube.com/@thegrievingsisters?si=twjyrPRbXb5ImcfS] Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-grieving-sisters/id1805471631 [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-grieving-sisters/id1805471631] Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4T8tmGB3RsBIMdLLNIKvqn?si=EWCKjEa-Qeex6C926Fnu5A [https://open.spotify.com/show/4T8tmGB3RsBIMdLLNIKvqn?si=EWCKjEa-Qeex6C926Fnu5A] Stay Connected with Shannon: Instagram: https://instagram.com/highlight_your_healing [https://instagram.com/highlight_your_healing] Website: https://highlightyourhealing.com [https://highlightyourhealing.com] If you're looking for support on your healing journey, I offer 1:1 grief coaching, workshops, or speaking opportunities. Click below to learn more: https://calendly.com/highlightyourhealing [https://calendly.com/highlightyourhealing]

Navigating Motherhood While Grieving Your Mom | Loss, Postpartum & Healing with Desiree Logan

In this episode of the Highlight Your Healing Podcast, Shannon is joined by Desiree, founder of Mamas Mosaic Collective, for an honest conversation about grief, motherhood, postpartum depression, and the pressure Black women often feel to remain strong through it all. Desiree shares her experience losing the two most influential women in her life — her grandmother and mother, and what it was like stepping into motherhood while carrying unresolved grief. Desiree discusses the emotional weight of becoming a mother without your own mother physically here, the identity shifts that come with postpartum, and how grief can surface in unexpected ways when life changes. This conversation also challenges the “superwoman” narrative that leaves many Black women feeling isolated and unsupported, while reminding listeners that healing was never meant to happen alone. If you’ve ever struggled with grief, motherhood, identity shifts, or feeling like you have to carry everything by yourself, this episode will remind you that there is strength in being held too. Connect with Desiree: Website: www.mamasmosaic.org [http://www.mamasmosaic.org] Instagram: @mamas_mosaic Email: heymama@mamasmosaic.org [heymama@mamasmosaic.org] Stay Connected with Shannon: Website: https://highlightyourhealing.com [https://highlightyourhealing.com] Instagram: https://instagram.com/highlight_your_healing [https://instagram.com/highlight_your_healing] If you're looking for support on your healing journey, I offer 1:1 grief coaching, workshops, or speaking opportunities. Click below to learn more: https://calendy.com/highlightyourhealing

Grief, Motherhood, and Healing After Infant Loss | A Sacred Conversation with Liz Quinn

There are some losses that words can barely hold. And yet — sharing them out loud can be the very thing that starts to set us free. In this episode of Highlight Your Healing, I sit down with Liz, the heart behind the Healing Hearts Podcast, for one of the most tender and courageous conversations this show has ever held. Liz opens up about her personal journey through infant loss and how that pain became the foundation for a community built on grief, motherhood, connection, and healing. If you have experienced a loss that felt too heavy to carry alone — this episode is for you. We talk about: · Liz's personal story and the loss that changed everything · What grief after infant loss really looks like — and what it doesn't · How she turned her pain into a purposeful space for other mothers · The power of community and connection in the healing process Listen, share, and pass this along to anyone who needs to know they are not alone. Connect with Liz: Instagram: lizquinnheals Website: www.lizquinnheals.com [http://www.lizquinnheals.com] Stay Connected with Shannon: Instagram: https://instagram.com/highlight_your_healing [https://instagram.com/highlight_your_healing] Website: https://highlightyourhealing.com [https://highlightyourhealing.com] If you're looking for support on your healing journey, I offer 1:1 grief coaching, workshops, or speaking opportunities. Click below to learn more: https://calendly.com/highlightyourhealing [https://calendly.com/highlightyourhealing]

When Life Changes You: Finding Healing and Purpose After Illness & Disability with Ashley Pettway

What happens when life changes so dramatically that you change with it? Whether it's a diagnosis, a disability, or a loss that reshapes everything you thought you knew about yourself — the journey back to healing and purpose is real, and it is possible. In this episode of Highlight Your Healing, I sit down with Ashley — a survivor and licensed therapist who brings two powerful perspectives to this conversation. She has lived through life-altering illness firsthand, and she now helps others navigate the grief, trauma, and identity shifts that come when life stops looking like what you planned. Together we talk about: * What it really means to heal when life has changed you * How to navigate the tension between who you were and who you're becoming * Finding purpose again when everything feels uncertain * What permission you most need to give yourself in the middle of a hard season If you have ever looked at your life after a major shift and wondered "who am I now" or "is healing even possible for me" — this episode was made for you. Connect with Ashley: TikTok: @cosmiccounseling Instagram: @thecosmiccounselor Website: Pettwaycounseling.com [http://Pettwaycounseling.com] Stay Connected with Shannon Instagram: https://instagram.com/highlight_your_healing [https://instagram.com/highlight_your_healing] Website: https://highlightyourhealing.com [https://highlightyourhealing.com] If you're looking for support on your healing journey, I offer 1:1 grief coaching, workshops, or speaking opportunities. Click below to learn more: https://calendly.com/highlightyourhealing [https://calendly.com/highlightyourhealing]