2 | Finding Peace after Miscarriage | Alisha Illian

Join us for a conversation with Alisha Illian about how to find peace after miscarriage. Alisha shares her story of finding out that her second baby had no heartbeat while she was all alone at a routine doctor's appointment. Blindsighted by grief, Alisha discusses with Ashley how she learned to rely on God and surrender her plans for her life. She encourages grieving moms to stay in Scripture and fixate on Jesus in order to find peace after pregnancy loss.In this episode, we discussed:How God stretches us when life doesn't go as planned so that we can learn to depend on HimWhy are we not talking about pregnancy loss more?Feelings of guilt after losing a baby How God gave us a motherly instinct to bond with our baby right from the startWhy nothing can satisfy or comfort us like God canLearning to surrender control and not depend on our own adequacyScripture memory and why it's a powerful healing tool during griefThe perfection of Jesus and how amazing Heaven will be with Him and our babies for all of eternityThe fact that our babies didn't have to suffer on earthHow hustle culture and staying busy can negatively impact our griefWhy it's important to get in our Bibles and read TruthAlisha's ministry Women (re)Purposed and her book Chasing Perfect and how they can help you grow closer to God in griefGuest Info | Alisha IllianAlisha is the founder of Women (re)Purposed, the author of Chasing Perfect, and an avid teacher and student of the Bible.www.womenrepurposed.comEPISODE SHOW NOTES, FULL TRANSCRIPT, & FREE PDF HOPE GUIDE:www.bridgetscradles.com/post/episode2 CRADLED IN HOPE PODCAST WEBSITE:Sign up here to receive email updates and hope-filled resourceswww.bridgetscradles.com/podcastCRADLED IN HOPE FACEBOOK COMMUNITY FOR GRIEVING MOMS:www.facebook.com/groups/cradledinhopeFOLLOW BRIDGET'S CRADLESwww.facebook.com/bridgetscradleswww.instagram.com/bridgetscradleswww.pinterest.com/bridgetscradlesCONNECT WITH THE HOST | ASHLEY OPLIGERwww.ashleyopliger.comwww.facebook.com/ashleyopligerwww.instagram.com/ashleyopliger#cradledinhope #cradledinhopepodcast #bridgetscradles ★ Support this podcast ★