Angela Brown

Angela Brown wasn't supposed to survive her second birthday. Diagnosed with cystic fibrosis at 18 months, she and her twin sister were sent home so their parents could "enjoy them" for six months. She's 49 now, a mother of eight and a grandmother and that miracle is only the first thing that happened to her.At seven, she was raped by a foster child living in her home, and told he'd kill her family if she spoke. She carried it silently for eight and a half years. She carried depression for more than thirty. She learned to mask so well that the people at church had no idea, and her own twin sister never knew about the suicidal thoughts.In this conversation, Angela walks through all of it: the number that appeared at a gas pump when she was ready to drive away from her life, the night in 2015 when the voice in her head changed from I to you, and the prayer she yelled out loud with her kids in the next room after which, she says, the depression never came back.She also talks about what came after rock bottom, which is the part nobody warns you about: relearning how to fight fair with her husband after ten years of marriage, the mirror exercise she started only to prove the teacher wrong, the heart rocks, losing their first grandbaby, and the book she finished in the middle of the worst grief of her life.⚠️ Content note: This episode includes discussion of child sexual abuse, depression, suicidal ideation, and infant loss. Please listen with care. If you're struggling, you don't have to do it alone in the US, call or text 988 to reach the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline, 24/7.00:00 Crying Out to God00:40 Meet Angela’s Story01:01 Birth and Early Trauma02:36 Cystic Fibrosis Diagnosis05:22 Holistic Healing Diet09:09 Growing Up Different11:20 Marriage and Vegan Turnaround14:28 Back to Strict Health19:34 Childhood Assault Revealed28:12 Faith Shame and Worth31:33 Motherhood Trauma Trigger33:46 Patterns and Trauma Cycles34:24 Rapist Reappears35:06 Trauma Stays Stored36:29 Marriage Meets Unhealed38:15 Postpartum Breaking Point39:26 Gas Pump Sign43:14 Masking Depression44:12 Rock Bottom Deliverance47:45 Emotions Without Rumination49:34 Anger After Healing51:16 Inside Job Lessons55:08 Marriage Communication Shift59:15 Mindset Training Breakthrough01:04:09 Skeptic To Affirmations01:05:09 Cheat Day Spiral01:06:44 Testing Affirmations01:08:37 Mirror Breakthrough01:09:57 Rewiring Beliefs01:13:00 Parenting With Consequences01:17:11 Rock Bottom Launchpad01:19:13 Faith And Healing Work01:20:25 Heart Rock Signs01:24:39 Stillbirth And Surrender01:28:56 Trusting Timing01:32:19 Gods Bigger Perspective01:33:27 Perfect Timing Rescue01:34:38 Finding Faith Your Way01:35:44 Giving Teens Agency01:39:43 Healing Parent Child Bonds01:44:19 Signs Tender Mercies01:46:37 Writing You Are Made To Heal01:52:00 Sharing Stories To Heal01:55:26 Foot Zoning Whole Person Healing01:57:40 Where To Find Angela01:58:55 Hope After Hard Days FIND ANGELA 📺 YouTube: Made to Heal with Angela Brown 📖 Book: You Are Made to Heal Spiritually, Emotionally, Mentally, and Physically (Amazon) 🦶 Sunny Souls Foot ZoningIRENE CARES 🎧 New episodes every Tuesday 💬 IreneGPT communication support for high-conflict situations: irenegpt.ai 📩 [email protected] Angela's story reached you, share this episode with someone who needs it. Someone out there is still masking.Check out Irene Cares on other platforms:- Irenegpt.ai- Instagram- TikTok- Youtube