Choosing Joy When You're Not Okay: Motherhood, Loss, & IVF with Lauren Johnson| Episode 44

What does it look like to choose joy... when you're not okay? In this deeply tender episode of Wildly Hopeful, Brandy Dawson sits down with Lauren Johnson for a conversation about motherhood, grief, loss, an IVF journey, and the quiet courage it takes to keep trusting God when life doesn't look the way you thought it would.  Lauren shares her journey with her daughter, Lily Ann-from a joy-filled pregnancy to unexpected NICU days, the sacred months they shared, and the ongoing reality of grief held alongside hope. She opens op about her IVF journey, her life today, and what it looks like to hold both sorrow and joy at the same time.  Together, they explore: *Navigating grief aftetr the loss of a child *Trusting God in the middle of fear, uncertianty, and everyday life *IVF, motherhood, and pregnancy after loss *Faith that stays honest in the middle of hard seasons *Living life in the middle of choosing joy and living with grief This is a conversation for anyone who has ever wondered if joy is still really possible, even here.