Giving Birth Led To Having Heart Failure | S3 EP. 4 | w/ Samantha Mitchell | Between Me & You Pod

Samantha Mitchell shares her story of postpartum heart failure, open-heart surgery, heartbreak, faith, and learning how to keep living when everything changed.In this episode of Between Me and You, Samantha opens up about being diagnosed with postpartum cardiomyopathy after giving birth and what it has been like to live for years with severe heart failure. She shares the reality of raising children while fighting for her life, facing the possibility of transplant, and adjusting to a completely different version of everyday life than the one she expected.She also talks honestly about the emotional side of this journey. From panic attacks and depression to abandonment and heartbreak, Samantha shares what it felt like when the people around her could not carry the weight of what she was facing. She speaks candidly about the pain of someone she loved leaving when her sickness became real, how that affected the way she saw herself, and what it has taken to begin healing physically and emotionally at the same time.But this conversation is also full of faith. Samantha shares how God sustained her through surgery, what it looked like to trust Him when the miracle did not come in the way she expected, and how prayer, fasting, and dependence on God became her safe place. She also opens up about angelic encounters, spiritual sensitivity, and the ways her children have witnessed God’s hand in their family’s story.This episode is for anyone who has ever struggled to reconcile what God promised with what life looks like right now. It is for the person trying to hold on while their body is tired, their heart is heavy, and their faith is being tested in real time. Samantha’s story is a reminder that even when healing does not look the way you imagined, God can still be present, faithful, and deeply involved in every step.