The Mirror, The Mask, and the Mercy of God: What I Lost, What I Hid, and What God Healed

At my heaviest, I was nearing 250 pounds—and no one said anything. But even if they had, it wouldn’t have changed a thing.Because what I needed to lose wasn’t just weight…It was shame.It was perfectionism.It was every lie that told me I had to earn love to deserve it.This episode of Faith AF is one of the most personal stories I’ve ever told. It’s not a before-and-after glow-up—it’s a healing story. One where faith met therapy. Where prayer met honesty. Where God didn’t just change what I looked like… He restored who I was.It’s about more than body image.It’s about trauma, religious performance, self-worth, and learning how to let God love the parts of me I used to hide.If you’ve ever called pain your personality…If you’ve ever performed to feel spiritual…If you’ve ever hated your reflection or thought silence was strength…This episode is for you.It’s time to release the weight you were never meant to carry—and remember who you were before the shame, before the mask, before the mirror.📓 Go deeper with the Soul Notes companion guide → https://sashauniaaeliyae.gumroad.com/l/soulnotes