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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 Him
• Why 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 start
• Why nothing can satisfy or comfort us like God can
• Learning to surrender control and not depend on our own adequacy
• Scripture memory and why it's a powerful healing tool during grief
• The perfection of Jesus and how amazing Heaven will be with Him and our babies for all of eternity
• The fact that our babies didn't have to suffer on earth
• How hustle culture and staying busy can negatively impact our grief
• Why it's important to get in our Bibles and read Truth
• Alisha's ministry Women (re)Purposed and her book Chasing Perfect and how they can help you grow closer to God in grief

Guest Info | Alisha Illian
Alisha is the founder of Women (re)Purposed, the author of Chasing Perfect, and an avid teacher and student of the Bible.
www.womenrepurposed.com

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