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016 | From Darkness to Light: Shauna Parker's Shift from Depression to Direction
Hey, friend!
What happens when you lose seven of the eight liters of blood in your body during childbirth? You might not survive. But Shauna did. For Shauna Parker, the miracle of survival led not to gratitude, but to seven years of crippling depression. Instead of asking, "Why did God save me?", she was asking "Why would God save someone like me?" Her past was filled with drugs, alcohol, abuse, and shame. She felt utterly unworthy of the miracle.
In this powerful episode, Shauna shares her harrowing near-death experience during an emergency C-section, the darkness she encountered (instead of the typical "white light"), and the long journey through depression that followed. From sharing a twin mattress on her parents' floor with her seven-year-old son to finally discovering her God-given purpose, Shauna's story reveals the critical difference between feeling disqualified versus unqualified and how understanding that distinction changes everything.
In This Episode:
Key Themes: Near-death experience testimony, postpartum hemorrhage survival, medical miracle testimony, survivor's guilt, seven-year depression journey, feeling unworthy of God's love, past drug and alcohol abuse, childhood sexual abuse recovery, forgiveness and healing, single mom struggles, losing everything, identity in Christ, disqualified vs unqualified, discovering God's calling, spiritual gifts and purpose, heartfelt concern as calling, reading Bible cover to cover, God's forgiveness and second chances
Whether you're struggling with depression, feeling unworthy of God's love because of your past, questioning why you survived something you "shouldn't have," or simply searching for your God-given purpose, Shauna's story offers hope: God doesn't save you because you're worthy—He saves you because He has plans for you. Your past doesn't disqualify you; it prepares you.
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Content Note: This episode discusses near-death experience, severe medical trauma, postpartum complications, depression, childhood sexual abuse, domestic violence, drug and alcohol abuse, divorce, and financial hardship with honesty and hope
May you pivot from darkness to light in your own life today, my friend.
Always, Anna
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By Anna Moore Bradfield - Author, Facilitator, Speaker, and Prayer WarriorHey, friend!
What happens when you lose seven of the eight liters of blood in your body during childbirth? You might not survive. But Shauna did. For Shauna Parker, the miracle of survival led not to gratitude, but to seven years of crippling depression. Instead of asking, "Why did God save me?", she was asking "Why would God save someone like me?" Her past was filled with drugs, alcohol, abuse, and shame. She felt utterly unworthy of the miracle.
In this powerful episode, Shauna shares her harrowing near-death experience during an emergency C-section, the darkness she encountered (instead of the typical "white light"), and the long journey through depression that followed. From sharing a twin mattress on her parents' floor with her seven-year-old son to finally discovering her God-given purpose, Shauna's story reveals the critical difference between feeling disqualified versus unqualified and how understanding that distinction changes everything.
In This Episode:
Key Themes: Near-death experience testimony, postpartum hemorrhage survival, medical miracle testimony, survivor's guilt, seven-year depression journey, feeling unworthy of God's love, past drug and alcohol abuse, childhood sexual abuse recovery, forgiveness and healing, single mom struggles, losing everything, identity in Christ, disqualified vs unqualified, discovering God's calling, spiritual gifts and purpose, heartfelt concern as calling, reading Bible cover to cover, God's forgiveness and second chances
Whether you're struggling with depression, feeling unworthy of God's love because of your past, questioning why you survived something you "shouldn't have," or simply searching for your God-given purpose, Shauna's story offers hope: God doesn't save you because you're worthy—He saves you because He has plans for you. Your past doesn't disqualify you; it prepares you.
Resources Mentioned:
Content Note: This episode discusses near-death experience, severe medical trauma, postpartum complications, depression, childhood sexual abuse, domestic violence, drug and alcohol abuse, divorce, and financial hardship with honesty and hope
May you pivot from darkness to light in your own life today, my friend.
Always, Anna
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