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Grief can make you shut down, speed up, or reach for anything that helps you feel less. 

Today we sit with the kind of story that cuts through the noise: Mia Godfrey’s path from Romania under the communist regime to life in the United States, and the losses that shaped her along the way. 

She opens up about losing her father young, falling into alcohol addiction without healthy support, and what it took to finally admit that survival tools are not the same as healing.

Mia shares the shock of being widowed at 35 after moving to Knoxville, Tennessee, and how a church community stepped in when she had no real safety net. We talk about what grief looks like behind closed doors: hiding, arriving late, leaving early, avoiding questions, and using overworking as a “respectable” way to run from pain. 

Then 2023 brings another hard chapter when Mia becomes the main caretaker for her sister and best friend through ovarian cancer, forcing a deeper kind of surrender and a new kind of prayer.

I share my own “pause for presence” practice and the honest prayers that rebuild trust when you feel ashamed or spiritually stuck. 

If you want to connect with Mia or purchase her new book Buried Not Broken visit her website: https://miagodfrey.com/

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To download a free chapter of host Sylvia Worsham's bestselling book, In Faith, I Thrive: Finding Joy Through God's Masterplan, purchase any of her products, or book a call with her, visit her website at www.sylviaworsham.com