When country music star Granger Smith and his wife, Amber Emily Smith, lost their three-year-old son, River, their world stopped. In the depths of unimaginable grief, Amber found herself on the bathroom floor—empty, aching, and crying out to God for even a thread of hope.

That moment didn’t erase the pain but it did begin a story of redemption.

Now the author of The Girl on the Bathroom Floor and the host of the Arise with Amber podcast, Amber joins me on Real Talk with Rachel Awtrey for a raw, hope-filled conversation about loss, faith, and learning how to live with both grief and joy in the same breath. We talk about how God met her in the darkest place, how healing didn’t come all at once, and how beauty can still rise from ashes.

This episode of Real Talk with Rachel Awtrey is tender, powerful, and deeply sacred. If you’ve ever wondered where God is when your life falls apart—this conversation is for you.

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