She Grew Anyway (A Be Still & Grow Production)

Have you ever wondered if you’re really healing because you still remember what happened, still feel certain emotions, or still get triggered? In Episode 16 of the She Grew Anyway Podcast, we’re talking about the healing you can’t see. Healing with God doesn’t always look like forgetting what happened or never feeling anything again. Sometimes the evidence of healing is in your response. The thing...

Waiting has a way of making us feel like life is on hold. We tell ourselves we'll move forward when the prayer is answered, the door opens, or the situation changes. But what if God is inviting us to live, grow, and heal right here in the waiting? In this week's conversation, we're talking about what it looks like to keep moving forward while trusting God's timing. Waiting isn't empty. It isn't wa...

Sis, waiting can feel heavy. You pray. Trust God. Try to stay encouraged. Yet nothing around you seems to be changing. And after a while? You start wondering: “God… what are You doing?” But what if the wait is not wasted? What if something is still growing… even when you cannot see it yet? In this week’s conversation, we’re talking about -How to identify the win in the wait and what growth may sti...

Healing has a way of exposing what we picked up just to survive. And after a while? Some habits stop helping and quietly start hurting. Sis… what if part of your healing is not about what you need to start doing… But what you may need to stop doing? In this week’s conversation, we’re continuing the to-don’t list talk and walking through **3 signs your healing may need one too.** If you’ve been fee...

Healing changed me… Not overnight. Not perfectly. But little by little. The things I used to tolerate started feeling different. My responses changed. My peace became more important. And somewhere along the way, I realized healing didn’t just give me a to-do list… It gave me a to-don’t list too. In this episode of the She Grew Anyway podcast, we’re talking about the things healing taught me to sto...

You can love people without carrying what belongs to God. In this episode of the She Grew Anyway Podcast, we’re talking about the difference between caring and carrying. Many women are emotionally exhausted not because they don’t care, but because they’ve picked up things they were never meant to hold. The pressure. The guilt. Other people’s emotions. Situations they can’t fix. Outcomes they can’t...

How To Give It To God In Real Time Sis… People say it all the time: “Just give it to God.” But what does that actually look like when life is still life-ing? In this episode of the She Grew Anyway podcast, we’re talking about what it really looks like to bring God into hard moments in real time. Not after the emotions settle. Not once everything feels better. Right in the middle of the mess. Toget...

Healing Will Change What You Run To Sis… Healing has a way of changing what comforts you. The things you used to run to for distraction, relief, comfort, or escape start feeling different. In this episode of the She Grew Anyway podcast, we’re having an honest conversation about emotional avoidance, unhealthy coping patterns, conviction, and what happens when God starts revealing what we’ve been le...

This conversation is for the mother carrying love and grief at the same time. In this special Mother’s Day episode of the She Grew Anyway podcast, Alicia opens up about the quiet pain of loving a child from a distance. This episode was inspired by Chapter 13 of her book She Grew Anyway and is an honest conversation about estrangement, heartbreak, hope, healing, and the ways God sustains us emotion...

Staying Whole While You’re Still Connected Walking away from what hurt you takes strength. But what happens when you still have to be around it? In this episode, we’re talking about how to stay whole while you’re still connected to people, environments, or situations that once affected you deeply. Because healing isn’t always about distance, it’s how you show up in the same space differently. We’r...

Sis… you made the decision. You said you were done. You know God already released you from it. So why does it still feel like a pull? In this episode, we’re talking about what it really looks like to let go… without going back. Because letting go isn’t just about making a decision. It shows up in what you believe.. what you’re still feeling and the small ways you keep revisiting what you said you...

You said you weren’t going back… so why do you keep ending up in the same place? In this episode, we’re having a real conversation about that. Not from a place of judgment… but from a place of honesty. Because going back doesn’t mean you’re failing. It means there’s still something underneath that needs your attention. We’re talking about: Why familiar can pull you back, even when it’s not healthy...

If you’ve been doing the work… praying, trying to heal, showing up differently… but it still feels hard, this episode is for you. Healing with God is real. But it’s not always easy. In this episode, I walk through why healing can feel heavier than expected, even when you’re doing everything right. We talk about: • Unlearning what became normal • Sitting with what you used to avoid • Outgrowing the...

If you’ve been trying to heal… but it doesn’t look the way you thought it would, this episode is for you. We hear about healing all the time, but no one really explains what it looks like in real life. Not the quiet moments with God… but the moments when something actually hits you. In this episode, I walk through what healing actually looks like using a simple framework: Pause. Process. Proceed....

If you love God… but still have places in your heart that aren’t fully healed yet… this episode is for you. Hey sis… Let me say this first. Just because you love God doesn’t mean every part of your heart is healed yet. That doesn’t mean your faith is weak. It just means there are still areas that need God’s touch. In this first episode of Season 2, I’m walking you through what it really looks like...

This episode closes out Season 1 of She Grew Anyway. When this podcast began, Alicia set out to share her healing journey. The conversations started with acknowledging hurt, naming emotions that had been ignored, and learning how to take things to God before processing them everywhere else. Along the way, the conversations moved into forgiveness, detachment without bitterness, emotional reactions,...

Sometimes it’s not the moment that’s loud. It’s the memory underneath it. In this episode of She Grew Anyway, Alicia breaks down what a trigger really is — how it shows up, what it does to your perception, and how to identify it before it drives your reactions. Triggers are not weakness. They are signals. And when you learn how to trace them instead of react from them, healing moves forward. If yo...

Several months ago, Alicia realized something that changed her healing journey: You can walk in purpose and still carry pain. In this episode of She Grew Anyway, she shares an honest and practical conversation about what happens when healing is avoided — and how unaddressed wounds quietly shape reactions, relationships, and even your calling. This is not about shame. It’s about awareness. And it’s...

Episode 15 — Growing Past Emotional Reactions There comes a point in healing when your reactions begin to change. Not everything. Not all at once. Just… some things. In this episode, Alicia reflects on what it feels like when healing slows your reactions and creates space to pause, breathe, and respond differently. Growing past emotional reactions doesn’t mean you stop feeling—it means your emotio...

Episode 14 — When Healing Changes How You See Everything There comes a point in healing when things don’t hit the same anymore. Conversations feel different. Situations feel different. Even your reactions begin to change. In this episode, Alicia reflects on what happens when healing clears your vision. Awareness can feel uncomfortable at first, but it also brings honesty, discernment, and the cour...

Detachment is not the same as anger. And distance does not mean your heart has hardened. In this episode of the She Grew Anyway™ Podcast, Alicia talks about what it looks like to detach without becoming bitter — a stage of healing that often comes after you’ve done the honest work. This conversation is for the woman who has already stepped back physically but is still learning how to release emoti...

Episode 12: Release Them Without War Healing doesn’t always ask us to confront. Sometimes it asks us to rest. In this episode, Alicia walks you through what it looks like to release without war — letting go without bitterness, without over-explaining, and without turning your healing into a battleground. This conversation is for the woman who is tired of fighting for understanding, tired of revisi...

Healing doesn’t end when the pain is acknowledged — it continues when you choose how to live next. In this episode of the She Grew Anyway™ Podcast, Alicia walks through Step 5 of the Five Steps of Healing: Move Forward. This step is not about rushing past your story or pretending the past didn’t happen. It’s about direction, not speed. This episode helps you understand: What moving forward really...

Forgiveness is often the hardest step of healing — not because it’s impossible, but because it’s misunderstood. In this episode of the She Grew Anyway™ Podcast, Alicia walks you through Step 4 of the Five Steps of Healing: Apply Forgiveness. This conversation gently reframes forgiveness as a decision, not a feeling — and something that can coexist with boundaries, wisdom, and self-protection. This...

Healing doesn’t mean you stop feeling the weight. It means you stop carrying it alone. In this episode of the She Grew Anyway™ Podcast, Alicia walks you through Step 3 of the Five Steps of Healing: Take It to God. This step isn’t about having the right words, the right posture, or the perfect prayer. It’s about releasing what’s heavy without editing yourself — and trusting that God can hold what y...