Episodios

  • 52 | When Faith Feels Broken: Healing Spiritual Trauma for Moms Raising Children with Disabilities
    Mar 6 2026

    What if you didn’t lose your faith—but your faith was wounded by what you’ve lived through? Why does “pray harder” often deepen spiritual pain instead of healing it? Is it possible to rebuild trust with God after unanswered prayers, trauma, or caregiving exhaustion?

    Highlights of This Episode

    • Why faith doesn’t break because of rebellion—but because of relational wounds

    • The difference between performative faith and healing faith

    • Why God can handle your anger, grief, and disappointment

    • An introduction to the FAITH Healing Framework:

      • F — Face What Broke You

      • A — Acknowledge Your True Emotions

      • I — Invite God Back Into Your Story

      • T — Trust Again (gently and safely)

      • H — Healing that makes faith livable again

    • Why rebuilding faith starts with honesty—not discipline

    • How Christian support and practical guidance help Christian autism moms and moms raising children with disabilities reconnect with God

    Episode Summary

    If you’ve ever felt spiritually exhausted, disconnected from God, or ashamed that faith feels harder than it used to—this episode is for you. Especially for Christian autism moms, moms raising children with disabilities, caregiving parents, and believers walking through grief or trauma, faith can quietly fracture under the weight of real life.

    In this opening episode of Faith for Autism Moms, we explore why faith breaks, why traditional Christian advice often misses the mark, and how healing begins—not by forcing belief, but by tending to what was wounded. You’ll be introduced to the FAITH Healing Framework, a compassionate, biblically grounded pathway for reconnecting with God after spiritual trauma, unanswered prayers, and seasons where God felt silent.

    This is not about fixing your faith. It’s about healing it.

    Resources, Scriptures, & Links Mentioned

    • Free Finding Your Faith Workbook → https://www.bemightymom.com/faithworkbook

    • Be Mighty Mom Blog → https://www.bemightymom.com

    • Podcast Show Notes Archive → https://www.bemightymom.com/tag/podcast/

    • Episode Blog Post → (Add link once published)

    Next Steps ✨ Sign up for the weekly Be Mighty Mom Devotional for encouragement and connection with God → bemightymom.com/newsletter 📖 Transform your faith for good with the free Finding Your Faith Workbook → bemightymom.com/faithworkbook 🤍 Join The Be Mighty in Christ Academy for deeper healing and discipleship → bemightymom.com/academy

    📧 Contact → admin@bemightymom.com

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  • 51 | Feeling Abandoned by God? Why Hard Seasons Are Different for Christian Autism Moms and How Faith Holds
    Mar 3 2026

    Have you ever loved God deeply and still felt like He was far away? What if feeling abandoned by God isn’t spiritual failure—but a season Scripture understands? How do you keep faith when suffering is chronic and answers never come?

    Highlights of This Episode

    • Why Christian autism moms and moms raising children with disabilities often experience spiritual loneliness

    • What Scripture actually says about feeling abandoned by God

    • Why anger, grief, and exhaustion are not sins—but biblical responses

    • How chronic suffering reshapes faith without destroying it

    • What it means to stay with God when nothing changes

    • Practical encouragement and Christian support for moms navigating long-term caregiving and spiritual fatigue

    Episode Summary

    Feeling abandoned by God is one of the most painful and confusing spiritual experiences—especially for Christian autism moms and moms raising children with disabilities. In this episode, we sit with Psalm 10 and other Scriptures that give language to faith that feels lonely, unanswered, and exhausted.

    This conversation isn’t about fixing your faith or explaining away suffering. It’s about naming what Scripture already knows: that chronic hardship distorts perception, grief speaks loudly, and faithful people can feel forgotten by God without being forgotten by God.

    If you are a disability mom carrying invisible grief, unanswered prayers, anger you’re afraid to admit, or exhaustion that makes God feel far—this episode offers biblical grounding, spiritual permission, and gentle truth. You are not doing faith wrong. You are not alone in Scripture. And this season is not the end of your story.

    Scriptures Mentioned: Psalm 10 | Psalm 31:22 | Psalm 13 | Psalm 22 | Habakkuk 1 | Psalm 88 | Romans 8

    Resources & Links:

    • Blog post → Feeling Abandoned by God? Why Hard Seasons Are Different for Autism Moms

    • Show Notes → https://www.bemightymom.com/tag/podcast/

    • Weekly Be Mighty Mom Devotional → bemightymom.com/newsletter

    • Free Finding Your Faith Workbook → bemightymom.com/faithworkbook

    • Be Mighty in Christ Academy → bemightymom.com/academy

    Related Episodes:

    • 28 | How To Pray When God Feels Silent While Caring for Your Medically Complex Child

    • 26 | Find God When Faith Feels Impossible as a Christian Mom Raising a Medically Complex or Autistic Child

    📧 Contact → admin@bemightymom.com

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  • 50 | Christian Autism Mom Wrestling with Unanswered Prayer? What Scripture Teaches About Lament in Disability Motherhood
    Feb 24 2026

    Have you kept praying for your child… but quietly wondered why God feels silent? Are you exhausted from being strong for everyone else while no one seems to hold you? What if your lament isn’t weak faith — but faithful speech?

    In this episode, we walk slowly through Job 30:19–25 and sit with a passage many Christians avoid. This is not tidy faith. This is faith in the mud.

    If you are a Christian autism mom or one of the many moms raising children with disabilities who has done everything “right” — prayed, trusted, served, believed — and still finds herself on the ground asking, “Where are You, God?” … this episode is for you.

    We explore what it means that Job cries out honestly to God and is not rebuked. We talk about dignity in suffering, unanswered prayer, and the grief of feeling like the God you once knew now feels distant. Most importantly, we examine why Scripture preserves lament — and how that gives permission for Christian support rooted in truth, not performance.

    This conversation is not about quick answers. It’s about learning how to stay with God when faith feels heavy, raw, and unresolved. If your faith has ended up in the mud, you are not alone — and you are not faithless.

    Scriptures & Resources
    • Job 30:19–25

    • Show Notes: https://www.bemightymom.com/tag/podcast/

    • Contact: https://www.bemightymom.com/newsletter

      📘 Download the free Finding Your Faith Workbook: → https://www.bemightymom.com/faithworkbook

      🙏 Join The Be Mighty in Christ Academy: → https://www.bemightymom.com/academy

      God Will Rescue You is a podcast for Christian moms raising children with disabilities, Christian autism moms, moms raising children with rare diseases, and moms who are struggling in their faith in disability motherhood.

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  • 49 | Drowning in Disability Motherhood? Why This Christian Disability Mom Podcast Is Shifting Deeper Into God’s Rescue
    Feb 17 2026

    If you’re a Christian autism mom or a mom raising a child with disabilities and you’ve felt something shifting here — this episode explains why.

    This isn’t a new mission. It’s a deeper anchor.

    After prayer, wrestling, and living this life firsthand, I realized this podcast was never just about surviving disability motherhood. It has always been about God’s rescue in the middle of it.

    If you’ve been feeling overwhelmed, responsible for everything, or quietly drowning under the pressure of autism parenting, this conversation will help you breathe again.

    This is Christian support for the mom who loves fiercely but feels exhausted spiritually.

    Have I unknowingly made myself responsible for outcomes only God can control?

    Why does disability motherhood sometimes feel like I’m drowning inside it?

    What does it mean to trust God instead of carrying false responsibility as a Christian autism mom?

    Highlights of This Episode:
    • Why the podcast name and emphasis are shifting

    • What hasn’t changed about our mission to support moms raising children with disabilities

    • The hidden promise many Christian autism moms make after diagnosis

    • How false responsibility fuels anxiety, shame, and exhaustion

    • The biblical truth that you are a mother — not the messiah

    • What this deeper focus means for future episodes

    Episode Summary

    This episode marks an important rebrand and heart shift for this Christian autism mom podcast. While our mission to provide Christian support for moms raising children with disabilities remains the same, the emphasis is deepening.

    We are moving from simply surviving disability motherhood to anchoring in God’s rescue within it.

    You will leave reminded that God never asked you to be the covenant. He asked you to be a mother. And He is near — steady, present, and holding what you cannot.

    Resources, Scriptures, and Links Mentioned:

    Isaiah 46:4 Psalm 34:18 Matthew 14:30–31

    Blog Post URL: → https://www.bemightymom.com/tag/podcast/

    Contact: → https://www.bemightymom.com/tag/podcast/

    God Will Rescue You is a podcast for Christian moms raising children with disabilities, Christian autism moms, moms raising children with rare diseases, and moms who are struggling in their faith in disability motherhood.

    Next Steps:

    Sign up for the weekly Be Mighty Mom Devotional: → bemightymom.com/newsletter

    Transform your faith with the free Finding Your Faith Workbook: → bemightymom.com/faithworkbook

    Join The Be Mighty in Christ Academy: → bemightymom.com/academy

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  • TRAILER | Faith For Autism Moms | Spiritually Exhausted? God Will Rescue You.
    Feb 12 2026

    Are you a mom raising a child with a disability, constantly blaming yourself—or even God—for your circumstances in life?

    Do you find yourself saying, “No one is coming to rescue us,” like it has become the tagline of your life?

    Are you questioning God and wondering how He fits into your life now?

    In this podcast, you’ll find relief in God’s presence, learn to live with faith realistically, and release false guilt and shame.

    My mission is to lead you back to God and make your life not only livable, but meaningful—even joyful—not by ignoring the challenges, but by finding the good through biblical teaching, spiritual growth, and reconnection with Him.

    If you’re ready to come up for air, let go of the blame, and feel God’s grace, you’re in the right place.

    Hi, I’m Ash—mom of two, wife, author, and a follower of Christ. When my son was diagnosed with a rare disease at just seven months old, my faith was shaken in ways I never imagined. Years of questioning, unanswered prayers, and an ever-growing list of diagnoses made me feel like God had abandoned me when I needed Him most.

    It wasn’t until I found Him again at 2 a.m. in my son’s hospital bed that I realized God had been walking beside me every step of the way. By stripping away the lies I had been taught about Him, I discovered His presence in the pages of scripture and in the life I never imagined. That truth changed everything, and I’m ready to share it with you.

    If you’re ready to reach for God’s hand and let Him rescue you while you’re trying to save everyone else, this podcast is for you.

    Grab a cozy blanket, maybe a box of tissues, open your Bible, and let’s seek God together.

    Welcome to the God Will Rescue You podcast.

    Subscribe to our weekly devotions at bemightymom.com/newsletter

    Grab your free Finding Your Faith Workbook at bemightymom.com/faith

    If you would like to get in touch, please email admin@bemightymom.com

    God Will Rescue You is a podcast for Christian moms raising children with disabilities, Christian autism moms, moms raising children with rare diseases, and moms who are struggling in their faith in disability motherhood.

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  • 48 | When ‘Just Pray’ Isn’t Enough: The Be Mighty in Prayer Framework for Christian Parents Raising Children With Disabilities
    Feb 10 2026

    Have you ever felt pressure or guilt when people say “just pray,” but prayer feels heavy instead of comforting? What if struggling to pray doesn’t mean your faith is weak—but that you’re carrying more than most people see? How do you stay connected to God when waiting never seems to end and answers don’t come quickly?

    Highlights of This Episode

    • Why traditional prayer advice often fails Christian autism moms and moms raising children with disabilities

    • How prayer can start with honesty instead of gratitude or polished words

    • A breakdown of the Be Mighty in Prayer Framework (B.E.M.I.G.H.T.Y.) and how to use it gently

    • Why “mighty” faith doesn’t mean strong feelings—it means staying in relationship

    • How to pray without fear of disappointing God, even when you’re angry, numb, or exhausted

    • Faith-centered Christian support for parents navigating chronic caregiving, grief, and spiritual pressure

    Episode Summary

    In this episode of Faith for Autism Moms, Ash introduces the Be Mighty in Prayer Framework, a compassionate, faith-centered tool created specifically for Christian autism moms, moms raising children with disabilities, and parents caring for children with chronic illness or medical complexity.

    If you want to pray but feel overwhelmed by waiting, grief, and well-meaning advice that unintentionally adds pressure, this conversation is for you. Rather than offering a formula or quick fix, Ash reframes prayer as honest connection. She walks listeners through each part of the B.E.M.I.G.H.T.Y. framework, showing how prayer can meet you where you are—angry, tired, scared, or unsure—without requiring strength, certainty, or gratitude on demand.

    This episode offers biblical guidance, emotional validation, and permission to stay with God honestly, even when faith feels fragile or heavy.

    Resources, Scriptures, & Links Mentioned

    • Be Mighty in Prayer Framework Hub → https://www.bemightymom.com/prayer

    • Pocket-Sized Prayer Cards (available on the prayer page)

    • Scriptures referenced throughout the framework:

      • Psalm 62:8

      • 1 Peter 5:7

      • Philippians 4:6

      • Psalm 46:10

      • 1 Thessalonians 5:18

      • Luke 18:1

      • James 2:17

      • Luke 22:42

    Next Steps & Links

    • Show Notes Archive → https://www.bemightymom.com/tag/podcast/

    • Weekly Be Mighty Mom Devotional → https://www.bemightymom.com/newsletter

    • Free Finding Your Faith Workbook → https://www.bemightymom.com/faithworkbook

    • Be Mighty in Christ Academy → https://www.bemightymom.com/academy

    📧 Contact → admin@bemightymom.com

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  • 47 | How Christian Moms Can Advocate Like Jesus Without Losing Peace
    Feb 3 2026

    Why does advocating for my autistic or medically complex child create so much tension with family, friends, or church? Am I being “difficult,” or am I actually being faithful to what God entrusted to me? How do I advocate for my child in a Christlike way without losing my peace, faith, or spiritual grounding?

    Episode Highlights

    • Why many Christian autism moms and moms raising children with disabilities are often misunderstood—not rebellious

    • The Biblical meaning of Ezekiel 2:6–8 and why it speaks directly to advocacy resistance

    • How family dynamics, fear responses, and misunderstanding disability create emotional “stings”

    • What Christlike advocacy actually looks like (hint: it’s not silence or people-pleasing)

    • How advocacy grows your spiritual maturity, discernment, and resilience

    • Why your faithfulness is measured by obedience—not by whether others agree

    • Practical Christian support for moms navigating conflict while protecting their child and faith

    Episode Summary

    In this episode of Faith for Autism Moms, Ash speaks directly to the deep spiritual ache many Christian autism moms feel when advocating for their autistic or medically complex child—especially when the hardest resistance comes from family, friends, or church communities.

    Rooted in Ezekiel 2:6–8, this episode reframes advocacy not as rebellion, but as holy obedience. You’ll learn why resistance doesn’t mean you’re wrong, how fear and defensiveness drive hurtful responses, and how Jesus models advocacy that is both truthful and peaceful.

    This conversation is for Christian autism moms, moms raising children with disabilities, and caregiving parents who are tired of questioning themselves, exhausted from explaining, and longing to grow spiritually without becoming hardened or reactive. You’ll walk away with renewed clarity, deeper faith, and the reassurance that your advocacy is shaping you into a spiritually grounded, Christ-anchored woman—exactly as God intended.

    Resources & Links Mentioned

    • Show Notes → https://www.bemightymom.com/tag/podcast/

    Next Steps & Support

    • Weekly Be Mighty Mom Devotional → bemightymom.com/newsletter

    • Free Finding Your Faith Workbook → bemightymom.com/faithworkbook

    • Be Mighty in Christ Academy → bemightymom.com/academy

    📧 Contact → admin@bemightymom.com

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  • 46 | How God Sees the Emotional Load of Moms Raising Children With Disabilities
    Jan 27 2026

    Have you ever felt like the weight of your child’s needs rests entirely on your shoulders, with no one else to share the load? What does God promise when life feels unfair, and how can we see redemption in the middle of exhaustion? How can Christian autism moms and moms raising children with disabilities protect their hearts, find rest, and still fully show up for their children without guilt?

    Highlights of This Episode:

    • Understanding the unique demands on parents of autistic or medically complex children

    • Exploring the emotional and mental toll of carrying everything alone, validated by research on caregiver burden

    • Biblical encouragement from Hannah, Joseph, and Isaiah 61:3 showing God’s redemption in the midst of unfairness

    • Practical tools for self-care, emotional space, and spiritual resilience when support is limited

    • A heart-to-heart reminder that moments of exhaustion and overwhelm are not wasted, and that God sees every tear

    • Faith-based Christian support for moms navigating the relentless demands of disability parenting

    Episode Summary:

    In this deeply honest episode of Faith for Autism Moms, we tackle a question many of us whisper in our most vulnerable moments: “Why my child? Why us?” Raising an autistic or medically complex child is not just hard — it’s relentless. Every emotion, every response, every decision often rests on one parent who carries the weight alone. While society may minimize the struggle with “It’s hard for everyone,” the truth is clear: the mental, emotional, and spiritual demands are uniquely heavy.

    Drawing on research about caregiver burden and rich Biblical narratives—including Hannah, Joseph, and Isaiah 61:3—this episode offers hope, perspective, and God-centered encouragement. You’ll hear practical ways to protect your heart, create sacred space for rest, and trust that your journey, however exhausting, is being redeemed.

    This episode is for Christian autism moms, moms raising children with disabilities, and caregiving parents who feel unseen, overextended, or exhausted. You’ll leave reminded that your tears are noticed, your efforts matter, and your story is not wasted.

    Resources, Scriptures, and Links Mentioned:

    • Hannah: 1 Samuel 1–2

    • Joseph: Genesis 37–50

    • Isaiah 61:3 — “He will give them a crown of beauty for ashes, joy instead of mourning, and praise instead of despair.”

    • Psalm 56:8 — “You keep track of all my sorrows; you have collected all my tears in your bottle.”

    • 2 Corinthians 4:17–18 — “For our light and momentary troubles are achieving for us an eternal glory…”

    • Research on caregiver burden for parents of autistic children:

      • Springer Link – Parenting Stress in Autism

      • ScienceDirect – Family Stress & Autism

    Related Episodes:

    • 36 | Why Did God Allow My Child’s Autism? What Jesus Teaches About Suffering, Purpose, and Your Child’s Story

    • 33 | How Do I Pray For My Autistic Child? Letting God Lead You in Advocacy

    Next Steps & Support:

    • Show Notes → https://www.bemightymom.com/tag/podcast/

    • Weekly Be Mighty Mom Devotional → bemightymom.com/newsletter

    • FREE Finding Your Faith Workbook → bemightymom.com/faithworkbook

    • Be Mighty in Christ Academy → bemightymom.com/academy

    📧 Contact → admin@bemightymom.com

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