Finding Faith After Loss: Shayna on Stillbirth, Gratitude, and Healing and Faith

Finding faith after loss can feel impossible when your world is shattered, but Shayna's story is proof that God's grace can hold you even before you know how to reach for Him. In this episode, Shayna shares the unthinkable loss of her first child, Lee, who was stillborn full term, and what it looked like to keep breathing through heartbreak when she wasn't even looking for God.

At the time, Shayna was in high gear building her coaching business and living in control. Then grief hit like a wave. She took maternity leave, went back to her clients, and people kept telling her she was "so strong." But she couldn't stop asking the real question: how did I survive?

Sixteen months later, her rainbow baby was born. And in the years that followed, Shayna began to sift through the debris and notice the quiet ways God had been leaving breadcrumbs all along. A simple phrase. A small sign. A moment of community she didn't expect. Her husband even asked to go to church, not because he was chasing God, but because he was craving christian community. And in that step, God met them both.

Shayna shares how prayer became personal again, how gratitude became an anchor (not for all things, but in all things), and how she started replacing the pressure of "I can do this" with a gentler, truer life with God. We talk about practical ways to steady your mind when chaos is loud, why healing doesn't happen in isolation, and how learning to watch your thoughts without judgment can be a first step toward wholeness.

If you are grieving, numb, rebuilding, or just tired, this conversation is for you. It is honest. It is tender. And it is full of hope that does not depend on perfect faith, just a God who refuses to let you fall.

Shayna also leaves you with a simple prompt to carry into your week: What kind or loving words can I say to myself today?