As the year draws to a close and Christmas approaches, this episode is a gentle invitation to pause, breathe, and reflect.

Join your Host Natasha Brownfield as you revisit the true meaning of Christmas through the story of Mary, a woman entrusted with carrying something sacred through uncertainty, risk, loss, and promise. Her journey reminds us that purpose can be carried through pain, and that God often works through ordinary women in extraordinary ways.

This episode also introduces a special “Pause & Play” reflection segment, where listeners are invited to stop, reflect, and honestly assess the year that was before stepping into the year ahead with clarity and faith. If 2025 stretched you, tested you, or reshaped you this episode is for you. It’s not about striving or fixing, but about acknowledging where you’ve been, honouring what you’ve carried, and preparing your heart for what’s next.

Take this moment to pause. Then press play when you’re ready.

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(00:00:00) – Welcome to Raised Women

(00:01:25) – Why this season matters

(00:02:15) – Mary’s Journey: The Birth story of Jesus

(00:04:25) - Encouragement for Women Carrying Heaviness in this season

(00:05:40) – Pause and Play: Reflection

(00:05:58) – Reflection Question One: Highlights of the year?

(00:08:30) – Reflection Question Two: What are some low points of your year?

(00:09:00) - Reflection Question Three: What have you learnt about yourself this year?

(00:09:38) - Reflection Question Four: What have you learnt about God this year?

(00:11:10) - Reflection Question Five: What are you most proud of yourself for this year?

(00:12:40) - Reflection Question Six: What are you believing for in 2026?

(00:13:20) – Raised Women Podcast a Huge Thank You and Christmas Wrap up

Scriptures:

Luke 2:1-20 https://biblehub.com/luke/2.htm

Matthew 1:18-25 https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew%201%3A18-2%3A23&version=ESV

Nehemiah 8:10 https://biblehub.com/nehemiah/8-10.htm

Proverbs 3:5-5 https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Proverbs%203%3A5-6&version=NIV

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In this episode of Raised Women Podcast, Tash opens a heartfelt conversation on what it truly means to Heal healthy, not in the way culture teaches, but in the way God models for us.

Flowing on from the, ‘In Her Shoes’ series, we revisit the journeys of women who have walked through addiction, cancer, and miscarriage, and we explore what it looks like to process pain through Scripture.

From Jesus withdrawing in grief in Matthew 14, to David’s cries, to Job’s lament, the Word shows us that healing begins with honesty, continues with making room, and ultimately leads us into purpose. Tash also shares her own journey of loss physically, mentally, spiritually, and relationally and unpacks how healing healthy involves boundaries, community, wise counsel, and inviting God into every emotion and every chapter.

If you’re in a season of hurt, confusion, or transition… this episode reminds you that healing healthy is possible and God is deeply present in it.

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(00:00:00) - Where This Conversation Begins: Healing Healthy and ‘In Her Shoes’ Recap

(00:01:05) – What does Healing Healthy look like in the Bible?

(00:03:27) - The Grief Before the Miracle: Matthew 14 Explained

(00:05:07) – Invitation and Purpose through Pain

(00:06:02) – Healing Healthy from Raised Women Story Recaps

(00:08:06) - Tash: Miscarriage, Grief, and Healing through Pain

(00:10:09) - Physical Healing: Listening to Your Body

(00:11:12) - Mental Healing: Outlets, Vision Boards & Journaling

(00:12:09) - Spiritual Healing: Rest, Prayer & Pulling Back to Fill Up

(00:12:47) - Relational Healing: Marriage, Support & Wise Counsel

(00:14:12) - What Healing Healthy Isn’t

(00:15:24) – Revelation of the Strength of Joy through Pain and Healing

(00:16:47) – The Significance of Healing Healthy and the Cost

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Scriptures:

Jesus Feeds the 5000

Nehemiah 8:10

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In this deeply personal “In Her Shoes” episode, I share the story I never thought I’d tell miscarrying our first baby at 12 weeks most recently. From the moment everything shifted, to the hospital chaos, to the strange peace that met me in the hardest night, this is my honest walk through grief, faith, shock, and healing.

I share the questions I asked God, how this loss reshaped my purpose, and the surprising number of women who came forward with their own stories. If you’ve walked through miscarriage or any kind of loss, my prayer is that you feel seen, strengthened, and reminded that God is close to the brokenhearted, even when the pain feels unbearable.

This is my story raw, faith-filled, and still unfolding - Your host Tash.

Visit https://www.raisedwomen.com.au/ to see my vision and the shaping of purpose through pain.

(00:00:00) - The Pregnancy We Prayed For

(00:01:25) – The Day Everything Shifted

(00:03:48) – The Hospital Night I’ll Never Forget

(00:06:02) – Detaching to Cope

(00:06:54) - “Choose Joy”: The Whisper That Carried Me

(00:09:02) - The Pain and the Questions

(00:11:35) – Where was God Through the Process

(00:12:41) - How Common Miscarriage Really Is

(00:14:39) - A New Focus for My One Life

(00:17:25) - Healing in Real Time

(00:20:30) - Hope for the Woman Walking Through Loss

Scripture:

Psalm 23:4

Pslam 23:5

Eccle. 3:1