125: From Scorched to Strengthened: How God Uses Pain to Ignite Healing feat. Shauna Foster | Part 2

There are moments in life when the flames rise higher than we ever thought we could endure. In this two-part conversation, host Megan Babcock sits down with Shawna Foster, author of Faith in the Flames: Transforming Trauma into Hope and Healing. Shawna shares her raw and powerful journey through pain, shame, and the struggles of motherhood—yet also the beauty that came when she surrendered control to God.

Her story is one of fire and faith, of devastation turned into testimony, and of discovering joy even in suffering. Together, Megan and Shawna explore themes of healing, radical obedience, compassion, and the invitation God extends to all of us to be refined rather than consumed by life’s hardest seasons.

If you’ve ever felt broken, unseen, or weary, Shawna’s message will remind you that trauma may shape your journey, but it does not get to define your ending.

Sometimes the deepest purpose comes from the deepest pain. In Part 2, Megan and Shawna turn to what came after the fire—how Shawna’s journaling in the dark became the book Faith in the Flames and how God is now using her voice to reach women who feel too broken to rise.

In this episode you’ll hear:
- The moment Shawna sensed God calling her to write her story
- The emotional and spiritual journey of turning grief into words
- How writing became both a tool for her healing and a gift to others
- Stories of impact from women who’ve found hope through her book
- Shawna’s prayer for anyone still feeling like their story is unfinished

Part 2 is an invitation to believe that scorched ground can bloom again, and that your story—no matter how painful—can become a testimony of God’s redeeming love. If you’ve ever felt broken, unseen, or weary, Shawna’s message will remind you that trauma may shape your journey, but it does not get to define your ending.

About Shawna Foster:
Shawna Foster is the author of Faith in the Flames: Transforming Trauma into Hope and Healing, a book born from her own journey through devastating loss and pain. Instead of being crushed by grief, Shawna discovered a deeper faith and renewed purpose. Today, she uses her story to remind others that while trauma may shape part of our journey, it doesn’t define the ending. Her passion is to help women embrace healing, find joy amidst suffering, and walk in the hope of God’s restoring love.

Faith in the Flames Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/0Tdp0I6xZnzZkdKKq8YE1O?si=1f78bc29f5054b5c

About Megan Babcock:
Megan Babcock is a board-certified holistic nurse, board-certified nurse coach, and certified mental health coach with a specialization in trauma and crisis. She is the founder of It’s Your Story to Tell and host of the It’s Your Story to Tell podcast. With over two decades of experience in healthcare and a personal journey marked by deep resilience, redemption, and restoration, Megan is passionate about helping others transform pain into purpose. 

Through her writing, speaking, coaching programs, and transformational workshops, Megan equips individuals with the tools to heal from hidden trauma, build emotional regulation, and live lives rooted in authenticity, vision, and wholeness. 

Her work is deeply informed by her own story a powerful journey from domestic abuse, religious wounding, and burnout to emotional freedom, healthy relationships, and soul-aligned leadership. She weaves together evidence-based practices, biblical truth, and personal testimony to walk with others as they move from merely surviving to fully thriving. 

She believes every person was created with purpose and placed here to make a difference and she’s here to help you uncover the dreams inside you that are calling you forward. Because those dreams. They’re not random. They are a window to your soul and a roadmap to the purpose you were created to fulfill. 

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