157: Overcoming the Darkness: How Maria Morgan Walked Through Healing from Anxiety and Depression (Pt. 2)
What happens after the breaking point?
In Part 2, we walk with Maria into the turning point of her story—the place where honesty began to replace silence, and where healing slowly started to take root. This is where her story shifts from surviving to rebuilding, from despair to rediscovering hope.
Maria shares what it looked like to begin again after everything felt lost. Through honest conversations, supportive relationships, and a willingness to face what she had been avoiding, she started to reconnect with truth. She opens up about the role of faith in her healing, what it meant to surrender the thoughts that were keeping her stuck, and how understanding her experience through a new lens changed everything.
This part of the conversation is a reminder that healing doesn’t happen all at once—it happens in moments of courage, in choosing to stay, in allowing yourself to be seen, and in learning how to receive support.
It’s also a powerful invitation: that no matter how far someone feels they’ve fallen, there is still a way forward. As you listen, reflect on your own journey. Where might you be holding onto something that needs to be brought into the light?
If this episode encouraged you, take a moment to subscribe, share it with someone who needs hope, and reach out—we would love to hear your story too. Because your story matters, and it was never meant to be carried alone.
About Maria:
Maria I. Morgan is the award-winning author of the Louie the Lawnmower children’s series and Outrageously Fruitful, a women’s Bible study. Passionate about helping women find freedom from anxiety and depression, her book Hope Ignited: Set Free from the Grip of Anxiety and Depression (available spring 2026) offers a faith-centered, holistic approach to healing—addressing body, soul, and spirit. Maria lives in Georgia with her husband, Steve, and their playful pets, who bring laughter and creativity to her journey.
Connect with Maria:
Website: https://www.mariaimorgan.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WriterMariaIMorgan/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mariaimorgan/
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCVXJJ5gSbrB5AzRPPoZ1eDw
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/maria-i-morgan-5273a430/
About the Host:
Megan Babcock is the founder of It’s Your Story to Tell. She is an award-winning coach, bestselling author, speaker, and podcast host whose work sits at the intersection of faith and neuroscience. She equips leaders to regulate their nervous systems, heal from trauma, and rise with purpose.
After more than twenty years in healthcare and her own journey through trauma, surrender, and spiritual renewal, Megan launched It’s Your Story to Tell in 2023. What once felt disqualifying became the foundation of her calling. She now helps others transform pain into legacy and live aligned, resilient, Spirit-led lives.
Connect with Megan:
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/meganbakerbabcock
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@itscoachmeganbabcock
Website: https://bit.ly/ItsYourStorytoTell
Resources:
Sacred Presence and Sacred Pathways: https://www.itsyourstorytotell.com/Sacred-presence-&-pathways
Unstuck Book: https://a.co/d/7CrzzZA
Free Transformation Resource Center: https://www.itsyourstorytotell.com/freeresourcecenter
