P.A.V.E. Podcast

Candyce Shuford Brown

🌿 P.A.V.E. PodcastA Quiet Path Forward Welcome to P.A.V.E. Podcast, where we explore life through Power, Augmentation, Vulnerability, and Eclectic creativity. Hosted by Candyce Shuford Brown, this podcast is a gentle space for honest conversations about grief, healing, faith, creativity, motherhood, nervous system regulation, and what it means to keep becoming—even when life changes us. Whether you're navigating loss, rediscovering yourself, tending to growing things, or simply searching for hope, you're welcome here. Because sometimes life asks us to pause so we can become someone more. ✨ New episodes every Thursday. Lets keep growing together and pave the way to you. Support the Podcast ☕If P.A.V.E. Podcast has encouraged you and you'd like to support future episodes, you can visit my Buy Me a Coffee page here buymeacoffee.com/pavethewaytoyou or my linktree https://linktr.ee/Pavepodcast .Your support helps me continue creating a quiet path forward for others. Let's Stay Connected📷 Instagram: @pavethewaytoyou 🎙 P.A.V.E. Podcast

  1. Episode 2: Grief and Hope Can Coexist

    6d ago

    Episode 2: Grief and Hope Can Coexist

    Some things were lost. The path forward wasn't one of them." Sometimes after loss, we begin to believe that if we start feeling better, we're somehow leaving someone—or something—we love behind. But what if healing doesn't ask us to choose? In this episode of P.A.V.E. Podcast, Candyce Shuford Brown reflects on one of the most meaningful lessons from her grief journey: that grief and hope can coexist. Through personal storytelling, faith, and quiet reflection, she explores how love doesn't disappear after loss—it simply learns a new way to be carried. Together, we'll explore what it means to widen our perspective, embrace hope without letting go of love, and trust that some of life's deepest growth happens quietly, beneath the surface. ✨ In This Episode🌿 Why grief and hope don't have to compete 🌿 Learning to widen our perspective after loss 🌿 What it means to carry love forward 🌿 The unseen growth happening beneath the surface 🌿 Finding peace through faith and hope 🌿 Why healing isn't forgetting—it's becoming 📖 Scripture for This EpisodeRomans 15:13 (NWT) "May the God who gives hope fill you with all joy and peace by your trusting in him, so that you may abound in hope with power of holy spirit." 💛 Memorable Quotes"Hope gives love somewhere to go." "Two truths can live in one heart." "My love for Opheliya hadn't disappeared or become smaller. It became different. I could no longer love her by holding her... so I began learning how to love her by carrying her." "Some things were lost. The path forward wasn't one of them." ☕ Support the PodcastIf P.A.V.E. Podcast has encouraged you, please consider sharing this episode with someone who may need it today or leaving a review. If you'd like to support future episodes, you can visit my Linktree: https://linktr.ee/Pavepodcast Every listen, share, review, and act of support helps me continue creating a quiet path forward for others. Thank you for being here. 🌿 Let's Stay Connected📷 Instagram: @pavethewaytoyou 🎙 P.A.V.E. Podcast Powerful • Augmentation • Vulnerability • Eclectic Stories of grief, growth, creativity, faith, and finding a quiet path forward. 🌱 ThemeGrief & Hope 📖 ScriptureRomans 15:13 🍂 TakeawaySome things were lost. The path forward wasn't one of them. As always... Let's keep growing together and pave the way to you. 🌿✨ Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/p-a-v-e-podcast/donations

    13 min
  2. Season 2 Ep 1: Don't Call It a Comeback

    Jun 22

    Season 2 Ep 1: Don't Call It a Comeback

    "Sometimes life asks us to pause so we can become someone more." Welcome to Season 2 of P.A.V.E. Podcast. 🌿 After five years away, this isn't a comeback—it's a continuation. Life didn't stop when the podcast paused. Over the years, I've experienced marriage, motherhood, joy, grief, health challenges, and profound loss. Through it all, I've learned that growth isn't always loud, and healing isn't always linear. In this episode, I share why I believe creativity is much bigger than art, why rest and grief are not interruptions to life, and how sometimes beginning again is its own kind of masterpiece. Whether you've been here since the beginning or you're joining us for the first time, I'm grateful you're here. In this episode we explore:🌿 Why this isn't a comeback—it's becoming more 🌿 How life changed over the past five years 🌿 Creativity as a way of adapting, making meaning, and showing up 🌿 Motherhood, grief, faith, and beginning again 🌿 What it means to embrace a quiet path forward Scripture for this episode:Ecclesiastes 3:1 (NWT) "For everything there is an appointed time, a time for every activity under the heavens." Memorable Quotes"I've been here. I've just become more." "Creativity simply looks like beginning again." "Where every quiet step forward is its own kind of masterpiece." "Sometimes life asks us to pause, not so we can become who we once were, but so we can become someone more." Support the Podcast ☕If P.A.V.E. Podcast has encouraged you and you'd like to support future episodes, you can visit my Buy Me a Coffee page here buymeacoffee.com/pavethewaytoyou or my linktree at... https://linktr.ee/Pavepodcast .Your support helps me continue creating a quiet path forward for others. Let's Stay Connected📷 Instagram: @pavethewaytoyou 🎙 P.A.V.E. Podcast Powerful • Augmentation • Vulnerability • Eclectic Stories of grief, growth, creativity, faith, and finding a quiet path forward. As always… Let's keep growing together and pave the way to you. 🌿✨ Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/p-a-v-e-podcast/donations

    11 min
  3. Ep 24: "Let's level the playing field" with Kristin Carder

    05/13/2021

    Ep 24: "Let's level the playing field" with Kristin Carder

    On today's episode (24) entitled "Let's level the playing field" I sit down with Kristen Carder the #1 ADHD PODCASTER!! This episode was so MUCH fun, having the shared experience of ADHD creates such a special connection. Shannon is a life coach a podcaster, a mom, wife and so much more. We talk about ADHD diagnosis stories and the things that got her started in podcasting and how she has found her life's passion. I was thankful for the opportunity to share space with this inspiring woman. For more on Kristen and the wonderful coaching services that she offers contact here at the Links below! https://linktr.ee/ihaveadhd Follow Kristen on IG  @I.have.adhd.podcast   Do you appreciate my content and want to show your support? Use The link below to donate to my podcast or sign up for my patreon. I sincerely appreciate you! https://linktr.ee/Pavepodcast In this fast paced world how does a woman with ADHD find the mental energy and focus to SIT and write you may wonder?... This my poetry friend is where my special drink comes in ;) I love MUD/WTR for so many reasons but my favorite aspects are the calm sustainable energy it gives me and the immune system boosts. But don't just take my word for it... Check out @drinkmudwtr and use my special link when you put in your order! https://mudwtr.com/collections/shop/products/30-servings-tin?rfsn=4695512.7bf6a16 Let's stay connected and pave the way to you. Feel free to send me an email and let me know what you thought! pavethewaytoyou@outlook.com  Candyce @pavethewaytoyou on Instagram Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/p-a-v-e-podcast/donations

    35 min
  4. Ep 21: “Take a step back” with Alicia Battle

    04/08/2021

    Ep 21: “Take a step back” with Alicia Battle

    This is my FIRST interview with a therapist. I know you all will enjoy this conversation. My interview with Alicia was honest and encouraging. She carries so much strength and tenacity, it was so refreshing to talk with her! Alicia Battle is an Owner and Therapist at Battle Mental Health PLLC. She started Battle Mental Health PLLC to promote, mental and emotional wellness. The goal is to give her clients the proper tools to win any battle that comes their way. As a therapist, she believes successful treatment is rooted in a warm, supportive, and trusting relationship. From this foundation, she utilizes an open mind and non-judgemental stance to gain a thorough understanding of each client's experience. Alicia offers individual, couples, and family therapy. Currently, all sessions are provided virtually through a HIPAA compliant, secured digital platform. She serve’s people who reside in North Carolina.   To schedule an appointment, you can visit her website listed below. Website: www.battlementalhealth.com Instagram: battlementalhealth Facebook Page: Battle Mental Health PLLC Visit https://linktr.ee/Pavepodcast to find all my links in one place! There you will have access to my youtube channel, my patreon and much more!   Do you appreciate my content and want to show your support? Use The link below to donate to my podcast or sign up for my patreon. I sincerely appreciate you! https://app.redcircle.com/shows/5b41eddd-9f5b-4439-bd15-45290b96d022/donations    In this fast paced world how does a woman with ADHD find the mental energy and focus to SIT and write you may wonder?... This my poetry friend is where my special drink comes in ;) I love MUD/WTR for so many reasons but my favorite aspects are the calm sustainable energy it gives me and the immune system boosts. But don't just take my word for it... Check out @drinkmudwtr and use my special link when you put in your order! https://mudwtr.com/collections/shop/products/30-servings-tin?rfsn=4695512.7bf6a16 Let's stay connected and pave the way to you. Feel free to send me an email and let me know what you thought! pavethewaytoyou@outlook.com  Candyce @p.a.v.e._podcast on Instagram Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/p-a-v-e-podcast/donations

    17 min
  5. Ep 19:" I felt different and I didn't know why" Feat Shannon Callarman

    03/25/2021

    Ep 19:" I felt different and I didn't know why" Feat Shannon Callarman

    Join me today, with Shannon Callarman. In this episode we delve a bit deeper into the world of high sensitivity. This, is my first interview with a highly sensitive coach and I was so grateful for the conversation and the level of connection that took place. Shannon Callarman is an emotional intelligence facilitator, a highly sensitive person coach, and the founder of Tonia Moon Coaching. Shannon offers support for those who think and feel deeply using a unique approach to emotional intelligence. Through her coaching, she can help you build self-awareness around your emotional strengths to become more effective at work and in your personal life.  For more on Shannon, Check out where you can find her below: www.toniamoon.com Instagram - @tonia.moon Do you appreciate my content and want to show your support? Use The link below to donate to my podcast or sign up for my patreon. I sincerely appreciate you! @Pavepodcast | Linktree In this fast paced world how does a woman with ADHD find the mental energy and focus to SIT and write you may wonder?... This my poetry friend is where my special drink comes in ;) I love MUD/WTR for so many reasons but my favorite aspects are the calm sustainable energy it gives me and the immune system boosts. But don't just take my word for it... Check out @drinkmudwtr and use my special link when you put in your order! https://mudwtr.com/collections/shop/products/30-servings-tin?rfsn=4695512.7bf6a16 Let's stay connected and pave the way to you. Feel free to send me an email and let me know what you thought! pavethewaytoyou@outlook.com  Candyce @p.a.v.e._podcast on Instagram Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/p-a-v-e-podcast/donations

    16 min

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🌿 P.A.V.E. PodcastA Quiet Path Forward Welcome to P.A.V.E. Podcast, where we explore life through Power, Augmentation, Vulnerability, and Eclectic creativity. Hosted by Candyce Shuford Brown, this podcast is a gentle space for honest conversations about grief, healing, faith, creativity, motherhood, nervous system regulation, and what it means to keep becoming—even when life changes us. Whether you're navigating loss, rediscovering yourself, tending to growing things, or simply searching for hope, you're welcome here. Because sometimes life asks us to pause so we can become someone more. ✨ New episodes every Thursday. Lets keep growing together and pave the way to you. Support the Podcast ☕If P.A.V.E. Podcast has encouraged you and you'd like to support future episodes, you can visit my Buy Me a Coffee page here buymeacoffee.com/pavethewaytoyou or my linktree https://linktr.ee/Pavepodcast .Your support helps me continue creating a quiet path forward for others. Let's Stay Connected📷 Instagram: @pavethewaytoyou 🎙 P.A.V.E. Podcast