Send us a text What if the hardest season of your life is the training ground for your calling? We sit down with Dr. Natasha Weems—a Detroit-born nurse practitioner, author, and nonprofit founder—whose story threads faith through crisis, turning pain into a blueprint for purpose. From a childhood split between grit and opportunity to a home steeped in Scripture, Natasha learned early that resources and role models shape outcomes. That clarity guided her into healthcare, and a near-fatal scare with her newborn sealed the vow to meet crisis with skill and compassion. Her journey deepened when her daughter was diagnosed on the autism spectrum. Natasha became a full-time advocate—navigating therapy, fighting for access, and celebrating breakthroughs at the Kaufman Center that unlocked speech and confidence. When marriage collapsed under stress, she chose ownership over bitterness, rebuilt her life, and later found love again with a partner who showed up to serve—learning meds, sharing appointments, and embracing a blended family. Tragedy struck her extended family, and two six-year-old twins—newly orphaned—needed a home. Adoption wasn’t theoretical anymore; it was obedience to care for orphans, paired with the realities of trauma, PTSD, and a foster system stretched thin. Along the way, Natasha advanced to a Doctor of Nursing Practice and carried prayer into clinical care, treating anxiety, depression, and spiritual exhaustion alongside physical needs. We unpack real tools for teen mental health, spotlight resources like Lisa Nichols’s Motivating the Teen Spirit camp, and challenge communities to build bridges between churches, nonprofits, and healthcare providers. Natasha’s book, The Unbreakable Woman, anchors every chapter in Scripture and practical habits—affirmations, mindset shifts, and advocacy that moves families from surviving to healing. Her Pearl Health Foundation extends that mission to autism awareness, caregiver support, veterans, and global outreach that tackles preventable illness. Listen for a rare blend of candor and courage—how to hold onto faith without denying reality, how to be unbreakable without becoming unfeeling, and how to turn your story into someone else’s survival guide. If this conversation resonates, subscribe, share it with a friend who needs hope, and leave a review so more people can find their way back to purpose.
