She Grew Anyway (A Be Still & Grow Production)

Alicia Williams-Saffold
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A short, soul-steadying podcast for women healing, rebuilding, and becoming. Each week, Alicia Williams-Saffold shares a quick devotional message, a heart-work assignment, and scripture to help you heal forward — in real life, in real time, and with God. If you’re in a season of becoming — welcome. This is your healing room.

  1. Growing Past Emotional Reactions

    6D AGO

    Growing Past Emotional Reactions

    Episode 15 — Growing Past Emotional Reactions There comes a point in healing when your reactions begin to change. Not everything. Not all at once. Just… some things. In this episode, Alicia reflects on what it feels like when healing slows your reactions and creates space to pause, breathe, and respond differently. Growing past emotional reactions doesn’t mean you stop feeling—it means your emotions no longer control the moment. Scripture for this episode: James 1:19 “Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak and slow to become angry.” Prayer: A prayer for the woman who is learning to pause, trust her healing, and move gently through her emotions. Growth Assignment: This week, pay attention to one moment where you pause instead of react. Don’t judge yourself for what you feel. Just pause. That pause is part of your healing. Take a breath, listen slowly, and let God meet you where you are.

    5 min
  2. When Healing Changes How You See Everything

    FEB 6

    When Healing Changes How You See Everything

    Episode 14 — When Healing Changes How You See Everything There comes a point in healing when things don’t hit the same anymore. Conversations feel different. Situations feel different. Even your reactions begin to change. In this episode, Alicia reflects on what happens when healing clears your vision. Awareness can feel uncomfortable at first, but it also brings honesty, discernment, and the courage to move differently. Healing doesn’t harden your heart—it grounds you and teaches you how to steward your peace. Scripture for this episode: Proverbs 4:25–26 “Let your eyes look straight ahead; fix your gaze directly before you. Give careful thought to the paths for your feet and be steadfast in all your ways.” Growth Assignment: This week, notice one place where awareness is asking you to move differently. It might be a pause. It might be a boundary. It might be a quiet decision to choose peace without explaining yourself. Ask God what step to take, and then honor it. Take a breath, listen slowly, and let God meet you where you are.

    5 min
  3. Detachment Without Bitterness

    JAN 30

    Detachment Without Bitterness

    Detachment is not the same as anger. And distance does not mean your heart has hardened. In this episode of the She Grew Anyway™ Podcast, Alicia talks about what it looks like to detach without becoming bitter — a stage of healing that often comes after you’ve done the honest work. This conversation is for the woman who has already stepped back physically but is still learning how to release emotional ties without resentment, guilt, or self-blame. In this episode, you’ll hear about: The difference between detachment and emotional shutdown Why bitterness often comes from unprocessed grief How to release expectations without hardening your heart What it means to guard your heart with wisdom, not walls Rooted in Proverbs 4:23, this episode reminds us that discernment can protect your peace — bitterness doesn’t have to. Growth Assignment: A reflective practice to help you identify where you’ve moved on physically but stayed connected emotionally, and how to begin releasing that attachment gently and intentionally. Healing doesn’t always look dramatic. Sometimes it looks calm, clear, and steady. You can grow anyway.

    7 min
  4. Release Them Without War

    JAN 23

    Release Them Without War

    Episode 12: Release Them Without War Healing doesn’t always ask us to confront. Sometimes it asks us to rest. In this episode, Alicia walks you through what it looks like to release without war — letting go without bitterness, without over-explaining, and without turning your healing into a battleground. This conversation is for the woman who is tired of fighting for understanding, tired of revisiting what God has already healed, and ready to protect her peace without becoming hardened. Inside this episode, we talk about: Letting go without needing validation Releasing hope without becoming bitter Quiet boundaries that don’t need announcements Choosing alignment over entanglement Honoring your peace without guilt You’ll also receive a gentle growth assignment and a closing prayer to help you release what no longer requires your energy. Sis, you don’t have to fight to be free. Sometimes healing happens when you stop engaging and start resting. Remember: You can grow anyway.

    6 min

  5. JAN 16

    Move Forward - Step 5 of Five Steps To Healing

    Healing doesn’t end when the pain is acknowledged — it continues when you choose how to live next. In this episode of the She Grew Anyway™ Podcast, Alicia walks through Step 5 of the Five Steps of Healing: Move Forward. This step is not about rushing past your story or pretending the past didn’t happen. It’s about direction, not speed. This episode helps you understand: What moving forward really means after healing work How to recognize growth without pressure Why peace doesn’t require permission or closure How to live with wisdom, rest, and intention Rooted in Isaiah 43:18–19, this conversation invites you to release the weight of the past while honoring the growth it produced. Scripture: Isaiah 43:18–19 Growth Assignment: A reflective practice to help you identify what moving forward looks like in this season — gently and honestly. This episode concludes the Five Steps of Healing series. You can grow anyway.

    7 min

  6. JAN 9

    Applying Forgiveness - Step 4 of Five Steps of Healing

    Forgiveness is often the hardest step of healing — not because it’s impossible, but because it’s misunderstood. In this episode of the She Grew Anyway™ Podcast, Alicia walks you through Step 4 of the Five Steps of Healing: Apply Forgiveness. This conversation gently reframes forgiveness as a decision, not a feeling — and something that can coexist with boundaries, wisdom, and self-protection. This episode will help you: Understand what forgiveness is (and what it is not) Release the pressure to rush healing Separate forgiveness from reconciliation Learn how to forgive without reopening old wounds Rooted in Scripture and emotional wisdom, this episode creates space for women who want freedom without self-betrayal. Scripture: Colossians 3:13, Matthew 6:12 Growth Assignment: A guided reflection to help you release what no longer serves your healing — quietly and intentionally. Next episode: Step 5 — Move Forward You can grow anyway. 🌱

    7 min

  7. JAN 4

    Take It To God : Step 3 of the Five Steps of Healing

    Healing doesn’t mean you stop feeling the weight. It means you stop carrying it alone. In this episode of the She Grew Anyway™ Podcast, Alicia walks you through Step 3 of the Five Steps of Healing: Take It to God. This step isn’t about having the right words, the right posture, or the perfect prayer. It’s about releasing what’s heavy without editing yourself — and trusting that God can hold what you’ve been holding. Rooted in Psalm 55:22, this episode creates space for women who are tired of carrying things quietly and are learning how to bring their real emotions, real questions, and real burdens to God. In this episode, you’ll learn: What it really means to take something to God Why you don’t have to be calm or clear to pray honestly How to release emotional weight without shame Why healing often requires repeated surrender, not one-time relief This is not about fixing. It’s about releasing. And learning what it feels like to be sustained. Scripture: Psalm 55:22 — “Cast your burden on the Lord, and He will sustain you.” Growth Assignment: A simple daily practice to help you release one burden at a time — without pressure or performance. Next episode: Step 4 — Apply Forgiveness You can grow anyway.

    6 min

  8. 12/26/2025

    Name The Emotion : Step 2 of Five Steps of Healing

    Series: The Five Steps of Healing — Step 2 Healing doesn’t move forward until we slow down long enough to tell the truth about how we feel. In this episode, Alicia walks you through Step 2 of the Five Steps of Healing: Name the Emotion. Not to overwhelm you. Not to reopen wounds. But to help you understand why clarity begins with honesty. Many of us were taught to suppress emotions, spiritualize pain, or move on too quickly. But unnamed emotions don’t disappear — they linger in the body, the mind, and the heart. This episode will help you: understand why naming emotions is part of emotional healing recognize the difference between feeling and spiraling stop minimizing what your heart has been carrying feel safe enough to tell the truth without judgment This is not about reliving the pain. It’s about giving language to what your body already knows. Scripture: Psalm 139:23 Growth Assignment: A guided reflection to help you name what you’re feeling — honestly and gently. Next episode: Step 3 — Take It to God

    7 min
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A short, soul-steadying podcast for women healing, rebuilding, and becoming. Each week, Alicia Williams-Saffold shares a quick devotional message, a heart-work assignment, and scripture to help you heal forward — in real life, in real time, and with God. If you’re in a season of becoming — welcome. This is your healing room.

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