Glow in The Dark

Ieesha Johnson

SHE SURVIVED PULSE. NOW SHE’S SHARING HER TESTIMONY | PATIENCE MURRAY | GLOW IN THE DARK™ What happens when your life changes in a moment—but your story doesn’t end there? On this episode of Glow in the Dark™, Prophetess I’eesha Nicole sits down with Patience Murray, a survivor of the 2016 Pulse nightclub shooting, inspirational R&B artist, speaker, wife, mother, and author of Have Patience: It’s Already Done.

Episodes

  1. Sep 28

    “Thrive like a Mama”

    What happens when we stop looking at nourishment as simply what’s on our plate? In this episode of Glow in the Dark Podcast, I’m joined by Ebony Fleming, founder of Thrive Empowered and host of the Thrive Like a Mother podcast, for a conversation about nourishing women in every area of life. Ebony helps women, especially mothers, simplify meal planning, build confidence in and outside of the kitchen, and create sustainable wellness rhythms that support real life. We talk about why wellness goes beyond food and how mindset, boundaries, community, confidence, faith, and learning to trust yourself again all play a role in how a woman thrives. Why nourishment is about more than foodMaking wellness realistic and sustainable for mothersRebuilding confidence and learning to trust yourself againThe connection between boundaries and wellnessMotherhood and the importance of caring for yourself, tooEbony’s Cook Like a Mother CircleThe vision behind Seasoned ConversationsFaith, entrepreneurship, and intentional livingEbony’s experience co-authoring Be You Brand Vol. 3How women can become part of the Be You Brand Vol. 3 launch teamThrive Empoweredhttps://www.thriveempoweredllc.com/ Resourceshttps://stan.store/thriveempowered Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/thrive.empowered TikTokhttps://www.tiktok.com/@thrive.empowered Be You Brand Vol. 3 Launch TeamLaunch-team link coming soon. Ebony Fleming is the founder of Thrive Empowered and host of the Thrive Like a Mother podcast. With more than seven years of hands-on experience feeding a growing family, Ebony helps women simplify meal planning, build confidence in and outside of the kitchen, and create sustainable wellness rhythms that support real life. Through her Cook Like a Mother Circle and curated dinner experiences such as Seasoned Conversations, Ebony creates spaces where women can reconnect with their bodies, their homes, and their voices. Her work brings together food, faith, entrepreneurship, and intentional living with a message that is simple but powerful: when a woman learns to nourish herself well, she can change the trajectory of her entire family’s story. If this conversation encouraged you, share it with a woman who needs the reminder that nourishing herself is not selfish—it’s part of how she thrives. Glow in the Dark PodcastFaith. Real conversations. Women becoming who God called them to be. IN THIS EPISODE, WE TALK ABOUT:CONNECT WITH EBONYABOUT EBONY FLEMINGKEEP GLOWING

    “Thrive like a Mama”
  2. Aug 17

    "Transformation: Identify Your Why"

    What happens when life changes in a moment—and you have to discover who you are on the other side of it? In this episode of Glow in the Dark Podcast, I’m joined by Claudette Milner, award-winning author, empowerment coach, international Christian speaker, stroke survivor, and author of Transformation: Identify Your Why. Claudette brings both lived experience and faith to a powerful conversation about what happens when an unexpected season changes the life you thought you were going to have—and God begins revealing something new. After experiencing a life-altering stroke, Claudette faced physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual challenges that forced her to rebuild and rediscover herself. What could have been the end of her story became part of her testimony. In this episode, we talk about: Going from a life-changing stroke to discovering God-given purposeHow faith helped Claudette navigate recoveryWhat happens when your old life no longer looks the sameTurning pain into purposeRediscovering yourself after an unexpected life changeFinding your “why” in difficult seasonsHow God can use the very seasons that break us to reveal new strength and callingClaudette’s five-step transformation frameworkWhy transformation requires growth spiritually, mentally, physically, and educationallyEncouragement for women who are still in the middle of their story Claudette's Five-step transformation framework Claudette’s approach to transformation centers around: Introspection Taking an honest look at yourself and your story.Spiritual Growth Deepening your relationship with God and trusting Him through the process.Mental Health Addressing the mind and the emotional impact of what you’ve experienced.Physical Health Caring for your body as you rebuild and move forward.Educational Growth Continuing to learn, develop, and grow into who you are becoming. About Claudette Milner Claudette Milner is an award-winning author, empowerment coach, international Christian speaker, stroke survivor, speaker, songwriter, and transformation coach. Her work has taken her from Louisville, Kentucky, to stages in Paris, Tokyo, and across the United States. She has published more than 70 books across multiple genres, including the internationally recognized Children of Plains Estates series, winner of the 2025 International Impact Book Award. Her most personal work to date, Transformation: Identify Your Why, was inspired by her own journey of recovery and rediscovery following her stroke. Claudette writes and speaks for the person who is still in the middle of their story—and needs someone who has walked through theirs to help show them the way forward. Website: www.claudettemilner.com Book: Transformation: Identify Your Why https://www.amazon.com/TRANSFORMATION-IDENTIFY-YOUR-Claudette-Milner-ebook/dp/B0GWRL5PVR/ Your hardest season does not disqualify you from purpose. If you’re in the middle of a transition, rebuilding after something unexpected, or trying to understand what God is doing with the pieces of your story, this conversation is for you. Listen to Glow in the Dark Podcast, and share this episode with a woman who needs the reminder that her story isn’t over. IN THIS EPISODE, WE TALK ABOUT:CLAUDETTE’S FIVE-STEP TRANSFORMATION FRAMEWORKABOUT CLAUDETTE MILNERCONNECT WITH CLAUDETTEKEEP GLOWING

    "Transformation: Identify Your Why"
  3. 05/18/2025

    He Heals.

    💔 From grief to glory. 🌑 From midnight attacks to morning breakthrough. Sis, Jewel’s story will bless your entire spirit. Even in your darkest battles—God is still healing, still speaking, still restoring. #GlowInTheDarkPodcast #FromPainToPurpose #MidnightBattles #GodHeals #JewelMaddox #GlowInGrief #FireAndOil ------------------------------------------------------------------ 📖 KEY SCRIPTURES Psalm 34:18 – “The Lord is close to the brokenhearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit.” Isaiah 60:1 – “Arise, shine, for your light has come, and the glory of the Lord rises upon you.” 2 Corinthians 4:8-9 – “We are hard pressed on every side, but not crushed... struck down, but not destroyed.” ------------------------------------------------------------------ 🔥 CORE MESSAGE God does some of His most powerful healing in the dark—in the grief, in the silence, in the battles no one else sees. You may have lost something, but you didn’t lose your light. He’s turning your pain into purpose. ------------------------------------------------------------------ 📖 DEVOTIONAL TEACHING The dark seasons don’t mean God has abandoned you—they often reveal His deepest work. Grief is holy ground. It’s okay to weep, to wrestle, and to walk slow. But never forget: God still has plans for your healing. Midnight may bring the attack, but the morning will reveal the glory. Like Jewel shared—your story doesn't end in loss. It rises in purpose. ------------------------------------------------------------------ ✍🏽 REFLECTION JOURNAL PROMPT “What have I battled in the dark… and how is God inviting me to heal, rise, and shine again?” ------------------------------------------------------------------ 🙌🏽 DECLARATION I may be wounded, but I am not defeated. I arise in the dark. I shine in the sorrow. What the enemy meant to break me, God is using to birth purpose in me. My grief has a glow, and my pain has a purpose. I am still a light in the Lord. ------------------------------------------------------------------ 🌙 MIDNIGHT GLOW PRAYER Father, Thank You for being near in the midnight moments. For every tear, You’ve kept count. For every heartbreak, You’ve held me. Heal every woman listening. Let her arise in power, purpose, and peace—even in the shadows. What she thought would bury her will be the very thing that births her breakthrough. In Jesus’ name—Amen.

    He Heals.
  4. 05/11/2025

    Be Still.

    Sometimes the glow comes in the quiet. Not every battle requires movement—some require stillness. In the stillness, your faith grows legs. In the stillness, He speaks. In the stillness, He shifts what you can’t see. This week, we’re being reminded that stillness is not passivity—it’s power under the covering of God. Key Scripture: Scripture of the Week: Psalm 46:10 – "Be still, and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth." Devotional Teaching Sis, in a world that tells us to hustle, grind, and go nonstop — God says: Be still. Stillness is a weapon. Stillness is not passive — it’s powerful. When you’re still, you surrender control. You posture yourself to hear. You remove yourself from the driver’s seat and let the Holy Spirit take over. Jesus modeled stillness. In Mark 4, when the storm hit, what did He do? He slept. The storm didn’t shake Him, and it doesn’t have to shake you. When we are still, we tell the storm who our God is. Takeaway: Stillness is spiritual warfare.Peace is proof of His presence.Your posture in the dark determines your breakthrough. Core Message: Sometimes the glow comes in the quiet. Not every battle requires movement—some require stillness. In the stillness, your faith grows legs. In the stillness, He speaks. In the stillness, He shifts what you can’t see. This week, we’re being reminded that stillness is not passivity—it’s power under the covering of God. What You’ll Receive in This Episode: A raw word on how God meets us in silenceA call to be anchored in stillness, even in chaosA devotional on waiting and watchingA Midnight Glow Prayer over your weekA declaration to speak dailyA journaling challenge to process and praise------------------------- Weekly Declaration: I am still. I am surrendered. I am surrounded by His glory. I do not panic—I pray. I do not run—I rest. My stillness is warfare. My glow is rising.------------------------- Prayer: Lord, I bring my unrest, my worry, my wondering to You. In this midnight hour, I receive peace that surpasses understanding. I trade my pace for Your presence. Let my stillness speak faith. Speak to me in the quiet, God. I am listening. Amen. ------------------------- Journal Prompt: Where is God asking you to pause and trust this week? What does “being still” look like in your situation?

    Be Still.

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SHE SURVIVED PULSE. NOW SHE’S SHARING HER TESTIMONY | PATIENCE MURRAY | GLOW IN THE DARK™ What happens when your life changes in a moment—but your story doesn’t end there? On this episode of Glow in the Dark™, Prophetess I’eesha Nicole sits down with Patience Murray, a survivor of the 2016 Pulse nightclub shooting, inspirational R&B artist, speaker, wife, mother, and author of Have Patience: It’s Already Done.