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When life hurts, where do you turn?

Food. Busyness. Social media. Serial dating. Avoiding the hard things. We all have our "fix"- something that helps numb the pain, distract us from reality, or make us feel better for a moment.

But what happens when the fix isn't fixing anything?

In this heartfelt and honest episode of It's a Single Mom Thing, Sherry explores the difference between temporary relief and lasting healing. Building on last week's episode, Healing Is an Assignment, she dives into the coping mechanisms we often reach for when life feels overwhelming and asks a powerful question:

Can I trust God with the places I've been trying to manage myself?

Through personal reflections, practical insights, and biblical encouragement, you'll discover why some fixes quietly become substitutes for God, why healing requires surrender, and how true freedom begins when we stop managing our pain and allow God to transform it.

If you've ever found yourself running back to old patterns, struggling to let go, or wondering why healing feels so hard, this episode is for you.

Because painkillers have a purpose.

Band-aids have a purpose.

But eventually the wound has to be cleaned if it's going to heal.

You want God's best? Forget the rest. Let Him fix your fix.

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Healing Is Our Assignment

What if healing isn't standing in the way of your purpose?

What if healing is part of your purpose?

Many of us spend our lives asking God about our calling, our next step, our future, and our purpose while avoiding an assignment that's already sitting on our desk: healing.

As single moms, we're often experts at surviving. We keep moving, keep functioning, keep showing up for everyone else. But surviving and healing are not the same thing.

In this episode of It's A Single Mom Thing, Sherry explores what it means to accept healing as an assignment from God—not as punishment, but as preparation. Together, we'll discuss why we resist healing, how unhealed wounds can impact our relationships and children, and how God can redeem the very things He didn't cause.

You'll discover:

❤️ Why healing may be connected to your purpose
❤️ How God prepares our hearts before He expands our influence
❤️ The difference between surviving and healing
❤️ How healing can impact two generations at a time
❤️ Practical steps to begin your healing journey today
❤️ Why God isn't withholding something good—He's holding something good

If you've ever wondered why God keeps bringing you back to the same area, this episode may help you see that He's not trying to hurt you.

He's trying to heal you.

🎧 Listen now at shepherdsvillage.com/podcast or on your favorite streaming platform.

📞 Need prayer? Our 24-hour prayer line is available anytime at 855-822-PRAY.

Because healing isn't standing in the way of your purpose.

Sometimes healing is the purpose.

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This week on It’s a Single Mom Thing, Sherry gets deeply personal as she shares what it’s looked like to trust God through an unexpected season of brain fog, medical challenges, slowed-down plans, and surrendered opportunities.

After last week’s episode Problems to Promise: When God Rewrites the Plan, this conversation dives even deeper into what happens when God’s provision doesn’t look the way we expected.

What if the interruption isn’t the punishment… but the provision?

Through honest reflections, spiritual insight, and real-time lessons, Sherry explores:

• learning to slow down without guilt
• surrendering control
• trusting God in uncertainty
• allowing others to help
• recognizing God’s provision through people, redirection, and community
• and discovering that you are not alone—even when you live alone

This episode is for the woman who feels exhausted, overwhelmed, delayed, interrupted, or unsure of what God is doing in this season.

Because sometimes… where God guides, He provides not through hustle—but through healing, surrender, and support.

If you need prayer or encouragement, Shepherd’s Village offers a 24-hour prayer line at 📞 855-822-PRAY and resources for single moms and women in transition at shepherdsvillage.com.

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