About Lessons Learned Through Shaken Baby Syndrome
These episodes are based on my experiences with my daughter Christa, who was shaken at 3 months old. She survived for about 3 years until she passed away due to her initial injury. I share our story to spread awareness about shaken baby syndrome, and also to encourage others. Some of the stories I will share may be hard to listen to, and some will be uplifting. I pray all stories I share will in some way shine God's light, even in such traumatic situations.
The Bible tells us that God will comfort those who grieve, as "the Lord is near to the brokenhearted and saves the crushed in spirit." (Psalm 34:18)
4 things to do when you feel ready to move forward after the loss of a child.
You can find more about my personal story of walking through shaken baby syndrome and the loss of my 3 year old in my book Going Through Trials with God on Amazon or Audible.
9 Nov 2022
Episode 16 - Nothing Changes if Nothing Changes; Surrendering Everthing to God
Sometimes a shift in mindset is necessary to move forward in life. Don't stay stuck. Surrender it to God. Let Him take it and make something beautiful.
19 Sept 2022
Epsiode 14 - Going Through Pornography Addiction with My Spouse: (3 Things That Helped Me Heal)
In this episode, I’m going to talk about one of the worst days of my life, my first wedding anniversary. It also happened to be the same day my daughter Christa was placed on hospice care, and the night my husband deeply betrayed me by viewing pornography. I’m going to give you 3 things that helped me heal from it, in case you are going through this as well, or maybe someone you know is.
First, I want to mention a statistic. According to restoring hearts counseling, 77% of Christian men between 18-30 years old look at pornography at least monthly. 36% of those men view it on a daily basis.
Reading that hurts my heart. If you’re going through an issue with your spouse involving pornography, I hope that helps you see it’s not just your spouse. Don’t take his viewing pornography personally. It’s not your fault.
It doesn’t make it right, but our culture has normalized viewing pornography, and most men started viewing it at a young age. The problem with pornography being normalized is by the time someone wakes up to the fact that it’s wrong, they’ve already become addicted.
Most likely, your spouse won’t be able to quit and change overnight. After years of viewing that stuff, the neural pathways in his brain have been changed. The good news is, that they CAN be changed, so there is hope for overcoming the addiction.
7 Sept 2022
Episode 13 - Encouragement for When You’re Grieving the Loss of a Loved One (4 strategies for coping with grief)
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17 Aug 2022
Episode 12 Asking God for a Miracle - Our Step-Parent Adoption Story
In this episode, I’m going to talk about my personal story of going through court to take rights away from my children’s biological father, and give them to my current husband, their step-father.
I believe this will help encourage and inspire you to ask God for a miracle and ask God to make a way for something you desire, even if you have to pray about it for a long time.
11 Aug 2022
Episode 11 - When You Feel Sorry for Yourself
I’m going to tell you a quick story about a time I was feeling sorry for myself in the surgery waiting room waiting for my daughter Christa who was having work done on her GI tract.
In this story, I was feeling sorry for myself, and complaining about it to God. He was trying to use that man as an answer to my prayer, and I was almost blinded by my feelings. I almost turned God’s answer away. I can’t help but wonder what I would’ve felt if I had stayed in that negative mindset. God sent me a volunteer at the hospital to help me turn my mood around and to uplift my spirit. I had to be open to receive God’s blessing though.
Can you think of any stories in your life like this? Where you were feeling down and out and in those moments someone helped you get out of the funk you felt stuck in? If you find yourself feeling down and out, ask God to send someone or something to help you. And after you ask, you have to be open to His way of answering that prayer. In the story I shared, I didn’t Feel like talking to anyone, but it’s how God wanted to fill the void I felt. It was my Choice to accept it or not. God can use someone you least expect to brighten your day or to supply a need you have. Don’t put God in a box and don’t close yourself off to His way of doing things to help you.
A big cause of self-pity is when we focus so much on what is not there, that we can’t see what IS there. Feeling sorry for yourself can produce harmful results. Here are a few ways you can help yourself defeat self-pity:
-You have to become aware of it. Evaluate your thoughts. When you start feeling down, notice when your thoughts start to negatively spiral downward. Catch yourself before you go so far that you get stuck in a cycle of self-pity.
-Remind yourself of who you are in Christ. Stop focusing so much on yourself and other people, and pivot your focus to be on God. Self pity is very tempting, but you Can overcome it through Jesus’ power.
And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose. Romans 8:28
-If you’re going through a trial and feel like you need encouragement & strategies to help you get through it, my book Going Through Trials with God : 7 Lessons Learned Through SBS will give you just that. You can find it on Amazon and Audible.
22 Nov 2021
Episode 10 - God Can Use Your Circumstance to Get Your Attention
1st Samuel talks a lot about how Samuel was a man who lived by his convictions.
If we allow Him to, God can use our circumstances to get our attention, and He will convict us when we need to make a change. Being open to this can transform our lives.
I want to encourage you to be someone who lives by their convictions.
My husband Canyon helped me tell the story of Hannah, and how God used her circumstances for so much good.
You can find us on Instagram at sierra.marie.cooke where I post about faith and mindset daily.
15 Nov 2021
Episode 9 - Breaking Generational Chains
Enough time has passed in dwelling or survival mode. Shift your focus to learning how to break free from the chains and get into winning mode.
What you’ve been through, you can leverage. You can’t go back and change it, but you Can use it to motivate you.
Use the pain, anger, and hurt from your past and maybe even your present, for good.
Think about how many others are feeling what you have felt. Think about how many people need you to step up and allow God to break your chains, so they can see it’s possible and rise up to do the same in their lives.
8 Nov 2021
Episode 8 - Biblical Positive Affirmations
Speaking positive affirmations help you reprogram your subconscious mind.
They can also help you stay focused, change negative thought patterns into positive ones, they help release fear & worry, and they can help raise your belief in yourself.
4 Nov 2021
Episode 7 - Small Beginnings
You may have heard this quote before, “don’t despise the day of small beginnings”.
When you are first starting out in something, for you this may be you just got your 1st 1 bedroom apartment, you just started a business that is serving only 1 or 2 people, you just got married & are living paycheck to paycheck, you just started paying off debt and are only able to pay off a very small amount each month, or maybe you just started a relationship with God and are feeling like you know very little about living a Godly life, when you first start out, it can be easy to feel down about the small beginning.
I want to give you some encouragement to help you get through this season.
1 Nov 2021
Episode 6 Life's Defining Moments
Think of a defining moment in your life. One where you knew, in that moment, your life would never be the same. These moments do one of two things. They push us closer to God or turn us away from Him.
I want to encourage you to allow these moments to draw you closer to God.
28 Oct 2021
Episode 5 - Fighting for Your Dream
25 Oct 2021
Episode 4 Going Through a Storm
How many times has God brought or used the clouds in your life to show His love?
Great conflict cultivates great character, and when we allow it, our storm can transform our lives for the better.
21 Oct 2021
Episode 3 Trusting God While You Wait
When you're in a waiting season, and you're wanting things in your life to change, it can be hard to trust God and wait patiently.
21 Oct 2021
Episode 2 - Comparing Your Pain to Another's
Have you ever compared your situation or pain to someone else's?
The best way to stop comparing, is to fix our eyes on Jesus.
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