Sometimes life changes slowly.

Sometimes it changes all at once.

One day you know who you are. The next, everything feels unfamiliar.

In this heartfelt conversation, Laura welcomes Shannon Michelle, former award-winning Los Angeles interior designer, author, and self-described "one-eye miracle." After surviving a catastrophic motorcycle accident, a two-month coma, memory loss, childhood trauma, and later breast cancer, Shannon discovered that healing wasn't about returning to the person she used to be. It was about learning to embrace the person she was becoming.

Together they explore:

• Why healing isn't about getting your old life back
• Learning to live in the present instead of chasing the past
• Releasing perfectionism, fear, and the need to control everything
• Becoming a better receiver instead of always being the giver
• Taking small, faithful steps instead of waiting for a complete transformation
• Seeing brokenness as part of your story, not your identity
• Choosing kindness toward yourself, even on the hardest days

If you've ever looked in the mirror and wondered who you've become after trauma, illness, grief, or life's unexpected turns, this conversation is a gentle reminder that you don't have to become who you were before.

You are allowed to become someone new.

Breath Prayer

Breathe in: I receive Your grace.

Breathe out: Help me become.

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Connect with Shannon

Learn more about Shannon Michelle and her speaking ministry at StepIntoYourMiracle.com. 

Here is a link to her book, Step Into Your Miracle: Transforming Trauma into Triumph: https://amzn.to/4yEDHEz

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At the Counter with the Baking Pastor is for anyone looking for Christian encouragement for hard seasons, grief support, burnout recovery, soul care, and faith in everyday life.

We talk about grief and loss support, caregiving, life transitions, unwanted change, emotional healing, spiritual weariness, rest and renewal, and practical soul care for the days when life feels heavy, faith feels tired, or you simply don’t feel like yourself anymore.

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