In this heartfelt episode of The Resilience and Grit Podcast, I welcome fellow podcaster and my niece, Bernadette Pohl, to share her deeply personal story about motherhood, miscarriage, suffering, resilience and faith.

This episode unfolds a little differently than many of my others. Bernadette courageously and thoughtfully shares her journey in her own words--and what a powerful story it is. She speaks openly about pregnancy loss, difficult pregnancies, severe food allergies affecting her children, exhaustion, and the emotional toll of navigating challenge after challenge while still trying to remain hopeful.

In this episode, Bernadette reflects on:

• The grief and loneliness that can accompany pregnancy loss

• How suffering changes us, strengthens us and forms our character

• The role of faith, prayer and community support during difficult seasons

• Finding gratitude and meaning even amid hardship

This episode is for anyone carrying invisible burdens, hidden grief, walking through uncertainty, or needing a reminder that they are not alone in the hard things.

Resilience is not about avoiding suffering. It is about learning how to walk through it with courage, grace and hope.

Here's the link to the Moving Mountains Podcast that Bernadette and her two friends host: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/moving-mountains-podcast/id1661002470

Books Mentioned:

The Comfort Crisis by Michael Easter

He Leadeth Me by Walter Ciszek