In this heart-centered episode of Inner Peace, Better Health, Leah Chrest—author, preacher, Christian meditation teacher, and devoted mother—shares how grief, surrender, and faith reshaped her life. Leah opens up about her personal journey through trauma, her husband’s alcoholism, and his eventual passing, and how meditation helped her release control and anchor deeply in God’s presence.

It’s Okay to Be Okay: Grief as a Pathway to Blessing and New Life by Leah Chrest

Uncover the new life that is possible after loss. The day after publishing At the Edge of the Jordan, Leah Chrest lost her husband and had to rely on her deep faith and the truth found in her own writing to pull her through. In this work, she tells the story of her own recovery from grief following her husband Brett’s passing.

In this guided Christian meditation for teens, breathe your way into your heart center, then allow the Christ light to…

By embracing the promises of God in the Aaronic blessing, we deepen our trust in God’s will for our lives and more readily recognize the Spirit of God in ourselves and others. The three daily practices shared at the end of the sermon help listeners lean into their identity as children of God.

Surrender is difficult, but Jesus’ final message to his disciples reassures us that we are always under the protection and care of our heavenly Father.  Radical trust is the only way to the promised gift of peace and complete joy.