25: An Open Letter to the Woman Who Needs to Mourn What Could've Been | Real with Melanie

Faith, healing, and emotional sobriety. After a six-year hiatus, Real with Melanie Podcast is back with the Open Letter series, six letters for Christian women navigating grief, codependency, toxic relationships, and the journey to emotional freedom and wholeness in Christ.
Episode 25 is for the woman mourning what could've been. Not the person. The dream. The version of your life you built in your heart that God never showed up for the way you planned. If you've ever stayed loyal to a fantasy longer than was good for you, this letter was written for you.
In this episode:
Why letting go of a dream is harder than letting go of a person

What faith, fear, and control actually look like from the inside

Permission to grieve what never happened and start over without calling it failure

Mentioned in this episode: Kingdom Happily Ever After by Melanie Reyes, Lesson 17: Surrendering the Fantasy kingdomhappilyeverafter.com
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