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Episode 35

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22nd May 2025

How I Found Strength Through Faith When I Wasn't Strong At All

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https://becomingnatural.com/faith-strength-journey/

Have you ever felt completely drained and helpless, wondering where you’d find the strength to keep going? I have. In this episode, I open up about one of the scariest moments of my life — when I was in the hospital fighting a severe infection that left me weaker than ever. I share how, in the midst of that pain and fear, I experienced a surprising "God wink." It came in the form of a small heart-shaped sign that reminded me I wasn’t alone and that God was with me in my suffering.

Join me for this heartfelt conversation about finding hope when you feel hopeless. It’s a story of faith growing even in a hospital bed, and of discovering strength through faith when I had none of my own left. If you’re in a tough season or know someone who is, this episode will encourage you to see that even in our weakest moments, God’s love is at work. Come be uplifted and reminded that you are never alone on your healing journey.

Resources Mentioned:

🎙️10 | How Inspiring Christian Music Helped Me Heal from Chronic Disease

🎙️25 | How Beating Sepsis Changed my Life with a Remarkable Healing from Crohn's


🙏🏻Scripture:

But he said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ’s power may rest on me. That is why, for Christ’s sake, I delight in weaknesses, in insults, in hardships, in persecutions, in difficulties. For when I am weak, then I am strong. 2 Corinthians 12: 9-10

So Satan went out from the presence of the Lord and struck Job with loathsome sores from the sole of his foot to the crown of his head. And he took a piece of broken pottery with which to scrape himself while he sat in the ashes.

Then his wife said to him, “Do you still hold fast your integrity? Curse God and die.” But he said to her, “You speak as one of the foolish women would speak. Shall we receive good from God, and shall we not receive evil?” In all this Job did not sin with his lips. Job 2:7-10

Hosted by Penelope Sampler

Natural Wellness • Chronic Illness Journey • Faith & Wellness

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Becoming Natural
Natural Health for Busy Moms
Your Body Was Designed to Heal.
Becoming Natural is a podcast about natural health for busy moms who want simple, practical ways to support their body—without overwhelm.
Hosted by Penelope, an occupational therapist, integrative health practitioner, and Crohn’s warrior, this show blends research-backed health education, Biblical wisdom, and honest storytelling to make wellness feel clear and doable.
Each episode helps you understand how the body was designed to function—and how everyday choices, from food and toxins to stress, sleep, and environmental exposures, influence long-term health.
You’ll learn about:
• nervous system regulation
• environmental toxins and non-toxic living
• nutrition and natural health practices
• simple ways to support your body’s design
• faith and stewardship of health
If you’ve ever felt overwhelmed by conflicting health advice, this podcast will help you simplify wellness so you can take small, faithful steps toward living well—one step at a time.

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Penny Sampler

Penelope is an occupational therapist, former pharmaceutical rep, and mom who has walked the long road of chronic illness, autoimmune disease, and healing from the inside out. After years of searching for answers, she found a path of restoration through faith, nervous system support, nutrition, and natural living.
Now she helps women understand their bodies, calm inflammation, and reconnect with the God who still heals. Penny teaches with honesty, humor, and hope — reminding us that we’re not broken, we’re not behind, and we’re not alone. Healing is possible, and you are worthy of it.