When Falling Feels Final: But God Says Rise

Healing from Hopelessness and Emotional Numbness

A story of faith, hope, and rising stronger after the fall.
Elizabeth Meigs shares how God met her after a near-fatal car accident at fourteen, beginning a journey of faith and healing. Blending neuroscience, gratitude, and biblical truth, she reveals how to rewire the brain, renew the mind, and rise again after trauma.
You’ll also learn her “30-Second Secret to Unlock Your Personal Peace”—a simple yet powerful tool to calm your body, reset your mind, and reconnect with God’s peace when life feels overwhelming.

Episode Summary

What happens when life knocks you down so hard you’re not sure you’ll ever get back up?

In this powerful first episode of Untrapped: Healing the Invisible Wounds to Living Your Dreams, host Elizabeth Meigs opens up about the car accident that changed everything—and how God met her in her pain to begin a lifelong journey of healing, faith, and purpose.

Through raw storytelling, biblical truth, and brain-based insight, Elizabeth reveals how gratitude and faith literally rewire the brain, restore hope, and help us rise again after trauma.

You’ll also learn her “30-Second Secret to Unlock Your Personal Peace”—a simple yet transformative practice to reconnect with God’s presence when life feels overwhelming.

What You’ll Learn

• How trauma affects the brain—and how God designed it to heal through neuroplasticity

• Why hopelessness isn’t the end of your story—it’s the beginning of renewal

• How gratitude activates healing and rewires emotional pathways toward peace and purpose

• What it truly means to rise again through faith, even when you feel numb or unworthy

• How to use the 30-Second Reset to shift from anxiety to calm and reconnect with God instantly

Scriptures Mentioned

• Proverbs 24:16 — “Though the righteous fall seven times, they rise again.”

• Jeremiah 29:11 — “For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans to give you hope and a future.”

Resources & Links

Free Resource: The 30-Second Secret to Unlock Your Personal Peace & Reclaim Your Power
A guided daily reset to calm your nervous system and restore peace in less than a minute.

🧭 Explore Elizabeth’s Signature Frameworks:

• Pathway to PEACE™ Method — Gratitude-based healing and mindset renewal

• Roadmap to Resilience™ — Rise, Reframe, Reflect, Rediscover, Reconnect

• Miracle Power Activation™ — Step into your God-given power to live fulfilled and free

🎶 Song Inspiration:
“Get Back Up” by TobyMac — Listen on Spotify | Apple Music

Key Takeaways

• God isn’t shocked by your fall—He’s preparing your rise.

• Gratitude is not just spiritual—it’s neurological.

• True strength comes through surrender, not striving.

• Every breath is an invitation to begin again.

• Peace isn’t the absence of problems—it’s the awareness of God in the middle of them.

Quote to Remember

“Every fall carries an invitation—not to prove your strength, but to experience God’s sustaining power.”
— Elizabeth Meigs

If this episode encouraged you:
1️⃣ Subscribe to Untrapped wherever you listen.
2️⃣ Share it with someone who needs the reminder that it’s never too late to rise again.
3️⃣ Visit: ElizabethInspires.com for free faith-based healing tools, courses, and coaching.