Real Hope For Your Broken Heart with Ashley Opliger

The Daily Grace Podcast

The Daily Grace Co.

Religion & Spirituality:christianity, Christianity, Religion & Spirituality

4.8 • 3K Ratings

🗓️ 11 November 2025

⏱️ 38 minutes

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Summary

How do you find hope when your heart is broken by the loss of a child? In this episode, Shelby is joined by author Ashley Opliger to talk about her book, Cradled in Hope: A 40-Day Devotional for Pregnancy Loss Mothers. Ashley shares how the Lord met her in her grief and how His Word offers comfort and healing to hurting moms. This conversation gently points listeners to the hope of the gospel and reminds us that Jesus is near to the brokenhearted. Connect with Ashley: Website | Cradled in Hope Subscribe to our Podcast Newsletter! Connect with us: The Daily Grace Co. | Facebook | Instagram | Daily Grace Blog | The opinions of guests on the Daily Grace podcast do not represent the opinions of The Daily Grace Co., and we do not necessarily endorse the resources that they recommend or mention on the show. We believe it is valuable to hear from a variety of guests, even if we do not agree in all areas. As always, the statements made by hosts and guests on the show should be tested against God’s Word, the only authority on truth.

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0:00.0	Welcome to the Daily Grace podcast. Here at the Daily Grace Co, our mission is to equip
0:08.2	disciples in the Word. We believe that deep Bible study and rich theology are not just for
0:14.5	the seminary student or pastor, but they are accessible for all believers. We hope these conversations
0:20.7	will invite you into a deeper
0:22.6	relationship with the Lord and to remind you that the gospel changes everything. Before this
0:32.6	episode starts, I want to let you know that this conversation includes discussion of sensitive topics,
0:37.9	including stillbirth, grief, and loss.
0:40.4	We encourage you to care for your heart as you listen, pause if needed, and seek support
0:44.9	if this content feels heavy.
0:47.9	Hey, everyone.
0:49.0	Welcome back to the Daily Grace podcast.
0:50.9	My name is Shelby and I'm so excited that you're here and that I get to introduce
0:54.8	you to our guest for today, Ashley Obligar. Hi, Ashley. Welcome to the podcast. Hi. Thanks so
1:00.6	much for having me. Yeah, we're excited for this conversation today. If you don't know who Ashley is,
1:05.9	she is an author, a podcaster, and the executive director of Bridget's Cradles. And Ashley, when I was
1:12.9	prepping for this podcast and just like getting to know you through your online presence,
1:17.0	one thing really stood out to me about you. And that is that in big bold letters on your website,
1:23.0	it says, Jesus has carried me through the deepest valleys of loss and heartbreak. And we all in our
1:31.6	lives will walk through valleys of loss and heartbreak, whether we already have or whether we
1:36.8	will in the future. So to have someone who has been through that, who's willing to share their
1:42.7	story vulnerably and is willing to share how
1:45.4	Jesus carried them through that season is so valuable because those are the times when we
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