Episode Details

In this deeply moving episode of The Elisha Show, Allicia Johnson-Niles shares a powerful and vulnerable story of loss, healing, faith, and courage that will stay with you long after you listen 🎙️💛

Allicia opens up about losing her father to murder at just two years old, growing up with unresolved grief, anxiety, fear, and people-pleasing, and how childhood trauma quietly shaped her adulthood 🧠💔 Through years of searching, faith, and deep inner work, she discovered what she now calls Unlikely Courage—the strength born from trauma that emerges when we dare to face the truth we’ve been avoiding 🌱🔥

This episode explores how unacknowledged grief can follow us for decades, why healing begins when pain is finally named, and how faith and truth can lead to liberation 🕊️✨ Allicia also shares the story behind her upcoming book Angel in Arlington, her journey uncovering the truth surrounding her father’s death in the U.S. Navy, and why transparency for military families is not optional but essential 🇺🇸⚖️

Listeners will also learn about the life-changing role of TAPS (Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors) and how healing in community validates pain, restores identity, and reminds survivors they are not alone 🤍🤝

✨ In this episode you will discover

🧠💔 How childhood trauma shows up in adulthood

🔥🌱 What Unlikely Courage really means and how it fuels healing

🙏📖 The role of faith in confronting grief and fear

🇺🇸⚖️ Why military transparency matters for families left behind

🤍🤝 How community support through TAPS transforms loss into hope

This conversation is raw, faith-filled, and deeply inspiring for anyone navigating grief, trauma, anxiety, or unanswered questions 💫🎧

Reach Alicia: https://www.angelinarlington.com/

Available now on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and YouTube

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