"Strength doesn't come from what you can do. It comes from overcoming the things you once thought you couldn't.

" You can survive something traumatic and still feel like you’re barely here. In this deeply emotional episode of Between the Prayer and the Promise, Laneice sits down with Dr. Andrea Niestas to talk about surviving a 101-day hospital battle that included septic shock, emergency surgery, a coma, a ventilator, and moments where her life hung in the balance. 

Andrea shares how faith, gratitude, and grace became part of her healing journey. Together, we discuss trauma recovery, survivor’s guilt, mental health for believers, and what it means to keep breathing on purpose when life no longer feels the same."

"In this episode, I'm talking with Andrea about how she changed her mindset in the hardest moment of her life, and what it takes to keep going when you feel completely stuck. We get into why hopelessness and helplessness trap us, and how gratitude becomes the first real sign that things can improve.  

You'll walk away understanding the one decision that starts every turnaround, how to look for hope on purpose instead of waiting to feel it, and the grace, gratitude, and giving framework Andrea now teaches so you don't have to hit a breaking point to change. This one will remind you that it can get better."

"One ordinary season turned into a fight for life, and in this conversation, I sit with Andrea as she shares what changed when her body could no longer keep going.

I wanted to tell this story with care because it speaks to something many of us carry quietly: the pressure to keep pushing, even when something feels deeply wrong. Andrea opens up about the medical crisis that led to sepsis, a coma, emergency surgery, and 101 days in the hospital. Yet this isn’t only about survival. It’s also about what happens to your mind, your identity, and your view of life when everything familiar falls away.

As we talk, you’ll hear how she moved through fear, confusion, grief, and the slow work of recovery. I also explore the quiet shifts that changed how she sees gratitude, vulnerability, and the way she wants to live now."

"This workshop highlights the connection between spirituality and mental wellness. It is the story of how I found meaning, purpose, connection, and value in my life, after several near-death experiences and a long physical recovery. I will share how gratitude, grace, and giving became essential tools for my emotional resilience and healing. Not only did I survive physically, I gained peace, hope and acceptance, by learning to be vulnerable and humble. I embraced gratitude, learned how to give and receive grace, and practiced giving and kindness to others. This helped me to stay grounded and not lose myself in depression, fear and isolation."

"This episode is a life-changing conversation with Dr. Andrea Niestas, a professional psychologist turned wellness coach, who shares her incredible journey from hospitalization to healing, and how mindset and gratitude became her path to purpose.   

If you're ready to transform your stress, redefine your purpose, and live more fulfillingly, this episode is your wake-up call."