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The Divine Worth Podcast

Ep79: Breaking Free From People-Dependent Confidence with Ashlee Boyson

March 19 · 39 min · 28.5 MB
0:00-39:37

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What happens to your self worth and confidence when the unthinkable occurs? In this powerful episode, host Karen Papin sits down with Ashlee Boyson — mother of seven, author, and speaker — who shares her remarkable journey of rebuilding self worth and confidence after her husband was murdered in 2011. Ashlee opens up about discovering his infidelity in the same devastating moment, navigating a painful second marriage, and how God used every broken piece of her story to reveal her true, unshakeable worth. If you have ever tied your self worth and confidence to another person's opinion of you, this episode will speak directly to your soul.

5 Key Takeaways

  1. Your self worth and confidence cannot come from another person. Ashlee learned through heartbreak, betrayal, and loss that when we attach our worth to how others see us, we are left empty every time. True self worth and confidence are rooted in how God sees us — and that never changes.

  2. Hiding your story keeps you stuck. Many of us shove our pain under the rug hoping it will disappear, but healing begins when we are willing to acknowledge our story with honesty. Sharing her story — first through a blog, then through speaking — became the most freeing thing Ashlee ever did for her self worth and confidence.

  3. God's answers to our prayers don't always look the way we expect. Like the Jaredites, sometimes God says "you tell me," sometimes He gives clear direction, and sometimes He simply asks us to trust Him. Each response is designed to build us, not break us.

  4. Tell your children the truth. Ashlee made the courageous choice to share age-appropriate truth with her kids after tragedy struck. Rather than protecting them with lies, she protected their ability to know and own their story — and they have thanked her for it.

  5. Small, simple daily habits protect your self worth and confidence. Ashlee's grounding routine — one verse of scripture, a prayer, and a few lines in a journal — may seem modest, but done consistently it creates the spiritual foundation needed to fight off the negative thoughts that erode self worth and confidence every day.


    Resources Mentioned

  • Ashlee's books – Moments We Stand (a three-part series chronicling her journey through murder and the murder trial) and her children's grief book Quite — all available on Amazon
  • Ashlee's website: momentwestand.com
  • Ashlee on social media: search Moments We Stand
  • Scripture referenced: 1 Samuel 16:7 — "The Lord looketh on the heart."
  • Book of Mormon references: 1 Nephi 1:1 (Nephi on afflictions and being highly favored)


Ready to Go Deeper?

If this episode stirred something in you and you are ready to truly step into your self worth and confidence, here are three ways to keep growing:

🌿 Grab your FREE Divine Worth Scripture Cards — a beautiful collection of scriptures focused on your worth, designed to remind you daily of how God sees you.👉 www.karenpapin.com/scripturecards

📓 Get your Divine Worth Journal on Amazon — a guided journal with scriptures to help you embrace your divine worth and potential. Search Divine Worth Journal by Karen Papin or click the link below.👉 Get it on Amazon

✨ Join the Divine Worth Membership — if you are ready for ongoing support, community, and coaching to build lasting self worth and confidence, this is your next step.👉 Join the Divine Worth Membership



You are of worth. You have a purpose. The Lord loves you — and only you can make the impact on this world that you are meant to make.



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