Prevailing Through Pain
Prevailing Through Pain
Podcast Description
Welcome to 'Prevailing Through Pain', a podcast dedicated to the stories of remarkable women – our 'sheros' – who have braved life's toughest challenges to emerge victorious. These narratives are not just about enduring struggles but about thriving beyond them. Here, we celebrate the spirit of perseverance, the power of resilience, and the triumphs over adversity that define the journey of these incredible women.
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Content Themes
The podcast focuses on themes of resilience, personal transformation, and empowerment with episodes exploring topics like leadership journeys, the impact of mental health, overcoming adversity in personal and professional spaces, and the power of community, illustrated by episodes featuring Mayor Rachel Proctor's leadership or LaToya Ogidan's educational achievements despite teenage pregnancy.
Welcome to ‘Prevailing Through Pain’, a podcast dedicated to the stories of remarkable women – our ‘sheros’ – who have braved life’s toughest challenges to emerge victorious. These narratives are not just about enduring struggles but about thriving beyond them. Here, we celebrate the spirit of perseverance, the power of resilience, and the triumphs over adversity that define the journey of these incredible women.
In this moving episode of Prevailing Through Pain, host Karen Cherry Brown sits down with Tasha Wesley—a sterile processing (SPD) manager in the Dallas–Fort Worth area—whose story begins in survival and blossoms into strength, leadership, and faith.
Tasha opens up about growing up without emotional safety, navigating domestic violence in her home, becoming pregnant as a teen, and being thrust into adult responsibilities far too early. She shares how motherhood matured her, why she chose a fresh start in Texas, and how discovering sterile processing gave her a purpose-driven career supporting safe surgery from behind the scenes.
Inside the industry, Tasha talks candidly about:
Why SPD is the starting point of patient safety (not “just sterilizing instruments”)
Educating the public and clinical teams on reprocessing standards
Transitioning from tech to leader—and setting boundaries when peers become direct reports
Raising a son and daughter with love and accountability (not coddling), and breaking generational cycles
The role of faith (the Book of Job) in enduring trials and finding the purpose in pain
Whether you’re an SPD professional, a healthcare leader, or someone pushing through a hard season, Tasha’s journey will remind you that the pain you’re facing can become the pathway to your purpose.
Highlights:
Surviving chaos and finding emotional safety
Teen pregnancy, hard choices, and starting over
Choosing sterile processing over surgical tech—and never looking back
Leadership lessons: professionalism, friendships at work, and “non-negotiables”
Encouragement for young moms and anyone fighting to change their story
If this helped you, please like, comment, and subscribe. Share this with someone who needs the reminder: what you don’t change, you’re choosing—and you can choose differently today.
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