Episodes

  • Kelley Leans Into Grief and Experiences Miracles

    Kelley Leans Into Grief and Experiences Miracles
    Aug 5 2024
    Grief can feel isolating, but it is an opportunity to experience deeper richness in relationships—with God, with family, and with friends. Kelley learned this lesson first-hand with the rapid decline, and death, of her husband from CTE dementia. Initially ignoring her grief, Kelley found freedom as she began to open up to others, and experienced God-sized miracles along the way.

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    40 mins
  • Grief 101: What is Grief?

    Grief 101: What is Grief?
    Jul 22 2024
    Grief has been compared to an ocean wave—it can come on unexpectedly and powerfully, knocking you off your feet. Whether you are early in your grief journey, a seasoned veteran, or helping someone else navigate their own time of grief, it helps to regularly go back to the basics. That’s the idea behind these Grief 101 episodes, to build a foundation that helps us grieve well. In this first episode, Megs shares the physical and emotional affect grief has on our bodies and brains, and shares applicable practices to help you navigate the early weeks.

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    37 mins
  • Alison’s Intentionality To Grieve, and Lead Her Daughters, Through The Loss of Their Father

    Alison’s Intentionality To Grieve, and Lead Her Daughters, Through The Loss of Their Father
    Jul 8 2024
    After the loss of her husband, Alison’s life was thrown upside down. Two years later, she shares some of the things she has done to give herself space to feel, grieve, and get angry—as well as helping her two daughters navigate the loss of their father. They have learned to make space for feelings, celebrate the wins, and mark the milestones. There is hope after grief, and Alison has found it.

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    1 hr and 5 mins
  • Casey's Vision of Family Changes Unexpectedly

    Casey's Vision of Family Changes Unexpectedly
    Jun 24 2024
    Our friend Casey reflects on the sudden death of her infant son—and how she and her family processed their grief together and in their close-knit community. Casey's honesty, courage and faith in an unfathomable loss help us to understand the depth of the power of shared grief.

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    1 hr and 4 mins
  • Counselor Mark Pruden Teaches the Grief Process

    Counselor Mark Pruden Teaches the Grief Process
    Jun 10 2024
    Longtime counselor and grief expert, Mark Pruden, walks listeners through the five stages of grief, stopping to offer insights, experience, and best practices for each stage. Whether you are walking through your own grief, or alongside someone else, this conversation can be an important roadmap that helps normalize an often uncertain process.

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    39 mins
  • Charity's Journey of Getting Unstuck After Stuffing Grief

    Charity's Journey of Getting Unstuck After Stuffing Grief
    May 27 2024
    After the death of her beloved husband, Charity learned to put on a good face and press forward. But stuffing her grief didn't help heal it, it only made things worse. In this brave conversation, Charity shares how she learned to be honest about her pain—with herself and God—and how she's finding hope for the future


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    58 mins
  • Rachel Offers Insight Into Sudden Grief After Her Young Husband's Death

    Rachel Offers Insight Into Sudden Grief After Her Young Husband's Death
    May 20 2024
    Join us as we hear Grief Support ministry leader Rachel navigate the complexities of loss and faith around the passing of her husband. Rachel's love for her spouse, and for God, continues to inspire us and those she's led through their own grief journey.

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    1 hr and 4 mins
  • Brandon Honors and Grieves His Well-Loved Father

    Brandon Honors and Grieves His Well-Loved Father
    May 13 2024
    Picture a son grappling with the loss of his beloved father, a figure revered and adored by many. Join us as we sit down with Brandon, who bravely shares his deeply personal experience of grief, love, and the enduring legacy of his father's memory. Brandon honors his father well and teaches us to go the extra mile to so as well.

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    58 mins