The loss of a dog, a cat, a horse, a bird, any pet can cause us to experience grief. The animals we share our homes and lives with are part of our families and when they are no longer there it can create a significant and painful void.

Listen in as I interview Rachel Shirley, a compelling author and certified coach committed to guiding individuals through life's profound moments, including the impactful experience of pet loss.

https://www.rachel-shirley.com/

When Katherine and her husband learned of their baby’s fatal fetal diagnosis, they knew they had some hard decisions to make. Since their child had no kidneys he would most likely die in utero or shortly after birth, so doctors recommended termination of the pregnancy.

Listen in as Katherine shares her story about carrying a baby she knew she could not keep and making a choice to stay true to her convictions.

Katherine's blog:
https://medium.com/@whenwatersrise/four-years-and-gods-goodness-eb7c68c003ea

When doctors diagnosed her father with mild cognitive disorder, a form of dementia that would likely progress to Alzheimer’s, Joycelyn was in denial. It was difficult to watch the decline of her superhero dad and she began to grieve the loss of the man he once was.

Her personal story will resonate with anyone who has walked alongside a loved one with cognitive decline and has experienced anticipatory grief. Listen in to this intimate discussion with Reverend Jocelyn Jones, as she shares her raw emotions and profound life lessons that will leave you inspired.

Rev. Jocelyn's website:
https://www.faithonthejourney.org/

Breaking the Power of the Mask:
https://www.amazon.com/Breaking-Power-Mask-Discover-Healing/dp/1734046708/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1707439139&sr=8-1

Born with a severe cleft palate, Sue faced ridicule and harassment on daily basis due to the way she looked.  In addition to having to endure multiple surgeries and physical pain, she would also be traumatized by her parent's divorce and an abusive encounter in college that resulted in rape.

Today, Sue Corl is an international women’s conference speaker, author, mentor, Bible teacher, missionary, founder and Executive Director of Crown of Beauty International, and His Heartbeat Podcast host. Her greatest joy is being a wife and mother of two adult children.

She has a passion to see women set free to live in the powerful truths of who they are in Christ and the love of God. She served as a missionary for twenty-five years in Asia. Currently, she travels to minister to women throughout Asia, Africa, the Middle East, and the U.S. She has a Master’s of Education from the University of Hawaii and a Master’s of Christian Counseling from Philadelphia Biblical University. She is the author of several books including Crown of Beauty Twelve Week Bible Study, For Such a Time as This, and Broken but Undefeated.

Listen in to this incredible story of perseverance and strength as one woman discovers how to stop believing the lies about beauty and realize how she is seen in the eyes of God.

Website: https://www.crownofbeautyinternational.com
Podcast Link: https://www.crownofbeautyinternational.com/podcast

Amazon Link: https://www.amazon.com/s?k=Sue+Corl&i=stripbooks&crid=MJ4LB7W50FDC&sprefix=sue+corl%2Cstripbooks%2C89&ref=nb_sb_noss_1

At the age of 13, Katherine made the choice to exclude her father from her life.  By going no contact with him, she hoped to rid herself of his toxic behavior and safeguard her own mental health.

Listen in to our conversation as Katherine shares about her emotional journey of stepping away from her father for 13 years and the impact it had on her adult life.  She also discusses the liberating force of forgiveness and its essential role in overcoming bitterness, anger, and the importance of praying for those not ready to mend fences.

https://leonfe.org/
https://www.linkedin.com/in/opportunitymade/
https://leonfoundation.thinkific.com/ - free leadership course

#nocontact #reconciliation #forgiveness #toxicbehavior #radicalacceptance

While away from home on a business trip, Anne-Marie was informed that her husband suffered a brain aneurysm and died in their bedroom. Nothing could have prepared her for the pain and grief she was about to experience and no one seemed equipped to come alongside her emotionally.

Listen in to this inspirational story of how one widow was determined to use her experience to help other grievers -ultimately becoming a grief specialist, 8-time award-winning author on grief, and founder of The Grief & Trauma Healing Network, LLC.

Her website: Grief & Trauma Healing Network
https://griefandtraumahealing.com

Widow Retreat Information:
https://www.griefandtraumahealing.com/widows-grief-retreat/

Her free online grief support site: MyGriefCare.com
https://www.mygriefcare.com

Your Grief Guides YouTube Channel
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxXrACWW7qjFlQ1A26onCMQ

Anne-Marie’s 8-time award-winning book “When Their World Stops - The Essential Guide to Truly Helping Anyone in Grief” https://amzn.to/3Sb2T2f

Raising twin daughters with severe intellectual disabilities and autism, working full time and becoming an advocate for people with disabilities would keep Clay busy and challenged over the years. But when his wife was diagnosed with ovarian cancer, he began to wonder why his family had been singled out for so much adversity in this life.

Listen in and hear how Clay Boatright eventually found purpose in adversity and how he learned to view life's challenges as blessings.

Purchase Clay's book here:
https://www.amazon.com/Gods-Plan-Our-Circus-Reinvention/dp/1955711224

When a social media post informed her about a fatal shark attack at the very time and place her husband was surfing that day, Katie instinctively knew her worst fear had been realized.  Now widowed at the age of 27, her life had been shattered into a million pieces launching her into the unknown, unwanted journey of grief.

Listen in as I talk with Katie Kelly- an incredibly strong and resilient woman, and the founder of  Through It All - a newly established nonprofit foundation dedicated to helping those in grief and equipping churches and individuals with the tools to compassionately walk alongside people after the loss of a loved one.

Katie's Foundation - Through it All:
https://www.throughitall.com/

#widow #childlesswidow #traumaticloss #suddenloss #throughitall