How do we survive devastating loss and begin to imagine life after it? These are the questions we wrestle with when faced with the loss of a loved one or something we deeply cherish. In my conversation with Lisa Appelo, author of Life Can Be Good Again, we explore howRead More →
The loss of my oldest sister Angie was one of the most devastating I’d experienced. As a 19 year old college student at the time, I often share how no one in my peer group had experienced sibling loss so I felt alone. Several years later my next to oldestRead More →
In my deepest moment of grief, God was there. My story of sitting with grief spans for over 30 years. I’m often asked how in the world did you make it through it. And the answer is God. Even when I was stuffing the grief, trying to hide it, ignoreRead More →
No one ever told me how much of an identity shift you experience and feel after the loss of a parent and after the loss of a sibling, a child, and so forth. No one ever told me that any loss whether the loss of a loved one or aRead More →
Grief is loud. Even when the world around us is silent, grief has a way of shouting over everything else. It tells us things that feel overwhelming, isolating, and untrue, making it hard to see a way forward. Whether you’re grieving the loss of a loved one, a dream, orRead More →
Have you heard the saying that the need to be busy is often a trauma response? I know for me “busy” has been my go-to when I’m trying to avoid a challenging situation, in particular for me, grief. For you it may be keeping up with our fast paced worldRead More →
As a daughter without her dad on Father’s Day, I know the pain of grief that this day may hold for you whether you have lost your father or experienced a complicated relationship with him. This day, filled with celebrations and happy memories for many, can bring up waves uponRead More →
If you’ve lived on this planet called earth for any given time, you’ve most likely experienced disappointment in some shape or form. Navigating disappointment can be challenging especially when it is something you have been praying for that hasn’t come to pass. I sat with Liv Dooley, bible teacher, podcastRead More →
Motherhood is complex. And most often is both beautiful and hard. In this episode of the Can You Just Sit With Me? Podcast, I sit with Emily Lawson, an influential voice in the grief and loss space. Emily shares the emotional journey surrounding the sudden death of her father, herRead More →
Grief needs a place to go. This is one of my favorite sayings as it relates to navigating grief. Because most often when we suffer a loss we simply need the grace and space to grieve. So, I love this conversation with my guest Leanne Friesen in this episode ofRead More →