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215: It Hurts When They Don’t Understand (continued with Melanie DeSimone)


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Today’s episode is a continuation of Laura’s conversation with Melanie DeSimone on the topic of when people around us try to help, but end up hurting us.

In today’s chat, the two talk about:

  • being in the “range” of normal grief of child loss within the first three to five years
  • when we are made to feel shame by others (who have never lost a child) by not being back to doing things in our lives after a certain period of time
  • how to deal with pressure from those who are trying to get us to pick up where we left off before our child died – especially in the area of church ministry
  • Click here to listen to the first half of Laura and Melanie’s talk.

     

    Melanie DeSimone has lived on a small homestead for twenty-five years, nestled in rural Bibb County, Alabama. Along with her husband, Hector, she raised four children, along with dozens of various farm animals. Since her son, Dominic, ran ahead to Heaven in 2014, she has spent a great deal of her time and energy writing about their family’s grief journey and ministering to the bereaved parent community through her blog, thelifeididntchoose.com, and in person through speaking. In her spare time, Melanie loves hugging and playing with her two grandsons, sewing small one-of-a-kind handcrafts, and reading lots of books from many different points of view.

    (Note: The views and opinions of our guests outside of this podcast may not be in agreement with GPS Hope.)

     

    Links Mentioned in this episode:

    Connect with Melanie: website  or on Facebook

    To ask us to bring the Hope Mobile and do an event near you email us at [email protected]

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    Click here to find out more about the Bereaved Parents USA gathering where Laura will be speaking July 21-23.

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    (GPS Hope is a 501c3 nonprofit and runs on the financial support of those who believe in passing along the hope they have received to others.)

     

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    Remember to Hold On Pain Eases; there is HOPE!

    www.gpshope.org

     

    To have Laura come and minister at your event, contact us at [email protected].

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