🎙️ Episode 3: Grief in Unexpected Places

Sometimes grief doesn’t show up in the funeral line.

It sneaks into laughter, lingers in joy, and hides in the quiet moments we thought would be healing.

In this tender episode, I share a personal story of a broken friendship how a misunderstanding, stirred by a third party, led to loss.

We talk about discernment, timing, and how to sit with sorrow without letting it define you.

This episode is for the woman who’s grieving in silence… even in the middle of good days.

You’re not alone, and you’re not crazy for feeling the ache in moments that should’ve been light.

✨ Let’s talk about what it means to carry both joy and grief in the same hand—and how God meets us there.

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Mentioned in this episode:

📘 Jesus, Lover of My Soul: Helping Women Worship Through Grief — available in paperback, digital, and audiobook

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🎙️ Episode 2: What to Do with the Silence

When grief quiets your soul and faith feels faint, God is still near. In this episode, Gigi shares honest reflections, gentle encouragement, and a tender prayer for those navigating loss in silence.

📘 Jesus, Lover of My Soul: Helping Women Worship Through Grief

Available in paperback, digital, and audiobook:

https://a.co/d/iihQWlm

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🎙️ Episode Title: Grief and Worship Can Coexist

In this gentle, heartfelt opening to Season 2, Gigi invites you into the sacred space of grief a space where sorrow and worship are not enemies, but companions. With honesty and encouragement, she unpacks what grief really is, shares the psychological definition and emotional phases, and reminds us that it’s not a linear process.

You’ll hear about how Gigi herself coped in unexpected ways including a humorous moment of “dough-pression” in the kitchen and how worship became her lifeline through loss.

Through Scripture, testimony, and compassion, this episode offers comfort to the one who feels like they’re falling apart quietly. It reminds us that Jesus doesn’t just observe our pain from afar. He steps into it. Carries it. Feels it. And walks with us through it.

Mentioned in this episode:

📖 Jesus, Lover of My Soul: Helping Women Worship Through Grief by Geleta Parker (aka Gigi Bee)

Available in paperback, digital, and audiobook on Amazon.

• ​ 📘 Jesus, Lover of My Soul (Book 1): https://a.co/d/iihQWlm
• ​ 📗 Book 2: https://a.co/d/fKGbUSL
• ​ 📕 Book 3: https://a.co/d/frRr4ei
• ​ 🎧 Audiobook: https://a.co/d/4kuwFtG

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📘 Learn more: Amazon Book Link

✨ Episode 20:

Grief Without Goodbye

This is the episode between letting go and beginning again.

In the final chapter of our narcissism mini-series, we sit in a sacred space—the grief that follows what never was. Not all losses come with funerals. Some leave no goodbye, only silence. And that silence? It can be loud.

In this deeply personal episode, I invite you to grieve what they never gave you the apology that never came, the parent who never protected you, the husband who was a miracle to the world and a mess at home.

We talk about:

• Grieving what never existed

• Why closure isn’t always possible

• The real meaning of forgiveness

• And how to surrender the pain so you can step into peace

This episode includes a short prayer, an invitation to receive Jesus, and space for those ready to forgive their narcissist not because they deserve it, but because you deserve to heal.

If you’re carrying grief that has no name, this one’s for you.

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• Book 2: https://a.co/d/fKGbUSL

• Book 3: https://a.co/d/frRr4ei

• Audiobook: https://a.co/d/4kuwFtG

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✨ Episode 19:

Why Closure Isn’t Always Christian

Sometimes healing comes without an apology. Sometimes peace comes without a conversation.

In this episode of Faith and Focus: A Moment for Your Mind, I unpack the lie that closure is always necessary, always possible, or always Christian. For many of us who have walked away from narcissistic relationships, closure never came. And it might not ever come.

But that doesn’t mean you can’t heal.

As a five-time published author and board-certified brain and mental health coach, I share:

• ​ Why expecting closure from a narcissist can keep you in emotional bondage
• ​ The spiritual myths we’ve been taught about “reconciliation”
• ​ How to give yourself permission to move forward without a final conversation
• ​ And why healing is between you and God—not you and the one who hurt you

This episode includes a short prayer, and a reminder that peace doesn’t always follow the world’s rules. Sometimes, peace is simply… walking away in truth.

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• ​ Book 1: https://a.co/d/iihQWlm
• ​ Book 2: https://a.co/d/fKGbUSL
• ​ Book 3: https://a.co/d/frRr4ei
• ​ Audiobook: https://a.co/d/4kuwFtG

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✨ Episode 18

Spiritual Gaslighting: Manipulating Others Through Religion

There is no healing in a house of confusion.

In this episode of Faith and Focus: A Moment for Your Mind, we shine a light on a painful and often hidden truth how narcissists use scripture, faith, and spiritual authority to manipulate, control, and shame. This isn’t just emotional abuse. It’s spiritual distortion.

As a five-time published author and board-certified brain and mental health coach, I walk with you through:

• ​What spiritual gaslighting sounds like
• ​Why it leaves you doubting your discernment and your relationship with God
• ​How to recognize manipulation wrapped in religious language
• ​And most importantly, how to reclaim your faith and your voice

This episode is not full of stories. It is full of clarity.

If someone has made you feel like your pain is rebellion, your boundaries are disobedience, or your tears are proof you lack faith, this episode will help you see the truth and walk in it.

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• ​Book 1: https://a.co/d/iihQWlm
• ​Book 2: https://a.co/d/fKGbUSL
• ​Book 3: https://a.co/d/frRr4ei
• ​Audiobook: https://a.co/d/4kuwFtG

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✨ Episode 17:

When the Narcissist Is in the Church

Not every wolf wears a suit. Some carry Bibles.

In this episode of Faith and Focus: A Moment for Your Mind, we take a sober look at how narcissism can hide in spiritual spaces. When charisma replaces character and control is disguised as calling, people get hurt—and often, that pain runs deep because it’s wrapped in the language of God.

As a five-time published author and board-certified brain and mental health coach, I unpack:

• How spiritual narcissists manipulate scripture to control

• The danger of confusing platform with fruit

• Signs of toxic leadership in faith communities

• And how to reclaim your voice, your faith, and your boundaries in sacred spaces

This one is for the woman who’s been spiritually gaslit, blamed for her own pain, or shamed into silence. It’s not rebellion to leave abuse. It’s wisdom.

God is not abusive. And the Church should never be a cover for someone’s ego.

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• Book 1: https://a.co/d/iihQWlm

• Book 2: https://a.co/d/fKGbUSL

• Book 3: https://a.co/d/frRr4ei

• Audiobook: https://a.co/d/4kuwFtG

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✨ Episode 16:

The Spirit of Deception Behind Narcissism

This isn’t just a personality issue. It’s a spiritual one.

In this episode of Faith and Focus: A Moment for Your Mind, we explore the deeper root behind narcissism: deception. Narcissistic behavior is more than emotional harm it’s often a manifestation of a spirit that distorts truth, manipulates perception, and damages relationships.

As a five-time published author and board-certified brain and mental health coach, I walk you through:

• ​How narcissism thrives on deception and confusion
• ​The spiritual implications of gaslighting and projection
• ​How truth sets us free from both emotional bondage and spiritual strongholds
• ​And why discernment is critical in relationships marked by control

This episode brings clarity and peace to those who have wrestled with doubt, disorientation, and shame. You are not imagining it. You’re not spiritually weak. You’re waking up to the truth—and that’s where your healing begins.

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📚 Explore my books:

• ​Book 1: https://a.co/d/iihQWlm
• ​Book 2: https://a.co/d/fKGbUSL
• ​Book 3: https://a.co/d/frRr4ei
• ​Audiobook: https://a.co/d/4kuwFtG

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✨ Episode 15:

Why Narcissists Rewrite the Past

When the truth doesn’t fit their version of the story, narcissists change the story.

In this episode of Faith and Focus: A Moment for Your Mind, we take a closer look at one of the most confusing and painful patterns in narcissistic relationships: revisionist history. I share how rewriting the past is not just manipulation, but a survival strategy for people who fear accountability and are addicted to control.

As a five-time published author and board-certified brain and mental health coach, I walk you through:

• Why narcissists distort reality

• How it impacts your sense of identity and memory

• The psychological roots of gaslighting

• And how you can stop second-guessing yourself and start trusting your own truth

This episode holds space for truth-tellers.

For the women who’ve been made to feel crazy for remembering what really happened.

For the ones who have been silenced, dismissed, or blamed.

You are not confused. You are not imagining it. You are not alone.

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📚 Explore my books:

• Book 1: https://a.co/d/iihQWlm

• Book 2: https://a.co/d/fKGbUSL

• Book 3: https://a.co/d/frRr4ei

• Audiobook: https://a.co/d/4kuwFtG

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✨ Episode 14

Some wounds don’t bleed. They echo.

In this powerful episode of Faith and Focus: A Moment for Your Mind, I explore the lasting impact of growing up with a narcissistic father and how it shapes a woman’s sense of self, trust, and spiritual identity. As a five-time published author and board-certified brain and mental health coach, I guide you through the intersection of trauma, psychology, and faith.

We talk about:

• ​ What a narcissistic father looks like
• ​ How the father wound shows up in adulthood
• ​ Why healing includes reparenting your inner child
• ​ And how God’s presence becomes the balm for what earthly fathers failed to give

This episode isn’t heavy with scripture, but the Word is there—anchored, in context, and gently folded into the heart of your healing.

You are not broken. You are becoming.

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📚 Explore my books:

• ​ Book 1: https://a.co/d/iihQWlm
• ​ Book 2: https://a.co/d/fKGbUSL
• ​ Book 3: https://a.co/d/frRr4ei
• ​ Audiobook: https://a.co/d/4kuwFtG

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