We talk with Crystal Webster, Creator of SharingSolace.com, a company focused on helping others remember their loved ones and support those who are grieving. After the death of her daughter, Madelyn Elizabeth, Crystal searched for a way to find purpose in her grief. She started SharingSolace.com as part of her journey. She wanted a way to support those who are grieving and help them remember their loved ones.

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We talk with David James, co-founder of The Peyton Heart Project, about suicide prevention, challenges in the school systems, and finding purpose. David and other volunteers started The Peyton Heart project to remember David's son Peyton, who died by suicide, and to offer words of hope to those who find the hearts. The hearts are left in places worldwide in hopes that those who find them are encouraged. They also are a suicide prevention tool, as the notes attached also provide the finder with Suicide prevention hotline numbers and other resources.

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We talk with Autumn Toelle Jackson, about her grief journey after the death of her husband and later her there month old daughter. In her book, Boldy Into the Darkness, she writes about how she survived these unimaginable deaths, Her book is our February book club selection. Autumn also started the website growingingrief.com to provide other grievers resources and support. Her book is available through her website and where you purchase your favorite books.

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We sit down and talk with Amanda Held Opelt about her upcoming book, A Hole in the World: Finding Hope in Rituals of Grief and Mourning coming out in July 2022. When Amanda suffered a season of loss—including three miscarriages and the death of her grandmother and culminating in the unexpected death of her sister, New York Times bestselling writer Rachel Held Evans—she was confronted with sorrow she didn't know how to face. We talk about her grief journey through these many losses, in her upcoming book where she explores the wisdom in rituals that past generations and other cultures embraced as a way to process grief and what grieving right now is like for her and so many others.

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We talk with educator and author, Mallory McDuff about her latest book, Our Last Best Act: Planning for the End of Our Lives to Protect the People and Places We Love and her own grief journey. After the deaths of both her parents, Mallory realized how helpful it was to know what they wanted when they died. Mallory spoke with experts and researched best practices for end of life planning. She offers ideas and alternatives that can support those who love us as they deal with practical side of death with focus on how best to lessen the impact of these decisions on the earth.

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We sit down with five of the thirteen writers, from the Farther Along writing group, all bereaved mothers, who have been writing together for almost 20 years. Julie Hester, Carol Henderson, Kelly Sechrist, Kay Windsor, Beverly Burton join us to talk about the writing process, the book, Farther Along: The Writing Journey of Thirteen Bereaved Mothers, and most importantly the family they have created through the group, The book and the group's story inspires others to seek community in grief.

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We interview Steve Leder about his best selling book, The Beauty of What Remains  As Senior Rabbi of Wilshire Boulevard Temple in Los Angeles, Steve has counseled grieving families for over 30 years, yet the death of his father gave him a new perspective on grief. We talk about grief during the pandemic, his own grief experiences as a rabbi and what was different as a grieving son. You will appreciated Steve's transparency in telling his own grief story and willingness to talk about the challenges we all face. 

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Faith & Grief is commemorating our 10th Anniversary as a grief support nonprofit. So, we sat down and talked with the three co-founders of Faith & Grief, Sharon Balch, Wendy Fenn, and Fran Shelton. We discussed the history, programs, and the compassionate vision they shepherded. We talk about the 10th Anniversary events, like the River of Time art installation at the Crow Museum for Asian Art in Dallas on display through the end of November and the upcoming signature event, The Faith & Grief Memorial Arch in Dallas opening November 27th, 2021. 

Thank you to all who have supported Faith & Grief and this podcast, your support offers those who are grieving opportunities for comfort & hope on their grief journey.

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We talk with The Widowed Parent Podcast host and author, Jenny Lisk about parenting grieving children, grief during the pandemic, and her new book, Future Widow. Jenny shares an intimate look into her own grief journey and experiences after the death of her husband, Dennis. In the book, she shares honestly how she learned to parent grieving children and about her challenges in parenting her grieving children. She recognizes her mission is now is to support grieving parents and their grieving children.

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We talk with speaker and host of the Resilient Heart Podcast, Beverly Shoemaker. Having faced serious trauma in her own life, Beverly is no stranger to adversity. After losing a husband to suicide and her son in a drunk driving crash, she wanted to give up. She battled depression and discouragement, loneliness and pain, yet she persevered and ultimately found hope. Now she seeks to share that hope with others. Join us as we discuss how her faith helped build her resiliency as she grieves.

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