If you’ve ever had to keep parenting while your heart is breaking, this episode is for you.
Losing a child changes everything - and yet your other children still need you to show up.
In this episode of Graced for the Journey, I’m sharing my personal story of parenting after child loss - the emotional overload, the questions you don’t know how to answer, and the quiet pressure to “be strong” when you feel like you’re barely surviving. I talk about what helped our family in those earliest days: community, honesty, giving our kids space to grieve in their own way, and learning to trust God with what I couldn’t control. If you’re parenting through grief, I hope this reminds you that you’re not alone - and that healing is possible, one step at a time.
In this episode we discuss:
What it feels like to grieve while your children are looking to you for stability
Why healing matters (and how unhealed pain can spill onto your kids)
The role community played in helping our children “keep being kids”
How grief can shift your perspective and make you parent more intentionally
Avoiding fear-based “helicopter parenting” after trauma
Why each child grieves differently - and how to give them room for that
Creating a safe space at home to talk, cry, laugh, and remember
Trusting God when you can’t protect everything
Gentle note (please hear my heart)
I’m not a therapist, and this episode isn’t clinical counseling. I’m simply sharing my lived experience and what helped me as a mother walking through child loss. If you need professional mental health support, I encourage you to reach out to a licensed counselor in your area.
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