Trigger warning: This week’s episode contains talk about suicide. If you feel the need to skip the episode, feel free to do so. 

Let’s be honest, grief is a ‘B’. 

In November/December I had to walk through the many emotions of unexpected tragedy and loss. 

I was never expecting to do an episode like this when I started my podcast a year ago, but here we are. I know God makes a way for the unthinkable and believe me when I say the unthinkable has happened. For those of you who don’t know, I was dropped to my knees by a phone call no one ever wants to get. My brother, who I was not particularly close to, committed suicide. 

The shock and awe in that statement alone are still hard to wrap my head around. 

As I was processing all that grief and trying to work out my broken heart imagine what I felt as I got a phone call that my sweet 98-year-old father had also just passed away. It had been 10 days. I have heard of people passing away close together but had never experienced it up close. 

What do we do when trauma hits twice and how much trauma can a heart handle? 

In this episode, we are going to talk about all these questions and now being a trauma-informed coach I have tools that I want to share with you all on how to hold your aching heart. 

Friends, I want to leave you with this, your body needs time to grieve, your heart needs time to heal, and your strength comes from God. 

Take your time, we are not in a race…we are human.

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