Nobody prepares you for how much grief lives inside the phrase new normal.

It sounds gentle.

Almost hopeful.

But it usually means something ended—and you didn’t get a vote.

In this episode, I’m talking about what it really looks like to live after life shifts because of illness, loss, or unanswered prayers. The quiet grief of the body you had. The routines that disappeared. The version of faith that had to change when productivity was no longer possible.

This isn’t about pretending the new normal is beautiful.

It’s about learning how to stay present inside it.

We talk about surrender without shame, trusting God when healing isn’t immediate, and how love for your life can grow again—even when it looks nothing like what you planned.

If you’re grieving a life you didn’t get to keep, this episode is for you.