Discover Hope Podcast I Stories of Spoken Hope

When my husband died suddenly on a family cruise, the grief was overwhelming—but the guilt hit just as hard. In this episode, I share the brave question I asked trauma expert Fran Graham—and how her unexpected answer shifted everything. From sleepless nights and emotional chaos to discovering radical acceptance and DBT therapy, this is the raw, unfiltered truth of what it looked like to fight for peace in the middle of devastation....

When Sarah lost her husband, a widow looked her in the eye and said, “You’re going to miss him for the rest of your life.” It nearly broke her. But what happened next changed everything.

In this episode of Discover Hope, Sarah shares the honest, practical tool that helped her survive those first waves of grief—armed with a bathtub, a stopwatch, and the truth that healing is possible.

Whether you're facing death, divorce, disappoi...

I thought I was just trying to make two simple videos—something I could send when people asked, “Hey, what exactly did you guys do for Timm's cancer?”

But somewhere in that process, something deeper showed up. This episode is me filling you in and laying a bit more of the groundwork.

Why these four words: death, divorce, disappointment, diagnosis?

Why now?

And why do I keep asking for donations from people who haven’t even met...

Episode 5: The Day After: What Helped Me Survive the Unthinkable

What do you actually do the day after your person dies?

In this raw and deeply honest episode, I share what it was like waking up the morning after my husband Sheldon passed away suddenly while we were on a cruise with our four kids. From navigating the chaos of disembarkation to an unexplainable moment of grace outside the port, this is the story of surviving what I th...

Welcome to Episode 4 of Discover Hope Podcast.
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In a traditional podcast, we would refer to this as “Bonus Content”- I’m going to refer to this as, “Car Content”. 
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I didn’t plan on this happening, of course. It came about because when I woke up Wednesday morning with a sneaky case of “Primal Panic” after having released Episode 3 the day before which went into great detail of the dynamics surrounding the day Sheldon ...

In this raw and unfiltered episode, I walk through the day my late husband, Sheldon, died—an experience so life-altering that it ultimately gave birth to Discover Hope. I never imagined sharing something this personal, but I’ve come to believe that honest storytelling is one of the most powerful ways we can hold space for each other in moments of profound grief.

Though this episode recounts the hardest day of my life, it’s not just ...

In this tender and unscripted episode, Sarah opens her heart to share the life and legacy of her late husband, Sheldon Koch—the man whose quiet strength, joyful presence, and vision for hope helped shape not only their family, but an entire community.

From their unexpected first meeting in college to planting a church with no job or home in sight, Sarah weaves a deeply personal and honest narrative of love, calling, grief, and purpo...

Welcome to the first episode of Discover Hope Podcast I Stories of Spoken Hope!

On February 24, 2018, my life changed forever. My late husband—the father of our four young children—died suddenly while we were on a family vacation. I was thrust into the world of grief with no language, no roadmap, and no way to make sense of the darkness.

But along that journey, I met helpers. People who shined light when I couldn’t find my own. I...