Unlocking Joy After Grief | Christian Grief Support, Life After Child Loss, Bereavement, Hope and Healing for Grieving Moms

Grief affects us in so many different ways - emotionally, mentally, physically, spiritually. Our entire being is affected. 

I believe there are certain things we need to prioritize in our healing journey. Today I’m bringing you 4 things to prioritize. While these aren’t the only 4 things, I wanted to bring these to you today as I think they are some important ones. 

These things can help bring healing to your heart and your bod...

Our child’s heaven anniversary is the hardest day of the year. The day our babies left this earth and went to heaven is a no good, awful day. So how are you supposed to make it through? 

I recently went through my Sam’s heaven anniversary and I made it through the day. So I wanted to make this episode to share with you what I did to give you some ideas on how to make it through your child’s next heaven anniversary. 

I pray that...

Fear is one of the emotions I have really struggled with after losing Sam. If you struggle with fear as well, you know how crippling it can be. 

But God has not left us to deal with this emotion on our own! He’s equipped us with things we can do, weapons we can use, against our fears. 

In this episode, I go into what causes our fear (and no, it’s not the situation that causes the fear), how we can overcome that fear, and some t...

Throughout my own grief journey, I’ve received advice that just didn’t fit after losing Sam. This type of grief that we’re having to walk through, the grief of losing a child, is just not right. It shouldn’t be this way. 

And so the “typical” advice that we might receive just doesn’t apply to us as grieving moms. 

In this episode I bring you 4 pieces of advice that you might receive that doesn’t work in our situations. And then...

Summer is here! Summer is a great time to make memories with your family. And as we all know, memories are so precious. Memories are things we can hold on to for years and years to come.

However, most of the time memories won’t just happen - we have to be intentional in planning for them!

I don’t want you to get to the end of your summer and realize you let the time slip by without taking the time to make memories with your fam...

Feeling joy after losing your child can seem impossible. How in the world are we going to be able to feel joy and happiness after walking through such deep grief? 

I feel you friend. I was there wondering that same exact thing after losing Sam. 

But I’m here on the other side looking back to you saying that you CAN feel joy and happiness again! And here are 5 things I did to bring that joy back into my life.

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We all know we should be spending time every day with Jesus. It’s how we find our strength to get through the days, especially after losing our child. 

I believe the key in making this a routine, a part of your every day life, is to keep it simple!

So in this episode I’m sharing my easy 3 step quiet time routine that I strive to do every morning. I pray that this will inspire and motivate you as you set up your daily quiet time...

Y’all know how big a fan I am of walking! Walking outside in nature has played (and continues to play) such a huge part of my healing journey. 

But why? Why would walking outside help with healing your heart?

I’m here to tell you! Here are 3 ways that walking outside in nature, in God’s creation, is a great thing to do in your grief journey.

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Sometimes you just have a plain old bad day. Either you wake up missing your child or a wave of grief knocks you down and you find it hard to come back from it.

What do you do? 

It can be hard to feel like you can turn the day around when it starts going south. Almost like you’ve fallen in a pit of quicksand that’s pulling you down and you don’t see any way to escape it. 

No worries friend! I’m here with 7 things you can do t...

If you were to ask me... Courtney, what is the one thing that helped you get through after losing Sam? 

What would I say? What is the one thing that helped me survive? 

Well my friend, in today's episode, I tell you. And I also will let you know how you can use this same thing in your grief journey to help you make it too. 

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When we’re walking through our grief journey anything we can do to help bring some peace to our lives is helpful!

So today I wanted to bring you 3 simple ways you can make your home a place of peace. These things are NOT hard at all! And most of them will cost you nothing!

I pray that as you listen to this episode it will give you some ideas that you can implement inside of your own home!

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There are a few things that have been critical in me being able to make it after losing my child. One of those things, without a doubt, is my lifesaver verse. 

So what is a “lifesaver verse”? And how can you find yours?

In this episode I go all into what this is and how I’ve used it in my own grief journey to help keep me from drowning in my grief. 

I pray that the Holy Spirit will help you be able to find the one that’s perf...

Stepping out in faith and doing something that God has called you to do can be so scary. 

What if it wasn’t God telling you to take that step?

How is it going to work out? 

How will I know what my next step is supposed to be?

The fear of not knowing can hold you back from doing what you feel God is telling you to do. 

This recently happened to me. I had God telling me to do something, but I was scared out of my mind! I had NO...

Meditation. What’s the first thing you think of when you hear that word?

Is it how God defines meditation - or is it how the world defines it?

This short episode is actually a clip I pulled out of another episode. After pulling it out I realized I wanted to share it with y’all! So in this little baby episode we dive into what meditation is, what God says about meditation, and if you should meditate at all.

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Valentine's Day is next week. And when I think about love, I can't go without talking about the greatest love I've ever experienced...

The love of God in my grief. 

After I lost Sam, the depth of my pain and sadness was so very deep, but God met me with love that was equally as deep. 

So this episode is dedicated to him, the one who has been there for me every moment since we lost Sam and will be there for me every moment unt...

Grief affects every part of us - emotionally, mentally, and physically. 

Anyone who has walked through deep grief will know the effect of grief mentally and even on our physical body.

So how do we start healing after grief?

Today I wanted to talk through 5 things we can do to bring healing mentally and physically so we can better process our thoughts and emotions during this journey. 

And remember it’s just that - a journey...

In my grief journey after losing Sam, there have been many times that I’ve experienced joy and sadness all at the same time. But an important lesson I’ve learned is, feeling joy again IS POSSIBLE! 

I know it doesn’t seem like you will ever feel anything but sadness (especially if you’re early in your grief journey), but I want to encourage you that feeling joy again is possible. And I share with you 5 things you can do to experie...

Is your daily quiet time getting a little stale? Are you tired of doing the same thing day after day and are looking for a way to freshen it up, make you excited to spend time with Jesus again?

We’ve all been there!

But no worries - I’ve got you friend! In this episode I bring you 4 things that you can do to help bring a new excitement to your quiet time.

I pray that you can use one of these ideas to help bring a new spark in...

Community is so important in this grief journey. Losing a child can make you feel so alone. 

But I'm here to tell you that you do NOT have to walk this road alone!

There are so many options for you when it comes to having a support system in your life. Today I'm going to dive into 3 different places you can look for a community to walk alongside you. 

Plus we never need to forget the one who will never leave us, the one who s...