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It's All About the Story: Personal Grief Stories
Rick Bergh
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Infant Death... Times Three
One father’s story of the minutes he shared
John and his wife, Susan, were expecting triplets. The prospect of raising three children simultaneously was part of their everyday conversation and future dreams.
Then complications led to the death of all three infants.
John and Susan chose to honour the few minutes they had with each child. In this interview, John inspires us to look at each brief moment as a valued gift to be viewed with gratitude.
John Sirpilla is a best-selling author who offers his listeners some important principles on how to live with loss. His words are sure to encourage and equip you on your own personal journey of grief.
https://www.encourage33.com/
To purchase Johnny's book:
Life is Hard but I'll Be OK: The Power of Hope Emerging through Pain and Learning to Live with Gratitude please go to amazon.com
Jordan was married for 12 days. Then tragedy struck. He died in a workplace accident.
Listen to the deeply moving story of his mom, Shirley, as she describes the grief journey following her son’s death.
She speaks about the turning point in her grief journey where she began ask some important questions. Those questions led her to a different understanding of pain and God’s new purpose for her life.
In this podcast, you will discover practical tools on companioning people in their grief journey. Shirley has distilled her own learning and wisdom into an online course entitled Hope Heroes.
You will be surprised at how the title of her book came into being and how it prepared a mom for the tragic news of her son’s death.
To purchase the book or course please go to: https://shirleythiessen.com/
Katty Douraghty joins me for a fascinating interview, reflecting upon her grief journey.
In 2011, Katty's mother, father and step-mother all died within a 4-month period.
It was following her mom’s death that she experienced something unusual, mysterious and unexplainable, changing the way she viewed grief moving forward.
Learn how “grief woke Katty up” leading her to write her book, The ButterflyYears: Journey Through Grief Toward Hope.
Tune in and discover some grieving practices that were helpful to Katty during her journey and may be helpful to you as well.
Please use the discount code to purchase the book: https://www.butterflyyears.com/discount/Story15
https://www.butterflyyears.com/

Holiday Grief
It's All About the Story: Personal Grief Stories
12/06/22 • 38 min
Jennifer Thom entered into the funeral profession as a result of a personal family tragedy. It drove her to consider the importance of communicating honestly about death, dying and grief.
For two decades, she has helped hundreds of families in the midst of grief which led to her writing her book, When Flowers Are Not Enough.
Jennifer offers her wisdom as it relates to Holiday Grief and provides some profound insights that will help lighten your grief during one of the most difficult times of the year, when so many people are experiencing joy – and you, sadness.
Physical book https://www.stronger-lifeconnections.com/offers/XHC77LiH/checkout
E-book https://www.stronger-lifeconnections.com/offers/FDoT2dSi/checkout