Hope After Child & Sibling Loss/the empty chair endeavor

• Invisible Loss, with Cheryl Davis

  On this episode, Cheryl Davis, host of the Time for Mom podcast, shares her story of loss as a young mom whose heart was neither equipped nor prepared to deal with the grief of child loss. Cheryl’s is a story that represents over a million others just like hers every year in the U.S. suffering the death of a child by miscarriage. All too often, we have a tendency to rank or compare grief based on our own subjective views or experiences. This is especially true in loss due to miscarriage or stillbirth, and can result in too many of these women trying to process and navigate their grief in silence because so few us understand just how real their grief really is. You’ll be encouraged as Cheryl talks about the personal impact of grief and how GOD’s faithfulness and grace began healing and restoring all that was broken. Cheryl has a heart for helping busy moms drowning in daily responsibilities with marriage, family and work, rediscover meaning, purpose and peace in the middle of it all. Most importantly, Cheryl wants to help you see yourself as GOD sees you by offering personal experiences and Biblical encouragement relating to your identity, routines and priorities on her weekly podcast, Time for Mom, which can be accessed using the link. If you enjoy or find our podcast encouraging, please click the attached link to leave a review and/or rating on Apple Podcasts. We value your feedback, and reviews help make us more discoverable and visible to others!https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/hope-after-child-sibling-loss-the-empty-chair-endeavor/id1654053256https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/time-for-mom-devotions-self-esteem-biblical-encouragement/id1828707938Share your thoughts or suggestions by clicking here. Please take a minute to leave a review on Apple Podcasts if you enjoy this podcast. By doing so you help increase our visibility and discoverability for others, and we value your feedback! https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/hope-after-child-sibling-loss-the-empty-chair-endeavor/id1654053256You can contact us by email at: [email protected] through our parent organization website: https://www.emptychairendeavor.com/Our Facebook link:https://www.facebook.com/groups/theemptychairendeavorIf you would like to share your story on an upcoming episode, please send us an email so that we can talk with you about it.Thank you for listening!

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• Child Loss and Work with Shelly Kolwinska, Margaret Roses’ Mom

   In this episode you’ll hear Shelly Kolwinska share her profound journey of grief following the stillbirth of her daughter, Margaret Rose. In our conversation we discuss the importance of community support for grieving parents and the unique services offered by The Child Loss Foundation. Shelly's personal story intertwines with her professional mission as Director of Child Loss@Work to help others navigate their grief, emphasizing the need for understanding and compassion in the workplace for those who have experienced child loss. Threaded throughout our conversation you’ll hear Shelly talk about GOD’s faithfulness and goodness along her grief journey and the passion He’s given her to help other grieving families. Navigating grief in the workplace is most often very difficult and lonely. You don’t want to miss this episode!https://www.childlossfoundation.org/Share your thoughts or suggestions by clicking here. Please take a minute to leave a review on Apple Podcasts if you enjoy this podcast. By doing so you help increase our visibility and discoverability for others, and we value your feedback! https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/hope-after-child-sibling-loss-the-empty-chair-endeavor/id1654053256You can contact us by email at: [email protected] through our parent organization website: https://www.emptychairendeavor.com/Our Facebook link:https://www.facebook.com/groups/theemptychairendeavorIf you would like to share your story on an upcoming episode, please send us an email so that we can talk with you about it.Thank you for listening!

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• “Finding the Gold in Grief” with Sarah Beth Gerbers

  Finding anything good in grief might seem impossible for you today, and if so, you’re not alone. Grief often feels like it has taken on a life of its own, and even wants to become your new identity. How can there possibly be anything resembling gold in our grief journey? On this episode you’ll hear a conversation I recently had with Sarah Beth Gerbers about how she began to discover gold on her multiple grief journeys; yes, Sarah has experienced the loss of a precious, beautiful child five(5) times by miscarriage! By any standard, that’s more heartbreak, loss and pain than any parent should ever have to endure. Sarah talks about her struggles with the multi-pronged impact of grief with refreshing honesty and transparency. You will also hear about how GOD’s tenderness, compassion, and grace carried Sarah through the darkest moments of her life and began weaving in threads of healing and beauty along her journey. Today, Sarah is passionate about introducing other grieving parents to the hope, meaning and purpose she knows through her relationship with her Savior and friend, Jesus Christ. That passion led Sarah to author a newly published book entitled” Moonflower: Defiantly Blooming in the Face of Great Darkness”, which you’ll be hearing about in our conversation.Share your thoughts or suggestions by clicking here. Please take a minute to leave a review on Apple Podcasts if you enjoy this podcast. By doing so you help increase our visibility and discoverability for others, and we value your feedback! https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/hope-after-child-sibling-loss-the-empty-chair-endeavor/id1654053256You can contact us by email at: [email protected] through our parent organization website: https://www.emptychairendeavor.com/Our Facebook link:https://www.facebook.com/groups/theemptychairendeavorIf you would like to share your story on an upcoming episode, please send us an email so that we can talk with you about it.Thank you for listening!

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• “Sibling Lifeline” with Bobby and Gabby Bisterfeldt

  They are known as “the forgotten mourners.” On this episode you’ll be hearing a conversation I had with Bobby and Gabby Bisterfeldt, founders of Sibling Lifeline, as we talk about how the death of a child affects surviving children. Both have experienced the tragic loss of two siblings each. As they share their stories, you’ll learn how each tried to process their own pain and grief while attempting not to be an additional burden on their grieving parents. It’s a common dilemma most siblings face after such a loss, but often overlooked or misunderstood by others who tend to be more focused on the parents. As a result, their grief is often delayed or suppressed, but nevertheless, is just as real and has a lasting impact on their lives. Bobby and Gabby are an amazing father in law, daughter in law team who have a heart for these forgotten mourners demonstrated by providing retreats where they can get away for a weekend with others who understand their loss and discover they’re not alone on their grief journey. These retreats are Christ centered and designed to offer hope, encouragement, and support. Click the link below to find out more about Sibling Lifeline and upcoming retreat opportunities.https://siblinglifeline.org/Share your thoughts or suggestions by clicking here. Please take a minute to leave a review on Apple Podcasts if you enjoy this podcast. By doing so you help increase our visibility and discoverability for others, and we value your feedback! https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/hope-after-child-sibling-loss-the-empty-chair-endeavor/id1654053256You can contact us by email at: [email protected] through our parent organization website: https://www.emptychairendeavor.com/Our Facebook link:https://www.facebook.com/groups/theemptychairendeavorIf you would like to share your story on an upcoming episode, please send us an email so that we can talk with you about it.Thank you for listening!

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• A Heart Stopping Call, with Mary McNamara, Zack's Mom

  A phone call on Christmas morning 2020 brought heart shattering news she never could have imagined. On this episode, Mary McNamara talks with me about how one phone call forever altered her life that day. Her beautiful 28 year old son, Zack, had died during the night alone. We talk about the questions such a sudden, unexpected tragedy leaves a parent facing and trying to process. You'll also hear Mary talk about what a caring, sensitive, and funny young man Zack was as well as some of his struggles. With courage, transparency, and grace, Mary shares her own struggles along her grief journey and how her relationship with Jesus Christ has been her source of comfort and strength. Share your thoughts or suggestions by clicking here. Please take a minute to leave a review on Apple Podcasts if you enjoy this podcast. By doing so you help increase our visibility and discoverability for others, and we value your feedback! https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/hope-after-child-sibling-loss-the-empty-chair-endeavor/id1654053256You can contact us by email at: [email protected] through our parent organization website: https://www.emptychairendeavor.com/Our Facebook link:https://www.facebook.com/groups/theemptychairendeavorIf you would like to share your story on an upcoming episode, please send us an email so that we can talk with you about it.Thank you for listening!

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