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Grief Support for Christian Women to Breathe, Laugh and Live again. Loss, Grief and Healing * Coping with Grief * Beginning of Grief * Life after Loss * Stages of Grief * Purpose After Loss * Faith * Surviving Loss * Grief Resources * Holidays and Grief I help Christian women navigate grief through understanding grief, growing faith and processing daily life to find hope. • Do you feel lost, confused, or overwhelmed by grief? • Is the pain so great, you lose your breath and feel it will never get better? • Have you cried so much there can’t be any tears left? • Are you angry with God? Or question your own faith? • Do you need faith-based help through the toughest season of your life? In this podcast, you will find faith-based grief support to navigate the overwhelming and confusing journey of grief, to continue seeking God and most importantly, to breathe, laugh, and live again. My mission is to walk with you through the healing, experience the milestones and the minefields to arrive on the other side with a gratitude and peace you never thought possible. If you’re ready to take a brave step toward healing, understand your grief and find hope, this is the place to be. Hey, I’m Stef. Southern by choice, turtle triathlete, wife and Jesus follower. I’ve experienced life-changing grief and struggled for years with the physical changes, the emotional roller-coaster and the spiritual questioning. I asked ‘why’ more times than I can count, went ‘boldly’ (and disrespectfully) to the throne, and was confused by a pain I had never felt before. I believed I would never be happy again and had all but given up on fulfilling my purpose. But God! Through my trials, I discovered a path to true healing, deeper relationship with God and gratitude that continues to fill my heart. This is a story of faith, FRamily support and redemption that only God can author. And, I want to share this with you. If you are heart sick, tired of being stuck and ready for real change with Christ at the center …. Practical steps to make your hard days less hard…Understanding of what to expect physically, emotionally and spiritually…Solutions to those ‘gut-punch’ moments…And, Results that build your faith and allow you to enjoy your own ‘great day’ this is the place to be. It is possible, I promise! Join me today – take that first step of faith right now!! website: www.grief2greatday.com
Episodes
Sunday Apr 09, 2023
Sunday Apr 09, 2023
When you hear happy anniversary, it’s usually a happy thing.
But anniversaries in grief are not happy – they are things we begin to feel anxious about a week before, they are hard to walk through and you might be exhausted the week after.
If the anniversary of your loved one’s death is coming up, listen to this episode for some practical ways to honor your loved one while not forgetting what a significant day this is in your life and your healing.
WORD of the week Because of the Lord’s great love we are not consumed, for his compassions never fail. They are new every morning; great is your faithfulness. Lamentations 3:22-23
Song of the Week Song of a Broken Heart – Casting Crowns
Grief 2 Great Day Website - Connect with Me
And download the FREE Introduction Seminar: “Loss, Grief and Healing”
Take Action Now! “The First Year of Grief. How to Survive and Heal.”
Join The Grief Group for Christian Women on Facebook
Read about Monica’s entire Journey, Dying to Be Healed - Book - Grief2GreatDay
Visit my Church –Opendoor Church | Home
Sunday Apr 02, 2023
Sunday Apr 02, 2023
When I was going through grief, I couldn’t see a good (much less great) future. I couldn’t see much beyond my grief. I listened in church to how God heals the wounds of every shattered heart (Proverbs 14:73) and TD Jakes who said, "it is the breaking of life that produces the blessing of life." I listened to Joyce Meyer remind me that God would replace beauty where there was once ashes.
I needed to hear these things but, in the beginning, I didn’t believe them. I thought it was true for other people but not for me. However, when my relationship with God became closer, I was reminded of all those things I had watched and wished for. Further on, I saw them as a possibility for my life and further along, it became my life.
Today we’ll talk about how God can use your current brokenness for great future blessing. And, if you can’t believe it today, listen and let a seed be planted.
WORD of the week Are not five sparrows sold for two pennies? And not one of them is forgotten before God. Why, even the hairs of your head are all numbered. Fear not; you are of more value than many sparrows. Luke 12:6-7
Song of the Week Broken but I’m Healed by Byron Cage
Grief 2 Great Day Website - Connect with Me
Click Here to take Action Now - “What to Do After the Loss of a Loved One” Workshop
Join The Grief Group for Christian Women on Facebook
Read about Monica’s entire Journey, Dying to Be Healed - Book - Grief2GreatDay
Visit my Church –Opendoor Church | Home
Sunday Mar 26, 2023
Sunday Mar 26, 2023
Your biggest job, your responsibility right now, is to do all the things that lead to your healing. That, by the way, is a full-time job!
So, what do you do when those well-meaning, unhelpful people come along and make the process harder? What do you do when you look at your phone, see their name and cringe?
You have value, you are allowed to have boundaries and not let everyone 'in' your circle. Let’s talk about how today!
WORD of the week Are not five sparrows sold for two pennies? And not one of them is forgotten before God. Why, even the hairs of your head are all numbered. Fear not; you are of more value than many sparrows. Luke 12:6-7
Song of the Week Broken but I’m Healed by Byron Cage
Grief 2 Great Day Website - Connect with Me
Click Here to take Action Now - “What to Do After the Loss of a Loved One” Workshop
Join The Grief Group for Christian Women on Facebook
Read about Monica’s entire Journey, Dying to Be Healed - Book - Grief2GreatDay
Visit my Church –Opendoor Church | Home
Thursday Mar 23, 2023
Thursday Mar 23, 2023
Nights are the worst when your mind won’t stop racing! Your thoughts, which were once your own, seem to take you over. But, it’s not just thoughts at that point, it’s anxiety and fear and the darkness of night which amplifies those feelings.
You’ve tried a million times to turn it off – to shut the loop down but nothing seems to work. You might have even tried meditating on the scripture and still nothing.
Today, I’ll share why what you’re wanting (the racing thoughts to stop and for sleep to come or getting through the day better or building a relationship with God) seems to elude you in grief. And, more importantly, I’ll talk about how to turn that ship around and point it toward progress.
WORD of the week Be Still and Know that I am God. Psalm 46:10
Song of the Week Be Still by Hillsong Worship
Grief 2 Great Day Website - Connect with Me
Click Here to take Action Now - “What to Do After the Loss of a Loved One” Workshop
Join The Grief Group for Christian Women on Facebook
Read about Monica’s entire Journey, Dying to Be Healed - Book - Grief2GreatDay
Visit my Church –Opendoor Church | Home
Sunday Mar 19, 2023
Sunday Mar 19, 2023
If you think gutting it through grief or falling in a hole during grief will make the pain stop or result in better days, you need to listen to this episode.
Our expectations of the grief process are based on emotional expectations or the pressure of what we think our faith should do in our journey. Grief is really not a topic people want to talk about, so there are so many things that aren't shared as we travel this difficult road.
What about your brain? Remember that commercial about – this is your brain and then they showed a frying pan and said, this is your brain on drugs? Well, grief also physically affects your brain. Today we’ll talk about how it affects your brain which will give you a little relief and hopefully increase the grace you give yourself in grief.
WORD of the week Be Still and Know that I am God. Psalm 46:10
Song of the Week Be Still by Hillsong Worship
Grief 2 Great Day Website - Connect with Me
Click Here to take Action Now - “What to Do After the Loss of a Loved One” Workshop
Join The Grief Group for Christian Women on Facebook
Read about Monica’s entire Journey, Dying to Be Healed - Book - Grief2GreatDay
Visit my Church –Opendoor Church | Home
Thursday Mar 16, 2023
Thursday Mar 16, 2023
You know it's easy to see the good in the good times – when life is going well. In grief, I realized how I had taken so many of these 'normal' days for granted. But, when life is hard or worse yet, when we are going through a life-changing grief, finding anything to be thankful for can be a challenge to say the least.
Gratitude in grief is not just hard, it is necessary! If you want to feed hope for a better tomorrow, you have to find the good in today. Gratitude for the blessings you still have needs to be recognized and focused on.
The Best Part of Your Day (BPOD) isn't always easy to find, but it is always there. You woke up this morning and that means you are here for a reason.
WORD of the Week
Rejoice always, pray continually, give thanks in all circumstances; for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus. I Thessalonians 5:16-18
Song of the Week Gratitude by Brandon Lake
Grief 2 Great Day Website - Connect with Me
Click Here to take Action Now - “What to Do After the Loss of a Loved One” Workshop
Join The Grief Group for Christian Women on Facebook
Read about Monica’s entire Journey, Dying to Be Healed - Book - Grief2GreatDay
Visit my Church –Opendoor Church | Home
Sunday Mar 12, 2023
Sunday Mar 12, 2023
You know it's easy to see the good in the good times – when life is going well. In grief, I realized how I had taken so many of these 'normal' days for granted. But, when life is hard or worse yet, when we are going through a life-changing grief, finding anything to be thankful for can be a challenge to say the least.
Gratitude in grief is not just hard, it is necessary! If you want to feed hope for a better tomorrow, you have to find the good in today. Gratitude for the blessings you still have needs to be recognized and focused on.
The Best Part of Your Day (BPOD) isn't always easy to find, but it is always there. You woke up this morning and that means you are here for a reason.
WORD of the Week
Rejoice always, pray continually, give thanks in all circumstances; for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus. I Thessalonians 5:16-18
Song of the Week Gratitude by Brandon Lake
Grief 2 Great Day Website - Connect with Me
Click Here to take Action Now - “What to Do After the Loss of a Loved One” Workshop
Join The Grief Group for Christian Women on Facebook
Read about Monica’s entire Journey, Dying to Be Healed - Book - Grief2GreatDay
Visit my Church –Opendoor Church | Home
Thursday Mar 09, 2023
Thursday Mar 09, 2023
When I was going through grief, I thought I was going crazy, I struggled to breathe, I felt lost as my life was never going to be the same. In my mind my life was never going to be good again. I wasn’t a mess – I was a hot mess.
How then could I think that the debilitating grief would be over in a couple of months? And when it wasn’t, I felt weak and pitiful and like I was failing at everything including grief.
I knew the stages of grief, but they didn’t help me walk through the daily life of grief. This is what we’ll talk about today to help prepare you for what you are going through now and what you can hope for your future.
WORD of the week
But those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary; they will walk and not be faint. Isaiah 40:31
Song of the Week Shoulders by For King & Country
Grief 2 Great Day Website - Connect with Me
Click Here to take Action Now - “What to Do After the Loss of a Loved One” Workshop
Join The Grief Group for Christian Women on Facebook
Read about Monica’s entire Journey, Dying to Be Healed - Book - Grief2GreatDay
Visit my Church –Opendoor Church | Home