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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 Feb 05, 2023
Sunday Feb 05, 2023
Hey Framily!
The beginning of grief – aka when the world flipped on you. You’ve had to see your loved one’s name in the obituary and probably were the one who wrote it. That’s surreal. You’ve dreaded the funeral not knowing how you would make it through. You’ve smiled kindly (and authentically) at all the people who wanted to show their love and support as they walked through the line. All of that is hard to bear. And, if all this occurred during the most restrictive times of Covid, there is the loss of all those things that making it worse. In either case, life has just flipped!
After the funeral and the busy month of support after, people have to return to their lives. I resented it but knew it was a fact of life. So, now what?? Everything is overwhelming, you can hardly breathe and are expected to go on with life as before. But where do you start?
In today’s episode, I share 4 Actions to Take Now in the beginning of your grief. These four things are the most helpful and healing of all things so put your time and energy into these and let the rest fall away!
WORD of the Week. Seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these. things shall be added unto you. Matthew 6:33
Song of the Week. That’s The Power, Hillsong Worship & Benjamin Hastings
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 Feb 02, 2023
Thursday Feb 02, 2023
Hey Framily!
A little surprise for this episode as it’s the introduction to Purpose After Loss episodes coming in September.
In our regular Grief 2 Great Day episodes we talk about the pain, the pit and progress through the hardest season of your life. This second episode will focus on your Purpose After Loss – the rebuilding of your future.
Do you think it’s too soon for you to be here…I say, no! Because even if you aren’t ready to hear some of the things I’ll share, even if you can’t imagine having a different life, these episodes will plant seeds and give you a different perspective on what ‘can be’.
This is not to rush your process, it’s to shine light on hope as you walk through the days you don’t want to get out of the bed.
Don’t worry, the regular grief 2 great day episode will continue to be released each Sunday.
Ready? Let’s Go!
WORD of the Week - I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me. Philippians 4:13.
Song of the Week Overcomer by Mandisa
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 Jan 29, 2023
Sunday Jan 29, 2023
Hey Framily!
So many questions race through your mind after a death and you want answers to them because you want the pain to stop and to stop NOW. Actually, what you really want is for this to never have happened! But you’re here, so what do you do now?
In this episode, we’ll address one of those questions and you’ll get the answer (you may not want) to the question of ‘when will this stop?’
Memorable Quote – My faith is a wounded faith, but my life is not without faith. I didn't divorce God, but I'm quarrelling and arguing and questioning, it's a wounded faith. – Elie Wiesel
WORD of the Week – Isaiah 55:8-9
“For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways,” declares the Lord. “As the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways and my thoughts than your thoughts.”
Song of the Week – “How Long O, Lord” by the Prayers of Saints
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 Jan 26, 2023
Thursday Jan 26, 2023
Life is clarified during affliction. When worldly pursuits become as meaningless as they should be and the presence of God, along with a passion for His Word, becomes most important, that’s life as God intends it for us.
Though Monica spent most of her last five and a half months physically miserable, she lived in—and introduced me to—the peace of the Lord. Such gifts are eternal.
Ya’ll need to listen to this series. If you never listen to another one – this is the one you need! These contents will change your life if you follow what I share.
God, who foresaw your tribulation, has specially armed you to go through it, not without pain but without stain. —C. S. Lewis
WORD of the Week Psalm 69:30
I will praise God’s name in song and glorify him with thanksgiving.
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 Dying to be Healed - the story about Monica’s entire faith journey!
Visit my Church –Opendoor Church | Home
December 5, 2021 sermon series “Joy and Lament” https://subspla.sh/h8k9cxg
Sunday Jan 22, 2023
Sunday Jan 22, 2023
REPLAY from Top 5 of 2022
A new year is upon us, and the idea of resolutions may pale in comparison to praying that 2022 will be better - That life will be less hard, there will be less tears and hope will be restored. What role do you play in your healing process anyway?
In today’s episode, I’ll share how a middle school Christmas play reminded me of how far I’ve come and how you can make progress in your grief journey too. Get something to take notes on as I share 3 Actions to Take Now to Keep You Close to God during grief.
The Grief 2 Great Day Podcast will help you understand the grief journey, activate your faith, and show you ways of processing daily life to make the journey easier. So, if you're ready to understand how grief affects you, rebuild your faith and take just one step towards healing, then get into a comfortable place - even if that's your bed right now, turn off all distractions and let's get started.
You will never get over your Grief, but you can get to a Great Day. Girl, there’s hope for your future!!
Please share this episode with a friend or family member who needs to know there is hope and life after grief. Also, help us grow by leaving a written review on Apple Podcasts, I would appreciate it!
WORD of the Week Jeremiah 29:11
For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.
Song of the Week
Tin Roof - Chris Tomlin featuring Blessing Offor - https://youtu.be/sKM0aIqFzes
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
December 5, 2021 sermon series “Joy and Lament” https://subspla.sh/h8k9cxg
Sunday Jan 15, 2023
Sunday Jan 15, 2023
Grief is hard enough but add guilt – you know all the what if’s, the shoulda, coulda, woulda’s - to the list and it’s too much!
The loop that plays in your head will either help you or keep you stuck and if your loop is saying that you played a role in your loved one’s death, it’s gonna make for harder days.
This is something that you have to want to be rid of and there is a way to do that. So, join me today as I share what my ‘what-if’ loop told me and how I became free from that burden of guilt.
WORD of the Week Isaiah 50:7
Because the Sovereign Lord helps me, I will not be disgraced. Therefore have I set my face like flint, and I know I will not be put to shame.
Song of the Week
Letting Go by Switch https://youtu.be/mu4FHq1fX10
Grief 2 Great Day Website - Connect with Me
Learn More -“What to Do After the Loss of a Loved One” Workshop
Schedule Individual Online Grief Coaching
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
GriefShare - Grief Recovery Support Groups - GriefShare
Sunday Jan 08, 2023
Sunday Jan 08, 2023
Every day just feels like so much work. Trying not to cry and wanting not to hurt. Day after day the same thing. It’s bad enough that you lost the most important person in your life, but now you struggle to breathe and fit into a world that looks completely different.
It’s no wonder we work hard to get better. If I had to list how I worked hard to get better, it was through my questioning, my investigating how long it would take, it was through fighting with God. That was my entire first year.
There is one thing that would be incredibly healing to you and it’s not setting goals of when it will be over. Join me today as I share why I always felt like a grief failure and was convinced that I would never cross the ‘finish line.’
And, most importantly, learn how you can avoid repeating my mistakes to make it easier on yourself.
WORD of the Week Psalm 46:10
Be still and know that I am God.
Song of the Week
Brian Courtney Wilson – Still https://youtu.be/ealrHkVPal0
Grief 2 Great Day Website - Connect with Me
Learn More -“What to Do After the Loss of a Loved One” Workshop
Schedule Individual Online Grief Coaching
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 Jan 01, 2023
Sunday Jan 01, 2023
A new year with the same pain is another frustrating fact of grief. It reinforces the feeling of "it’ll NEVER be over." But I’m here to tell you that while the second year isn’t the end of grief (and that tidbit may help free you), there are changes to expect.
If this is the second year for you or if it’s the second month, it’s important for you to listen today to know what to expect in your second year of grief. This is not all flowers and rainbows, but it should give you hope!
WORD of the Week Isaiah 43:18-19
Remember not the former things, nor consider the things of old. Behold, I am doing a new thing; now it springs forth, do you not perceive it? I will make a way in the wilderness and rivers in the desert.
Song of the Week
You Know My Name by Tash Cobbs Leonard https://youtu.be/t7owFiihXgg
Grief 2 Great Day Website - Connect with Me
Learn More -“What to Do After the Loss of a Loved One” Workshop
Schedule Individual Online Grief Coaching
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