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Grief Tips With The Grief Mentor Episode 46 Myths vs Facts reveal the reality of your grief journey.  The unexpected brings everyone to a crossroad, which path will you choose?   Become A Grief Mentor Insider : Here   Want a first step session with the Grief Mentor? Go  Here Follow me on Facebook @ www.facebook.com/griefmentor Follow me on Instagram @ www.instagram.com/griefmentor  

Real Talk with The Grief Mentor Punishment is harsh coming from another, but the walls of guilt that line your heart and soul delivers a daily dose of punishment that will destroy you from the inside out. Today I teach you how to place the blame on whom the blame belongs.  Become A Grief Mentor Insider : Here   Want a first step session with the Grief Mentor? Go  Here Follow me on Facebook @ www.f...

Margie Odom is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, Emotional Eating Coach and Author specializing in helping individuals stop yo-yo dieting by learning groundbreaking tools, achieving stress management and rediscovering trust in themselves. She has over 20 years experience as a mental health practitioner, she is a  graduate of Emory University, University of Georgia and Western Kentucky Univ...

Q & A with The Grief Mentor. One of the questions I hear over and over is how do I process my grief, honor my loved one and live my life? Today I share an experience that reflects how I processed my grief, while honoring Andrew. The complexity of grief is messy, its unpredicitable, but with the right tools is managable. Thats the key, right guys, incorporating grief into our everyday lives, becaus...

Grief Tips with The Grief Mentor. How do you evaluate yourself to assess if you are processing your grief in a healthy way? This is the first of a monthly episode titled Grief Tips With The Grief Mentor.  Today I give you an assessment tool that will open your eyes to see your grief journey from a different perspective. Processing grief in a healthy way requires intention and I'm here to help you...

Real Talk With The Grief Mentor is a new segment debuting today. The pain and intensity of grief can be nearly unmanageable in the early stages. My hope and prayer is to not only give you tools for your journey but give you hope that you will survive it. Listen in as I share a story from my early days of grief.  This episode is dedicated to my dear friend Tammy Ward and her precious son Joey that...

Brandice takes us on her journey of food freedom, from the young age of 15 she learned the harshness of diets in the modeling world. This lead her on the path to bulimia and eventually  requring treatment to recover from her unhealthy relationship with food.  Brandice is a Certified Personal Trainer, Nutrition Coach, Amazon #1 Best Selling Author, Homeschool Mom, and Jesus Girl whose mission in li...

Spiritual Warfare, what is it and what role does it play in your grief journey? I break this deep subject down into 3 simple steps. I set the stage for you to understand what it is, how to become a warrior and win the battle.  Scriptures referenced: Phillipians 4:6-8, 1 Peter 5:8, James 4:7, Luke 10 :18, Job 1:6-7, Revelation 12:7-9, Hebrews 4:12, 2 Corinthians 10:5 Ephesians 6:10-18 Link mentione...

Joy and grief are antonyms. So why am I doing a show centered around Joy, on a podcast for those who grieve? Good question! I avoided this topic from the get go. Why? Because nothing is more offensive to a grieving heart then a shallow glib comment like "choose joy." First and foremost if that's all someone can muster up to say to someone who is grieving it's better not spoken at all.  Tammy White...

  Boundaries, what is a boundary and how do you apply a boundary while grieving? This episode will give you a simple step to help you be your own best advocate.  It's simple but powerful and will help you find balance. I still refer to it today and I'm 4 years into my grief journey.  Become A Grief Mentor Insider : Here Want a first step session with the Grief Mentor? Go Here Would you like your s...

Taking steps of faith especially while grieving can seem like a mountain too high to climb. In this episode I share the path that lead me to where I am today. Grief has taught me I'm capable of doing hard things, much harder than I ever imagined and I want to help you do the same.  Become A Grief Mentor Insider : Here Want a first step session with the Grief Mentor? Go Here Would you like your str...

Todays is a Q & A   episode.   The person who submitted this question request to remain anomomous but my heart tells me she speaks for so many.   She told me about a recurring memory that has played over and over in her mind for seven years since her husbands death. I unpack this memory and give her a new way to process the events leading up to her husband's death. Become A Grief Mentor Insider :...

Ben and Crystal's daughter Calla was rescued to heaven in July 2019 at the age of 9 and they are here to share their story with us today.   Together Ben and Crystal lead The Brave Way Home, a discipleship ministry aimed at calling and equipping fellow wayfarers, fellow believers, to deeper living, with eyes fixed on Jesus and hearts set on Heaven. We want to see Heavenly thinking invade Earthly li...

Grief is chaotic and messy. It leaves you confused, disorganized and unrecongizable to yourself and the ones you love. How do you manage it? Today I share a mental picture of what intense grief looks and feels like and what it takes to manage it! Become A Grief Mentor Insider :  Here   Want a first step session with the Grief Mentor? Go Here Find group support here: Grief Share Find group support...

This is the first Q&A episode. Question submitted by Marti Jackson. "Why do we measure grief(either our own to others or under value others grief journey) and what truths do we need to know to stop this? Listen in as I discuss this important topic that is often misunderstood. Become A Grief Mentor Insider :  Here Want a first step session with the Grief Mentor? Go Here Follow me on Facebook @  Her...

Often when we grieve we live in the past or in the future. I give you 3 steps to help you live in the moment.  Become A Grief Mentor Insider :  Here   Want a first step session with the Grief Mentor? Go Here Get your free Grief Guide and or Grief Playlist Here Order the devotion book  Here Follow me on Facebook @ www.facebook.com/griefmentor Follow me on Instagram @ www.instagram.com/griefmentor E...

Tom Gilbert and I discuss the signs and symptoms of complicated grief, how to recongize it and what to do about it. Tom's insightful knowledge into the mind and emotions of those who grieve give him the ability to articulate difficult aspects of grief with compassion and wisdom.  This is an episode that all of us who have experienced loss should listen to as its packed full of take aways for your...

Dr. Saundra Dalton Smith brings her expertise today to teach us how to rest.   "The result of missing out on the rest we need is high achieving, high producing chronically tired burned out individuals" says Dr. Saundra. Spoiler alert, sleep is not rest.  I was desperate for relief from the exhaustion of grief. I stumbled on a podcast where Dr. Suandra was being interviewed about her book Sacred Re...

This episode speaks to all the things that hover over us after we lose someone we love or a way of life that is no longer the same. We discuss realistic expectations , and how to ask for help. It's a vulnerable time and our emotions make it difficult to focus and make decisions. It's ok to say NO ! It's ok to set boundaries and be good to yoursel f. We talk about exit strategies , how to manage th...

This episode is dedicated to our son Andrew. Tony and I want to share what we've learned along the way and to give you tools for your grief journey. These are some highlights from the episode:  Safe people , how to know whose safe. How to set boundarys when you need them the most and how to be your own best advocate .   Offences , what to say and not to say. Memories/Picture , howto manage them an...

Lisa Armstrong shares the heart of a mother when facing the suicide death of her son, Jacob. This is a hard story , but Lisa came today to share with you what she's learned on her journey. Words can't explain the depth of pain a mother experiences when her child dies. You will hear the pain in Lisa's voice but she wants to comfort you with the comfort she's been given. If your listenning because y...

Joseph's purpose is revealed to him and his entire family. Jacob finds out Joseph is alive and on the way to see him in Egypt he had a dream. God told him 5 important things that he needed to hear. It all comes full circle, the dream of Joseph is fulfulled and God's promise to Jacob is kept. You won't believe what his brothers did after Jacob died. After everything Joseph did for his family they s...

Rachel Faulkner Brown, Author, Speaker and Podcaster shares her story of loss with us today. Rachel was a widow at the young age of 24 and again just 7 years later. She candidly shares her most vulenerable moments. Rachel teaches us what it means to be emotionally healthy and how being a performer of her faith and placing a spirtual bandaid on her grief left her open for a path of unforgiveness. S...

Family Reunion-Part 2 of 3-Joseph Reveals Himself 20 years had passed since Joseph had those dreams, and now he is seeing the whole picture unfold right in front of him.  What a sweet time this must have been for Joseph. Do you think he longed for reconciliation with his family? Do you? Are you separated from your family? Has your family wronged you. Have you been hurt in such a way that it change...

Today we continue our conversation with George Ross about why God allows bad things to happen to good people. We are going to take a trip through the book of Job, and break down what that big churchy word "sovereignty" means in terms anyone can understand. We discuss how to discern when we are being tested and when God allows punishment, and finish up discussing if God really listens, when we pray...