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Grief is the darkest chapter many of us will ever endure but there is healing power available in sharing our grief. In this podcast, you’ll hear from individuals who have experienced every type of loss and from professionals who can teach you how to process death and its aftermath. Find hope for the future through these real-life stories of redemption after loss. You’ll get tools and strategies to cope, grow your faith and normalize grief. And for those who are supporting someone who is grieving, you can learn how to comfort the brokenhearted on their path to healing and even lead them to a place of good grief.
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This is the 30th and final episode of Season 1 of Surviving Grief. Special thanks to everyone who has spent time with us, listened to episodes, and shared them with friends and loved ones. In this quick episode, Megs shares some next steps you can take to fill in the gap as the podcast takes a break. Surviving Grief will return for Season 2 later in 2025.
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Katie’s perfect world came crashing down around her when compounding crises hit all at once. Fighting for her marriage, wrestling with faith, and trying to process a terminal diagnosis for her father, she unexpectedly found herself in a Crossroads worship service. What happened next was something she’d never expected. Katie bravely shares the lesson she learned along the way—the power of honestly sharing your feelings with God, turning to him in prayer, and processing with community—and how looking back reveals that God had been with her all along.
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During times of grief, it is easy (and sometimes tempting) to look for comfort anywhere we can get it—in a sign, a message, or someone claiming the ability to reach our loved ones. In this episode, Megs and Kelley explain why this type of comfort never lasts, what’s going on in our brains that drives us to superstition, and why true hope can only be found in Christ. When we let go of our superstitions, then we can begin to truly heal.
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Eric’s life was turned completely upside down when his beloved wife, Katie, was diagnosed with stage 4 cancer. Overnight, Eric became a caregiver, all while still trying to balance caring for his five daughters, ranging in age from 13 to 6. Eric’s story is one of incredible courage and care, highlighting the importance of having the right people around you. Whether you are navigating grief, or walking through it with a loved one, there is something in here for you.
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In their final book study conversation, Kelley and Megs unpack specific ways healing from grief-based anxiety can renew your mind, leading to more gratitude, experiencing forgiveness, and moving into deeper levels of trust with God. There is hope in working through grief, and this important conversation helps bring it into focus.
Find the book they have been discussing, Anxiety: The Missing Stage of Grief by Claire Bidwell-Smith, here.
Join a Grief Support Group live or online here.
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In part two of a three part series diving into the book Anxiety: The Missing Stage of Grief, Megs shares her own expertise around the brain, how it works, and what proactive steps we can take to grieve properly.
Find Anxiety: The Missing Stage of Grief by Claire Bidwell-Smith, here.
Join a Grief Support Group live or online here.
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Anxiety influences millions of Americans, but what many of them don’t realize is that it can be a response to grief. In the first of three episodes, Kelley and Megs discuss a book—Anxiety: The Missing Stage of Grief—which helped them both navigate their own grief-based anxiety. In this introductory episode, they discuss recognizing grief-based anxiety, facing the physical manifestations, and how they begin taking steps forward.
Find Anxiety: The Missing Stage of Grief by Claire Bidwell-Smith here.
Join a Grief Support Group live or online here.
Share your story with us at podcasts@crossroads.net
Grief doesn’t always express itself in easy-to-recognize ways. Case in point: anxiety. Grief Leaders, Kelley and Megs, were both surprised to find their own grief journeys passed through times of significant anxiety. It wasn’t until they were able to recognize it, and name it, that they began the process of healing. In this episode, they share their own stories, ideas on how to confront your own anxiety, and future plans to dive deeper into the topic of anxiety connected to grief.
You can find the book Kelley and Megs referenced, Anxiety: The Missing Stage of Grief by Claire Bidwell-Smith, here.
Join a Grief Support Group live or online here.
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Grief can be messy, complicated, and deeply personal—we move at our own speeds, and many days it feels like "one step forward, two steps back." Because of that, it's easy to feel like we're stuck. What do we do then? Grief leaders, Kelley and Megs, discuss how to recognize if you’re stuck in grief, and what you can do to get back on the path to healing.
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The first year after experiencing a loss is full of firsts—the first holiday without your loved one, the first anniversary of their passing, and the first time attending (or choosing not to attend) events that you once shared together. In this teaching episode, grief leaders Megs and Kelley offer empathy, wisdom, and practical insights into navigating the “Year of Firsts.”
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When you are walking through grief, the holiday season can feel more demanding, more painful, and more exhausting than ever before. In this episode, Grief Leaders Megs and Kelley share a goldmine of proven strategies and tips to help you survive the holiday season. From ensuring you are getting enough sleep, to trying new traditions, to taking on less responsibility, this episode is filled to the brim with helpful information from two experts who have passed through grief and into new life on the other side.
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Recorded live during a recent weekend service at Crossroads Church, teaching pastor Chuck Mingo expounds upon the power of dealing with our emotions honestly, and including God in that process. Looking back at times of grief in his own life, and in learning to be more proficient with his feelings, Chuck found that God wasn’t put off by his emotions—rather, it was something that drew them closer together. Whether you’re currently going through grief, supporting someone who is, or just looking to grow in your emotional capacity, there is something for you in this live teaching.
Watch Chuck’s teaching here.
Access the feelings wheel here.
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Podcast host, and grief ministry leader at Crossroads, Megs Gelfgot, looks back on the loss of miscarriage. After a healthy first pregnancy, losing a baby was the last thing in her mind. In this teaching episode, Megs remembers what was helpful, what wasn’t, and how the grief of miscarriage influences not only the mother, but the father as well.
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Karen shares her powerful story of loss, hope, and finding purpose. 8 years after her son took his own life, she is volunteering in grief support, serving others, and continuing to grow. That doesn’t mean there aren’t hard days, but Karen’s story highlights the power of persistence in pursuing healing.
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The type of loss experienced can very often have a profound impact on the grief journey that follows. Counselor Mark Pruden returns to Surviving Grief to talk through the differences in unique grief types, how the grief process may look different for each one, and how loved ones can help support in each of these situations.
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At some point, we'll all walk alongside someone who is grieving. Grief Leader Megs gives us practical and tangible tools we can all use, and encouragement to stay the course when the going gets hard.
Grief can feel isolating, but it is an opportunity to experience deeper richness in relationships—with God, with family, and with friends. Kelley learned this lesson first-hand with the rapid decline, and death, of her husband from CTE dementia. Initially ignoring her grief, Kelley found freedom as she began to open up to others, and experienced God-sized miracles along the way.
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Grief has been compared to an ocean wave—it can come on unexpectedly and powerfully, knocking you off your feet. Whether you are early in your grief journey, a seasoned veteran, or helping someone else navigate their own time of grief, it helps to regularly go back to the basics. That’s the idea behind these Grief 101 episodes, to build a foundation that helps us grieve well. In this first episode, Megs shares the physical and emotional affect grief has on our bodies and brains, and shares applicable practices to help you navigate the early weeks.
Find a copy of the Emotions Surrounding Grief worksheet here.
Join a Grief Support Group live or online here.
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After the loss of her husband, Alison’s life was thrown upside down. Two years later, she shares some of the things she has done to give herself space to feel, grieve, and get angry—as well as helping her two daughters navigate the loss of their father. They have learned to make space for feelings, celebrate the wins, and mark the milestones. There is hope after grief, and Alison has found it.
Join us for Grief Support groups live or online here.
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Our friend Casey reflects on the sudden death of her infant son—and how she and her family processed their grief together and in their close-knit community. Casey's honesty, courage and faith in an unfathomable loss help us to understand the depth of the power of shared grief.
Join us for Grief Support groups live or online here.
Share your story with us at podcasts@crossroads.net
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