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How To Overcome Grief When It Is Impacting Your Life and Relationship With Your LGBTQ Identified Child {Eps 41}


Do you find yourself not knowing how to move beyond grief?

Sometimes, there comes a time in life when we need to stop being sad and start getting angry. Grief, which has chosen to hang around a little longer than it should, is one of those times.

In today’s episode, listen in to hear how to move forward:

Stop

Reset

Recall

 

Special thanks to Adonis Bemish for giving us a word of encouragement at the beginning of the episode.  I have known Adonis for 5 years now and it is a great joy to watch God work in his life.  Thank you, Adonis!

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9 Comments

  1. Nancy Wells

    I am so thankful to have found this podcast. You have addressed the exact grief and sadness I have been experiencing over my son’s choices. Now I know what to do with all these emotions that are getting in the way and disrupting my relationship with God and others.

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    • Melinda Patrick

      Hello Nancy,
      I am so thankful the Lord doesn’t leave us ill-equipped or turn a deaf ears towards our prayers and grief. You aren’t alone! Feel free to reach out any time!

      Reply
  2. Liliam Peterson

    Thank you Melinda, your words help me to turn back to my Lord, they fill me with hope, and remind me to trust. Jesus, I trust in you!

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    • Melinda Patrick

      Thank you, Liliam, for sharing with me how the podcast is emboldening you. This is my prayer for every listener. <3

      Reply
  3. Mary K Andreades

    This is applicable to all kinds of sadness. Great post.

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    • Melinda Patrick

      It does. Thank you, Mary K for your words of encouragement.

      Reply
  4. John Fosdick

    When uninvited, fearful thoughts wake me up at night, I’ve been greatly helped by the podcast guest shared the idea of using the God alphabet in which you state an attribute about God for each letter of the alphabet. I remember in the early days of grief, I would go through the alphabet two or more times before I was able to go back to sleep. And as the months progressed, and the grief did as well, this technique became increasingly effective to help me relax, and take captive the negative thoughts in my mind…. Very thankful for that interview and advice.

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  5. John Fosdick

    When uninvited, fearful thoughts wake me up at night, I’ve been greatly helped by the podcast guest who shared the idea of using the God alphabet in which you state an attribute about God for each letter of the alphabet. I remember in the early days of grief, I would go through the alphabet two or more times before I was able to go back to sleep. And as the months progressed, and the grief did as well, this technique became increasingly effective to help me relax, and take captive the negative thoughts in my mind…. Very thankful for that interview and advice.

    Reply
    • Melinda Patrick

      John, Thank you for sharing how this episode and the one with Judy Dunagan has helped. God is so good to give us what we need!

      Reply

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