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4: Surviving the Dark Days, Tips and Tools

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The trajectory of child loss is unique, but for most of us, after the initial trauma of finding out about the loss, there is a period of shock and numbness. Grieving parents are forced into the experience of darkness.  Kelly, Elizabeth, and Brittany share from the heart on 

Getting to know the darkness and how do you even survive it

Getting to know the darkness and how do you even survive it

  • “Normal” thoughts and feelings in the darkness of early grief

  • How your “BS” meter gets recalibrated

  • The truth that about not wanting to live without your child

  • The disorientation of early grief

  • The reality of what surviving grief means & what helps

  • The truth that we will always be different, but not “less than” in grief

  • The wildness of the grief beast 

Learn some practical suggestions for enduring the hardest days – 

  • Feel what you feel, need what you need

  • Don’t resist what your body and spirit need 

  • Lean on your supports 

  • Create meaningful rituals that help your heart


We pray this episode blesses you or someone you love in navigating the agonizing darkness of grief.  You are not alone. At Red Bird Ministries, we are not afraid of the dark.  We will walk through your grief and reassure you that the Lord is on the move, even if you cannot see Him or feel Him.  The light shines in the darkness and the darkness will not overcome it.