369: Does Healing Mean Letting Go of Your Child?

After child loss, laughing again or enjoying time with family can bring unexpected guilt and fear that we are leaving our child behind. In this episode, Laura Diehl explores why healing does not mean forgetting, loving less, or removing our child’s place in our heart and family.

With gentle, faith-based encouragement for bereaved parents, Laura shares how deeply missing our child and experiencing joy can exist together. Whether you cannot yet imagine enjoying life or are beginning to smile again, this conversation offers reassurance that God’s grace can help you live while continuing to love and remember your child.

This episode is being sponsored by Richard and Violet Seet, in memory of their son, Samuel.

Links Mentioned in this episode:

Pre-order Come Grieve Through Our Eyes and begin the journey toward deeper understanding and compassion.

Find out more about The GPS Hope Grief Cruise in October, 2027.

Free printable guide: Rebuilding Your Life: A Gentle Guide Toward Hope and Healing After Child Loss.

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Birthdays:

We lovingly remember and celebrate the lives of:

Samuel Seet was born on October 4 and is forever 28.

Jeffrey Dunkleman was born on October 10 and is forever 53.