S6 E14 Let Yourself Be Loved with Elizabeth Leon

<p><strong>Show Notes </strong></p><p>Nothing can prepare anyone for the loss of a loved one. As we continue to learn through the many stories we’ve heard here on the Mourning Glory Podcast, each loss is unique to each individual. But when a parent loses a child, it carries its own unique sense of loss for the parents and other family members. Where can people turn to find comfort, hope, and healing when grieving the loss of a child? Jennifer explores this and more with guest Elizabeth Leon, the Director of Family Support for Red Bird Ministries.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Our Guest</strong></p><p>Elizabeth Leon is the Director of Family Support for Red Bird Ministries, a Catholic grief support ministry for families of child loss. Red Bird Ministries accompanies individuals and couples through the complexity and trauma that happens with the loss of a child through miscarriage and stillbirth or as an infant, child, adolescent, or adult. They also serve families who have experienced the loss of a loved one to suicide and offer sibling support for children ages 2018.  Elizabeth is the founder of the Journey of the Beloved, a ministry that inspires and equips others to find healing and freedom in Christ, a mission that was birthed after the death of her son in 2018. </p><p><br></p><p><strong>Connect with Our Guest</strong> </p><ul><li><p><a href="https://www.elizabethleon.org/contact-me"><u>Contact Elizabeth</u></a></p></li><li><p><a href="http://letyourselfbeloved.com"><u>letyourselfbeloved.org</u></a></p></li></ul><p><br></p><p><strong>Scripture</strong></p><ul><li><p><a href="https://bible.usccb.org/bible/mark/5"><u>Mark 25:21-34</u></a> (The hemorrhaging woman)</p></li><li><p><a href="https://bible.usccb.org/bible/psalms/34"><u>Psalm 34:19 </u></a>(“The Lord is close to the brokenhearted)</p></li><li><p><a href="https://bible.usccb.org/bible/psalms/13"><u>Psalm 13:2</u></a> (“How long, Lord…”)</p></li><li><p><a href="https://bible.usccb.org/bible/psalms/88"><u>Psalm 88</u></a> (Also referred to sometimes as The Darkest Psalm)</p></li><li><p><a href="https://bible.usccb.org/bible/psalms/6"><u>Psalm 6:7</u></a> - (“all night long I drench my bed with tears”) </p></li><li><p><a href="https://bible.usccb.org/bible/psalms/13"><u>Psalm 13</u></a></p></li></ul><p><br></p><p><strong>Devotions</strong></p><ul><li><p><a href="https://carmelitesistersocd.com/devotion-to-our-lady-of-sorrows/"><u>Our Lady of Sorrows</u></a></p></li></ul><p><br></p><p><strong>Links</stron