#199: She Lost Her Daughter on Her Husband's Birthday — Then God Gave Her This | Shanna Brown
About this episode
Shanna Brown shares her journey of faith and healing after the loss of her daughter, exploring grief, purpose, and spiritual wisdom.
Have you ever wondered how someone keeps their faith after losing a child? ↳ Connect with the host, Tara LaFon Gooch on all platforms Shanna Brown, MS, MHC, ACC, is a licensed mental health counselor, certified grief specialist, and accredited coach — and the founder of Grief Wise, a faith-centered platform helping people heal after death, divorce, trauma, and silent suffering. In this episode, Shanna shares the deeply personal story behind her mission: the 2017 loss of her daughter Brooke, who passed away from complications related to May-Turner Syndrome and lupus — on her husband's birthday. Shanna opens up about the isolation that followed, the spiritual wrestling that came with it, and the moment she decided to take her pain and turn it into purpose. We talk about grief as a "figure eight" rather than a finish line, the Japanese practice of Kintsugi as a metaphor for healing, and why unforgiveness can function as spiritual warfare. Shanna also shares the unlikely birth of her podcast, Grief Wise, and what it means to seek God's wisdom rather than the world's self-help answers when you're in the depths of loss. If you've ever asked "why" in the middle of suffering, or wondered…
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