283. Why Do I Feel So Lonely? Child Loss Grief, Isolation, and Finding Your Way Back
About this episode
This episode explores the unique loneliness experienced after child loss and offers insights on finding hope and support.
There is a kind of loneliness after child loss that no one warned you about. It is not the absence of people. It is the presence of everyone — and still feeling completely alone. Because the one person you want in the room is not there. And that absence has a weight to it that settles into your body, follows you everywhere, and whispers something in the dark that is hard to unhear. This episode is for the mom who has been white-knuckling her way through her days feeling like nobody really sees what this is costing her. In this episode, you'll discover: Why grief loneliness is different from any other kind of loneliness — and why it makes complete sense that you feel it even in a room full of people who love you What the story of Elijah in 1 Kings 19 reveals about what God actually does when we hit our breaking point — and why it matters for where you are right now The honest question behind Matthew 7:9-11 that many grieving moms have asked in the quiet of their hearts — and what Jesus' answer really means What begins to shift when you learn to lean into the still small voice — and why His presence is not a feeling but a lifeline You do not have to figure out the forever. You do…
People in this episode
Host: Teresa Davis
Topics covered
- child loss grief
- loneliness
- finding hope
- Christian support
- grieving process
Keywords
- grief
- loneliness
- child loss
- Christianity
- support group
Mentioned in this episode
Books & works: 1 Kings 19, Matthew 7:9-11
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