Walking in Joy After Tragedy: Carrie Eaton on Child Loss, Near-Death Experiences & Faith

About this episode

Carrie Eaton shares her journey of finding joy after the loss of her child, discussing grief, faith, and healing.

What does it look like to find joy after losing a child? In this deeply moving episode of the Teaching Journeys Podcast, host Dave Roberts sits down with author Carrie Eaton, who lost her 3-year-old daughter Chelsea in 1995 — and lived to tell a story of miraculous healing and unshakable faith. Carrie shares how she navigated decades of grief, survived two near-death experiences, caught a glimpse of heaven, and ultimately found peace through her relationship with God. She also opens up about releasing 27 years of self-blame and co-writing her book Walking in the Fullness of Joy After Tragedy — which she says God gave her word by word in under 30 days. A conversation about grief, faith, healing, and the hope that joy is always waiting on the other side. Carrie's Bio and Contact Information Carrie Eaton currently resides in Elgin Texas and cares for her 92 year-old mother who has dementia and has for the past three years. God And I have written two books: Walking in the Fullness of Joy .Faith without Borders is our second book that will be out later this year. Carrie wants to give people hope that even through tragedy joy is on the other side of it. Email: chvycwgrl4@gmail.com…

People in this episode

Host: Dave Roberts

Guest: Carrie Eaton

Topics covered

• grief
• faith
• healing
• child loss
• joy
• near-death experiences

Keywords

• child loss
• grief
• faith
• healing
• near-death experiences
• joy
• Carrie Eaton

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: God

Books & works: Walking in the Fullness of Joy After Tragedy, Faith without Borders

Places: Elgin Texas

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