Susan, your host, welcomes  Kate J. Meyer to today's episode. Kate is an author, a public speaker, a professional counselor, and an ordained minister. Kate is the author of The Red Couch, a novel just out in the summer of 2021 about missed expectations and seeing how the past doesn't define but informs you. Kate's book: Faith Doesn't Erase Grief is a get-help-now manual on loss and grief at the intersections of faith and psychology, helping spiritual readers see loss more clearly. A fan of NaNoRiMo writing goals, she lives in western Michigan with her husband and two chocolate labs, Rocky and Duke.   Key Takeaways: Kate shares her grief story We never know when we are going to need to know about grief and how to navigate it. People need permission to grieve in their own particular way. Kate and Susan talk about how society imposes ridiculous time periods for grieving. Our grief experiments with different changes as life go on. Susan shares her experience this fall, being the first one alone after her husband died and now that her daughter went to college. In most situations in life avoiding pain is ok, but not with grief. While grieving, we have to walk through our pain to be able to release it. Susan confesses she was angry at God. We are allowed to question and express our anger. God created our emotions, He won't be surprised by them. Things just are - we assign value to them. Grief is a whole being experience. Kate shares her inspiration and hopes in her book: Faith Doesn't Erase Grief. Faith and grief can coexist; you can be angry at God and still keep your faith. Doubt is an essential part of faith. Kate shares her advice for those who feel they have lost their faith: Hope is a cushion, it doesn't fix the problem, but it helps in sustaining and supporting us.   Resources Tendrilsofgrief.com Email Susan: [email protected]   Meet Kate J. Meyer Find more about Kate on Instagram and Facebook  Visit katejmeyer.com Faith Doesn't Erase Grief: Embracing the Experience and Finding Hope, Kate J. Meyer

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