This is our fourth and final week in our "best of" mini-series: 4 weeks of bringing you some of the best of all the conversations we've had on The Bitter & the Sweet!

I have loved these sampler-style episodes, and I hope you have, too!

We are wrapping up this mini-series and the month of January with a show that takes us back to our roots as a show: telling the truth about grief, joy, and the grace that covers it all.

Join some of my favorite guests (and yours!) as we talk about:

• balancing moving forward with making space for our grief
• the times when it feels like you're going in circles with God (this is one of my personal favorite parts of the convo!)
• connecting with God and finding the Light when life gets dark
• grieving as a parent
• what to say and do (and what NOT to say and do!) when a loved one has lost a child
• advice for the early days of navigating deep grief
• grieving with hope
• building our trust in God and His character when we've been disappointed

LINKS

How Grief Invites Us to Build Something New with Dawn Mann Sanders- Episode 11

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Get your copy of Dawn's book, When Your World Ends: God's Creative Process for Rebuilding a Life

Isaiah's Story and Loving Your Friend Through Infant Loss with Hannah J Clements - Episode 9

Connect with Hannah's counseling practice, Oak and Sparrow Counseling

Connect with Carried Ministries on Instagram

Hannah's other episodes of our show: In Our Losses, We are Carried (Episode 56) and How to Grieve in a Healthy Way (Episode 57)

How to Trust God in Hearthbreak with Claudia Campbell- Episode 32

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Get your copy of Claudia's book, These Stones Remain: 60 Reflections on Finding Hope When Darkness Lingers

Connect with Kayla on Instagram

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We are in week three of our "best of" mini-series: 4 weeks of bringing you some of the best of all the conversations we've had on The Bitter & the Sweet!

Today's episode is all about caring for your mental and spiritual health.

Join some of my favorite guests (and yours!) as we talk about:

• building resilience in ourselves and our children
• addressing shame
• bridging the gap between our mental and spiritual health
• misconceptions about healing
• the role of forgiveness in healing from grief, loss, or trauma
• the danger of isolation
• the freedom Jesus offers us
• counseling as a tool to help us walk in that freedom

LINKS

The Impact of Trauma with Dr. Lindsay McVety, Part 1- Episode 39

Bridging the Gap Between Our Mental and Spiritual Health with Dr. Lindsay McVety, Part 2- Episode 40

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Reclaiming Your Life After Grief, Loss, or Trauma with Kimberly Haar- Episode 38

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Get your copy of Kim's book, Healing From Life's Deepest Hurts: Reclaiming Your Life After Grief, Loss or Trauma

Considering going to counseling? Listen to this with Kayla- Episode 59

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We are in week two of our "best of" mini-series: 4 weeks of bringing you some of the best of all the conversations we've had on The Bitter & the Sweet! Today's episode is all about friendship and community.

Join some of my favorite guests (and yours!) as we talk about:

• why women need each other
• loving a friend through a health crisis
• rejecting the temptation of self-sufficiency
• being a gracious receiver
• making friends as an adult
• good communication and conflict resolution in community
• the heartbreak of friendship breakups
• finding joy in friendship, even after we've been hurt

LINKS

How God Loves Us Through His People with Vivian Mabuni- Episode 55

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Connect with Vivian via her website

Get your copy of Vivian's book, Warrior in Pink

Get your copy of Vivian's second book, Open Hands, Willing Heart

The Family You Choose with Sam Williams- Episode 7

How to Make (and Keep!) Friends as an Adult with Kristen Strong- Episode 44

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Connect with Kristen on Substack

Get your copy of Kristen's latest book, Desparate Woman Seeks Friends

Connect with Kayla on Instagram

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