282. Grief Exhaustion: Permission to Rest When You Have Nothing Left
The Grief Mentor | Life After Child Loss, Hope and Healing For Grieving Moms, Bereavement, Christian Grief SupportShow Notes
You are tired in a way that sleep doesn't fix. And somewhere in the back of your mind you already know that — but you keep going anyway. Because stopping feels wrong. Because everyone around you still needs something. And summer is coming and you can already feel the weight of what it used to look like pressing up against what it looks like now. This episode is for the mom who has been holding everyone else together and has forgotten that she is allowed to be held too. The mom who thinks that pushing harder is the answer. The mom who is existing instead of living and doesn't even realize it anymore. Today Teresa gives you something she wishes someone had given her much earlier in her own grief journey — permission to rest. And more than that — she shows you exactly what that looks like right now, in this season, in this life that looks nothing like it used to. In this episode you'll discover... Why the habits you created just to survive grief may no longer be serving you — and what to do about it
The two areas Teresa wants you to focus on right now that will significantly affect your grief journey years from now
What rest actually looks like when you are a grieving mom — and why it is not selfish, not lazy, and not optional
What God's Word says about your permission to stop, breathe, and be led beside peaceful streams
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