
303. Why Is Year Two Harder? Surviving Child Loss Grief
The Grief Mentor | Life After Child Loss, Hope and Healing For Grieving Moms, Bereavement, Christian Grief SupportShow Notes
Why Is Year Two Harder? Surviving Child Loss Grief Everyone told you the first year would be the hardest. So why does the second year hurt the way it does? You made it through all the firsts. You survived the days you don't fully remember. And somehow, right when the world decided you should be doing better, the ache is still here — and some days it's heavier than it was. There are reasons the second year lands the way it does, and in this episode Teresa walks through them gently, one at a time — what's really happening in your heart and in your body, and why none of it means you're grieving wrong. In this episode, you'll discover… 👉 What's actually happening when the second year hits harder than the first — and why it isn't your grief getting worse 👉 The way your body starts asking for something different in year two — and what it's really telling you 👉 The guilt that whispers when you laugh again — and the truth that frees a grieving mother from choosing between remembering and living 👉 What every grieving mother prays for — I want this pain to go away — and what to ask for instead that opens the door to hope God is not asking you to be stronger than you are — He is inviting you to come to Him exactly as you are today, overwhelmed heart and all. He is the towering rock of safety. Psalms 61:2 Calming the Chaos is where this work happens. It's a self-paced, faith-based grief course that helps you get underneath what you suppressed in that first year and finally process it — then walks you through the shift in how you see yourself after child loss, and the work of learning to live again, alongside your grief. Right now you can join for 50% off through this link — (for a limited time) 👉 Join Calming the Chaos The Grief Mentor Podcast Teresa Davis Your Grief Mentor
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