Olivia Myles was a young mother with two little boys when the unimaginable happened in 2007. Her little 2 year old son, Josiah, drown. Olivia had to continue being a wife as well as a Mom to her 3-year-old son.
It can be very enticing to stay stuck in our stories and feel sorry for ourselves, pulling others into our stories with us. But Olivia finally had enough of that, and once she did, her real healing began. Olivia is a beautiful woman with a powerful story of love, heartache, healing, and finding purpose in all of it.
- The things Olivia and her husband questioned after Josiah’s passing
- What she said to herself one night that shifted things
- The critical decision she and her husband made
- How she learned to make decisions after Josiah died
- What happened when Olivia “ate her grief”
- What’s on the other side of our emotions - and how to get there
- Where the breakthroughs we all want come from
- How being open to possibilities shifted things for Olivia
- What she said after asking “Why me?” that was pivotal
- The thing she chose over struggle
- What you have to do to find what you have to give to the world, even after a heartbreaking loss
- What we need to do when we cry
- The lie we sometimes tell ourselves
- How Olivia found her faith after Josiah left this life
- What happens when we don’t know how to grieve a loss
- The importance of being able to ask for and receive help when you need it
- The thing people want to do to help others’
- How to avoid feeling like a burden when you’re going through hurt
- How the feminist movement has harmed women in times of loss and grief
- What it took for Olivia to finally ask for help
- What grief is, and what it is not
- What you need to move through grief
- Why we cannot get resentful if we don’t get what we need
- What you need to do if you’re in a relationship when going through loss and grief
- Why it’s difficult to meet someone else’s needs when you’re hurting
- The two qualities/values required when navigating grief
- The importance of recognizing that you aren’t the same person after loss
- How you must grief and heal as a couple after loss
You can learn more about Olivia on her website or on Instagram
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