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Grieving Parents Sharing HopeGrieving Parents Sharing Hope306: When Life Stands Still After the Death of Your ChildIn this raw and heartfelt episode, Laura Diehl shares what it's like when the death of your child causes your life to come to a complete standstill while the rest of the world just keeps going. She opens up about deeply personal moments from her own grief journey, including the recent reminder of that paralyzing feeling when her father-in-law suddenly passed away and caregiving responsibilities took over her life once again. Laura gently reminds grieving parents that even though life may feel stuck right now, healing is possible. She shares hope through Scripture, personal experience, and the...2025-07-2212 minGrieving Parents Sharing HopeGrieving Parents Sharing Hope301: Is God Punishing Me?In this compassionate episode of Grieving Parents Sharing Hope, Laura Diehl speaks directly to grieving parents who are silently battling guilt after the loss of their child especially when they wonder, Was this my fault? or even, Is God punishing me? Drawing from personal emails, Scripture, and real-life stories, Laura offers insight into: Why suffering is not a sign of God’s punishment How guilt can wrongly silence your right to grieve A powerful reminder that Jesus has already taken all our guilt and shame Practical ways to begin releasing guilt and wa...2025-06-1718 minThe DSO Hygienist with Christine DiehlThe DSO Hygienist with Christine DiehlWords That Work: Boosting Periodontal Case Acceptance Through Powerful Patient CommunicationWords That Work: Boosting Periodontal Case Acceptance Through Powerful Patient CommunicationDanielle Avila, BSDH, RDH, and Laura Bettencourt, BSDH, RDH, bring over 30- years of clinical experience in the New England area to their roles as co-founders of L’Diamante Dental Coaching (LD Coaching). With a passion for fostering meaningful human connections, building strong relationships, and empowering individuals to advance in their careers, Danielle and Laura are dedicated to helping their clients gain the confidence and clarity they need to succeed. Both are avid learners, committed to continuous education, mentorship, and...2025-05-0623 minGrieving Parents Sharing HopeGrieving Parents Sharing Hope292: Helping You Navigate Through the Darkness of Child LossToday's episode is being sponsored by recent followers of GPS Hope, in honor of Becca's birthday (Laura and Dave's daughter who passed). Laura was asked to share some stories about Becca as part of the sponsorship, so she asked Dave to join her for this. As listeners of the Grieving Parents Sharing Hope podcast, you may not know a whole lot about GPS Hope, which is the ministry behind the podcast. We are here to help you navigate through the suffocating darkness of child loss, and wanted to share with you the God-story of how it all...2025-04-1526 minHope After Child and Sibling Loss/the empty chair endeavorHope After Child and Sibling Loss/the empty chair endeavorRediscovering Hope After Traumatic Loss with Dave and Laura Diehl, Rebecca’s parentsWhen parents are suddenly stricken by unspeakable trauma, what can they do, to whom can they turn, and how do they continue living with a shattered heart?For Dave and Laura Diehl, their grief journey began on October 12, 2011 when their 29 year old daughter, Rebecca, lost a battle with life long medical challenges that began at the age of three(3). Learn how Laura and Dave dealt with the pain and navigated questions that challenged their faith while trying to support each other as well as the grief their other children were experiencing.Finding themselves in the place...2024-12-2454 minNEU geordnetNEU geordnet#41 - Die Kunst, hilfreiches Feedback zu geben mit Laura HeggenUnser Host: Andreas Diehl Nur selten hörst Du es gerne und gutes zu geben ist so schwierig. Deswegen sprechen wir heute mit Laura Heggen von Loopline über die Kunst, hilfreiches Feedback zu geben. Shownotes2024-12-0943 minGrieving Parents Sharing HopeGrieving Parents Sharing Hope278: Is There a Difference Between Thankful and Grateful?This was an unplanned episode, but Laura wanted to share some things before the week was over. With this being the week of Thanksgiving (here in the US) Laura started wondering if there is a difference between being thankful and being grateful. After listening to what she has to share, Laura would love to hear your thoughts. You can write them in the comment section under the podcast audio bar here, which is directly on the GPS Hope website. Links Mentioned in this episode: “Black Friday” special: Click here to sponsor an episode in m...2024-11-2719 minWorkday PlaydateWorkday Playdate245: How Does Toxic Leadership Stifle Freedom in the Workplace? Dr. Laura Hambley Lovett Spills the TeaToxic leadership comes in all shapes and sizes, but there are common threads to look out for that can either help you exit and heal or empower your organization as a whole to make change. Dr. Laura Hambley Lovett is a work & career psychologist, keynote speaker, author, and podcast host. She’s currently researching toxic bosses in the workplace and what this entails for psychological health. Erin and Dr. Laura discuss: Some of the telltale signs of toxic bosses in an organization “Hot spots” in toxic workplaces and how to take them seriously The healin...2024-07-0341 minWhere Work Meets Life™ with Dr. LauraWhere Work Meets Life™ with Dr. LauraRadical Empathy: How Stressed Out Leaders Can Energize Themselves and Their TeamDr. Laura welcomes special guest Erin Diehl to the show to talk about radical empathy and Erin’s new book “I See You!: A Leader’s Guide to Energizing Your Team Through Radical Empathy”. Erin Diehl is a Business Improv Edutainer, author, and keynote speaker who hosts the improve it! podcast. Dr. Laura and Erin talk about Erin’s recent journey of self-exploration and why she was called to write her book after emerging from an oppressive hustle mentality.Erin understands how people get to a place of being overloaded, stressed, burnt out, and feeling like they don’t matt...2024-06-1839 minGrieving Parents Sharing HopeGrieving Parents Sharing Hope262: Waiting to Be with My Child AgainIn today's episode, Laura shares how she begged God to end her life after the death of her daughter. Eventually Laura decided that she did not want to live out the rest of her life as the shell of a person just waiting to die. As Laura shares her progression of going from wanting to die, to now living a life of meaning and purpose again, she does it in a way that brings hope to other pareavors, as we all wait to be with our child again. Thank you to Craig and Michelle Enanoria...2024-05-2937 minGrieving Parents Sharing HopeGrieving Parents Sharing Hope260: I Can’t See Anything Even Remotely GoodAfter our child leaves this earth, most of us want to take Romans 8:28 out of our Bibles, especially when people throw that verse at us in a way that is supposed to make it all better. ( Remember, God promises to work everything out for good ) Laura has been in that place of suffocating darkness, and begged God to take her from this earth when her daughter, Becca, died. In today’s episode, you will hear what Laura has to share about this topic, after years of tears behind her.   Links Mentioned in this epi...2024-05-1425 minWhere Work Meets Life™ with Dr. LauraWhere Work Meets Life™ with Dr. LauraToxic Bosses: The Damage They Do and When to LeaveDr. Laura explains more about toxic bosses and what they do in this episode. Toxic bosses can be at any level in an organization, from a supervisor up to the CEO, and they impact people negatively through harmful behavioural patterns. How do they impart the damage they do? And how can you identify not only their toxic behaviour but when it’s time to get out? Dr. Laura draws on her own experiences and her professional expertise to offer guidance.Toxic bosses can do damage in a myriad of ways, including abusive supervision, extreme narcissism, gaslighting, and er...2024-05-0719 minGrieving Parents Sharing HopeGrieving Parents Sharing Hope259: Our Promised MiracleIf you know Laura, you know that she feels things deeply and tears come easily to her. Somehow, she manages to hold those tears back when recording the podcast episodes but not this time. A miracle is something only God can do, which is what we wanted (and even expected) for our children, either in a healing or in protection. When that doesn't happen, our disappointment and even anger with God can make us feel like He betrayed us. Listen in today to what Laura shares deeply from her heart about God and his miracles...2024-05-0727 minGrieving Parents Sharing HopeGrieving Parents Sharing Hope255: Where Did My Friends Go? (with June K. Collins)Today's topic is one Laura gets asked about in emails, which is addressing the issue of losing friends we thought would be there for us in our time of grief. Laura and her guest, June Collins, talk about this from June’s experience of losing her 2-year-old son 12 years ago. Their conversation has a lot of nuggets that go beyond what or who we may lose, but also what and who we can gain. Note: Today's podcast episode is sponsored by Dave and Laura Diehl, in honor of their daughter, Becca. June K. Co...2024-04-0946 minGrieving Parents Sharing HopeGrieving Parents Sharing Hope251: Can Life Ever be Good Again?When we lose a child from this earth, we want to be done here and go be with them. Even if our head knows we have reasons to stay, our heart struggles to accept it. The pain and darkness can be all-consuming, and we cannot believe life will ever be worth living without our child. Podcast host, Laura Diehl, knows what that is like. In this episode, she will share some specific ways to help other parents, who find themselves on this same unwanted journey of child loss, change their perspective that life will never be good...2024-03-1257 minGrieving Parents Sharing HopeGrieving Parents Sharing Hope249: It All Started When She Was Only Three…There are a lot of listeners who know Laura's daughter, Becca, died from heart issues. There are fewer listeners who know the cause of the heart issues, and not very many who know the full story, because Laura doesn't share it very often. In this episode, Laura shares from her heart what happened, and the 26 year journey it put them on, wrapping it up with why she can still say God is good and He is faithful. Note: Thank you to Bubba and Renee Berry for sponsoring todays episode in memory of their son, Ian.2024-02-2746 minWorkday PlaydateWorkday Playdate226: Want to Know My Author Story? Here’s How I Was Guided to Write My BookIn today’s episode, Erin tells you about the three P’s (pivoting, people-pleasing, and pain) that she experienced as the pandemic began in 2020, and how the tools and strategies she developed in her healing cocoon led her to the message she received to write her first book. Erin explains how you can look to every external source you want to, but that the real healing begins with you. If you’re up for a story time and some healing inspiration – this is the episode for you.   Show Links: Purchase the I See...2024-02-2128 minWorkday PlaydateWorkday Playdate225: Want to Write a Book? Success Secrets from My Publisher & Editor Tess NewtonTess Newton is an Editorial Lead at Greenleaf Book Group, where she uses her love of words to transform manuscripts from a wide variety of genres—business, self-help, memoir, fiction, health—into polished, professional books. In today’s episode, Tess joins Erin to talk about the publishing process for Erin’s book that’s launching on February 20th (!), what an editor’s role is vs. what it is not, and the differences between traditional publishing, self-publishing, and hybrid publishing. Tess describes what you actually need to send to publishers to write a book (hint: it’s not an entir...2024-02-1441 minWorkday PlaydateWorkday Playdate224: How Do You Get Struck with Your Own Passion? John Miles Tells AllJohn Miles is the Founder & CEO of Passion Struck, Podcast Host, Keynote Speaker, Author, and Navy Veteran. In today’s episode, John joins Erin to talk about the differences between your actual self, ought self, and ideal self; why he felt numb when he was at the height of his career; and what it means to pursue your passion versus a profession. John shares about his near-death experience, how it shifted his life perspective forever, and how you can start playing big by picking one small element of your life and doubling down on it....2024-02-0751 minWorkday PlaydateWorkday Playdate223: How Do You Stand in Your Power to Draw Others In? Protect Your Vibes with Rita BuckRita Buck is a certified sound bath instructor and brand ambassador for Erin Diehl. In today’s episode, improve it!’s Marketing Manager, Nicole Entzeroth, talks with Rita about how the only two things you can control are your attitude and your effort, the guilt we carry to “brighten each other up,” and why you should be asking for help as a leader. Rita gives you a physical exercise you can do to literally stand in your power and a morning routine to protect your energy all day long. If you’re looking for new wa...2024-01-3143 minWorkday PlaydateWorkday Playdate222: Are You Ready to Stop Playing Small? Discover these Game-Changing Strategies to Elevate Your Leadership PresenceYou know what limiting beliefs, not going after your dreams, and the fear of failure have in common? Playing small. Then maybe talking yourself out of it for a bit. And then playing small again. In today’s episode, Erin walks you two activities from one of her dear friends that will help you set the tone for the year, get specific about what it is you want, and literally burn away old habits. If you're looking for an extra umph into achieving your goals this year, this is the episode for you....2024-01-2425 minTESOL PopTESOL PopTeaching Teens Beyond Traditional Test Scores with Gregory DiehlAuthor Gregory Diehl examines the challenges of teaching English for practical purposes versus test results. Gregory reflects on his experience and suggests how to engage and support teenage students in using English for authentic communication. In this episode, Gregory talks about: ✅ Realigning Teaching Goals: Gregory emphasizes connecting language learning to students' interests, not just test scores, for practical communication.✅ Engaging Students: He advises making English relevant to students' lives to combat disinterest in language studies due to test-centric teaching. ✅ Navigating Word Usage: Discussion focuses on understanding emotional nuances in words, not just l...2023-12-1914 minWorkday PlaydateWorkday Playdate215: Why Does Your Feminine Energy Need Healing? with Laura HerdeShowing up from a place of overflow versus showing up from a place of depletion...we’ve all experienced both. When it comes to leadership and personal development, how do we flow instead of force? In today’s episode, Erin and Mindset & Leadership Mentor Laura Herde talk about what it means to find the sweet spot in the dance between your masculine and feminine energies, and how this leads to simultaneous alignment and fulfillment. If you're looking for a perspective shift in how you show up—this is the episode for you. ICYMI – Your Pos...2023-12-0649 minGrieving Parents Sharing HopeGrieving Parents Sharing Hope240: Waiting with HopeThe Christmas season can be brutal for those of us who have lost a child, especially the first few years. One year, when Laura was struggling deeply connecting to the reason for the season she found herself crying out to God to show Himself as Emmanuel, God with us. She felt led to dig out the family advent wreath and found herself writing out something every day for the four weeks of advent. In this podcast episode, Laura shares the first reading from that first day. Links Mentioned in this episode: See the...2023-12-0515 minGrieving Parents Sharing HopeGrieving Parents Sharing Hope234: Why Do We Hold Onto Our Guilt When Our Child Dies?Last week (episode 233) Laura talked about struggling with guilt after child loss. If you did not hear it, you may want to listen to that one first. In this episode, Laura continues addressing the topic of guilt; specifically about some of the reasons we may have a hard time releasing ourselves from the guilt we carry after the death of our child. Links Mentioned in this episode: Click here to get Laura’s Weekly Word of Hope. Help Laura and Dave continue providing podcasts and other resources by giving a special gift to GP...2023-10-2430 minGrieving Parents Sharing HopeGrieving Parents Sharing Hope213: The Gift of the Holy Spirit Within Child LossLast Sunday, May 28 was Pentecost Sunday. This is when the Holy Spirit fell on those in the upper room with power and anointing, fifty days after Jesus' resurrection. As believers in Christ, we are familiar with who Jesus is and what He did for us. We hear a lot about who God is as well. But how much do we know about the third part of the Trinity, the Holy Spirit, who lives in us when we receive the gift of salvation? Why do we need the Holy Spirit, and how can He help us...2023-05-3027 minGrieving Parents Sharing HopeGrieving Parents Sharing Hope206: Their Birthday is So Hard!Forever 29. Every parent who has lost a child from this earth knows exactly what that means. Since this is the birthday week of Laura's daughter, Becca, she decided to talk about how difficult their birthdays can be, especially when those around us think we should be moving on and don't understand why this day is still so important to us. Laura shares some encouragement in this area as well, along with various ideas on how to celebrate our child's birthday, even while deeply missing them. You will also get to hear Laura sing...2023-04-1125 minGrieving Parents Sharing HopeGrieving Parents Sharing Hope196: A Declaration of Hope After Child Loss (with Linda Dillow)This is a continuation of Laura's talk with Linda Dillow. If you did not hear Episode 195: Trusting God When It Doesn't Make Sense, we strongly urge you to listen to that one first, as it will share Linda's unusual story and it is a springboard to what you will hear from Laura and Linda in this episode. Last week led up to how and why Linda came up with her Declaration of Hope. Today we will hear Linda read that declaration to us. She will also share how God is using it, not just in her own...2023-01-3138 minGrieving Parents Sharing HopeGrieving Parents Sharing Hope188: Five Gifts to Give Yourself while Grieving During the HolidaysWith the Christmas season in full swing, it can make missing our child brutal. Finding the right gift to give others may not be on your radar right now, much less giving any gifts to yourself. However, those who have been on this journey for a while know how important it is find helpful ways to get through this painful time of year. In this episode, Laura helps us to be okay with giving gifts to ourselves, with a few suggestions on how to possibly make this time of year a tiny bit more bearable.  2022-12-0622 minGrieving Parents Sharing HopeGrieving Parents Sharing Hope185: Our Struggles with Thanksgiving and Child LossAll the holidays are a struggle, but Thanksgiving is unique in that the entire purpose is to be thankful and grateful for the ways God has blessed us. If you are in those first two to three years of child loss, you may not feel even remotely blessed, believing it is impossible to have anything to be thankful for. This episode is not to pump you up, trying to help you find things to be thankful for. Instead, author Laura Diehl, talks about how real and valid the struggle is by reading an email she received from...2022-11-1521 minInspirational Journeys: Stories that MatterInspirational Journeys: Stories that MatterRebuilding Your Life with Hope and Healing after the Death of Your Child with Laura DiehlMy special guest has a message of hope for parents who are grieving the loss of a child. Grab a note taking method and come hang out with us as she shares her journey and a few tips to get you started as a writer, a podcast host or for finding hope after losing your child. After the death of their oldest daughter, Laura Diehl, along with her husband, Dave, founded Grieving Parents Sharing Hope (GPS Hope) and travel full time in their Hope Mobile (a 38-foot motor home) providing support and resources to grieving parents on their difficult journey...2022-11-0435 minGrieving Parents Sharing HopeGrieving Parents Sharing Hope182: God Does Not Say He Will Give Us Joy for our GriefLaura is taking a few episodes to dig into Isaiah 61:3 from the view of child loss. This week she is excited to share how the Holy Spirit shed new light on God giving us the oil of joy in the place of our deep grief. If you are a bereaved parent who struggles with the thought of having joy in your life again, be sure to listen. To comment or join in the conversation, click here. Links Mentioned in this episode: Click here if you would like to know...2022-10-2534 minGrieving Parents Sharing HopeGrieving Parents Sharing Hope181: Healing Under God’s Sovereignty (with Carol Keefer and Pat Wentworth)In today's episode, Laura is joined by two ladies who have together, as a team, faithfully served those who have lost a child for twelve years. Carol Keefer and Pat Wentworth have been connected with GPS Hope from the beginning, inviting Laura to speak to their support group in Florida when Laura's book When Tragedy Strikes first came out, which was even before GPS Hope became a full-time ministry with Laura and her husband, Dave, traveling in the Hope Mobile. Carol and Pat have learned how to go from that place of mourning to a...2022-10-1842 minGrieving Parents Sharing HopeGrieving Parents Sharing Hope180: Can We Ever Have Beauty in our Lives Again after Child Loss? (with Lin Findlay)This episode is the first of three, which will discuss the familiar verse of Isaiah 61:3 that says God will give beauty for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning and a garment of praise for a spirit of heaviness. Laura begins this mini-series by bringing back Lin Findlay, to join her by talking specifically about beauty for ashes. Lin has been on this journey of  child loss for over thirty years, which gives her a lot of personal experience on this topic. Lin Findlay has worked with grieving families for over 30 years. After losing her d...2022-10-1148 minGrieving Parents Sharing HopeGrieving Parents Sharing Hope179: Health and Self-Care After Child LossWhen our child dies, we don't want to be here so we just don't care what happens to us. Our health suffers dramatically because of that, plus our bodies are out of whack for a long time. After child loss, many of us turn to comfort foods in a big way, and we don't feel like being active, which causes our weight to become out of control. When we get a few years down the road, at some point we realize how badly our unhealthy habits have affected us, and we know we need to get it...2022-10-0423 minGrieving Parents Sharing HopeGrieving Parents Sharing Hope175: The Grandparents (Our Parents) in Child LossSince September 11 is National Grandparents Day, Laura decided to do an episode about our parents, who are obviously the grandparents of our children who have died. The relationship between grandparents and grandchildren is very unique and special. With the death of a precious grandchild, the grandparents get hit with a double whammy. They've lost a big piece of their heart that will never be filled, and they also have the added agony of watching their own child be plunged into an abyss of darkness. This is a bit of a longer episode, as Laura talks...2022-09-0632 minGrieving Parents Sharing HopeGrieving Parents Sharing Hope174: Our Dreams About Our Children after Child Loss (with Dr. Joshua Black)Dreaming about our children after they die is a topic that comes up quite often in emails and conversations. This week, Laura talks to Dr. Joshua Black, who is a leading academic expert in grief dreams. Laura asked him all kinds of questions, which made for a fascinating discussion. Listen in, and hopefully some of your questions will be answered as well. Joshua Black, PhD, is a grief researcher, speaker, consultant, and host of the Grief Dreams Podcast. His work focuses on dreams and continuing bonds after loss, including prenatal and pet loss. As...2022-08-3047 minGrieving Parents Sharing HopeGrieving Parents Sharing Hope172: Was My Child’s Death My Fault?Some of us have been taught by the church that we can have whatever we ask, if we believe and have enough faith. Does that mean the death of our child was our fault, for not having enough faith to keep it from happening? Did we not pray enough, or read our Bible enough? How much is enough ? Laura has been on this journey of what it means to have faith since 1985, when her three-year-old daughter was diagnosed with bone cancer and had to have her left leg amputated along with going through nine months of chemotherapy...2022-08-1632 minGrieving Parents Sharing HopeGrieving Parents Sharing Hope170: Finding God in the DarknessWhen our child dies, it can take us to a very dark place, even if you have had a life-long close relationship with God through the indwelling Holy Spirit. In our place of deep grief, we become a target for the enemy, making it even more difficult to find God through the suffocating darkness. How do we keep going when God seems so far away when we need Him the most? In the last episode Laura talked about when God seems silent. This episode she talks about finding God in that place of darkness.   2022-08-0225 minGrieving Parents Sharing HopeGrieving Parents Sharing Hope169. Why Does God Seem Silent?Often when our child dies, we search for God in our darkness and pain, but we feel like He either isn't listening or doesn't seem to care. Why is that? Laura talks about some of the possibilities in today's episode.   Links Mentioned in this episode: Find out more about Laura’s books: When Tragedy Strikes. My Grief Journey My Grief Journey for Kids Go to the GPS Hope store to order the Pareavor Pack for only $15 through the month of July. Joi...2022-07-2621 minGrieving Parents Sharing HopeGrieving Parents Sharing Hope168: Where Is God in My Grief?When our child dies, many of us believe God failed us by walking out on us. We struggle in our relationship with Him. We question ourselves with things like, Is God really who I thought He was? In today's episode, Laura does her best to answer one of those questions, Where is God in my pain and darkness as I grieve the death of my child?   Links Mentioned in this episode: Click here to have Laura send you the list of scriptures she read. (This will also sign you up to r...2022-07-1925 minGrieving Parents Sharing HopeGrieving Parents Sharing Hope167: Finding a Place of Rest in God After Child LossLast week Laura started reading a chapter about learning how to rest in God during the deep grief of the early years of child loss from her book When Tragedy Strikes: Rebuilding Your Life with Hope and Healing After the Death Of Your Child. In today's episode she finishes out the chapter and then goes back to share some extra thoughts and insights she has received on this topic since the book came out six years ago.   Links Mentioned in this episode: Find out more about Laura’s books: Whe...2022-07-1238 minGrieving Parents Sharing HopeGrieving Parents Sharing Hope166: Resting in God Within the Struggle of Deep GriefResting in God's love for us can be a huge struggle when we know He could have stopped the death of our child. How do we stop struggling and start resting in the very love we are questioning? Laura addresses this as she reads from a chapter in her book When Tragedy Strikes: Rebuilding Your Life with Hope and Healing after the Death of Your Child.   Links Mentioned in this episode: I want to know more about joining Laura and Dave on The Grief Cruise. Find out mo...2022-07-0530 minGrieving Parents Sharing HopeGrieving Parents Sharing Hope165: Pets After Child LossToday might seem like an unusual topic, but it seems to come up enough that Laura decided to do an episode on pets after child loss. Many of our children who are no longer here had a pet when they died, and quite often it becomes the pet of the parents. When that happens, that animal is more than just a pet, as it gives us a comforting feeling of still being somewhat attached to our child. There are other pareavors who decide that getting a dog or a cat feels needed in our lives...2022-06-2821 minGrieving Parents Sharing HopeGrieving Parents Sharing Hope164: A Father's View of Child Loss – Part 2 (with Steve Martindale and Dave Diehl)Today's episode is a continuation from last week with two dad pareavors, Dave Diehl and Steve Martindale. Today's discussion includes Dave and Steve sharing what they wish they had done differently in the early months of their grief. They also answered Laura's question if the death of their daughters changed their theology or what they believed about God. Steve closes by praying a precious prayer over all the listeners.   Dave Diehl is retired from a career of over thirty years in IT. He is the cofounder of GPS Hope, and is m...2022-06-2128 minGrieving Parents Sharing HopeGrieving Parents Sharing Hope163: A Father's View of Child Loss (with Steve Martindale and Dave Diehl)Most of you do not need to be reminded that Father's Day is this coming weekend. For many dads, it is the hardest day of the year with the pain of missing their child. Today and next week, we are going to hear from Laura's husband, Dave, and their friend, Steve Martindale, who also lost a daughter. These two men not only share encouragement for the dads, but for the wives/moms. May Father's Day not only be a day of pain, but a reflection of the joy and blessing of being a dad to...2022-06-1429 minGrieving Parents Sharing HopeGrieving Parents Sharing Hope162: The Five Seasons of Grief after Child Loss, Part 2 (with Mitch Carmody)If you have been frustrated because you are not following the five stages of grief , you are not alone. What most people do not realize is that these five stages are to be applied to those who have received the news they have a terminal illness. They are NOT for someone who is grieving the death of a loved one. Laura's guest, Mitch Carmody, is a seasoned griever with over thirty years of experience after the death of his twin sister and her two children, as well as his young son shortly after. In part two of...2022-06-0733 minGrieving Parents Sharing HopeGrieving Parents Sharing Hope161: The Five Seasons of Grief after Child Loss, Part 1 (with Mitch Carmody)The five stages of grief were not to be applied to those who are grieving the loss of a loved one, but for those who have received the news they have a terminal illness. If you have been frustrated because you are not following those five steps, you will be relieved to hear about the seasons of grief which today's guest, Mitch Carmody, shares. Mitch is a seasoned griever with over thirty years of experience after the death of his twin sister and her two children, as well as his young son shortly after. In...2022-05-3127 minGrieving Parents Sharing HopeGrieving Parents Sharing Hope158: The Hope of GloryAttaining the Triple Crown is a rare accomplishment, whether in horse racing or in baseball.  Unfortunately, it is also a rare accomplishment in our life as a Christian and can be especially difficult after the death of our child. What is the Triple Crown for a follower of Christ? Laura believes it is learning: 1) how to clarify God's vision for our lives, including being released from our paralyzing grief that keeps us from going forward. 2) how to live from a place of being in Christ. 3) how to live from a...2022-05-1023 minGrieving Parents Sharing HopeGrieving Parents Sharing Hope157: Our Crown as a PareavorAttaining the Triple Crown is a rare accomplishment, whether in horse racing or in baseball.  Unfortunately, it is also a rare accomplishment in our life as a Christian and can be especially difficult after the death of our child. What is the Triple Crown for a follower of Christ? Laura believes it is learning: how to clarify God's vision for our lives, including being released from our paralyzing grief that keeps us from going forward. how to live from a place of being “in Christ”. how to live from a deeper revelation of “Christ in me”...2022-05-0329 minGrieving Parents Sharing HopeGrieving Parents Sharing Hope155: “At Least You…” Which Child Loss is the Worst? (With Sara Nelson) There is no magical age when the death of our child doesn't affect us in a very deep and profound way. Whether the child died in the womb or was in their sixties, the wrongness of their death causes trauma, and we are never the same. (Laura Diehl When Tragedy Strikes: Rebuilding Your Life With Hope and Healing After the Death of Your Child) We bristle when someone who has never lost a child starts a sentence with, At least . And yet most of us can't help but compare the loss of our child with someone else's...2022-04-1929 minGrieving Parents Sharing HopeGrieving Parents Sharing Hope153: Why I Don't Need Support from Other Bereaved Parents (with Dave Diehl)When we find ourselves thrown into the dark world of child loss, some of us know we need help right away and find ways to connect with other bereaved parents almost immediately. Some of us take longer to realize how important it is to be around others who get it . Other parents who are further along on this unwanted journey can let us know our thoughts and actions are not abnormal for grieving the loss of our child from this earth such as: I am not getting early Alzheimer's. It's okay to still have days I...2022-04-0527 minGrieving Parents Sharing HopeGrieving Parents Sharing Hope152: Putting Words to Our Unwanted Journey of Child LossThere are times when Laura is sent something written by a pareavor that seems to capture the essence of who we are and how we feel after the death of our child, as well as what it is like to travel on this unwanted journey. On this episode, Laura reads three of these. This Mom's Grief by Val Breslau It's Been Two Years by Fran Rhodes One Day by Vickie Hickox Laura also reads something she wrote back in 2017 called Forever. Because these hit the heart of our journey, listeners may find themselves...2022-03-2921 minGrieving Parents Sharing HopeGrieving Parents Sharing Hope151: How to Help Us After Child LossThose of us who have lost a child will talk among ourselves about how hurtful it is that our family and friends seem to abandon us after the first few weeks or months. Not only that, but many of these people also seem to expect us to snap out of our grief after a certain amount of time. We all know what helps and what hurts, but do those around us know? How could they, if they have never experienced the suffocating darkness of the death of their own child. In this episode, Laura pulls...2022-03-2228 minGrieving Parents Sharing HopeGrieving Parents Sharing Hope149: I Struggle with Going to Church after Child LossLaura hears from many pareavors how they struggle with going to church after the death of their child. In today's episode, she talks about some of the reasons this happens, along with some of her own struggles in this area. She also spends time talking about the difference between going to church as a Sunday morning  institution and being in fellowship as the church outside the four walls of a building. This is a needed distinction for anyone struggling with going to church , but especially those of us who realize what is happening inside a building every w...2022-03-0822 minGrieving Parents Sharing HopeGrieving Parents Sharing Hope148: Why Can't I Hear from God?One thing Laura hears quite often from parents after child loss is their discouragement of not hearing from God or feeling His presence in their place of deep darkness and grief. She also hears from those who have read her book When Tragedy Strikes who are frustrated because God doesn't speak to them the way He did to her during the darkest part of her grief after her daughter died. In today's episode, Laura shares some of her thoughts on this topic, along with praying over the listeners who are struggling in this area. Note...2022-03-0128 minGrieving Parents Sharing HopeGrieving Parents Sharing Hope141: The Gift of Being with Others Who Get ItIn today's episode, Laura is sharing what a gift it is to be with others who have lost a child because they get it. They understand the darkness and the struggles. It took her almost three years after her daughter, Becca, died to meet with a group who had lost a child because Laura didn't think it would help to be around a bunch of others who were a mess like she was. When she finally made herself go to a conference for bereaved moms, Laura discovered it was just the opposite; it was wonderful and healing...2022-01-1126 minGrieving Parents Sharing HopeGrieving Parents Sharing Hope140: Hope and Help for the New Year after Child LossWithout hope, we have no desire to live. It can be easy to feel hopeless when going into a new year without our child. But that does not have to be the case. Join Laura, as shares how we can stir up the seed of hope that may by lying dormant inside us after the death of our child.   Links Mentioned in this episode: Find out more about GPS Hope get-away weekend retreats. Click here for information about the January 2023 Grief Cruise. Don’t forget to give a r...2022-01-0422 minGrieving Parents Sharing HopeGrieving Parents Sharing Hope139: A New Year Does Not Mean You are Leaving Your Child Behind!Going into a new year without our child can feel horrible, knowing there is nothing we can do to stop it. Join Laura as she shares what that was like for her after the death of her daughter, Becca, along with sharing some words of encouragement for those who are struggling with feeling like they are leaving their child behind as we close out 2021. Laura also prays over the listeners as they begin a new year in this unwanted club of child loss, and ends the episode by reading a poem she wrote a few years ago...2021-12-2820 minBildung mal andersBildung mal andersKinderlos glücklichThemenmonat: Tod, Trauer, Sterben und Verlust  In dieser Folge spricht Mia mit Autorin Christina Diehl. Christina ist heute kinderlos glücklich, blickt aber auf eine schwere Zeit zurück, in der sie mehr als alles andere ein Kind bekommen wollte. Nach der sechsten Fehlgeburt ließ sie das Thema los und machte sich auf den Weg der Verarbeitung sowie der Akzeptanz des Lebens, wie sie es jetzt lebt. Dabei ist auch das Buch entstanden, in welchem sie ihre Geschichte teilt, um das Schweigen um das Thema Fehlgeburten endlich zum brechen.  Lass uns gerne bei i...2021-11-1348 minGrieving Parents Sharing HopeGrieving Parents Sharing Hope132: Don’t Tell Me to Be ThankfulThe holiday season brings many dark and painful emotions to the surface for those of us who have lost a child from this earth. It is a time of year where the pain of who is missing can be so much greater than the joy of who is still here. Many of us don't even want to acknowledge Thanksgiving (or Christmas), but it is hard to ignore because we are surrounded by reminders everywhere we look. Specifically, this is the time of year where thankfulness abounds. Everyone is telling us to be thankful and to count our...2021-11-0925 minGrieving Parents Sharing HopeGrieving Parents Sharing Hope129: The Roller Coaster Ride of GriefThere is another thing Laura has learned in ten years of grieving the death of her daughter that she did not talk about in last week's episode, which is how much of an emotional roller coaster ride it is now, even ten years later. Yes, as the years go by, things smooth out and we may not find ourselves on the roller coaster ride as often, but it still happens. In this episode, Laura shares how frustrating and yet normal it is to still find herself in that place occasionally. She also shares several illustrations of what...2021-10-1918 minGrieving Parents Sharing HopeGrieving Parents Sharing Hope128: Ten Things I Have Learned After Ten Years of Grieving the Death of My ChildThe day this podcast episode airs (on October 12, 2021) will be the 10-year anniversary of Becca's departure from this earth (Laura’s oldest daughter). Laura says the beginning of the last ten years held the most pain she have ever experienced. She had no idea that kind of suffocating darkness even existed. It scared her, not knowing how she was going to find her way out. When Becca first died and Laura would think of being here one year… five years… ten or twenty years without her, she could hardly breathe, almost like having panic attacks. As Laura finds...2021-10-1228 minGrieving Parents Sharing HopeGrieving Parents Sharing Hope127: Does God Choose When We Die? (Discussion)Recently Laura received a response from one of the Weekly Word of Hope emails. The pareavor was upset with how Laura's email said, Neither life nor death is in our hands. God is the one who gives life within the womb. And God chooses when each person takes their last heartbeat. Part of what this mom shared said, That is scary. For that implies God organized this death – which sometimes is horrible in so many different ways. We do all have choices in this life that can affect how long or how short our lives are...2021-10-0525 minGrieving Parents Sharing HopeGrieving Parents Sharing Hope126: Does God Choose When We Die?Recently Laura received a response from one of the Weekly Word of Hope emails. The pareavor was upset with how Laura's email said, Neither life nor death is in our hands. God is the one who gives life within the womb. And God chooses when each person takes their last heartbeat. Part of what this mom shared said, That is scary. For that implies God organized this death – which sometimes is horrible in so many different ways. We do all have choices in this life that can affect how long or how short our lives are...2021-09-2815 minGrieving Parents Sharing HopeGrieving Parents Sharing Hope104: My Child’s Birthday, Now that They are Gone…The day this episode is released, my daughter, Becca, would be 39 years old. Instead, she is forever 29. Three of Becca's siblings are now older than their big sister, with one more sibling yet to hit that marker. The birthdays of our children are painful and bittersweet. We are so thankful for the day they came into our lives, but we won't be celebrating with them, doing things like serving them a special cake or buying gifts and a card for them. It hurts more than can be put into words that all we have now are past...2021-04-1328 minGrieving Parents Sharing HopeGrieving Parents Sharing Hope100: Here Comes Hope! (with Dave Diehl)This is the 100th episode of the Grieving Parents Sharing Hope Podcast, which means it has been going faithfully for almost two years already! In trying to decide what to do for this special episode, I realized that many of our listeners might not know things like how the ministry of GPS Hope got started, what happened that caused me to start writing my first book, or the crazy story of how we ended up purchasing the Hope Mobile (a 38-foot motor home) to live in full-time. So, I asked the man behind the curtain to join...2021-03-1629 minWorkday PlaydateWorkday Playdate40: Team Wait vs. Team Create: How to Show Up in 2021 with Erin King“If you're feeling frustrated or stuck or feel like you keep hitting walls on your projects, your initiatives, your ventures, you're always just that one more time away from having that incredible breakthrough and doubling down on what it is you were meant to contribute to your organization or to the world.” -Erin King   Are you stuck on team wait (aka waiting for the pandemic to be over) or are you using this time to innovate and bring forth new opportunities in this digital age?   Interesting concept, right?!   Faile...2021-02-0349 minGrieving Parents Sharing HopeGrieving Parents Sharing Hope94: Names Have MeaningIn our Western Culture, we usually choose names for our newborn babies because we like the sound of it, or we name them after a famous person, or even after an object or a place because we want to give our child a unique name. No matter how we came up with our child's name, names have meaning, and our name can affect who we become as a person, and how we live our life. This isn't just something from Bible times but for all time. Join Laura Diehl as she talks about this unusual...2021-02-0223 minGrieving Parents Sharing HopeGrieving Parents Sharing Hope80: Spouses and Grief (with Dave Diehl)At GPS Hope, we get emails from those of you who are struggling in your marriage after the death of your child, or who have questions about how your spouse is grieving. So, I decided it was time to do a podcast episode on this topic. Of course, this means I got to bring in my other half to talk about this subject, as my husband Dave joins me to share his side of things. In our workshops, Dave and I like to use the acronym T-O-G-E-T-H-E-R to bring up eight points on how to...2020-10-2740 minGrieving Parents Sharing HopeGrieving Parents Sharing Hope76: Finding Others Who “Get It” as Bereaved ParentsWhen our child dies, most of us have an immediate support system. But as the weeks and months go by, those people usually go back to their lives and we are left still shattered. We feel like we are going crazy. People around us say that we should be over this by now and make us either feel angry at them for suggesting such a thing, or feel guilty for still being such a mess, easily confused, forgetful, not wanting to be social, crying all the time, etc. How do we know if this is...2020-09-2946 minTrista\'s PL8STORY (Plate Story) PodcastTrista's PL8STORY (Plate Story) PodcastPlate 36: GPS HOPE with Grief Expert and RV Dweller, Laura DiehlAfter the death of their oldest daughter, Laura Diehl, along with her husband, Dave, founded Grieving Parents Sharing Hope (GPS Hope) and travel full time in their Hope Mobile (a 38-foot motor home) encouraging grieving parents on their difficult journey, guiding them to a place of hope, light and purpose. Laura hosts the weekly Grieving Parents Sharing Hope podcast, and is also a singer, national speaker and a contributing writer to grief organizations. She has written several books, including the multiple award winning "When Tragedy Strikes: Rebuilding Your Life with Hope and Healing After the Death of Your Child"...2020-09-1543 minGrieving Parents Sharing HopeGrieving Parents Sharing Hope61: Planting the Seed of JoyIn this new series, Finding Joy Again, we are going to be digging deep into the topic of joy. What is it? Is it even possible to have joy in my life again? If so, how do I get there? How can I hold on to it and not keep losing it? Before we can have joy again, there is a seed that needs to be planted; the seed of hope. Most of us are familiar with Nehemiah 8:10, that the joy of the Lord is our strength, but chances are...2020-06-1623 minKSCO Pet RadioKSCO Pet RadioDr. Kelly Diehl on New Hope for FIP & Cancer CatsDr. Kelly Diehl, Morris Animal Foundation PODCAST (21:25) -- Dr. Kelly Diehl of Morris Animal Foundation explained Sunday (4/26/20) about how research into Feline Infectious Perontinitis may lead to a COVID-19 vaccine for humans. (But there's more). FIP is a most-deadly cat disease. I've lost at least one beloved animal to it. It is, like COVID-19, a coronavirus. This explains how a researcher who has often worked with Morris was chosen for a $1-million research grant from the National Institutes of Health. No, there is not yet a FIP vaccine, but here is hope that all the new interest in corona...2020-04-2821 minGrieving Parents Sharing HopeGrieving Parents Sharing Hope52: The Difference a Year Can MakeThis is episode 52, which means this episode completes a full year of the Grieving Parents Sharing Hope podcast. Because of this milestone, we are taking a break from the current series to share some thoughts about the difference a year can make. Those of us who have lost a child from this earth are painfully aware of this. Usually after the death of our child, we can't see any movement toward healing, especially those first couple of years. We feel like whenever we take one step forward, we fall 3 steps backwards. It's too dark to...2020-04-1420 minGrieving Parents Sharing HopeGrieving Parents Sharing Hope50: The Rainbow Baby in the BibleDid you realize that King Solomon was a rainbow baby? The scriptures that surround this situation can be confusing, and even hurtful, especially to those who have lost an infant. Podcast host (and ordained minister), Laura Diehl, spends most of the time on this episode doing her best to untangle these verses, giving listeners new eyes to see and know that God cares, and that He always has a plan for our lives and the lives our of children, no matter how long or short their lives were here on earth. This episode is part...2020-03-3132 minGrieving Parents Sharing HopeGrieving Parents Sharing Hope48: Does God Contradict Himself? (With Dave Diehl)As I was doing some studying in the Word, looking at some of the parents in the Bible who had lost a child, I came across a scripture that just seemed to go totally against what I believe about God, and even what I have shared with others about God's goodness, and how He doesn't cause death. I told Dave what I had just read and decided to put the podcast microphone between us to record our discussion and thoughts on this subject. Warning: If your loss if fresh, or if your loss is an...2020-03-1736 minGrieving Parents Sharing HopeGrieving Parents Sharing HopeEpisode 47: Getting Started Raising Funds for Your Cause (with Mary Valloni)Sometimes we know what we want to do to help our child leave a legacy, but we don't know how to get started with raising money to support that cause. Professional fund raiser, Mary Valloni, and host, Laura Diehl, continue their talk from last week, and Mary shares some thoughts and encouragement in this area. Two things discussed are: It’s important to have clarity so you don’t push people away who are confused by your cause. How it can help to have a why that goes even beyond leaving your child a lega...2020-03-1043 minshe drives mobilityshe drives mobilityShe Drives Mobility #27 mit Laura GebhardtFolge 27 gestalte ich mit einer weiteren tollen Wissenschaftlerin. Laura habe ich auf dem Podium eines Events in Berlin kennen- und sofort schätzen gelernt, weil sie sehr pragmatisch mit dem Mobilitätswandel umgeht und dennoch eine unglaublich mitreißende Art hat, diesen zu vermitteln. Sie untersucht beim DLR, Institut für Verkehrsforschung als Mobilitätsforscherin, wie Menschen mobil sind, welche Verkehrsmittel sie nutzen und welches zukünftige Mobilitätskonzepte sein könnten. Dabei stellt sich Laura in ihrem Arbeitsalltag Fragen wie: Welche Anforderungen stellen unterschiedliche Bevölkerungsgruppen an das Unterwegs-sein in der Stadt? Wie können diese Anforderun...2020-03-0833 minGrieving Parents Sharing HopeGrieving Parents Sharing Hope43: Footsteps of Hope (with Sara Nelson)Many parents who have lost a child either think about writing a book or have been told they should write a book. Obviously, it's a great way to tell your child’s story and to help him or her continue to live on in the hearts and minds of others. But how do you do it? Where do you start? Who do you go to for help? As a published author of seven books, host Laura Diehl is joined by Sara Nelson, a bereaved parent and a new author. They discuss how knowing the purpose fo...2020-02-1130 minGrieving Parents Sharing HopeGrieving Parents Sharing HopeEpisode 37: How Can I Go Into the New Year Without My Child?The new year is now upon us. For most people, anything that is new evokes a measure of excitement with possibilities, especially a new year. But for those who have had to face the darkness of the death of their child, “new” can bring almost a panicked feeling, as if we are leaving our child behind. This especially applies to the new year for those who lost their child within the past year. Podcast host, Laura Diehl, shares three things that going into a new year usually brings to bereaved parents, based on her own expe...2019-12-3122 minGrieving Parents Sharing HopeGrieving Parents Sharing HopeEpisode 32: Why Should I Go to a Retreat for Bereaved Parents?It took podcast host, Laura Diehl, almost four years after her daughter died to go to a conference for bereaved moms because she didn't think it would help her at all to be around a bunch of others who were a mess like she was. But when she finally went, Laura discovered it was just the opposite; it was wonderful and healing to be with others who understood, and she got to talk about Becca with others who wanted to hear about her daughter. This episode is a discussion that took place in Texas with five cabin...2019-11-2621 minGrieving Parents Sharing HopeGrieving Parents Sharing HopeEpisode 28: We Are Here for YouThis is a bit of a different podcast, as host, Laura Diehl, invites her husband, Dave, to join her. Dave and Laura Diehl are the co-founders of the national ministry Grieving Parents Sharing Hope (GPS Hope), and in this podcast episode, they share their story, including: How their oldest daughter, Becca, died How what started as a church life group began to unexpectedly turn into other things, as other bereaved parents started contacting them Why Laura became an author of multiple books The word pareavor (how it came about) How God surprised them both by laying on their...2019-10-2927 minGrieving Parents Sharing HopeGrieving Parents Sharing HopeEpisode 27: Three Ways to Get Back on Track SpirituallyThe Road to Repair Series This series has been addressing how we are three-part beings (body, soul and spirit), that all three parts break down after the death of our child, and how we can work on repairing those three parts. In the final episode for this series, host, Laura Diehl, shares three specific areas that need to be dealt with when it comes to our shattered spiritual walk. Birthdays Matthew Sulikowski was born on October  22 and is forever 36 Dustin Clements was born on October 26 and is f...2019-10-2231 minGrieving Parents Sharing HopeGrieving Parents Sharing HopeEpisode 26: Dealing With Our Spiritual BreakdownThe Road to Repair Series This episode was taped the day before the eighth anniversary of Becca's death, (Laura’s daughter) so you will hear some emotion in her voice occasionally. We have been talking about how we are three-part beings (body, soul and spirit), that all three parts break down after the death of our child, and how we can work on repairing those three parts. The first two weeks we addressed our physical breakdown. The last two weeks we talked about our soul; specifically, our mental and emotional breakdown. Th...2019-10-1528 minGrieving Parents Sharing HopeGrieving Parents Sharing HopeEpisode 23: The Mental BreakdownThe Road to Repair Series God created us as three-part beings; body, soul and spirit. Too often we don't think about how these three parts operate separately, or how they are intertwined, with one part affecting the other two parts. We are starting out this series by looking at how our soul is affected, which is our mind/thoughts, our will and emotions.  Last week we tackled the emotional breakdown. This week we will take a look at our minds, or the mental breakdown, that makes us all think we are going crazy. W...2019-09-2430 minGrieving Parents Sharing HopeGrieving Parents Sharing HopeEpisode 22: The Emotional BreakdownThe Road To Repair Series   God created us as three-part beings; body, soul and spirit. Too often we don't think about how these three parts operate separately, or how they are intertwined, with one part affecting the other two parts. In this episode, we will tackle the emotional breakdown, which would be the soul (our mind/thoughts, our will and emotions). Join host, Laura Diehl, as she shares some helpful suggestions on how to strengthen our souls within our grief, after the death of our child.   Birthdays2019-09-1731 minGrieving Parents Sharing HopeGrieving Parents Sharing HopeEpisode 21: Grieving an Adopted ChildThis subject directly affects podcast host, Laura Diehl. Laura got pregnant her summer out of high school and her boyfriend walked out on her. Shortly after Becca was born, Laura struck up a friendship with a co-worker, which turned into love and a marriage proposal. Little Becca was two years old when Dave and Laura were married, and he adopted Becca as soon as he could legally do so. All of us have extra layers of grief, based on our individual situations, and losing an adopted child definitely has them as well. Dave and Laura discuss some...2019-09-1019 minGrieving Parents Sharing HopeGrieving Parents Sharing HopeEpisode 20: Finding Your Direction Again (with Glen Lord)When our child dies, most of us don't believe we can find our way out of the darkness, much less have a life with meaning or purpose again. Or if we believe it is possible, we don't know how to get there. That is one of the purposes of Grieving Parents Sharing Hope (GPS Hope). We are here to walk with parents through the suffocating darkness of child-loss, guiding them to a place of hope, light and purpose. Host, Laura Diehl, recently heard Glen Lord teach a workshop titled Finding Your Direction Again...2019-09-0332 minGrieving Parents Sharing HopeGrieving Parents Sharing HopeEpisode 19: Having Hope (with Glen Lord)No matter how dark it is after the death of our child, as a follower of Christ, we all have a seed of hope inside of us. Host, Laura Diehl, and her guest, Glen Lord, talk about how to nurture that seed of hope so that it can grow, allowing you to live a life worth living once again. Yes, it will look very different and we will remain broken, but we can get to the point where we choose to remain closed in that brokenness, or become open and beautiful, allowing the life of...2019-08-2725 minGrieving Parents Sharing HopeGrieving Parents Sharing HopeEpisode 18: I Am Afraid My Child Might Not Be in HeavenSeason Topic: Facing Our Fears After the Death of Our Child Laura and her guest, Pastor Lynn Breeden, talk passionately to those parents who live in fear, not knowing if their child who died is in heaven. They share things we know about God such as: His desire that no one perish without Him That nothing can separate us from His love How Jesus opened the door for the thief on the cross as that man was dying Fear and faith come from the same root; it is our...2019-08-2021 minGrieving Parents Sharing HopeGrieving Parents Sharing HopeEpisode 17: I Am Afraid I am Losing My MindSeason Topic: Facing Our Fears After the Death of Our Child   Grief fog or grief brain is a very real thing. There are chemical changes in our brain with deep grief, and it can affect us for a very long time, as in years. Some of us feel like we have permanently lost our sharp minds and the ability to think quickly. You are not getting early Alzheimer's what a relief! It is just part of grief, and it is normal to have that fogginess increase at difficult times of year like our c...2019-08-1325 minGrieving Parents Sharing HopeGrieving Parents Sharing HopeEpisode 15: I Am Afraid of Losing Another ChildSeason Topic: Facing Our Fears After the Death of Our Child   Losing another child is one of podcast host, Laura Diehl's, biggest fears that she has to fight. It is also one of the most common fears bereaved parents have, because once we know it can happen to us, we know it can happen again. Laura tackles this big issue with friend and bereaved parent of over 30 years, Lynn Breeden. Discussing how it is okay and even normal to have this fear, they talk about some of their personal experiences on t...2019-07-3036 minGrieving Parents Sharing HopeGrieving Parents Sharing HopeEpisode 14: I Am Afraid to Enjoy Life Without My ChildSeason Topic: Facing Our Fears After the Death of Our Child This is the second episode with Laura's guest, Pastor Lynn Breeden. The first conference event Laura attended after Becca's death, was the only one Lynn has ever hosted for grieving moms (even though Lynn's son died over 30 years ago, and she has had her own ministry to grieving moms for many years). This was when Laura first realized what a relief it was to be able to take off her mask and both cry and laugh with others who got it, and she didn't...2019-07-2329 minGrieving Parents Sharing HopeGrieving Parents Sharing HopeEpisode 6: Forgiving Those Who Are Not Grieving the Same WaySeason Topic: The Many Facets of  Forgiveness I think we will all agree that there is no wrong way to grieve, especially when grieving the death of your child, until it comes to our spouse (or someone close to us) and then they are doing it wrong if they aren't doing it like we are! Laura's husband, Dave, joins her on this podcast for a candid discussion on how they grieved Becca's death differently, and some of the reasons. Some practical suggestions Laura and Dave go into depth on these three s...2019-05-2830 minSelf Reliant WealthSelf Reliant Wealth50 - Workouts created BY WOMEN FOR WOMEN | Female Fitness | Pink Iron Gym Owner - Laura OwenPart 3 - AFTER YEARS OF YO-YO DIETING WHILE BEING A COMPETITIVE ATHLETE, LAURA REALIZED SHE WASN'T ALONE IN HER STRUGGLE TO ALWAYS BE "PERFECT". WHEN SHE ENVISIONED PINK IRON, SHE KNEW IT COULD BE THE SUPPORTIVE, COMMUNITY-DRIVEN FITNESS STUDIO THAT IT IS TODAY! HER MISSION: TO HELP WOMEN MOVE PAST THE IMAGE THEY SEE IN THE MIRROR TO FOCUS ON HOW AMAZING AND PERFECT THEY ARE RIGHT NOW. This my friends is going to be another amazing mini series. If you are female and looking for ways to build, grow and develop physically, emotionally...2019-02-0825 minSelf Reliant WealthSelf Reliant Wealth49 - Workouts created BY WOMEN FOR WOMEN | Female Fitness | Pink Iron Gym Owner - Laura OwenPart 2 - AFTER YEARS OF YO-YO DIETING WHILE BEING A COMPETITIVE ATHLETE, LAURA REALIZED SHE WASN'T ALONE IN HER STRUGGLE TO ALWAYS BE "PERFECT". WHEN SHE ENVISIONED PINK IRON, SHE KNEW IT COULD BE THE SUPPORTIVE, COMMUNITY-DRIVEN FITNESS STUDIO THAT IT IS TODAY! HER MISSION: TO HELP WOMEN MOVE PAST THE IMAGE THEY SEE IN THE MIRROR TO FOCUS ON HOW AMAZING AND PERFECT THEY ARE RIGHT NOW. This my friends is going to be another amazing mini series. If you are female and looking for ways to build, grow and develop physically, emotionally...2019-02-0723 minSelf Reliant WealthSelf Reliant Wealth48 - Workouts created BY WOMEN FOR WOMEN | Female Fitness | Pink Iron Gym Owner - Laura OwenAFTER YEARS OF YO-YO DIETING WHILE BEING A COMPETITIVE ATHLETE, LAURA REALIZED SHE WASN'T ALONE IN HER STRUGGLE TO ALWAYS BE "PERFECT". WHEN SHE ENVISIONED PINK IRON, SHE KNEW IT COULD BE THE SUPPORTIVE, COMMUNITY-DRIVEN FITNESS STUDIO THAT IT IS TODAY! HER MISSION: TO HELP WOMEN MOVE PAST THE IMAGE THEY SEE IN THE MIRROR TO FOCUS ON HOW AMAZING AND PERFECT THEY ARE RIGHT NOW. This my friends is going to be another amazing mini series. If you are female and looking for ways to build, grow and develop physically, emotionally, mentally and...2019-02-0624 minRCCS ChapelCastRCCS ChapelCastWhen Tragedy Strikes - Laura DiehlLaura Diehl speaks of the loss of a child.2017-04-1343 min