Have you ever whispered in the dark, “God, where are You?” When your child is no longer walking beside you, the silence can feel unbearable. The ache of unanswered questions presses in: Why my child? Why now? Why this way?

In this episode, we step into the raw space of those questions and open Scripture to see how others—like Habakkuk, Job, and David—wrestled with God in their grief. You’ll hear how God responded to them, and how His timing and presence speak into the silence we face today.

Together we’ll explore:

• Why unanswered questions don’t mean unanswered prayers

• How God’s timing differs from our urgency

• The hope hidden in Habakkuk’s cry: “Lord, how long?”

• Why waiting on God is not abandonment but love

You don’t have to erase your questions to have faith. God is not absent—He is working in ways you may not see yet.

1. Free Grief Survival Guide – The exact steps I used to keep me alive in that first year. Download your free copy at The Grief Mentor Website(scroll to the bottom of the page).

2. Free Grief Masterclass – A two-day event packed with tools to help you navigate grief, available on my website. The Grief Mentor Website Need access to Day 2? Reach out, and I’ll send it to you!

3. Teresa’s Grief Worship Playlist – Music is hard, I get it. But this playlist gave me courage for tomorrow and confidence for the future. Find it at the bottom of my homepage or reach out if you need the direct link.

4. Weekly Newsletter – Encouragement straight to your inbox every Tuesday with exclusive behind-the-scenes insights and links to both podcast episodes. Become A Grief Mentor Insider

5. The Grief Mentor Blog – A new way to support you with faith-filled encouragement in your grief journey. The Grief Mentor Blog

6. Monthly Support Group – A safe space where we say our children’s names, share our stories, and find hope together. Join The Support Group

7. The Grief Mentor Podcast-Released twice weekly on Tuesdays and Saturdays.

Going Deeper

Going Deeper: 1-on-1 Grief Mentor Sessions

Maybe you’ve realized that living without your child is harder than you ever imagined. If you need deeper support, come sit with me, friend. This isn’t a casual meet-and-greet—it’s an intentional, Spirit-led time where I pray over you before we even speak. If you’re ready for that kind of support, book a Grief Mentor Session.

XOXO

Teresa-Your Grief Mentor

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#206 // Surrendering to the Love That Remains: Holding On While Letting Go After Child Loss

If your child is no longer walking beside you, the word surrender can feel impossible. As grieving moms, our arms were never meant to be empty, and yet we face the heartbreaking reality of placing our children back into God’s hands when He calls them home.

In today’s episode, we open Scripture to Hannah’s story in 1 Samuel. She longed for a child, prayed with tears, and when God finally answered, she made a vow to give her son back to Him.

Her story doesn’t erase our grief, but it does show us what it means to lean on God when everything in us wants to hold on tight. Together we’ll explore what trust means for Hannah—and what trust means for us as grieving mothers who had to surrender without choice.

• 🌿 Why surrender isn’t about letting go of love, but placing our children into God’s eternal care

• 🌿 Hannah’s story of anguish, answered prayer, and ultimate surrender

• 🌿 What trust meant for Hannah—and what trust means for a grieving mom today

• 🌿 A simple daily practice to help you take one step of trust at a time

Friend, surrender will never feel easy. But you don’t walk into it alone. The same God who is holding your child is holidng you too.

1. Free Grief Survival Guide – The exact steps I used to keep me alive in that first year. Download your free copy at The Grief Mentor Website(scroll to the bottom of the page).

2. Free Grief Masterclass – A two-day event packed with tools to help you navigate grief, available on my website. The Grief Mentor Website Need access to Day 2? Reach out, and I’ll send it to you!

3. Teresa’s Grief Worship Playlist – Music is hard, I get it. But this playlist gave me courage for tomorrow and confidence for the future. Find it at the bottom of my homepage or reach out if you need the direct link.

4. Weekly Newsletter – Encouragement straight to your inbox every Tuesday with exclusive behind-the-scenes insights and links to both podcast episodes. Become A Grief Mentor Insider

5. The Grief Mentor Blog – A new way to support you with faith-filled encouragement in your grief journey. The Grief Mentor Blog

6. Monthly Support Group – A safe space where we say our children’s names, share our stories, and find hope together. Join The Support Group

7. The Grief Mentor Podcast-Released twice weekly on Tuesdays and Saturdays.

Going Deeper

Going Deeper: 1-on-1 Grief Mentor Sessions

Maybe you’ve realized that living without your child is harder than you ever imagined. If you need deeper support, come sit with me, friend. This isn’t a casual meet-and-greet—it’s an intentional, Spirit-led time where I pray over you before we even speak. If you’re ready for that kind of support, book a Grief Mentor Session.

XOXO

Teresa-Your Grief Mentor

🔗 Join the Free Support Group:The Grief Mentor Support

💙 Book a Grief Mentor Session: Grief Mentor Session

This week’s episode flows right out of the Grief Mentor Workshop, and my heart is still so full. One verse rose to the surface again and again, becoming the theme of our time together:

👉 “I will not die; instead, I will live to tell what the Lord has done.” — Psalm 118:17

Inside this episode, I share:

• 💔 The power of one simple thought shift — when God’s Word replaces the lies we repeat to ourselves in grief.

• 🌿 How Romans 12:2 shows us that transformation begins with the renewing of our minds, not big dramatic moments.

• 🔄 Why truth often needs to be heard on repeat before it takes root (even Peter reminded us in 2 Peter 1:12).

• 🙌 The holy moments that happen when grieving hearts come together and cry out to God.

• ✨ Encouragement for your waiting — that God is at work even when you can’t see it.

This is an episode about hope, truth, and learning to live again after child loss. My prayer is that Psalm 118:17 becomes a declaration for you, too: “I will not die, but live to tell what the Lord has done.”

📖 Scriptures Mentioned:

• Psalm 118:17

• Romans 12:2

• 2 Peter 1:12

1. Free Grief Survival Guide – The exact steps I used to keep me alive in that first year. Download your free copy at The Grief Mentor Website(scroll to the bottom of the page).

2. Free Grief Masterclass – A two-day event packed with tools to help you navigate grief, available on my website. The Grief Mentor Website Need access to Day 2? Reach out, and I’ll send it to you!

3. Teresa’s Grief Worship Playlist – Music is hard, I get it. But this playlist gave me courage for tomorrow and confidence for the future. Find it at the bottom of my homepage or reach out if you need the direct link.

4. Weekly Newsletter – Encouragement straight to your inbox every Tuesday with exclusive behind-the-scenes insights and links to both podcast episodes. Become A Grief Mentor Insider

5. The Grief Mentor Blog – A new way to support you with faith-filled encouragement in your grief journey. The Grief Mentor Blog

6. Monthly Support Group – A safe space where we say our children’s names, share our stories, and find hope together. Join The Support Group

7. The Grief Mentor Podcast-Released twice weekly on Tuesdays and Saturdays.

Going Deeper

Going Deeper: 1-on-1 Grief Mentor Sessions

Maybe you’ve realized that living without your child is harder than you ever imagined. If you need deeper support, come sit with me, friend. This isn’t a casual meet-and-greet—it’s an intentional, Spirit-led time where I pray over you before we even speak. If you’re ready for that kind of support, book a Grief Mentor Session.

XOXO

Teresa-Your Grief Mentor

🔗 Join the Free Support Group:The Grief Mentor Support

💙 Book a Grief Mentor Session: Grief Mentor Session