Join us for a hope-filled conversation with Chuck and Ashley Elliott about navigating the relational aspects of loss. Drawing from their own loss experience and their background as counselors, Chuck and Ashley share helpful advice on how to face the complexities of grief. After experiencing recurrent miscarriage, Chuck and Ashley felt called to write a book called I Used to Be which provides biblical and mental health techniques to develop healthy ways to see yourself, your life, and your loved ones. We discuss these techniques and the intricacies of handling the hurt others may cause us in grief. You will be blessed and encouraged by the practical wisdom they share! In this episode, we discussed: Keeping our faith intact when we feel distant from God Praising God in the midst of the pain Neutralizing emotional triggers in grief Giving grace to those who have hurt us The ways that grief lies to us How to help people help us The importance of communicating our needs Grieving in marriage from the father's perspective Comparison and why it is destructive Why they wrote the book, I Used to Be EPISODE SHOW NOTES & FULL TRANSCRIPT: www.bridgetscradles.com/post/episode46 CRADLED IN HOPE PODCAST WEBSITE: Sign up here to receive email updates and hope-filled resources www.bridgetscradles.com/podcast CRADLED IN HOPE FACEBOOK COMMUNITY FOR GRIEVING MOMS: www.facebook.com/groups/cradledinhope FOLLOW BRIDGET'S CRADLES www.facebook.com/bridgetscradles www.instagram.com/bridgetscradles www.pinterest.com/bridgetscradles CONNECT WITH THE HOST | ASHLEY OPLIGER www.ashleyopliger.com www.facebook.com/ashleyopliger www.instagram.com/ashleyopliger #cradledinhope #cradledinhopepodcast #bridgetscradles ★ Support this podcast ★