Podcast appearances and mentions of gary roe

Send us a textHolidays can be hard after we've suffered the loss of a loved one. However, there are ways to approach special seasons without being overwhelmed. Rev. Julie Collins talks with Susan and Alex about how we can enter the "most wonderful time of the year" with a plan, healthy expectations, and the readiness to give yourself and others grace when it's still hard. Learn more about Stephen Ministry here.Get your copy of Surviving the Holidays Without You by Gary Roe here.Thanks for listening to the Embodied Holiness Podcast. We invite you to join the community on Facebook and Instagram @embodiedholiness. You can find all our episodes and more at www.embodiedholiness.com. Embodied Holiness is a ministry of Parkway Heights United Methodist Church in Hattiesburg, MS. If you're in the Hattiesburg area and are looking for a church home, we'd love to meet you and welcome you to the family. You can find out more about Parkway Heights at our website.

Ever wondered why we're so tough on ourselves when dealing with grief? Grief is a journey nobody chooses, yet most of us will have to navigate at some point. Join us in this frank and enlightening discussion with our guest Gary Roe, a grief specialist, author, and speaker. He gets real about his own experiences, particularly the loss of his father, which became the catalyst for his life's work. Gary shines a light on the reasons we put ourselves under immense pressure during these sorrowful periods, including our need for control, guilt, and maintaining appearances.Switching gears, we explore the road to healing and the importance of self-kindness. Gary gives us practical methods to practice gentleness towards ourselves, affirmations, and reminders to help us pause from our self-criticism. We explore the role of faith and spirituality in the healing process and the power of giving ourselves grace amidst the storm of grief. The discussion concludes by focusing on the capacity to find blessings and express gratitude even in times of profound loss. Join us for a comforting and illuminating conversation with Gary Roe and gain a fresh perspective on navigating grief with kindness and patience. Tune in, and let's walk this path together.Contact: www.asiliveandgrieve.cominfo@asiliveandgrieve.com Facebook:  As I Live and Grieve Instagram:  @asiliveandgrieve To Reach Gary: Website:  https://www.garyroe.com/  Credits: Music by Kevin MacLeod Support the show

Summary:So much free advice and guidance can be offered to us as we grieve. It is important, therefore, to be able to decide what might be helpful and what we just have to learn for ourselves. Gary Roe is the perfect resource to help and guide us as we grieve.Notes:Gary Roe is the multiple award-winning author of more than a dozen books including Comfort for the Grieving Spouse's Heart, Shattered: Surviving the Loss of a Child, and Aftermath: Picking Up the Pieces After a Suicide. Gary's books have won three international book awards and have been named as finalists eight times. He has been featured on Dr. Laura, The Daily Positive, Wellness, BeliefNet, Thrive Global, and other national media. A trusted and compassionate voice in grief recovery, Gary currently serves as a hospice chaplain and grief counselor for Hospice Brazos Valley in central Texas. Known for his engaging style and sense of humor, he is also a popular speaker at a wide variety of venues. Contact: www.asiliveandgrieve.cominfo@asiliveandgrieve.com Facebook:  As I Live and Grieve Instagram:  @asiliveandgrieve To Reach Gary Roe: Website:  https://www.garyroe.com/  Credits: Music by Kevin MacLeod Support the show

Making Space for Grief Featuring Thai-An Truong, LPC, LADC Today, we feature a popular podcast guest, Thai-An Truong who joins us from Oklahoma. Thai-An is a level 5 Certified TEAM therapist and trainer who specializes in post-partum problems as well as anxiety disorders, with a special focus on OCD. Today Thai-An describes a TEAM-CBT technique to help with grief. She believes that empathy is always crucial, and emphasizes that people who have lost a loved one need to be encouraged to express and accept their feelings and to make space for their grief. However, because empathy alone may not be enough, it is often helpful to go beyond empathy and offer specialized techniques to help the patient deal with feelings of grief and loss. In her work specializing in women struggling with post-partum depression, she has seen many women grieving over a loss—such as the loss of a pregnancy, or the loss of a parent when their child is young, or the loss of an infant at birth, or during the first couple months after delivery. She said that the entire TEAM model can be invaluable, including the initial Testing and Empathy, the Daily Mood Log to detect the grieving patient's (often distorted) negative thoughts, as well as the Assessment of Resistance (the positive reframing step, and the Methods. Healthy grief is often complicated by feelings such as depression, guilt, anger, and more. These feelings can complicate and get in the way of healthy grieving. For example, Rhonda treated a woman who was struggling with guilt over the death of her son, who was in great pain because of advanced, metastatic cancer. At one point, she told him that it was okay to “let go,” and her son died shortly after that. But then, she felt guilty and blamed herself for his death, thinking he might have lived several more days if she had not said that. Thai-An said that losing a son or daughter is one of the greatest pains a parent can have. You may beat up on yourself with “I should have done X” or “I shouldn't have said or done Y.” But these negative, self-critical thoughts and feelings will nearly always be expressions of your core values as a human being, and your love for the child you lost. This can sometimes be eye-opening, and a relief for the person who is grieving. Thai-An has struggled with grief. She told us about the loss of one of her best friends 16 years ago. He was like a brother, a young man with bipolar manic-depressive illness. At times during manic episodes, he would get high and go out “teaching” on the streets. During one of these episodes something tragic happened—Thai-An was unable to find out what—but her friend was found dead in an alley. Thai-An felt a profound sadness and regret, and to compound the problem, her friend's mother cut ties with Thai-An, who didn't even know if a funeral was held or was able to ask any questions about what happened to him.. Thai-An felt understandably hurt and angry,. She recently found out he was buried near a Buddhist Temple in Houston, Texas. She emphasized the value of maintaining a ritual with the person who has died so as to continue the relationship. For example, a woman had a beautiful baby boy who died of an overwhelming infection shortly after he was born. This woman loves nature, and thinks of her son whenever she gardens. For example, when she sees a little bird, she thinks, “that little bird looks just like him!” Thai-An feels that a wide variety of rituals can nurture the bond with the person who died. You might light a candle, or even bake a cake for the baby or person you have lost. The goal is not to achieve some kind of “closure” that is so often emphasized in the media, but rather to continue a positive and meaningful relationship with the person you have lost. Thai-An illustrated a therapeutic technique she calls the Grief Method that involves doing a role-play with the person who has died. The therapist first gathers messages that the grieving patient would like to share with their deceased loved one. The therapist then takes on the role of the patient as the patient takes on the role of the person who has diedThis gives the patient the chance to have a conversation with the love one they have lost. In the following role play, Rhonda played the role of Sam, the young man who died of overwhelming cancer, and Thai-An played the role of his mother, who was grieving and feeling guilty about her son's tragic death. Thai-An (as Mother): Hi Sam, I really miss you every single day. Rhonda (as Sam): Hi Mom, you're the person I miss the most. Thai-An (as Mother): I'm sorry we had an argument shortly before you died. Rhonda (as Sam): It's no big deal. . . We got into little fights pretty often. . . but we always got over it. Thai-An (as Mother): I regret that I left when the doctor told me to leave the room. I should have stayed, so I could be with you when you died. Rhonda (as Sam): I understood that they pushed you to leave the room, and I know that you would have stayed if they'd let you. . . I was in a lot of pain, and I was ready to leave. You gave me a lot of reassurance. Now I'm with grandma. Thai-An (as Mother): I would have done everything for you. Rhonda and Thai-An processed the experience together, and they both cried, even though it was only a role play. Thai-An emphasized the importance of letting your negative feelings flow, and continuing your bond with the person or beloved pet you have lost. For parents who have suffered the loss of a child, Thai-An recommends the book Shattered: Surviving the Loss of a Child by Gary Roe. To access her free grief training for therapists, you can visit courses.teamcbttraining.com/grief. This summer, Thai-An will be offering a special 14-week training course (2 hours / week) which will focus on treating individuals and couples with relationship problems using TEAM. For more information on this and other TEAM training courses, go to courses.teamcbttraining.com. . Thank you for tuning in today! Rhonda, Thai-An, and David

The holiday season, according to the songs that celebrate it, is supposed to be the most wonderful time of the year. It's when all is calm and all is bright and we join with friends and family to fa-la-la-la-la our way to the new year. But what if we just don't feel that way?   In our final episode of 2022, we talk with author Gary Roe about how to get through these last days of the year while coping with crucibles and being grieved by losses that grow even more intense. He shares the best practices he's packed into his book SURVIVING THE HOLIDAYS WITHOUT YOU, offering tips on being kind to yourself, finding ways to honor loved ones you've lost and accepting and believing a fundamental truth: this holiday will be different, but it can still be good.   To learn more about Gary Roe, visit www.garyroe.com.   To explore Beyond the Crucible assets, visit www.crucibleleadership.com.  And don't forget to check out our first e-course, DISCOVER YOUR SECOND-ACT SIGNIFICANCE, at www.secondactsignificance.com

Summary:We believe it was never intended for a parent to have to grieve the loss of a child. Regardless of age, our children remain our children always. Gary Roe is back today to discuss his new book, Broken Walk: Experiencing God After the Loss of a Child, the 3rd book in his God and Grief series. Notes:Gary Roe is the multiple award-winning author of more than a dozen books including Comfort for the Grieving Spouse's Heart, Shattered: Surviving the Loss of a Child, and Aftermath: Picking Up the Pieces After a Suicide. Gary's books have won three international book awards and have been named as finalists eight times. He has been featured on Dr. Laura, The Daily Positive, Wellness, BeliefNet, Thrive Global, and other national media. A trusted and compassionate voice in grief recovery, Gary currently serves as a hospice chaplain and grief counselor for Hospice Brazos Valley in central Texas. Known for his engaging style and sense of humor, he is also a popular speaker at a wide variety of venues.  Contact: www.asiliveandgrieve.cominfo@asiliveandgrieve.com Facebook:  As I Live and Grieve Instagram:  @asiliveandgrieve To Reach Gary Roe: Website:  https://www.garyroe.com/  Credits: Music by Kevin MacLeod 

Rob Rosolanko, MSW, MBA, LSW, Director of Bereavement at the Joseph T. Quinlan Bereavement Center interviews Gary Roe, author, speaker and grief specialists, about the grief process and surviving the loss of a loved one. Gary tells us how to use grief as a fuel for good. Support the show

Summary:Join us as Gary Roe's guides us through this world gone mad. His new book, Hope in a World Gone Mad, is on the shelves and offers this hope in his gentle, conversational style. He uses our questions and responds easily with scripture and rationale that will renew our faith and offer us comfort, regardless of the reason for our grief.Episode Notes:Gary Roe is the multiple award-winning author of more than a dozen books including Comfort for the Grieving Spouse's Heart, Shattered: Surviving the Loss of a Child, and Aftermath: Picking Up the Pieces After a Suicide. Gary's books have won three international book awards and have been named as finalists eight times. He has been featured on Dr. Laura, The Daily Positive, Wellness, BeliefNet, Thrive Global, and other national media. A trusted and compassionate voice in grief recovery, Gary currently serves as a hospice chaplain and grief counselor for Hospice Brazos Valley in central Texas. Known for his engaging style and sense of humor, he is also a popular speaker at a wide variety of venues.  Contact: www.asiliveandgrieve.com info@asiliveandgrieve.com Facebook:  As I Live and Grieve Instagram:  @asiliveandgrieve To Reach Gary Roe: Website:  https://www.garyroe.com/  Credits: Music by Kevin MacLeod 

Author, speaker and grief specialist Gary Roe and I discuss the topic “Grief: It's Everywhere!" From humanity living with the COVID pandemic to personal losses of all magnitudes, grief is everywhere. It matters what you go through -- and it matters what you do with it. Gary talks about the "ABCs" of loss and how to make connections despite this toughest of human experiences.

Summary One of our favorite episodes, with excellent tips for managing the upcoming holidays as you grieve. Our guest is Gary Roe, who shares with us 8 Tips to Handle Holiday Grief.  Episode Notes: Gary Roe itemizes his 8 Tips to Handle Holiday Grief and adds his personal experience to help others contemplate their own situations and feel supported and a bit more in control of this frantic period, now even more stressful with the pandemic.  Gary Roe is the multiple award-winning author of more than a dozen books including Comfort for the Grieving Spouse's Heart, Shattered: Surviving the Loss of a Child, and Aftermath: Picking Up the Pieces After a Suicide. Gary's books have won three international book awards and have been named as finalists eight times. He has been featured on Dr. Laura, The Daily Positive, Wellness, BeliefNet, Thrive Global, and other national media. A trusted and compassionate voice in grief recovery, Gary currently serves as a hospice chaplain and grief counselor for Hospice Brazos Valley in central Texas. Known for his engaging style and sense of humor, he is also a popular speaker at a wide variety of venues. Contact: www.asiliveandgrieve.com info@asiliveandgrieve.com Facebook:  As I Live and Grieve Instagram:  @asiliveandgrieve To Reach Gary Roe: Website:  https://www.garyroe.com/ Credits: Music by Kevin MacLeod 

A meteor crashed into earth and shattered my world on November 5, 2021. Granny, who had always been a part of my life, passed away.  For years, I've always strived to be sympathetic to those who experience grief by the passing of a loved one. However, sympathy, though well and good, can never take the place of a real experience. When the smoke cleared and I stared at the crater that impacted my world. I found myself overwhelmed with grief. I know I'm supposed to be sad...but what about that odd numbness that creeps in? I know I may experience anger...but what about those moments when I forget she passed away only to be struck by the unwelcomed reminder that she isn't here anymore. Or, even worse -- what if I feel as if I am going out of my mind? Am I ever going to get through this?  Today's show has a more personal slant as I chat with Gary Roe, author, and advocate for people who are hurting and grieving as he helps me navigate this world of grief. A candid conversation about processing grief, accepting it, and learning how to act in love with well-meaning people who only make our sorrow worse at times. More importantly, that Jesus was 'a man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief' and what that means for those of us who are grieving. Finally, how to survive the holidays and special events when our loved ones are gone. Listen in at 646-668-8485. Download Stitcher on your mobile device. Follow us on iTunes, iHeartradio, Spotiify, and Edifi. Or, click on the link here: http://tobtr.com/12038007.

When you are grieving, faith can have a lasting impact on how you perceive the world. You can lose faith. You can grow in faith. On today's episode, Reid interviews Gary Roe, the author of several books on grief, about his source of faith and how he leans on it to navigate the challenging thoughts and feelings that grief brings to life. Do you need more grief support? Download the Grief Refuge app for daily companionship, comfort, care, and compassionate suggestions for managing grief (on iOS and Android)

Summary:Wouldn't it  be nice if there was a book we could turn to with answers to our deepest feelings, fears and emotions of grief? Let me re-introduce Gary Roe, whose book, The Grief Guidebook: Common Questions, Compassionate Answers, Practical Suggestions (Good Grief Series) has just hit the shelves of your favorite bookstores. Join us today as Gary introduces us to his newest book of 71 common questions about grieving. Episode Notes:Gary Roe is the multiple award-winning author of more than a dozen books including Comfort for the Grieving Spouse's Heart, Shattered: Surviving the Loss of a Child, and Aftermath: Picking Up the Pieces After a Suicide. Gary's books have won three international book awards and have been named as finalists eight times. He has been featured on Dr. Laura, The Daily Positive, Wellness, BeliefNet, Thrive Global, and other national media. A trusted and compassionate voice in grief recovery, Gary currently serves as a hospice chaplain and grief counselor for Hospice Brazos Valley in central Texas. Known for his engaging style and sense of humor, he is also a popular speaker at a wide variety of venues.  Contact: www.asiliveandgrieve.com info@asiliveandgrieve.com Facebook:  As I Live and Grieve Instagram:  @asiliveandgrieve To Reach Gary Roe: Website:  https://www.garyroe.com/  Credits: Music by Kevin MacLeod 

Summary Our guest today is Gary Roe, who shares with us 3 Key Ways to Process Grief.  Episode Notes: Gary Roe uses TWA to designate the 3 Key Ways to Process Grief, and adds his personal experience to help others feel supported and a bit more in control. These tasks will help verbalize memories, feelings and regrets and allow you to continue through your grief journey instead of being stuck. Gary Roe is the multiple award-winning author of more than a dozen books including Comfort for the Grieving Spouse's Heart, Shattered: Surviving the Loss of a Child, Aftermath: Picking Up the Pieces After a Suicide, and most recently, Widowed Walk: Experiencing God After the Loss of a Spouse. Gary's books have won three international book awards and have been named as finalists eight times. He has been featured on Dr. Laura, The Daily Positive, Wellness, BeliefNet, Thrive Global, and other national media. A trusted and compassionate voice in grief recovery, Gary currently serves as a hospice chaplain and grief counselor for Hospice Brazos Valley in central Texas. Known for his engaging style and sense of humor, he is also a popular speaker at a wide variety of venues. Contact: www.asiliveandgrieve.com info@asiliveandgrieve.com Facebook:  As I Live and Grieve Instagram:  @asiliveandgrieve To Reach Gary Roe: Website:  https://www.garyroe.com/ Credits: Music by Kevin MacLeod 

Rich and Bill discuss the sensitive topic of suicide with the author of Aftermath: Picking Up the Pieces After a Suicide, Gary Roe. As an author and in his work in hospice and grief recovery, Gary is known to be a compassionate voice in dealing with traumatic grief.

Summary Our guest today is Gary Roe, who shares with us 8 Tips to Handle Holiday Grief.  Episode Notes: Gary Roe itemizes his 8 Tips to Handle Holiday Grief and adds his personal experience to help others contemplate their own situations and feel supported and a bit more in control of this frantic period, now even more stressful with the pandemic.  Gary Roe is the multiple award-winning author of more than a dozen books including Comfort for the Grieving Spouse's Heart, Shattered: Surviving the Loss of a Child, and Aftermath: Picking Up the Pieces After a Suicide. Gary's books have won three international book awards and have been named as finalists eight times. He has been featured on Dr. Laura, The Daily Positive, Wellness, BeliefNet, Thrive Global, and other national media. A trusted and compassionate voice in grief recovery, Gary currently serves as a hospice chaplain and grief counselor for Hospice Brazos Valley in central Texas. Known for his engaging style and sense of humor, he is also a popular speaker at a wide variety of venues.  Contact: www.asiliveandgrieve.com info@asiliveandgrieve.com Facebook:  As I Live and Grieve Instagram:  @asiliveandgrieve  To Reach Gary Roe: Website:  https://www.garyroe.com/  Credits: Music by Kevin MacLeod 

Holidays can hurt. Christmas, Thanksgiving, Birthdays, Anniversaries, etc. These times surface our losses like nothing else. We're keenly aware of who's missing. We bump into a memory with every step. How do we do this? Award-winning author, hospice chaplan and grief counselor Gary Roe has become a trusted voice to many hurting, grieving hearts. Written with hearfelt compassion, this easy-to-read, practical book has been dubbed by many as the "Holiday Survival Kit." - Surviving the Holidays Without You: Navigating Grief During Special Seasons.Get Gary's FREE e-book, Grief: 9 Things I Wish I had KnownAlso download Gary's 8 Tips for Handling Holiday Grief

Suicide is a dark topic that is full of sorrow and grief, but it is something that needs to be discussed, especially during a pandemic that has caused many people around the world to feel isolated. Gary Roe currently serves as a hospice chaplain and grief counselor for Hospice Brazos Valley in central Texas, and his experience with grief and loss as a child has allowed him to reach out to people during their times of intense sorrow with a heightened understanding of their situation.  Gary describes researching the topic of suicide as, “A solo climb of Mount Everest without any protection.” Since 2000, suicides have increased by 30%. There is a suicide every 11 seconds, meaning 130 deaths per day, and for each completed suicide, there are 25 attempts. While everyone’s experience of death is different, the grieving process after a suicide is especially unique. Suicide is followed by grief, shame, and many, many questions that start with “why.” Our hearts cannot stop turning over the questions of why it happened and why we could not stop it. We try to retrace our steps to see what we could have done differently, and place blame and guilt on ourselves and situations in the past. Other people around those grieving a loved one lost to suicide might treat them as if they have an infectious disease, avoiding them and distancing themselves as a way of self-preservation.  The first step in moving towards healing from this hurt is to accept what has happened. This practice can help you release some of the unanswered questions. You need to be kind and patient with yourself and have several safe people around you to listen and support you. One person cannot be with you 24/7, so it is important to have a number of safe people around you so that they are not carrying your grief with you alone.  Gary equates grief to a reservoir that sees constant rain. After a while, the pressure builds up, and if the doors are not opened, this life-giving place becomes destructive. You can open up these doors around your grief by talking about your emotions, questions, and fears to other people or by writing and creating visualizations.  Suicide may always be stigmatized by society, but if you can realize this early on, it may save you some anger and allow you to focus on your own healing over time. There will always be triggers—scenes in movies, holidays, memories, certain places—but, as Gary says, “The pain screams, ‘I love you, and I love you still, and I’ll never stop loving you.’” When you grieve in healthy ways, you can turn the pain into something good that will have a powerful impact on other people. Gary wrote two books, Living on the Edge: How to Fight and Win the Battle for Your Mind and Heart and Difference Maker: Overcoming Adversity and Turning Pain into Purpose, Every Day. Both books can be found on Amazon and each has a version for teens and for adults. You can support Gary’s initiative to help people in dark times find hope by believing in the truth of their worth. Learn more about his Suicide Prevention Project here.  You can contact Gary to help share these resources today.  Listen to his first and second episodes on Parenting Impossible for more advice about grieving loss.  Annette Hines has been practicing in the areas of Special Needs, Elder Law, and Estate Planning for more than 20 years. Ms. Hines brings personal experience with special needs to her practice and podcasts as the mother of two daughters, one of whom passed away from Mitochondrial disease in November 2013. This deep, personal understanding of special needs fuels her passion for quality special needs planning and drives her dedication to help others within the special needs community. 

COVID-19 has made these last few months challenging, and in Gary Roe’s words, “a grieving disaster.” Without the traditional rituals around goodbyes, this pandemic has made it harder for people, including teens, not to bottle up their sorrow. In this second episode with Gary, he shares his experience with teens and grief and ways that family members and friends can help them.  Grief can be especially difficult for teens, as the adolescent years are formative in shaping the rest of their lives, and teens are often afraid to express their feelings in front of other people. They are still learning how to grieve, and need people to model good grieving habits in front of them—including their parents.  Teens experiencing their first heartbreak, death, or loss may often compartmentalize their pain or avoid being alone with their emotions by spending all of their time on their phone or with friends. The best way parents can help is by modeling healthy grieving behavior, as actions will speak louder than words. However, when you do have conversations with your teen, they will listen to you—even if they pretend that they are not listening—if they respect you and know that you love them for who they are.  There is a reason that the safety instructions on airplanes tell parents to put their own oxygen masks on first. If you are not taking care of yourself, you will not be able to take care of your kids. Teens and anyone dealing with grief need “safe people” around them who will love them unconditionally, listen well, and hold space for the release of their grief through conversations, writing, or creative expression. The disability community has faced more grief than usual, as people with disabilities have accounted for around 40% of the deaths from COVID-19. Gary says that all of us, including teens, need to create new ways to help people say goodbye, such as over the phone, video calls, or other ways. If you or your teen are facing grief from not having been able to say goodbye, you can try a variety of techniques. First, close your eyes and try visualizing the person. Begin talking to them when you are ready. You can also write them a letter or draw a picture of you having that conversation with them. Counseling is also a great resource, but remember that, “Finding a good counselor is a lot like finding a good pair of shoes,” and it takes time. Above all when dealing with grief, guard your heart. Gary says that knowledge is not always power, it can create anxiety as well. If something is not healthy for you, you do not have to sit in it, and you especially do not have to sit in it alone.  If you missed the first episode in this series on grief with Gary Roe, you can find the first episode here. You can also see more of Gary’s online resources on his website.  Annette Hines has been practicing in the areas of Special Needs, Elder Law, and Estate Planning for more than 20 years. Ms. Hines brings personal experience with special needs to her practice and podcasts as the mother of two daughters, one of whom passed away from Mitochondrial disease in November 2013. This deep, personal understanding of special needs fuels her passion for quality special needs planning and drives her dedication to help others within the special needs community.

When most people hear about what Gary Roe does for a living, he says, “They just shake their heads and say, how did you wind up there?” The answer to this question is that Gary had a troubled childhood riddled with grief that he transformed into a career path for good, thanks to help from many people who supported him during those trying years. After studying psychology and going to seminary, Gary currently serves as a hospice chaplain and grief counselor for Hospice Brazos Valley in central Texas.  From the ages of three to seven, Gary was sexually abused. This trauma was followed by the death of two grandfathers, a grandmother with dementia who could not remember him, and the death of a dear friend at the age of 12. A few years later, his mother began to show signs of a mental illness, and his father had a heart attack right in front of him. Gary was 15 years old when he and his brother made the decision to take their dad off of the ventilator. After all of this trauma and loss, Gary was given a second chance to have a family when another student at his school invited him to live with his family. Their acceptance of him changed his life.  Gary’s experience of grief and loss inspired him to support other people in their grief. He knows that there is no “magic pill” or perfect “prescription” that cures everyone’s grief. Gary notes, “You don’t graduate from this, you move forward.”  Not all grief involves mourning the loss of a person—you can mourn a financial loss, the loss of a job or a dream, and more. Life is a series of little “deaths” that we have to learn how to grieve in healthy ways. Rather than toughening up, “moving on,” sitting in pain, overeating, starving, and ignoring your pain, you have to face it one day at a time. The experience of grief is like being in a forest: you are surrounded by darkness and trees, and you only have enough light to see a few steps ahead of you.  There are three thoughts that every grieving person has:  Am I alone? Am I crazy? Am I really going to get through this? And if I do, who am I going to be on the other side?  We may wish that grief came with instructions so that we could move past these questions quickly, but Gary has a simplified acronym to help people process their pain: A.I.R. it out. “A” stands for acknowledge, “I” stands for identify, and “R” stands for release. Once you acknowledge what is going on, you can identify how it is making you feel and release these feelings. This is a repeating process that lasts for as long as you need it to. Gary suggests that people release their feelings by talking to someone who loves you and who listens well. You can also write or create art or creative visualizations that will help you express yourself.  Your experience will be different from everyone else’s because you are unique. For Annette, her experience of grief “was like going through jello.” She was forgetful and exhausted, and part of her did not want to let go of the pain of losing her daughter, Elizabeth, to mitochondrial disease because the grief made her feel like a better mom.  Grief does not have an expiration date, and it is because we feel love that we feel grief. According to Gary, “All you can do in grief is to grieve.”   You can see more of Gary’s online resources on his website.  Annette Hines has been practicing in the areas of Special Needs, Elder Law, and Estate Planning for more than 20 years. Ms. Hines brings personal experience with special needs to her practice and podcasts as the mother of two daughters, one of whom passed away from Mitochondrial disease in November 2013. This deep, personal understanding of special needs fuels her passion for quality special needs planning and drives her dedication to help others within the special needs community. 

In this week’s episode: ▪ Biological effects of trauma ▪ Turning past pain into purpose ▪ Using food to heal your body and mind ▪ Practicing forgiveness and gratitude

On today's powerful episode, I'm speaking with the talented Gary Roe, author of ... Aftermath: Picking Up the Pieces After a Suicide Gary’s is the author of over a dozen amazing books. His story began with a childhood of mixed messages and sexual abuse. This was followed by other losses and numerous grief experiences. Ultimately, a painful past led Gary into a life of helping wounded people heal and grow. A former college minister, missionary in Japan, entrepreneur in Hawaii, and pastor in Texas and Washington, he now serves as a writer, speaker, chaplain, and grief counselor with Hospice Brazos Valley in Bryan, Texas. A life gone. The tsunami has come, and now you're left standing amid the aftermath. What do you do? Reach out and grab the hand of multiple award-winning author and grief counselor Gary Roe. Let him walk with you through this uncharted, forbidding territory. You need a companion who can be a source of comfort, perspective, hope, and healing. Let Gary journey with you through the aftermath and help you pick up the pieces and begin to rebuild your heart and life. Aftermath was written to ... Connect with your heart in all the pain, grief, and confusion. Be a companion for you in this unwanted, heart-crushing process that has been thrust upon you. Be a source of comfort, perspective, healing, and peace. Provide practical tools to help you pick up the pieces and begin to rebuild your heart and life. So, if you are ready to hear more about Aftermath, then stay tuned for this episode of the Daily Authors Podcast with Gary Roe ... Visit Gary at www.garyroe.com. By the way, if you are ready to share you story and write your book, go to Write a Book University to get a free 4 lesson video course to help you on your book writing journey ...

Interview with grief expert, author and hospice chaplain Gary Roe. Click here to access https://www.garyroe.com/surviving-the-holidays/

On today's episode I'm speaking to the super talented, Gary Roe. Gary is a keynote speaker and award winning, best selling author, and published a dozen books including newly released … Difference Maker: Overcoming Adversity and Turning Pain into Purpose, Every Day Gary has won two national book awards and his books have been honored as national book award finalists seven times. He has been featured on Focus on the Family, Dr. Laura, Thrive Global, The Christian Broadcasting Network, Wellness, Bustle, and other major media. So, get ready for this amazing episode with Gary Roe …

In this week’s episode you will learn about: •Healing your life after loss •Stages of grief •Connecting with others during grief •Expressing grief

The Suicide Prevention Project is an initiative spearheaded by award-winning author, speaker, and grief counselor Gary Roe. “Over the past three years, I’ve officiated at over a dozen funerals of people who took their own lives, almost all of them under the age of 25. The devastating aftermath of this forever decision on parents, siblings, spouses, co-workers, and friends is stunning and debilitating. After a friend’s teen son died by suicide this past December, I knew I had to do something.” The result was four books, all due to be released between May-August, 2019. An avid supporter of Gary Roe, I am honored to highlight this initiative in order to help save lives. Join me in the discussion with by calling in at 646-668-8485 and press 1 to be live on air. Or, download Stitcher on your mobile device. Follow us on iTunes. Or, click on the link here: http://tobtr.com/11494837.

Gary Roe is such an inspiration. He is a grief counselor, pastor, and definitely a strong story teller. He truly understands the importance of resilience and has experienced grief multiple times first-hand. Gary shares what his life was like before the age of 17 - sexual abuse, suicide of a friend, death of his father at 15 are just a few. Those experiences helped define his purpose in life ... and that is to help people. He'll start with where you are, help you recover, heal and grow. Gary is the father of 7 children (all adopted), the author of multiple books, and his most recent project is the Suicide Prevention Project. Check out his highly recommended website at www.garyroe.com

This show is dedicated to all who have lost a child...no matter how, no matter how old -- how do you survive? I hope the words in this show will help you. About a month or so ago, I found out that a vendor who I worked with during my 9 to 5 job had lost his daughter. When he told me, I couldn't believe it. His anguish and pain came through the phone and my heart went out to him. What made it more extraordinary was the fact he was one of three people in my circle who had lost their children.  This caused me to reach out to Gary Roe, a man well acquainted with grief on both a professional and personal level. He spends his time helping people with grief of all kinds. We hope this helps you or if you know someone who you want to help but don't know how, we pray this show give you some guidelines to work with. Call in at 929-477-1965, and press 1. Or, click on the link here: http://tobtr.com/11686027.

I absolutely love this conversation with Gary. He is passionate, deep and wise in all things grief. Grief is such an interesting conversation and this is the first conversation around grief we've ever had on the show. Whether it's grief from breakup or grief from loss, he offers very tangible solutions. I hope you enjoy this conversation with the incredible Gary Roe.   About Gary Roe: Award‑winning author, speaker, and grief specialist Gary Roe is a compassionate and trusted voice in grief‑recovery who has been bringing comfort, hope, encouragement, and healing to hurting, wounded hearts for more than 30 years. Click here to get a free excerpt of his new book, Comfort for Grieving Hearts. For more information visit www.garyroe.com. Inside this episode, Gary Roe shares: How being connected to people in quality, loving relationships makes him feel most alive That we have to have a sense of safety in order to heal from what's happened to us and to grow past it Things that can help people to feel safe That shielding ourselves from emotional pain keeps us from love, life, and safety How high-achievers are actually seeking self-worth and validation. His path to a career working in grief His belief that one of the key skills in life is learning to grieve well That grief is a natural, healthy response to change and loss in life. Perspectives on the human habit of suppressing grief Reflections on the pattern of regret in grief How working in hospice leads him to live from his heart That living with the most purpose requires figuring out who we are His belief that life is really designed to be about relationships The concept that grief is always about more than the loss itself   You can find more about Gary Roe at: Website | Blog | Facebook   Links: Comfort for Grieving Hearts Free e-books and courses by Gary Roe Check out our Hungry for Happiness community for more details, programs, and tips on how to thrive as a wellness coach! Website | Samantha's Instagram | HFH Instagram | Facebook | Book | Certification Program     The Hungry for Happiness podcast combines personal development, deep conversations, and comedy to shake up the way you connect with yourself and the world. Be sure to subscribe on iTunes so you don't miss an episode!

Loss hurts. It's tough to go through, and painful to watch. Do you know someone who's grieving and wish you could help? Are you the one grieving and wonder if what you're going through is normal? Do you wish those around you understood you better? This book has answers. This practical and easy-to-read book provides the answers you need to make a difference - in your own life and in the lives of others. Award-winning, bestselling author, hospice chaplain, and grief specialist Gary Roe gives you a look at the grieving heart - the thoughts, emotions, and struggles within. If you're wanting to help someone who's grieving, you'll get a glimpse of what's going on inside them and be better able to love and support them. If you're in the midst of loss, you'll see yourself as you read, and be encouraged that you aren't as weird or crazy as you thought. This book can help you develop a priceless ability- how to hear the heart of someone who's hurting. The benefits for them, and for you, can be staggering.

Tips for coping with the holidays featuring Gary Roe, speaker, hospice chaplain, grief specialist, and author of 8 books including Surviving the Holidays without You.

The holidays are a time of year that when we generate a lot of memories, which makes celebrating them especially difficult when we've suffered a loss. Grief specialist Gary Roe guides listeners on what to expect and how to use the holiday season to grieve well.

Grief specialist Gary Roe explains how each of us grieves differently and how we can help a spouse going through the process.

How do you heal your broken heart? Who or what does the healing inside? What does the healing journey look like? What is the first baby step you can take to start healing today? These are just some of the questions I asked my guest Gary Roe, author of numerous books, including the award-winning bestsellers […] The post Filling the Hole in your Heart – Interview with Gary Roe appeared first on Gabriel Gonsalves.

**REBROADCAST** In April, my hubby and I were walking our dog one afternoon when we came upon our neighbor from a couple of blocks down the street walking her dog. I asked after her husband, who I knew had been sick for a while and she told me he'd passed away a month before. Shocked, I gave her my condolences. She talked about her husband for a few moments. Then I started to share some of my memories of her husband as we walked back to her house. Her smile as I told a particularly humorous event lit her face up. She looked beautiful as we shared in the memory. About two months later, we walked our dog again and she was sitting outside her home reading a book. After my dog and hers greeted each other, I asked how she had been doing since her husband's death. She said, "I should be getting over it now." I froze for a moment and knew in an instant she may have been mimicking someone else's platitude. It angered me. Her husband had just died TWO months ago. Was it comforting to tell a woman who shared her life with her spouse that she should be over it now? Unfortunately, this wouldn't be the last time I've heard of people, in the middle of grief, being hurt by well-meaning people. In fact, it would be several more stories over the course of this time that led me to reach out to my returning guest co-host and contributor, Gary Roe. Well acquainted with grief and loss, I wanted him to help understand that in our efforts to give comfort, we need to be so careful of how execute it. In fact, in our well-meaning attempts to help, an certain arrogance may precipitate our words and cause more harm than good.  Join me by calling in at 646-668-8485 and press 1 to be live on air. Or, download Stitcher on your mobile device. Or, click on the link here: http://tobtr.com/s/10332995

In April, my hubby and I were walking our dog one afternoon when we came upon our neighbor from a couple of blocks down the street walking her dog. I asked after her husband, who I knew had been sick for a while and she told me he'd passed away a month before. Shocked, I gave her my condolences. She talked about her husband for a few moments. Then I started to share some of my memories of her husband as we walked back to her house. Her smile as I told a particularly humorous event lit her face up. She looked beautiful as we shared in the memory. About two months later, we walked our dog again and she was sitting outside her home reading a book. After my dog and hers greeted each other, I asked how she had been doing since her husband's death. She said, "I should be getting over it now." I froze for a moment and knew in an instant she may have been mimicking someone else's platitude. It angered me. Her husband had just died TWO months ago. Was it comforting to tell a woman who shared her life with her spouse that she should be over it now? Unfortunately, this wouldn't be the last time I've heard of people, in the middle of grief, being hurt by well-meaning people. In fact, it would be several more stories over the course of this time that led me to reach out to my returning guest co-host and contributor, Gary Roe. Well acquainted with grief and loss, I wanted him to help understand that in our efforts to give comfort, we need to be so careful of how execute it. In fact, in our well-meaning attempts to help, an certain arrogance may precipitate our words and cause more harm than good.  Join me by calling in at 646-668-8485 and press 1 to be live on air. Or, download Stitcher on your mobile device. Or, click on the link here: http://tobtr.com/10173285.

This Christmas is different for me than it has ever been in my life. Last year, I remember being stressed because I didn't have enough time to shop for gifts because of my hectic schedule with work, writing, broadcasting and other whatnot. On this show, I've always tried to make sure that I highlight topics that affect everyone in the body of Christ with the understanding that maybe one day, I'll need it myself. That has certainly happened for me. It's always different when you're the one in the hot seat. This year, my twin sister battles ovarian cancer. I've seen her hit new lows I've never seen before. I've seen the effects of chemotherapy as she lost her hair, her health, and even some of her 'faith pep' (for the lack of a better term) as she struggles with trusting God and not leaning onto the present suffering. For myself, I remember talking about how it must feel to see someone we love going through something awful but now, I'm there. I watch her as she deals with it and find myself in my own faith struggles as well.  However, thanks be to God, that I truly rest in the assurance that He will never leave us alone. Even in the midst of calamity.  I find myself in a state of grief and I'm sure there are many out there for whom the holidays hold grief. Whether the loss of a loved one, someone you know going through some calamity, or anything, I wanted, no--, needed to invite my returning guest, Gary Roe to let us know there is such a thing as 'good grief' and that we all can survive the holidays. Join us for hope, encouragement, and joy as we talk about good grief. You can call in at 646-668-8485, press 1 to be live on air. Or, download Stitcher on your mobile device. Or, click on the link here.

This past week the nation was shocked by the senseless murders of forty nine people in a nightclub in Orlandao. Being heralded as the worst mass shootiing in the country, the victims and the families are in a state of shock with many unanswered questions. As new details come to light in these few days, more questions are still being asked. "Why?" being the most prevalent. Some have used the events to harp on the behavior of the individuals because of their participation in a homosexual lifestyle. Others have used the events to talk more about gun control and anti-terroism acts. Other still use the event for their own agenda whatever that may be. Yet in the midst of this, are forty nine families forever changed by a violent act. What about them? How are they going to pick up the pieces of their lives now that their loved ones are gone?  How can grieving whether for the Orlando victims or anyone else who has had a loved taken away find hope? Join me as I discuss this topic with my return guest, Gary Roe, minister,  grief survivor, and author as we tackle this topic. Feel free to weigh ini at 646-668-8485, press 1 to be live on air. Or, you can download Stitcher on your mobile device. Or, you can click on the link here: http://tobtr.com/9009637. Tune in!

Last month, we focused on women's empowerment in different areas of life -- from purity, to boundary settings, Biblical studies, and in the midst of illness. This month, we will be focusing on men's empowerment in different areas. So join me for a series of discussions to empower men.  This week on the Parker J Cole Show, we will be empoering men going through grief. Grief encompasses many aspects of life from the lost of a spouse or child, to the lost of a parent or friend. Sometime grief encompasses the loss of financial income and stability, personal goals, and other things. However, even in the changing culture of gender roles, men are still expected to be strong and resilent. Yet sometimes, grief can be hard to get over. Join me for this edition of the Parker J Cole Show as I talk with author and survivor, Gary Roe about empowering men enduring grief. You can call in at 646-668-8485, press 1 to be live on air. Or, you download the Stitcher app on your mobile. Or, you can click on the link here: http://tobtr.com/8671599

Welcome to the Shaun Tabatt Show! Today my special guest is Ryan Hanley and we'll be discussing the elements of his book Content Warfare: How to find your audience, tell your story and win the battle for attention online. Special thanks to Rod Tucker, Sue Detweiler, Sundi Jo Graham, and Gary Roe for submitting questions for this interview. About The Book: There is a battle taking place online every day. It's not a fight for the fate of the world… just the future of your business. A battle fought with content. A battle far too many businesses are losing. This is Content Warfare. We're here to win the battle for attention. Content Warfare is a work in defiance of mediocre content marketing About The Author: Ryan Hanley helps brands and businesses find their audience, tell their story and win the battle for attention online. For additional show notes, visit ShaunTabatt.com/009.