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Forming Healthy Responses to Grief with Natasha Smith

Forming Healthy Responses to Grief with Natasha Smith

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 Grief is not a detour from discipleship—it’s part of it.When families walk through loss, parents often don’t know how to support their kids and process their own pain at the same time. What do we say? What do we do? And how do we help our children name their emotions and meet God in the middle of them?In this episode of The Teach Your Children Well Podcast, host Sarah Cowan Johnson talks with Natasha Smith, grief advocate, speaker, and author of Can You Just Sit With Me? and Black Woman Grief, about navigating grief as a family. Whether it’s the loss of a loved one, the end of a season, or something else entirely, Natasha reminds us that grief is part of being human, and God meets us in it.Sarah and Natasha talk about the difference between lament and despair, the power of naming emotions, and how grief can become a space of spiritual growth for both parents and kids. They explore why sitting with pain is so difficult, especially for adults who feel pressure to "hold it all together" for their children. Natasha shares how parents can model emotional honesty without overwhelming their kids, and why creating room for questions, sadness, and even silence can be a powerful part of discipleship. If you're navigating your own grief, helping a child process theirs, or wondering how to talk about loss with your family, this conversation offers practical wisdom and gentle encouragement to meet grief with grace. This episode highlights the following themes:What healthy grief looks like, and how it can form usWhy emotional honesty is discipleshipHow to create space for lament with your kids“Steal This Idea” prayer:Psalm 34:18, “The Lord is close to the brokenhearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit.”God of love,As a sign of sorrow, As a protest against death, injustice, and loss, As an act of holy defiance against what should not be,We tear this cloth,Not to sever hope,But to open our hearts in grief before you.Hold us in our sorrow,Meet us in the tearing,And do not let this grief be wasted.Amen.Psalm 34:18, “The Lord is close to the brokenhearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit.”Links from the episode:Learn more about Natasha SmithRead Can You Just Sit With Me? and Black Woman Grief by Natasha SmithRead Hopeful Lament by Terra McDanielLearn more about Sarah Cowan JohnsonRead Teach Your Children Well by Sarah Cowan JohnsonRead the transcript hereTake the survey hereCredits✅Special offer: Visit ivpress.com and use the code IVPTEACH25 for 25% off and free US shipping on any IVP resource mentioned in this episode.✅Producers: Helen Lee, Kaitlin Borek, and Travis Albritton✅Sound Engineering: Honest Podcasts✅Social Media Manager: Makayla Payne✅Podcast Art: Kate Lillard✅Theme Song: "Childlike Wonder" by ReveilleDisclaimer: The comments, views, and opinions expressed in this podcast are solely those of the host and/or the guests featured on the podcast and do not necessarily reflect the views or positions of InterVarsity Press or InterVarsity Christian Fellowship.
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