Doing the next right thing is perhaps most necessary when we find ourselves in the midst of grief and loss. Today I’m glad to talk with author, speaker, and songwriter Amanda Held Opelt. She believes in the power of community, ritual, shared worship, and storytelling to heal even our deepest wounds. Amanda is well acquainted with grief after experiencing several years of profound loss, including the sudden death of her only sister, New York Times bestselling author Rachel Held Evans.
Amanda explores the rituals of grief and what they can teach us about ourselves, our faith, and each other in times of deep loss in her new book, A Hole in the World. If you find yourself in the midst of the fog of grief or want to grow in your understanding of what grievers are going through, listen in.
Links + Resources From This Episode:330: Mister Rogers and Decision-Making (Emily's Favorites)
329: Decision-Making for Slow Processors (Emily's Favorites)
328: Let Time Be Your Friend (Emily's Favorites)
327: 17 Syllable Prayers
326: What’s Saving My Spring Life
325: How to Know What You Like with Myquillyn Smith
324: The Path by Lynn Ungar
323: The Kind of Quiet that Wakes Us Up
322: 5 Next Right Thing Principles I Use Every Week
321: What We Wish We’d Known with John P. Freeman
320: Following Your Intuition with Grace P. Cho
319: Finding Vocational Clarity with Parker J. Palmer
318: How to Walk into a Room: Release Day!
Bonus: For Leaving a Beloved Space
317: When Things End Without Closure with Sharon McMahon
316: The Faithfulness of Staying and Leaving
315: One Thing We Need for Making Tough Decisions
314: Yes or Now? Decision-Making for the Over-Eager
313: The Liturgy of Lightheartedness
312: What's Saving My Winter Life
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