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:253: The Enneagram and Decision-Making with Suzanne Stabile
252: An Unconventional Gratitude
251: Why Sabbath is For Everyone with Ruth Haley Barton
250: One Secret to a Light(er) Heart
249: A Former Sign Language Interpreter's Guide to Listening
248: Start With Hello with Shannan Martin
247: What's Saving My Life (Autumn Edition)
246: The Mindset Shift That's Changing My Work
245: Voices of Lament with Natasha Sistrunk Robinson and Mariah Humphries
244: When A Public Figure Dies
243: How to Move Through Regret
242: Are you afraid of choosing wrong?
241: Write What You Know (And Other Life Advice)
240: A Staying Prayer for Parents
239: A Sending Prayer for College Freshmen
238: State of the Podcast 2022
237: For When Things Are Changing (with John Freeman)
236: For When You Can't Figure God Out
234: Psalm 23
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