Jeri-Lyn Wash: Missing Our Mothers

Jeri Lyn Wash

 

Episode Introduction

In this episode, Herdyne interviews Jeri Lyn Wash, a mom, leader, and wellness preacher. We discuss policing grief and review why as humans, we hurt, and that's different for everyone. 

Jeri Lyn Wash is a woman who wears many hats. She finds her purpose in being a mother, community leader, mentor, author, and business owner. Amidst her healing of her mother's tragic passing, she founded her organization called "Missing Our Mothers Inc." which is a haven for any and everyone who's experienced the loss of a mother and is searching for a community of understanding. She birthed "Just Jeri "(the Life/Grief Coach and Motivational speaker) with immense success. With this platform, she's providing tools of understanding, compassion, and trusted techniques that one can use to guide them through the grieving process. 

Jeri recalls herself as a happy-in-love person who was about to get married in early 2016. A miscarriage left her shattered, and she started developing problems with her fiancé leading to their breakup. After all the loss that year, Jeri received a call from her sister a day before thanksgiving saying her mom didn't make it through the emergency heart surgery. Following this, Jeri went into a deep depression, also leaving her job in jeopardy. 

When her 7-year-old daughter asked her to get out of bed and stop being sad all day, saying her grandma wouldn't want her to be that she realized she needed help. 4 months after her mother's death, she went for counseling and understood she had situational depression.

Two weeks before mother's day, she felt God was asking her to brunch on mother's day and miraculously came up with a name - "missing our mothers." Jeri talks about how on mother's day, 21 people came for her brunch and ultimately found her life's purpose.

Both Herdyne and Jeri have an intrigued curiosity about grief and death. They want to be funeral directors and have a gift to heal other people's grief.

There is peace after pain, and it's okay not to be okay. Tune in to this episode to hear the complete story!

 

About Our Guest 

Jeri Lyn Wash is a mother, community leader, mentor, author, and business owner. Amidst her healing the tragic passing of her mother, she founded her organization called “Missing Our Mothers Inc.” which is a safe haven for any and everyone who’s experienced the loss of a mother and is searching for a community of understanding. With the immense success of her organization, she birthed “Just Jeri “(the Life/Grief Coach and Motivational speaker). With this platform, she’s providing tools of understanding, compassion, and trusted techniques that one can use to guide them through the grieving process. Healing has become a way of life for her through her many business ventures because they all allow her to help the hearts of many by uplifting and coaching them on just how to cope with grief positively.   

 

Episode Quotes

• “In order for us to be great, you have to have the wisdom and the capacity to take in the information and take these steps in life lessons to take you to the next level.” -  Herdyne  [ 07:08]

• “When you are grieving you need the right people who will see and validate your feelings.” - Herdyne [21:56]

• “It's okay to not always be okay. “ - Jeri Lyn [32:46 ]

• “We birth things out of our pain.” - Herdyne [33:53]

• “The little ones in our lives truly know how to activate us.” -  Jeri Lyn [45:51]

 

Redefining Grief Pearls of Wisdom, P.O.W., Questions

• What have you found to be your truth? [40:38]

My truth is just in knowing that I'm going to have good days, and I'm going to have bad days. But my good days outweigh the bad days. My truth is helping people ministering to people, healing people, in any way because death is not just losing a loved one. There are so many different reasons that people grieve like loss of Finance, loss of a pet, loss of a friendship.  So just healing and knowing that God is using me and all the glory goes to God, because there's nothing about Jeri, nothing about me.

• What have you learned about you? [41:54]

What I learned about me was, I was grieving for a very long time, and I didn't know I was unhappy and sad for a long time. And now that I've come to a place where I can recognize it and understand it, I learned that it's okay to not always be okay.

 

Episode Time-Stamps

• [00:49] – Making grief sexy 
• [08:52] – Herdyne introduces Jeri Lyn Wash 
• [12:02] – Jeri shares her truth
• [15:00] – Jeri’s deep dark depression
• [20:39] – Two weeks before mother’s day
• [25:14] – Intrigued curiosity about grief and death
• [33:53] – We birth things out of our pain

 

Reference Links

• Link to Herdyne’s Writing Coach’s website: 

Mrs. Candace L. Davis

www.candiceldavis.com

• Book:

Bible:  Book of Ecclesiastes 7.2

 https://biblehub.com/ecclesiastes/7-2.html 

 

Connect with Jeri

• Website: https://www.missingourmothers.com/
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/missingourmothers/ https://www.instagram.com/justjeri___/
• Facebook: https://m.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100000275845062 

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