The holidays can be beautiful… but they can also be painfully hard when you’re grieving or missing someone you love.
In this episode, I share my own journey through loss and explain how I learned to navigate Thanksgiving, my favorite holiday, during the darkest season of my life. You’ll discover how to welcome your pain with compassion, create awareness around your emotions, and find peace, hope, and purpose even in the middle of heartbreak.
This episode is tender, honest, and filled with tools that will help you honor your grief while still allowing light to come in.
✨ In This Episode, You’ll Learn:
Why grief intensifies during holidays
How to welcome pain instead of resisting it
Why “feeling is healing” and pain is a path, not a destination
How to become a loving observer of your thoughts and emotions
How to notice what triggers your pain and what brings you peace
The “two wolves” analogy and how to feed the one that leads you toward healing
How to celebrate the holidays in the way that feels right for you
How to honor your loved one with traditions that bring peace, not pressure
How service redirects suffering into purpose and healing
How reflecting on the holiday afterward reveals what helped — and what didn’t
Why sharing your story becomes a gift of healing for others
📖 Resources & Links:
🌿 Ready to step into your purpose and answer God’s calling to do more?
Learn about my programs at FaithAndGrowth.com
💬 If you’re ready to take action, book a call at:
TalkToBetsy.com
📚 Get my book: Hurt 2 Hope: Heal the Pain of Grief, Loss, and Adversity
https://a.co/d/awwbAgc
📲 Download the Better with Betsy App and access the Betsy Bot 24/7 — your personal support in moments of overwhelm.
🕊️ Experience prayer in motion at SoulCoreWithBetsy.com
You’re not broken. You’re not stuck. You’re healing.
Pain is only the path, never the destination.
And even in the hardest holidays, God is near, guiding you toward joy, strength, and renewal.
✨ Remember to subscribe for weekly episodes on faith, healing, resilience, and emotional growth.
#GriefHealing #HolidayGrief #FaithAndGrowth #ChristianPodcast #EmotionalHealing #HopeInGod #LetGoAndLetGod #HolidaysWithoutYou #BetterWithBetsy #HealingJourney
Chapters:
00:00 My experience of grief during holidays
03:17 You have the right to be sad on the holidays
04:25 The idea of pain is healing
06:59 Anticipation is always harder
08:42 Welcome pain and accept it
10:01 Be aware of your emotions
13:56 Love transcend death
15:42 Take action to change
18:32 Celebrate The Holiday
22:25 Acknowledge them the way it feels rights
24:09 Create new traditions
26:08 How to heal through the celebrations
28:41 Process the holiday
33:28 Share your lessons
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Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Betterwithbetsy/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/betterwithbetsy/
Visit me at:
https://hurt2hope.com/
https://betterwithbetsy.com/
https://faithbasedcoachingacademy.com/
In this episode, I share my own journey through loss and explain how I learned to navigate Thanksgiving, my favorite holiday, during the darkest season of my life. You’ll discover how to welcome your pain with compassion, create awareness around your emotions, and find peace, hope, and purpose even in the middle of heartbreak.
This episode is tender, honest, and filled with tools that will help you honor your grief while still allowing light to come in.
✨ In This Episode, You’ll Learn:
Why grief intensifies during holidays
How to welcome pain instead of resisting it
Why “feeling is healing” and pain is a path, not a destination
How to become a loving observer of your thoughts and emotions
How to notice what triggers your pain and what brings you peace
The “two wolves” analogy and how to feed the one that leads you toward healing
How to celebrate the holidays in the way that feels right for you
How to honor your loved one with traditions that bring peace, not pressure
How service redirects suffering into purpose and healing
How reflecting on the holiday afterward reveals what helped — and what didn’t
Why sharing your story becomes a gift of healing for others
📖 Resources & Links:
🌿 Ready to step into your purpose and answer God’s calling to do more?
Learn about my programs at FaithAndGrowth.com
💬 If you’re ready to take action, book a call at:
TalkToBetsy.com
📚 Get my book: Hurt 2 Hope: Heal the Pain of Grief, Loss, and Adversity
https://a.co/d/awwbAgc
📲 Download the Better with Betsy App and access the Betsy Bot 24/7 — your personal support in moments of overwhelm.
🕊️ Experience prayer in motion at SoulCoreWithBetsy.com
You’re not broken. You’re not stuck. You’re healing.
Pain is only the path, never the destination.
And even in the hardest holidays, God is near, guiding you toward joy, strength, and renewal.
✨ Remember to subscribe for weekly episodes on faith, healing, resilience, and emotional growth.
#GriefHealing #HolidayGrief #FaithAndGrowth #ChristianPodcast #EmotionalHealing #HopeInGod #LetGoAndLetGod #HolidaysWithoutYou #BetterWithBetsy #HealingJourney
Chapters:
00:00 My experience of grief during holidays
03:17 You have the right to be sad on the holidays
04:25 The idea of pain is healing
06:59 Anticipation is always harder
08:42 Welcome pain and accept it
10:01 Be aware of your emotions
13:56 Love transcend death
15:42 Take action to change
18:32 Celebrate The Holiday
22:25 Acknowledge them the way it feels rights
24:09 Create new traditions
26:08 How to heal through the celebrations
28:41 Process the holiday
33:28 Share your lessons
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Follow me on social:
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/betterwithbetsy/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Betterwithbetsy/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/betterwithbetsy/
Visit me at:
https://hurt2hope.com/
https://betterwithbetsy.com/
https://faithbasedcoachingacademy.com/