52 | Breathing Through Grief: Faith, Healing, the Journey of Loss, and Practices of Hope

Grief touches every life, but how we walk through it can shape our faith, our healing, and our future.

In this episode of Medicine, Motherhood, and Missions, Johanna is joined by two compassionate guides who walk with others through seasons of loss.

Dorina Lazo Gilmore-Young is an award-winning author and speaker whose devotional Breathing Through Grief was born out of her own journey after losing her husband.

Through storytelling, scripture, and spiritual practices, she helps others discover God’s presence and hope in the valley of sorrow.

Nims Dias is a registered counsellor with the Psychotherapy and Counselling Federation of Australia (PACFA) and the Sri Lanka National Association of Counsellors.

She manages Compassion Room in Melbourne, supporting individuals, children, and families through grief, anxiety, and life transitions. With her cross-cultural background and clinical expertise, she offers practical, therapeutic insight into navigating loss.

Together, Dorina and Nims share tender wisdom on what it means to grieve with faith, the different ways people experience loss across cultures, and how both spiritual practices and mental-health support can help us breathe again after heartbreak.

If you’re carrying grief—or walking with someone who is—this conversation will remind you that you are not alone, and that hope and healing are possible.

Faith and Grief Can Coexist – Dorina shares how scripture, devotionals, and storytelling can bring hope even in deep loss.

Practical Strategies to Process Emotions – Nims offers therapeutic tools like grounding exercises, journaling, and breathing techniques to navigate grief.

Supporting Children and Families – Learn age-appropriate ways to help children understand and express grief.

Creating Meaningful Rituals – Discover ways to honor loved ones through remembrance, storytelling, and faith-centered practices.

Healing Takes Time and Community – Both Dorina and Nims emphasize the importance of patience, self-compassion, and leaning on trusted friends or support networks.

Connect with Nims: 

• ⁠www.compassionroom.com.au⁠
• ⁠www.instagram.com/compassionrmtherapy⁠
• www.facebook.com/compassion.room⁠

Connect with Dorina: 

• https://dorinagilmore.com
• https://dorinagilmore.com/books/
• https://dorinaglorygram.substack.com/p/when-you-are-known-you-can-find-your

Connect with Johanna 

• ⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/johannamoses/⁠⁠
• ⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/medicine_motherhood_missions/⁠⁠
• www.johannamoses.com⁠