The Rocky Road Podcast Mandy & Kristin

Markie Ostler is a mom who boldly shares the story about her daughter, Everly Jo, and the few weeks they were given with her here on this earth. After a devastating diagnosis (one all too common), this episode will make you smile, cry and laugh! Markie's strength is inspiring and amazing as a mom who lives in the happy and sad feelings simultaneously.

*Trigger Warning: Child Loss*



Song: Happy & Sad - Kasey Musgraves

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This week Mandy and Kristin discuss this emotional whirlwind called grief. In this mini-series we discuss a topic that many people don't know much about yet it is inevitably something that effects us all. Why do we have feelings of sadness, as expected, but in the same breath we feel happy? Why do we find ourselves trying to make a deal with God? Why did I just get angry at the trash can not being taken out? Hang with us for a bit this week as we talk through the stages of grief using the Kübler-Ross grief cycle.

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Join us this week with an easy listening episode featuring our new friend Lee Atherton, who specializes in grief, bereavement and resilience. We walk through the difficulties of grief, the stages of grief and the five wishes that can help someone prepare for the inevitable. Lee is gentle, kind and peaceful which leads to a great conversation revolving around one of the most sacred times in our lives.
Song: In the Bulb there is a Flower - Gary Freeland
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When the people around us are struggling it can feel like we’re not doing enough. Join us this week as we chat about some straightforward and approachable ways to support our loved ones through a difficult or unexpected time. Spoiler alert: it starts with you opening your ears.



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Molly wants to know how you are. Really. Are you good, or more importantly NOT good? For Molly, opening the door to vulnerability meant supporting others by sharing her the moment she broke free from abuse, living with a narcissistic partner, and healing her relationship with Jesus.

Song - Glory by Dermot Kennedy

Find Molly on Instagram at @notgoodpodcast

Do you ever find yourself struggling to be vulnerable? Would you rather keep things to yourself then burden someone with your struggles? Kristin & Mandy have both been there! We talk in this episode about what it's like to share your struggle, who to share information with and why your struggle can actually be a blessing to someone else!



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