Sharing your grief story can feel daunting, but it’s also one of the most powerful steps toward healing. In this episode, Kaitlyn offers four practical ways to begin sharing your story—even if it feels scary. Through her own experience of opening up about her grief, she shows how sharing can bring healing to you and hope to others. Tune in for encouragement and actionable steps to start sharing your story today.

• Why sharing your grief story is essential for healing and connection.
• Four simple yet impactful ways to begin sharing your story.
• How prayer and honesty can guide you in opening up.
• Why connection, not perfection, is the key to making an impact.

1. Start Small: Begin with a trusted friend, family member, or mentor to share a piece of your story in a safe space.
2. Be Honest: Authenticity over perfection—your raw and real story is what resonates with others.
3. Pray for Guidance: Ask God for wisdom on when and where to share and trust Him to guide the process.
4. Focus on Connection: Your story doesn’t have to be polished to be impactful. Prioritize connection over perfection.

Take your first step this week—journal your story, pray for guidance, or share with someone you trust. Your story matters, and it has the power to bring healing to others and yourself.

• Join the Community: Friends with Christ After Loss Facebook Group
• Follow on Instagram: @CoachKaitlynBuck
• Email Kaitlyn: info@KaitlynBuck.com

Remember: You’re not alone in your grief or your faith journey. God sees you, loves you, and wants to walk with you every step of the way.

❤️ Kaitlyn

In this episode of Friends with Christ After Loss, we’re tackling the heavy burden of guilt after loss. Have you ever felt guilty for living when your loved one couldn’t? Or for not “living enough” while stuck in grief? Kaitlyn shares her personal journey of wrestling with guilt after losing her dad and offers 7 practical steps to help you release guilt and move forward with peace and purpose. Discover how to honor your loved one’s memory while embracing the fullness of life that God has for you.

What You’ll Learn in This Episode:

1. Why moving forward doesn’t mean forgetting your loved one—it’s about honoring them.
2. 7 practical steps to release guilt, including redefining “moving forward,” finding community, and inviting God into your healing journey.
3. How to carry both grief and joy as you navigate life after loss.

Key Takeaways:

• Healing begins when you allow yourself to feel and process your grief.
• Moving forward means learning to carry grief alongside joy—not “getting over” your loss.
• Community, gratitude, and service are powerful tools for healing and finding purpose.
• Inviting God into your pain is the most important step in overcoming guilt and moving forward.

Tune in now for heartfelt encouragement and actionable steps to help you live a life that honors both your loved one and yourself.

• Join the Community: Friends with Christ After Loss Facebook Group
• Follow on Instagram: @CoachKaitlynBuck
• Email Kaitlyn: info@KaitlynBuck.com

Remember: You’re not alone in your grief or your faith journey. God sees you, loves you, and wants to walk with you every step of the way.

❤️ Kaitlyn

Have you ever asked, “Where was God when I needed Him most?” It’s a question that many of us wrestle with during life’s darkest seasons—through loss, grief, anxiety, or depression. In this heartfelt episode of Friends with Christ After Loss, Kaitlyn dives deep into this difficult question, sharing her personal journey and exploring the story of Job from the Bible. You’ll discover how God shows up in our pain, why He’s always near, and how inviting Him into your grief can lead to healing and hope.

What You’ll Learn in This Episode:

1. How God’s presence is constant, even when it feels like He’s far away.
2. Why it’s okay to bring your doubts, anger, and questions to God—just like Job did.
3. How God’s infinite wisdom can give us perspective and hope during suffering.
4. A practical prayer to invite God into your grief and start your healing journey.

Key Takeaways:

• Psalm 34:18 reminds us that “The Lord is close to the brokenhearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit.”
• God doesn’t abandon us in our suffering; He waits for us to invite Him into our story.
• Like Job, we can bring our raw and honest emotions to God—He’s not afraid of our questions.
• God’s response to our pain isn’t always the answers we expect, but His wisdom and presence bring comfort and perspective.

• Join the Community: Friends with Christ After Loss Facebook Group
• Follow on Instagram: @CoachKaitlynBuck
• Email Kaitlyn: info@KaitlynBuck.com

Remember: You’re not alone in your grief or your faith journey. God sees you, loves you, and wants to walk with you every step of the way.

❤️ Kaitlyn