7 Things Your Husband Wants You to Know About His Grief | Episode 083 with Ashlee Proffitt
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Episode 83
As we approach Father’s Day in just a few days I thought, what better way to honor dads than by giving them a voice. So since this podcast is primarily for grieving women, I thought it might be helpful to interview a few trusted men I know and ask them to tell me what they would want their wife to know about their grief. I’m going to share their answers with you in this special Father’s Day episode -- an episode for the women, that we might better understand our husbands and their grief, especially as we celebrate them this weekend.
P.S. If you are listening as a friend or family member of someone grieving the loss of a baby -- this episode will really help you to love and support a grieving dad, who unfortunately is often overlooked.
I want to thank Aaron, Tim & Michael for helping me create this episode. I’m so grateful for your honesty and transparency about what it’s like to be a grieving father.
Thank you for tuning in today friend. I pray this episode reminds you, in a special way, that you aren’t alone in your grief. While your spouse or partner may grieve differently than you or not show their grief in the ways that make sense to you, they are grieving. And I pray that that truth brings you comfort today.
Questions We Answer In This Episode
First question, what is one thing you want your wife to know about your grief?
The next question I asked was, what specific things about grief feel hard to you?
Next, I asked how do you feel when your wife is having a particularly hard day?
Next, I asked in what ways does grief come up in your daily life? Or what are some things that trigger your grief?
Another question I asked that I think will be helpful is this: what is something that you think she probably assumes to be true about the way you grieve but isn't?
Next I asked these men, what would be helpful to you in your grief?
Lastly, I asked these dads, what does being a dad to your baby or babies in heaven mean to you?
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