Olivia Myles was a young mother with two little boys when the unimaginable happened in 2007. Her little 2 year old son, Josiah, drown. Olivia had to continue being a wife as well as a Mom to her 3-year-old son.
It can be very enticing to stay stuck in our stories and feel sorry for ourselves, pulling others into our stories with us. But Olivia finally had enough of that, and once she did, her real healing began. Olivia is a beautiful woman with a powerful story of love, heartache, healing, and finding purpose in all of it.
The things Olivia and her husband questioned after Josiah’s passingWhat she said to herself one night that shifted thingsThe critical decision she and her husband madeHow she learned to make decisions after Josiah diedWhat happened when Olivia “ate her grief”What’s on the other side of our emotions - and how to get thereWhere the breakthroughs we all want come fromHow being open to possibilities shifted things for OliviaWhat she said after asking “Why me?” that was pivotalThe thing she chose over struggleWhat you have to do to find what you have to give to the world, even after a heartbreaking lossWhat we need to do when we cryThe lie we sometimes tell ourselvesHow Olivia found her faith after Josiah left this lifeWhat happens when we don’t know how to grieve a lossThe importance of being able to ask for and receive help when you need itThe thing people want to do to help others’How to avoid feeling like a burden when you’re going through hurtHow the feminist movement has harmed women in times of loss and griefWhat it took for Olivia to finally ask for helpWhat grief is, and what it is notWhat you need to move through griefWhy we cannot get resentful if we don’t get what we needWhat you need to do if you’re in a relationship when going through loss and griefWhy it’s difficult to meet someone else’s needs when you’re hurtingThe two qualities/values required when navigating griefThe importance of recognizing that you aren’t the same person after lossHow you must grief and heal as a couple after loss
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