Marriage After Infant Loss (Prenatal Life-Limiting Diagnosis) | Episode 113 with Lindsey Dennis
Episode 113
I’m chatting with Lindsey Dennis about how the loss of her two daughters shaped her very young marriage. We talk about the patterns that developed as a result of experiencing such devastating loss so early in a marriage and what advice she would give to a couple new in their marriage and navigating grief.
We talk about how to navigate the reality of grieving differently than your spouse and she gives tangible advice about that that I think will really encourage you. She shares very transparently and honestly about what she would do differently in regards to her relationship with her husband.
Lindsey talks about what it looked like for her and her husband to pursue one another amidst grief; she shares honestly about how difficult that was for her and if you are feeling similarly the practical advice about this will be tangibly helpful and encouraging to you.
We talk about how important communication is but not just how important it is, which feels really obvious, but Lindsey gives some really helpful advice when I ask her what it looked like practically to communicate amidst grief — especially when you are grieving differently than your spouse.
Lindsey shares the one question her counselor encouraged her and her husband to ask one another on a consistent basis. And please please make sure to listen all the way to the end because Lindsey’s final words offer such incredible hope.
QUESTIONS we discuss IN EPISODE 113
You experienced your losses early in your marriage, how has that shaped your marriage?
Experiencing loss that early in your marriage was probably very defining — what has it looked like for you to continue to grow in your marriage now that your grief isn’t as fresh?
How have you continued to heal and grieve together 6-7 years later?
What do you think is the most challenging aspect of navigating the marriage relationship after loss?
What advice would you give a grieving couple about how to navigate those challenges?
How did you grieve differently than your husband and how have you navigated those differences?
What practical advice would you give for communicating with your spouse in the midst of grief?
What is one way you have practically pursued each other during the early seasons of grief?
RESOURCES MENTIONED IN EPISODE 113
Meet Lindsey
Lindsey lives in Florida, where she and her husband, Kevin serve on that staff of Cru, a non-profit international missions organization. She is the author of Buried Dreams: From Devastating Loss to Unimaginable Hope which tells her story of grief and hope in the midst of losing her first two daughters.
Lindsey is the proud mother of 4 children, Sophie and Dasah who now live with Jesus and Jaden and Briella now in their arms. Through her own journey of loss she has found great comfort in coming alongside others who are facing the loss of a child.
Learn more about Lindsey over on her blog Vapor & Mist or via Instagram @lindseydennis_.
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