by The Empty Chair Endeavor
<p>An outreach of The Empty Chair Endeavor designed to support and equip survivors of child loss in rediscovering life, hope, and joy after unspeakable tragedy. Additionally, our mission involves educating the public about the life altering impact the death of a child has upon survivors, both parents and siblings, and equipping them to better support and minister to them. Join us as guests share their stories of heartbreaking loss and how God has shown up on their journeys to restore hope, meaning and purpose. The host, Greg Buffkin, lives with his wife Cathy in South Carolina. Because Cathy and Greg lost their beautiful son Ryan to suicide in 2015, they understand the trauma and pain of losing a child. On a journey that began 8 years ago out of unspeakable trauma and brokenness, GOD has brought them through to a place of restoration, hope and joy with a passion to help fellow survivors on their journeys.</p>
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June 25, 2024
<p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/2087691/open_sms">Send us a Text Message.</a></p><p><b>Every year, approximately 11,000 people are killed by drunk drivers, an astounding number. Jenny Leavitt's 17 year old son, Jacob, was one of them in August, 2015. Miraculously, her 29 year old son, Caleb, survived, but was left with catastrophic injuries requiring a long period of healing and recovery. How do parents survive and navigate something so traumatic and senseless? Jenny, already a stage 4 cancer survivor, candidly shares her journey from brokenness, pain, and anger towards GOD, to a place of healing and restoration. Listen as Jenny shares how GOD demonstrated His love and faithfulness during her darkest season of pain and suffering, ultimately leading her to author an award winning book entitled: "GodPrints, Finding Evidence of God in the Shattered Pieces of Life." Her website, jennyleavitt.com, is rich with helpful resources for bereaved parents, as well as home to Jenny's blog.<br/></b><a href='https://jennyleavitt.com/'>https://jennyleavitt.com/</a></p> <p>If you find our episodes meaningful and helpful, we invite you to follow us on your favorite podcast platform so that each new episode will be sent to you automatically.<br/> <b>Please rate/review us on Apple Podcasts if you appreciate our podcast. Your feedback matters because it can help us continually improve as well as help others decide if our episodes might be beneficial to them.</b><br/>You can contact us by email at: <a href='mailto:[email protected]'>[email protected]</a> through our parent organization website: <br/><a href='https://www.emptychairendeavor.com/'>https://www.emptychairendeavor.com/</a><br/>Our Facebook link:<br/><a href='https://www.facebook.com/groups/theemptychairendeavor'>https://www.facebook.com/groups/theemptychairendeavor</a><br/><b><em>If you would like to share your story on an upcoming episode, please send us an email so that we can talk with you about it.</em></b><br/>Thank you for listening!</p>
June 11, 2024
<p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/2087691/open_sms">Send us a Text Message.</a></p><p><b>As the day began to unfold on June 28, 2023, life as they knew it would never again be the same for Tobe and Amy as they learned their precious, beautiful 28 year old daughter Abbie had taken her own life after a long battle with depression and PTSD. Tobe and Amy had witnessed the pain and suffering of others as they grieved their loved ones in his role as a church pastor, but nothing could have prepared them for this. The death of a child leaves parents feeling shattered and empty; suicide adds a layer of complication, disbelief, guilt, and endless unanswered questions. At times raw and emotional, Tobe and Amy talk with me about how they’ve navigated the first year of their grief journey. I believe you’ll find their honesty and transparency refreshing as they share how GOD has lovingly and tenderly carried them through the worst a parent can experience to establishing a nonprofit ministry, Safe Helps Group, less than a year later. Listen as they talk about their mission to bring a greater level of awareness to suicide prevention and some of the factors that often trigger it, ministering to those affected by suicide loss, and understanding complicated <br/></b><a href='http://www.safehelps.org/'>http://www.safehelps.org/</a><br/><a href='mailto:[email protected]'>mailto:[email protected]</a></p> <p>If you find our episodes meaningful and helpful, we invite you to follow us on your favorite podcast platform so that each new episode will be sent to you automatically.<br/> <b>Please rate/review us on Apple Podcasts if you appreciate our podcast. Your feedback matters because it can help us continually improve as well as help others decide if our episodes might be beneficial to them.</b><br/>You can contact us by email at: <a href='mailto:[email protected]'>[email protected]</a> through our parent organization website: <br/><a href='https://www.emptychairendeavor.com/'>https://www.emptychairendeavor.com/</a><br/>Our Facebook link:<br/><a href='https://www.facebook.com/groups/theemptychairendeavor'>https://www.facebook.com/groups/theemptychairendeavor</a><br/><b><em>If you would like to share your story on an upcoming episode, please send us an email so that we can talk with you about it.</em></b><br/>Thank you for listening!</p>
May 28, 2024
<p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/2087691/open_sms">Send us a Text Message.</a></p><p><b>In our previous episode, Michael’s daughter, Jennifer Bullock-Moore, shared the story of the tragic loss of her beautiful son Miles to stillbirth in September 2021. Grandparents, like surviving siblings, are often overlooked following the death of a child, but their grief is just as real. In this episode, Michael describes the heartbreaking pain of losing his grandson and the intense weight of trying to navigate his own grief journey, while also grieving for his precious daughter and the pain and suffering she has had to endure. As a seasoned pastor who had counseled and comforted many grieving people over the years, Michael shares how he was completely unprepared for the level of grief and pain he experienced when it became very personal. Listen as he talks about how GOD lead him to capture his family’s journey from unspeakable tragedy to healing and restored hope, meaning and purpose in a book he authored, entitled “Even Now I Know, A Journey from Grief to Gratitude”. In 2023, Michael and his family founded Miles’ Mission, a non-profit organization in honor of Miles “where grief transforms into advocacy, and hope becomes a powerful force for change.”<br/></b><a href='https://milesmission.com/'>https://milesmission.com/</a></p> <p>If you find our episodes meaningful and helpful, we invite you to follow us on your favorite podcast platform so that each new episode will be sent to you automatically.<br/> <b>Please rate/review us on Apple Podcasts if you appreciate our podcast. Your feedback matters because it can help us continually improve as well as help others decide if our episodes might be beneficial to them.</b><br/>You can contact us by email at: <a href='mailto:[email protected]'>[email protected]</a> through our parent organization website: <br/><a href='https://www.emptychairendeavor.com/'>https://www.emptychairendeavor.com/</a><br/>Our Facebook link:<br/><a href='https://www.facebook.com/groups/theemptychairendeavor'>https://www.facebook.com/groups/theemptychairendeavor</a><br/><b><em>If you would like to share your story on an upcoming episode, please send us an email so that we can talk with you about it.</em></b><br/>Thank you for listening!</p>
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