Hey friend, welcome to Java with Julie. I'm Julie Slattery, and I'll remind you that this podcast is supported by you, our listeners, and it's an outreach of authentic intimacy, a ministry dedicated to helping people make sense of God and sexuality.

Well, last week, if you listen in, we talked about single life after death in a marriage.

This week, we're going to talk about single life after the death of a marriage.

Now, whether or not you have personally been through a divorce, this is a really important

conversation for you to listen to. The Bible tells us to bear one another's burdens, and often

we distance ourselves from people

who are going through a divorce because, frankly, we just don't know how to react.

On today's episode, Laura Petherbridge is going to help us understand some of the grief

process of a divorce and how we can walk with people who are going through it.

Laura was divorced herself many years ago at the

age of 29 and she knows exactly what it feels like to be ostracized, alienated, and alone after

divorce. And since that time, Laura has written books. She's spoken and created programs that

help people navigate life through and after a divorce.

As you're about to hear, Laura has a wealth of knowledge along with some helpful news and

balance for those of us who are wanting to help friends and family walk through this

painful season of life.

So I hope you're encouraged and you learn a lot as you listen.

Well, Laura, it's so good to see you.

It has been, I think we figured out like 12 years since you and I have had a conversation.

And I'm looking forward to this.

Yeah, time really flies.

A lot's happened in that time.

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