Ep. 124: Walking Through Grief with Kids (a Chat with Wit)
M Is for Mama Podcast
Abbie Halberstadt
4.9 • 1.3K Ratings
🗓️ 19 November 2025
⏱️ 67 minutes
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Summary
Join us as we tackle the tricky topic of grief and children.
A few weeks ago, a reader whose husband had died under tragic circumstances asked for resources on how to navigate grief with her four children.
So I invited my pastor Wit (Rick Witmer) on to share from the perspective of a biblical counselor.
In this episode, he introduces the idea of “trellissing” grief in a way that helps our kids make sense of it biblically. We also chat about more practical tools (like using the acronym GRIEFS) to guide our interactions with our kids as they are mourning.
The biblical principles we discuss in this episode are helpful for any parent navigating grief with their children, but they also apply to numerous other aspects of parenting. So even if you’re not dealing with this exact topic, I encourage you to listen in.
Guest Info:
Rick Witmer: Sylvania Church Pastor
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Mentions:
Caring For the Souls of Children - A biblical counselor's manual for walking with children through struggles.
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Bible References:
Matthew 5:17
1 Corinthians 15:54-55
Revelation 21
1 Thessalonians 4:13
Hebrews 6:19
Matthew 20:18
Hebrews 13:5
2 Corinthians 2
Romans 5:3-5
1 Peter 1:3-9
2 Timothy 3:16-17
2 Corinthians 12:9
Psalm 112:6-7
Matthew 6:33
John 16:33
Psalm 34:18
Romans 8:28
Psalm 56:3
Psalm 42:5
Psalm 74
2 Corinthians 1
1 Corinthians 15:26
2 Corinthians 4:17
Psalm 46:1
Romans 15:14
1 Thessalonians 5:17
Galatians 6:2
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Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | Hello and welcome to the MS for Mama podcast. I'm your host, Abby Halberstadt, |
| 0:09.5 | happy wife, Mama to 10, Bible Believing Christian. And on today's episode, I have my pastor |
| 0:15.3 | Witt back with us to talk about a topic that is hard to tackle, but one that I think will be helpful to a wide range |
| 0:24.6 | of parents and their kids. We're talking about grief today. And he is an experienced biblical counselor |
| 0:31.8 | and has dealt with this and many other issues that I think that he brings a lot of just pure |
| 0:37.2 | scripture and practical help too. So I think that this is a lot of just pure scripture and practical help too. |
| 0:39.1 | So I think that this is going to be really, really impactful. |
| 0:42.5 | For every parent who listens, if you're not in the midst of grief, I encourage you to still |
| 0:46.3 | stick around for this podcast because a lot of the principles that he talks about and some of |
| 0:50.4 | the practical tips that he gives can be applied to so many areas of parenting. |
| 0:55.2 | Before we dive into that conversation, I want to highlight our podcast sponsor, |
| 0:59.0 | Boatberg Music Academy. |
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| 1:38.8 | enrolled at Voteberg Music Academy.com. Okay, friends, I have Witt or Pastor Rick Whitmer back with us today. |
| 1:46.8 | You all know that he comes on and answers your pressing questions. And we've tackled quite a few |
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