Episode 388 - When Grief Comes Home with Erin Nelson and Colleen Montague

The Nothing Is Wasted Podcast

Davey Blackburn and Aubrey Sampson

Religion & Spirituality, Christianity

4.9 • 1.1K Ratings

🗓️ 31 July 2025

⏱️ 84 minutes

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Summary

What do we do when pain and trauma affect our children? How can we guide them through the complex journey of grief and loss?Erin Nelson has walked through depths of sorrow that few can imagine. She lost her first husband in a sudden plane crash, her mother to suicide, and her young adult son in a tragic car accident. Having experienced grief in its rawest forms, Erin found healing—and through it, a calling. She channeled her pain into purpose by founding Jessica's House, a grief support center for children, teens, and their families.As Jessica's House has grown, Erin has partnered with others who share her heart, including Colleen Montague, a licensed therapist and the center’s program director. Together, they co-authored **When Grief Comes Home: A Gentle Guide for Living Through Loss While Supporting Your Child**, a compassionate resource designed to help families facing the unimaginable.In this deeply meaningful conversation, Davey sits down with Erin and Colleen to explore how our most painful experiences can become the foundation for our life’s purpose, how to recognize what grief looks like in children, and how to have honest conversations with kids about loss.If you or someone you love is trying to help a child navigate grief, this episode offers practical tools and guidance for supporting young hearts through profound hurt. Website: www.jessicashouse.org Instagram: instagram.com/jessicas_houseFacebook: facebook.com/jessicashouse1225 Book: When Grief Comes Home: A Gentle Guide for Living Through Loss While Supporting Your Child https://amzn.to/4lhKxZv National Alliance for Children's Grief: https://nacg.org/ Wondering where to get started on your journey towards healing? Join Davey on our next FREE, live Zoom call and find out how you can begin to take back your story and how Nothing is Wasted can help. Sign up today at: www.nothingiswasted.com/starthere Looking for help in navigating the valley of pain and trauma? Our Nothing is Wasted coaches can help: www.nothingiswasted.com/coaching Want a pathway through your pain? The Pain to Purpose Course can lead you through all you've been through: www.nothingiswasted.com/paintoppurpose Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Welcome to the Nothing is Wasted podcast, where we meet you in your pain and help you discover a pathway through.
0:10.2	No matter what you've faced or what you're walking through now, we believe your story isn't over.
0:15.7	Each week, you'll hear powerful conversations with people who've partnered with God to reclaim their stories of trauma, loss, and heartbreak.
0:23.7	And we'll chat with Christian experts who offer wisdom and practical tools for healing.
0:28.8	This is a place of hope, redemption, and the reminder that even in your darkest moments, God is still writing your story.
0:36.5	Because with him, nothing is wasted. I'm your host,
0:40.7	Davey Blackburn. Well, hello, hello, everyone. Welcome back to the Nothing is Wasted podcast.
0:47.7	It's a podcast where we meet you in your pain and provide a pathway through. You know, we say
0:54.1	that a lot,
0:55.7	and you've probably, if you've been around nothing
0:57.1	as waste of ministries for some time,
0:58.6	you've heard us talk about meeting your pain
1:01.4	and providing a pathway through.
1:03.4	And that's intentional because there's two parts
1:06.0	to this whole journey.
1:07.4	One is being able to be aware and recognize, validate the pain that you're experiencing.
1:13.1	And as you're walking with other people, validating the pain that they're experiencing,
1:17.3	knowing how to show up with the ministry of presence, knowing that you don't have to be
1:21.8	perfect in helping others navigate pain. You just have to be present. I'm telling you, um, when I walked
1:29.6	through the tragedy with my late wife, Amanda and our unborn baby, Evie, I don't remember what
1:37.0	people said to me other than the fact that there were a lot of people that said some very well-intentioned
1:42.5	things. I'll give them that, but they were not helpful. Things like at least you're young and you'll find love again,
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