What to Do When Tragedy Impacts Your Family (Part 1 of 2)

Focus on the Family with Jim Daly

Focus on the Family

Kids & Family, Relationships, Society & Culture, Parenting

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🗓️ 28 January 2025

⏱️ 29 minutes

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Summary

We all endure suffering, crisis, and loss in some capacity, but how do we handle it? Based upon his extensive experience as a grief and trauma counselor, Dr. H. Norman Wright describes how to navigate the unexpected and painful crises of life we will all experience. With personal stories of his own loss and heartfelt compassion, he offers practical advice about how to walk through your grief and find the path to healing. (Part 1 of 2)

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0:00.0	I've lost both of my children. My son died 29 years ago. I still get hit a couple times a year,
0:13.1	and I get ambushed, and I'll be in a store, and something will trigger me off, and I'll begin to cry.
0:19.8	I never apologize for my tears because you
0:23.1	never apologize for something that is a gift from God. Well, that comment comes from the late
0:29.4	Dr. Norm Wright describing how unexpected trauma can have a powerful, long-term effect on our lives.
0:36.7	How do you respond in a crisis? Do you run from it or do you
0:41.2	become angry at God? Can you learn how to overcome it? Well, those are questions we're going to be
0:46.1	exploring today on Focus on the Family with Jim Daly. I'm John Fuller. John, I think it's human to
0:51.8	not think about tragedy. It's not where we want to go. And yet, suffering and trauma are part of this life. It's even uncomfortable for us to talk about those struggles. We've got to be in a quiet place with a trusted friend to open up and talk about traumatic things. And the fact is, none of us are exempt. Nobody's got an A-plus.
1:15.0	Now, you may be in a place where your life has been pretty good. Maybe you made it through school,
1:21.4	got a great job, got married, and things are moving along. But it's inevitable that difficult days will come into our lives,
1:29.1	like the death of a loved one, losing a job, or facing a financial crisis. It could be any
1:34.7	number of things. Jesus said it this way in John 1633, in the world you will have tribulation,
1:41.5	but here's the good news. Take heart. I have overcome the world.
1:46.4	And that's our message today. There is a path to recovery even when you're right in the middle of grief and pain.
1:52.7	And you wonder if life will ever get back to normal.
1:56.6	And we've got a great recording for you from a few years ago with Dr. Norm Wright, who was a longtime friend and frequent guest on this show.
2:05.2	He was a marriage and family therapist for more than 30 years, and he got involved in trauma care later on in his career.
2:12.9	Now, Norm was 80 years old when he recorded the following interview.
2:17.6	And it was based on a book he wrote called When It Feels Like the Sky is Falling,
2:22.3	How to Find Hope in an Uncertain World.
2:24.9	Stop by our website to get your copy.
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