Welcome to a new season of Fearless and Free podcast, where we take a holistic, spirit-soul-body approach to healing and wholeness. I am your host Dana Grindal, prayer minister and founder of Whitestone Ministries International.

You have found a safe place to connect with the body of Christ, where we challenge Christians to experience the abundant life of Christ, fearless and free.

In the last episode, we had a special guest expert, Molly McNamara, who is here to discuss Healing the Heart of the Church in the area of suicide awareness and prevention. If you missed that episode, you will want to go back and listen. Molly shared valuable information about how to walk alongside those who have lost a loved one to suicide. Today, we have another important conversation about how to walk alongside a young person who is struggling with suicidal thoughts and wants to turn away from life.

Before I introduce her, I want to let you know

What you can expect in this episode:

• We will discuss how to recognize invitations that a young person is giving to identify they are withdrawing from life.

• We will learn how young people can respond to help their friends.

• We will empower parents with practical tools and resources to help their young person walk towards life.

• If you or someone you love has been touched by suicide, help is available. We will share contact information at the end of the episode and in the show notes for ministries and medical professionals who can help.

That said, let's bring in our special guest. In case you missed the last episode, Molly McNamara MHA, NE-BC, is the founder and Executive Director of His Whole House. She holds credentials as an ordained/licensed minister, nurse, certified grief & bereavement counselor, and trauma practitioner. Alongside a team of trained prayer therapists, she draws from advanced trauma concepts and science in conjunction with biblical principles in the work of Prayer Ministry.

Molly shares her expertise and personal experience. She has created two courses as resources. I have personally taken both. One is called CARRY+, and the other is Parenting in the Face of Futility.

For those who are walking in grief from the loss of a young person, contact Molly for help in healing.

Contact Molly at WEBSITE: www.hiswholehouse.org

EMAIL: healing@hiswholehouse.org

To train individually or as a ministry or business in suicide awareness and prevention, see Molly’s training course CARRY+ CARRY+ | His Whole House

The Lord is near to the broken-hearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit. Psalms 34: 18

The gift of presence is one of the most important and healing gifts you can give to those who are grieving. Where you do not make space to grieve and support one another, where you skim over pain with denial and Christian quotes, you will have trauma buried that will impact you in the future.

If we are seeking a move of God we have to prepare our hearts to receive it and carry the weighty responsibility. Now is the time for healing the heart of the church, to find healing and wholeness for our own heart, and move forward fearless and free, to be all He has created us to be.

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