20 - Holding on to Love after You've Lost a Baby with Candy McVicar

Cradled in Hope | Gospel-Focused Podcast for Grieving Moms

Join us for a conversation with Candy McVicar, author of Holding on to Love after You've Lost a Baby, a book she co-wrote with Dr. Gary Chapman. Candy, who has two children in Heaven, shares how to use the 5 Love Languages to strengthen your marriage after loss. Learning how to love your spouse in the midst of sorrow is a powerful way to support each other and grow closer to God and one another.

Candy is the founder of the Missing GRACE Foundation. She is passionate about providing resources and education to bereaved families and encouraging couples to love each other well in their grief.

In this episode, we discussed:

• The 5 Love Languages - what they are and how they can help your marriage after pregnancy or infant loss
• How she connected with Dr. Gary Chapman to write her book, Holding on to Love after You've Lost a Baby
• Parenting your baby in Heaven and giving them a legacy
• Differences in how men and women grieve
• Marriage struggles she experienced after loss
• The Crazy Cycle of Love & Respect in marriage
• Discovering authentic faith by asking the hard questions
• Serving others to get out of the depths of dark grief
• The Missing GRACE Foundation

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