Critical Junctures - Navigating the loss of a child
Finding peace in life after the loss of a child. Celebrating the time you had with your beloved child. Discussing all the family, friends and people that provide support to parents that have lost a child. Interviews and conversations about loss of a child, dealing with the emotions, relationships, financial, and more. Interviews with parents that are several years removed from the loss providing insight and guidance to help navigate the pain and emotion of the loss of a child.
The loss of a child creates an enduring grief for a parent. The parents sharing stories on this podcast deal with that grief forever. They share their stories of how they manage that grief and how the grief, at times, can still overwhelm them. Managing grief is a journey. There is no easy fix or way to avoid it but there are lessons from others that can help manage the grief.
Critical Junctures - Navigating the loss of a child
Chris Burton talks about the loss of his son Zach
Chris Burton talks about the loss of his son Zach. Zach grew up playing sports and was an outstanding football player. He was loved by everyone and was a special young man. In college he and a friend tried oxycodone and became addicted. Some people have genes in their body that just trying a drug like oxycodone and it creates instant addiction.
Chris and his wife Jennifer along with their family started a foundation to help others that are going through addictions. Zach43foundation.com helps other people who have found themselves addicted to an opioid and they are raising awareness to overcome the stigma of an addition.
Zach was lost to an accidental overdose from a pill that had been laced with fentanyl.
Chris talks about the ways they remember Zach and all the special times they had together. Their family’s faith in God gives them an assurance that they will be together with Zach again. They experience God winks that let them know Zach is close.
