Father's Refuge

The Father’s Refuge Podcast is a faith‑centered space for fathers navigating grief, loss, trauma, and emotional healing. After losing my daughter Jessica to cancer, I discovered how little grief support for fathers existed — and how many men were grieving in silence.

Each episode explores men’s mental health, Christian grief, mourning, bereavement, and the emotional journey of rebuilding life after loss. Through honest conversations, personal stories, and faith‑rooted encouragement, this podcast offers hope to fathers who feel unseen in their grief.

Topics we explore:

grief support for fathers, men grieving, Christian grief, loss and healing, bereavement, trauma recovery, fatherhood and grief, emotional healing, hope after loss, spiritual healing, navigating grief as a dad

Podcasting since 2025 • 28 episodes

Father's Refuge

Latest Episodes

Educating Men Through Prostate Cancer, Recovery, and Faith with Michael Bovarnick

Educating Men Through Prostate Cancer, Recovery, and FaithJames Moffitt talks with Michael Bovarnick, an 83-year-old Reno resident who has lived with prostate cancer for more than 23 years and also survived triple bypass surgery. Michael...

August 14, 2026 • Season 1 • Episode 30 • 35:41

Keep Those Feet Moving: A Resilient Journey Through Grief and Fatherhood with AJ Coleman

This heartfelt episode features AJ Coleman, a resilience mentor, who shares his deeply personal story of grieving the loss of his wife Corey to brain cancer while raising their young daughter, Zoe. AJ discusses how grief transformed his life, t...

July 31, 2026 • Season 128 • Episode 28 • 46:33

The Quiet Place Where God Finds Us — Facing Suffering Without Losing Faith with David Libby

In this heartfelt episode of Father’s Refuge, David Libby shares his profound journey through suffering, faith, and the transformative power of trusting God amid life's toughest challenges. This conversation is a reminder that our struggles are...

July 24, 2026 • Season 1 • Episode 27 • 43:03

Aaron Story told by Gayle Keech

Today on Father’s Refuge, we welcome someone whose story is woven into my own in ways only grief and faith can explain. Gayle Keech and her husband Anthony lost their son, Aaron, many years ago — a loss that reshaped their lives forever. Our fa...

July 06, 2026 • Season 1 • Episode 26 • 32:29

Healing and Hope Through Loss with Amy Lou Jenkins

Keywords: grief, loss, fatherhood, men's mental health, healing, trauma, faith, hope, recovery, grief support, fathers grieving, Christian grief, loss and healing, men’s mental healthEmbracing Healing and Hope Through Loss wit...

June 19, 2026 • 37:57

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