101. Life After Tragedies (with Julia Pinkster)

When tragedy strikes it might be tempting to run from God or start to doubt His goodness. Some of us may be caught up in wondering where He is when bad things happen. How have you reacted to tragedies in your own life? In this episode of God Hears Her, hosts Elisa Morgan and Eryn Eddy invite you to a conversation with guest Julia Pinkster as she reflects on multiple tragedies in her life and how God has been with her and her family through all of  them.

About Our Guest:

Julia Pinkster grew up in Kalamazoo, MI where she went to Loy Norrix High School. She attended Grand Valley State University for two and a half years but is now transferred to Kalamazoo Valley Community College to pursue a degree in Paramedicine. She has a service dog named Willow who is two years old and a yellow lab. Growing up, she had two younger brothers. One of them had severe cerebral palsy. She grew up as a caregiver for her brother and this has led her to have a passion for helping others. On top of hoping to become a paramedic, she hopes to become involved in raising and training dogs for police K-9 units. Her faith is so incredibly important to her and has been her biggest rock when she has gone through the darkest of times.

Notes and Quotes: 

• The best way to help heal from traumatic situations is to help others in similar situations.—Julia Pinkster
• It’s important to be selfless. If you focus on yourself too much, you will get down on yourself and constantly ask “why me?”—Julia Pinkster
• It doesn’t matter the amount of time you have on earth, it’s about the number of people you impact.—Julia Pinkster
• If you are struggling with any dark thoughts, be vulnerable, tell someone, and think about the people around you who love you and would miss you if you were gone.—Julia Pinkster
• Humans are not meant to do life on our own.—Julia Pinkster

Verses: 

• Psalm 90:12
• Psalm 23:4

Links: 

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• Suicide prevention website

Trigger Warning

Discussions on suicide and traumatic, descriptive scenarios of death.