Molly Stillman: If I Don’t Laugh, I’ll Cry

Episode 69 May 12, 2024 01:02:21
Molly Stillman: If I Don’t Laugh, I’ll Cry
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Molly Stillman: If I Don’t Laugh, I’ll Cry

May 12 2024 | 01:02:21

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Hosted By

Kristin Mockler Young

Show Notes

Humor and loss can coexist and Molly Stillman’s life shows us how in her memoir If I Don’t Laugh, I’ll Cry. After losing her mother, then squandering the quarter of a million dollar inheritance, life continued to bring experiences that made her both laugh and cry.

This episode explores how to have joy in the midst of grief, what God’s sense of humor is like, how to navigate complicated family relationships and how to focus on the people who choose to be in your life when others choose to walk away.

Content warning: As Molly shares her experiences, there is brief mention of death, depression, miscarriage - and vomit - but it’s also a really great conversation filled with hope, laughter and how to find joy in the midst of all of it.

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READ:

 

If I Don’t Laugh, I’ll Cry by Molly Stillman

Tired of Being Tired by Jess Connolly

 

WATCH:

 

Kristin’s message on being an axolotl

 

LISTEN:

 

Breathing through Grief with Dorina Lazo Gilmore Young

The Bible is Funny with Anthony Ramos

 

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SCRIPTURE TO EXPLORE:

Judges 3 (King Ehud’s violent bathroom break)

Proverbs 17:22

 

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HANG OUT WITH US:

 

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Molly on IG: @stillbeingmolly

Kristin on IG: @kristinmockleryoung
Mosaic on IG: @MosaicCLT

 

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