Episode 9: Healing After Loss, Finding Community & Knowing You’re Not Punished

Content note: This episode tenderly discusses pregnancy and infant loss, grief, and healing. Please watch at your own pace and care for your heart as needed. 🤍

In this final episode of the & Becoming series, I sit down with one of my best friends, Jadacy Engram, to talk about what it really means to be Covered & Becoming in the middle of deep grief.

After the loss of her son, grief could have swallowed her whole. Isolation felt safer than being seen. Vulnerability felt dangerous. And “being strong” felt easier than saying, “I need help.”

But God was covering her the whole time.

From that place, He birthed Covered & Becoming—a space for women who are grieving anything:
Pregnancy or infant loss
Motherhood transitions
Broken expectations
Friendships and relationships that shifted
The version of themselves they thought they’d be by now

In this conversation, we walk through:
How loss of her son became the seed for a movement that now holds space for women to heal together
The difference between pretending to be healed vs. actually walking out healing
The mindset shift from “God is punishing me” to “This is alignment, not punishment”
How isolation can twist our thoughts and make us bitter toward people who never knew what we needed
Practical ways to show up for grieving friends and spouses (especially the men who often get forgotten)
Why “giving yourself grace” doesn’t mean stop—it means moving with God, even when it hurts

If you’ve ever grieved:
A baby
A dream
A relationship
An old version of yourself
Or even how you thought your answered prayers would look…
…I pray this episode reminds you:
You are covered, you are seen, and you are not walking through this alone.

Connect with Jadacy:
🔸 Covered & Becoming – community + gatherings for women navigating grief and healing
🔸 A Taste of Healing – seasonings & food styling that were birthed from her healing journey

Website: https://www.atasteofhealing.co/
Instagram:   / jadacyengram  
Instagram:   / atasteofhealing_  
YouTube:    / @jadacyshepardengram  

Chapters
00:00 Introduction to Covered and Becoming
02:59 Creating Safe Spaces for Women
05:55 Navigating Grief and Vulnerability
08:48 The Importance of Community Support
12:03 Finding Strength in Vulnerability
15:14 The Role of Communication in Grief
18:05 Checking In: Supporting Grieving Friends
22:46 Navigating Grief Together
25:18 The Power of Friendship and Support
26:40 Grieving Expectations and Embracing Change
30:38 The Importance of Spiritual Connection
32:29 Celebrating Growth and Healing
36:28 A Taste of Healing: Cooking as Therapy

Keywords
grief, loss, seeking help, emotional strength, vulnerability, support, personal growth, family, pride, healing