When Grief Changes Everything, How Do You Find Your Way Forward?
Willow Weston sits down with longtime friend and mentor Heidi Price for an honest conversation about grief, loss, faith, anger, anxiety, and finding hope again. Heidi shares how losing her mother at 23 first shook her trust in God, and how the sudden death of her husband years later forced her to decide whether she would run from God or keep talking to Him—even when she was angry.
Together, Willow and Heidi explore why grief rarely looks neat or predictable, why Christians can unintentionally make loss harder by trying to explain it away, and why one of the greatest gifts we can give a grieving person is simply our presence.
They also widen the conversation beyond death. The loss of a friendship, marriage, dream, job, health, family expectation, or future you thought you would have can all bring real grief. When those losses go unnamed or unresolved, we can begin collecting grief that shows up in unexpected places years later.
This conversation gives you permission to let grief be messy while continuing to take small steps toward life, community, healing, and hope.
Meet Heidi Price
Heidi Price is a longtime mentor, teacher, woman of faith, and friend of Collide founder Willow Weston. Born in the jungles of Indonesia to pioneer missionary parents, Heidi’s childhood shaped her faith, love of teaching, global perspective, and desire to make a difference in the world.
Key Takeaways
- What do you do when grief makes you angry with God? Heidi explains why keeping the conversation with God open—even when it is messy, questioning, or angry—became essential to her healing.
- Why does grief make everything feel unsafe? Sudden loss can create anxiety and fear that something terrible will happen again, and Heidi shares honestly about the lasting effects of that fear.
- How can you support someone who is grieving without saying the wrong thing? Stop trying to fix or explain their pain. Show up, listen, remember what they lost, and make room for whatever emotions are present.
How This Episode Will Encourage You
If grief has stripped the color from your life, you do not have to rush yourself into feeling better. You can tell the truth about what hurts, invite people into it, keep talking to God, and trust that color can slowly return.
If you’re walking through grief and don’t know where to begin, Collide would love to help connect you with support and resources. And if this conversation reminds you of someone who needs permission to grieve honestly, share this episode with her.
