Navigating Grief & Widowhood | Sam Ingrassia

Navigating Grief & Widowhood | Sam Ingrassia

September 10, 2026 · 1 hr 3 min

Grief can change your life so deeply that there’s simply no going back to the way things were. So how do you accept the new reality of loss and still move forward with real hope?

In this episode, Haley and Dustin talk with Sam Ingrassia about the death of his wife, Vicky, after more than 50 years of marriage and a four-year health decline. Sam shares what he’s learning about grief, accepting a new reality, and experiencing God’s presence in sorrow.

Sam also discusses four essentials that everyone needs for navigating loss and offers a powerful perspective on Psalm 23, showing how the Shepherd meets us in the "valley of loss."

It’s a deeply personal conversation about grief, hope, and staying “all in” with Jesus when life changes forever.

Subscribe to the podcast and tune in each week as Haley and Dustin share with you what the Bible says about real-life issues with compassion, warmth, and wit.

So you have every reason for hope, for every challenge in life. Because hope means

everything.

Hope Talks is a podcast of the ministry of Hope for the Heart.

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Bible verses mentioned in this episode

Romans 8:18 — "I consider that our present sufferings are not worth comparing with the glory that will be revealed in us."

Mark 6:31 — "Come with me by yourselves to a quiet place and get some rest."

Psalm 23:1–4 — "The Lord is my shepherd, I lack nothing... Even though I walk through the darkest valley, I will fear no evil, for you are with me."

Ecclesiastes 4:9–10 — "Two are better than one... If either of them falls down, one can help the other up."

John 6:68 — "Lord, to whom shall we go? You have the words of eternal life."

John 11:25–26 — "I am the resurrection and the life. The one who believes in me will live, even though they die..."

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