25 Years Of Hope After Losing Justin - When Grief And Hope Share The Same Heart #139
In this tender, sacred episode of Buckets & Boom Gates, Kim White opens up about the twenty‑five years since the loss of her son, Justin. Joined by Jill Olish, who has walked alongside her for the last six years and witnessed many behind‑the‑scenes “melty moments,” they talk honestly about grief, faith, and the long, slow journey of hope.
This is not a tidy story with a bow on top. It’s a real conversation about what it means to survive your “day everything changed,” how one desperate question became a lifeline, and how living proof of hope grew into gatherings, conferences, and the Hope Dealers films.
If you’re walking through your own “after” right now, this episode is for you. You’re invited to borrow Kim and Jill’s hope until you can find your own again.
In This Episode, You’ll Hear About
- The day Kim’s life split into “before Justin died” and “after Justin died”
- What rock bottom really looked like in the months and years after loss
- Why the word “hope” felt irritating and even cruel in the early days
- The quiet question that became a turning point:
“How do people live after this?” - How one‑on‑one conversations in living rooms and at kitchen tables
grew into Hope to Hope gatherings and conferences - Why recording real, raw stories of survival became the heart of
the Hope Dealers films - What twenty‑five years of hope actually looks like:
waves of grief, ongoing healing, and holding both sorrow and gratitude - What it means to “borrow hope” when you can’t find any for yourself
- A gentle invitation to listeners who are in the middle of their own “after”
Key Takeaways
- Grief doesn’t vanish with time; hope changes how you live with it
- You don’t have to feel hopeful to start asking hopeful questions
- Honest stories from other survivors can become lifelines when you have none
- You can hold grief and gratitude in the same hands without betraying your loss
- Being a “hope dealer” isn’t about having a perfect story;
it’s about letting what tried to break you become a lifeline for someone else
Mentioned In This Episode
- Hope to Hope gatherings and conferences
- Hope Dealers Movie and documentary series
- Buckets & Boom Gates “buckets and boom gates” language around life and loss
A Gentle Note
This episode talks openly about loss, trauma, and deep grief.
If you’re in a tender place, listen slowly and with care.
Pause when you need to, and reach out to a safe person or community
if it stirs things up for you.
Connect & Share Your Story
If this conversation resonated with you and you’d like to connect,
learn more, or share your own story of loss and hope:
- Visit: https://mysexybusiness.com
- Learn more about Hope to Hope and Hope Dealers
- Reach out and let us know how this episode landed for you
Love Ya’ll,
Kim & Jill ❤️
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