Loss 27/101: Loss of a young father and husband: Clarissa Moll

#038. What is it like to have your husband go for a hike and not return? In this episode England meets New England in the US, as we talk to Clarissa Moll who lost her husband Rob during a family adventure across America.Loss #27 of 101 - Loss of a young father and husbandIn the summer of 2019, Clarissa and her husband, Rob, took their four home-schooled children on a 3,000 mile coast-to-coast vacation across the United States. Visiting national parks, camping, and seeing old friends. One morning, with a friend, Rob went on a long ridge-line hike, high up in the mountains in one of the most beautiful national parks on the West Coast. It was supposed to be a highlight of their trip, but sadly Rob never returned and Clarissa was informed by two police chaplains that he had fallen and been pronounced dead.This life-shattering news began Clarissa’s terrifying encounter with grief, and not only navigating it herself, but also parenting four young children through it too.Clarissa openly talks with us about the pain of losing her husband so suddenly, practical tips for parenting different aged children through grief, dealing with the public attention, sacred boundaries, her relationship with hope, the book Rob published in 2010 on ‘The Art of Dying’, her forthcoming book, and so much more.For more about Clarissa and her book, Beyond the Darkness, visit: www.clarissamoll.com or follow her on Instagram: www.instagram.com/mollclarissa You can purchase Rob’s book in many places by searching for: ‘The Art of Dying: Living Fully Into the Life to Come’ by Rob Moll.Send us Fan MailSupport the show-----thesilentwhy.com  |  Instagram  |  Facebook  |  Twitter  |  LinkedIn What's a Herman? / Buy a Herman - thehermancompany.comSupport the show: buymeacoffee.com/thesilentwhySign-up to my mailing list (only used for sharing news occasionally!): thesilentwhy.com/newsletterHow to talk to the grieving:  thesilentwhy.com/post/howtotalktothegrievingReview the show: Apple Podcasts  |  Spotify  |  GoodpodsEpisode transcripts: thesilentwhy.buzzsprout.comThank you for listening.