This episode is deeply personal.

Today, I honor a woman who was more than a friend… she was family. My “mother dearest.” A safe place. A covering. A love that changed me.

Susan Detro went home to be with the Lord on Resurrection Sunday, and in this special Home for the Holidays finale, I reflect on her life, her love, her faith, and the legacy she leaves behind.

From her gift of playing hymns on the piano… to her love for K-pop and storytelling… to the way she opened her home and heart without hesitation… Susan lived a life that reflected God’s love in action.

This episode is for anyone who has ever loved deeply… and is learning to carry that love forward through grief.

We also take a moment to pray for her husband, Steve, her children, grandchildren, our church family, and the community who is grieving this loss.

If someone is on your heart… don’t wait. Say the words. Give the love. Show up while you still can.

Because love like this doesn’t end… it echoes.

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📖 Scripture:

Psalm 34:18

Numbers 6:24–26

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📚 Books by Coach Gigi Bee:

Chef Gigi Serves Today: https://a.co/d/7cprHL7

Gigi’s French Bakery: https://a.co/d/5lUJ9Qy

My Body Is God’s Gift: https://a.co/d/iEwYbVx

Faith & Focus Devotional (Worship Through Grief): https://a.co/d/8NzA35Z

Jesus, I Love You With All of My Soul: https://a.co/d/a4AViP5

Now What? I Married a Narcissist: Finding Faith, Hope, and Healing Beyond Brokenness: https://a.co/d/02bz5J8d

Withholding Love: When Intimacy Becomes a Weapon (ebook available): https://a.co/d/8sD1MEq

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🛍️ Support the mission:

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🌐 Learn more about FOCUS:

https://focusfaithmentalhealth.com/

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🎵 Music Credit:

Written and composed by Geleta Gigi Parker. Arrangement and piano accompaniment by Debary Thompson.

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This podcast is sponsored by FOCUS: Faith & Mental Health, Inc., a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization serving women, children, and families through faith-centered mental health support, education, and outreach.

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Disclaimer: This episode is for faith-based encouragement and education and is not a substitute for professional counseling, therapy, medical advice, or crisis services.

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Episode Title:

Whose Report Do You Believe? | Faith, Identity & Overcoming Opinions

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Episode Description:

What happens when people question your calling because of what you’re going through?

In this powerful and deeply personal episode, Coach Gigi shares a real moment where her ability to serve women was questioned because of challenges in her own marriage.

Instead of shrinking, she leans into one life-changing question:

Whose report do you believe?

Through transparency, testimony, and truth, this episode reminds you that being human does not disqualify you from being called.

From building a nonprofit against the odds to serving families while walking through her own season of need, Gigi unpacks what it means to trust God’s voice over public opinion.

If you’ve ever felt disqualified, overlooked, or questioned… this episode is for you.

Healing is holy. And your story is not over.

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📩 Submit Topics / Contact:

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💛 About FOCUS:

FOCUS: Faith & Mental Health, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization serving women, children, and families through faith-centered mental health support, outreach, education, and community initiatives.

Because healing is holy.

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⚠️ Disclaimer:

This podcast is for faith-based education and encouragement and is not a substitute for professional therapy, counseling, medical advice, or crisis services.

If you are in an unsafe or abusive situation, please seek help immediately. You can call or text the National Domestic Violence Hotline at 1-800-799-7233 or text START to 88788.

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🎵 Music Credit:

Written and composed by Geleta Gigi Parker. Arrangement and piano accompaniment by Debary Thompson.

Episode Title:

There Is No Healing Without Honesty

Episode Subtitle or Short Tagline:

Speaking truth in love, refusing bitterness, and healing beyond brokenness

What happens when telling the truth about your life makes other people uncomfortable? In this powerful Episode 18 of Faith & Focus: A Moment for Your Mind, Coach Gigi opens up about a real conversation she had in Orlando that sparked a deeper reflection on healing, honesty, bitterness, marriage, intimacy, and the courage it takes to speak truth in love.

Rooted in Lamentations 3, this episode reminds us that God does not approve the crushing of people, that honesty is not the same as bitterness, and that healing cannot grow where truth is constantly being buried. Coach Gigi also shares why intimacy was never meant to be used as a weapon, how brokenness leaks into every part of a relationship, and why silence is not always the same thing as peace.

This episode is for the woman who has been trying to stay godly without going blind, trying to stay soft without being silenced, and trying to heal without pretending it did not hurt.

Featured in this episode:

Lamentations 3:24–26 and 33–38

The difference between honesty and bitterness

Why intimacy reflects the health of the whole relationship

How to tell the truth without becoming cruel

Why a quiet spirit is not the same thing as a silenced one

Reflections from Coach Gigi’s books Withholding Love: When Intimacy Becomes a Weapon and Now What? I Married a Narcissist: Finding Faith, Hope, and Healing Beyond Brokenness

This episode is sponsored by FOCUS: Faith & Mental Health, Inc., where mental health meets the ministry of hope.

Be sure to check out Coach Gigi’s award-winning book, Withholding Love: When Intimacy Becomes a Weapon, and stay tuned for the upcoming release of Now What? I Married a Narcissist: Finding Faith, Hope, and Healing Beyond Brokenness.

Visit FocusFaithMentalHealth.com to learn more about FOCUS: Faith & Mental Health, Inc., support the mission, and stay connected.

Music Credit to Include in Show Notes:

Written and composed by Geleta Gigi Parker. Arrangement and piano accompaniment by Debary Thompson.

Book and Support Links to Include in Show Notes:

Website: https://focusfaithmentalhealth.com/

Children’s books:

Chef Gigi Serves Today: https://a.co/d/7cprHL7

Gigi’s French Bakery: https://a.co/d/5lUJ9Qy

My Body Is God’s Gift: https://a.co/d/iEwYbVx

Adult faith and healing books:

https://a.co/d/8NzA35Z

https://a.co/d/a4AViP5

https://a.co/d/bBCiNIw

Withholding Love ebook:

https://a.co/d/8sD1MEq

Amazon Wishlist:

https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/3DUJNOXS1DPDA?ref_=wl_share

If this episode blessed you, share it with someone who needs this reminder: healing is holy, honesty matters, and you are not too far gone to heal.