The Almost Miracle Years: Adrienne Bender’s Journey of Resilience, Loss & Purpose
🎙️ 4Ps Podcast with Trunnis Goggins II
Episode Title: The Almost Miracle Years: Adrienne Bender’s Journey of Resilience, Loss & Purpose
How do you keep moving forward when life delivers unimaginable challenges? 💔 In this powerful episode of the 4Ps Podcast, host Trunnis Goggins II sits down with Adrienne Bender, author of The Almost Miracle Years, for a raw and inspiring conversation about resilience, grief, and finding purpose after devastating loss.
Adrienne opens up about her early independence, raising children while pursuing her education, and building a career in children’s mental health and grief recovery. She shares her family’s heartbreaking journey through her daughter’s cancer battle, her son’s struggles with addiction, and the unimaginable loss of both children. Through it all, Adrienne reveals how she continues to find meaning, joy, and strength — and how she helps others do the same.
🔑 Episode Highlights:
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4:51 – Adrienne’s independent spirit and early motivation as a young mother
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7:58 – Balancing motherhood, education, and work without a strong support system
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12:09 – Personal struggles, marriages, and her daughter’s cancer diagnosis
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15:03 – Career as a children’s mental health therapist & grief recovery coach
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16:30 – Her son’s battle with addiction and relapses
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17:11 – Her daughter’s cancer journey and final days
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27:56 – The tragic loss of her son to fentanyl
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30:08 – Finding joy, meaning, and purpose through faith and soul contracts
✨ What You’ll Learn in This Episode:
✅ How to find resilience in the face of overwhelming tragedy
✅ The importance of focusing on joy in small, everyday moments
✅ Insights into grief recovery and supporting others through loss
✅ Why faith, purpose, and giving back can transform pain into power
📖 The Almost Miracle Years is more than a book — it’s a testament to the human spirit’s ability to endure and inspire.
📌 Connect with Adrienne Bender: https://adriennebender.com/
📌 Connect with Trunnis Goggins II: https://www.the4pspodcast.com/
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