The Shaun Tabatt Show
The Shaun Tabatt Show
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994: Drew Hensley | Invisible Grief: The Pain of Unrealized Hopes, Dreams, and Good Desires
49 minutes Posted Mar 6, 2026 at 8:38 pm.
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What happens when grief has no funeral -- when you're mourning something that never existed? Pastor and author Drew Hensley joins Shaun Tabatt to discuss his book Invisible Grief and the hidden pain of unfulfilled hopes, infertility, and good desires left unrealized.

Drew and his wife Laura faced a devastating infertility diagnosis while planting a church in Seattle. What followed was a three-year journey through grief that lacked the social permission, the markers, and the community recognition that traditional grief receives -- a grief that is, in Drew's words, invisible.

In this conversation, Drew unpacks what invisible grief actually is, how it differs from traditional grief, and why so many people are suffering in silence without a name for their experience. He shares the biblical framework of lament, the difference between languishing and trusting God in the darkness, and practical rhythms for healing -- including the role of community, therapy, and the promises of Scripture.

Featuring stories from the book that include: infertility, abandonment, brain tumors, physical disability, and unfulfilled longing for marriage and family.

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