Discover how to navigate the "valleys" of life with Steve Sewell, a renowned Author, Speaker, and Grief Specialist who has dedicated his life to walking alongside others through crisis. Steve shares profound insights on why naming your grief is the first step toward healing and how leaders can banish management burnout by learning to "go to work, but live at home". This episode offers a unique perspective on leadership, revealing how acknowledging our own personal losses can become a powerful tool for mentoring and supporting those we lead.
Bio: From his early days as a youth pastor to his current role as a community leader, Steve has built his ministry and vocation on one simple conviction: people need someone to walk with them, especially in seasons of adversity, change, and loss. His mission has always been to help others become rooted in God’s presence and to discover the strength that comes through having deep faith as we struggle and encounter suffering.
With a Christ-centered, motivating, and deeply encouraging approach, Steve has supported individuals, churches, teams, and organizations through life’s most challenging transitions. He helps people grow deeper in their relationship with God, navigate the complex seasons of grief and change, and move forward with clarity, hope, and renewed purpose.
Enthusiastic about life’s calling and unwavering in his care for people, Steve brings a heartfelt, open-handed posture to every setting - always welcoming, never pushy, and grounded in genuine compassion. An ordained Foursquare minister, he draws from decades of experience as a business owner, workforce trainer, police and hospice chaplain, hospital and crisis counselor, bereavement specialist, pastor, and author.
Steve is also the author of several resources on grief, faith, and healing that reflect his pastoral heart and practical guidance. His books, available at EncouragingHope.org, offer thoughtful pathways for those seeking spiritual grounding and emotional resilience in seasons of loss.
Today, Steve is a sought-after conference speaker and relationship-management consultant, known for blending spiritual insight, practical wisdom, and a warm, pastoral presence. Whether in a boardroom, sanctuary, conference hall, emergency, or at a bedside, he remains committed to helping people find hope, healing, and resilience rooted in a faith that endures.
Something Extra: "I believe that if we pay attention to the grief we carry, we actually help the other people in our lives carry their grief too."
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