Podcast

In today’s episode, I’ve created a list of what I believe are the Top Ten Common Grief Myths. There are far more than ten, but I've chosen the most common, many with a higher impact on the grief community than others I've encountered or heard about from others. No matter the myths, this episode exists to help you navigate what you may encounter in the future or help you navigate what you've already experienced firsthand.

At the end of the episode, I provide you a Bonus: Five Things Never to Say to Someone Who's Grieving. These typically exist in society from the need for people to say something comforting, yet they come off insensitive. Somehow these phrases continue to cycle through the support community even though I'd suggest each one of them is obviously inappropriate. I'm hopeful together we can make strides to help educate others and stop these phrases from ever being said again.

While on your journey with grief there will come a time when a friend or professional may ask you what steps you are taking to move forward. Although they tend to have your best interest in mind, the idea of taking a step forward in your life without your passed loved one can be daunting and not something you might want to hear at the time. But there will be a need for you to consider this fact. How will you take your first step forward? I examine the necessary need to begin your first step forward and share with you the details of why I can face moving forward more easily than most. In this episode, I will challenge you to consider how you will move forward when the time comes and how your loved one may view the need to do so.

A milestone in life is often considered a large event; a wedding, the birth of a child, or the purchase of a house, but are you aware of the mini-milestones that can occur in your grief journey? The milestones most no one notices, but are felt just as deep. These are usually common, almost everyday experiences that can affect you as much as the first anniversary of your loss. Join me as I dive into going through this new life alone and identify unexpected milestones without your spouse. 

Through grief, we must come to a point where we begin to take one step forward. No matter how small or seemingly insignificant, that step doesn't happen on its own. The power of inspiration and motivation can be instrumental in helping us transition from the grief that is overwhelming to grief that is enlightening. To find the gratitude in your memories and the strength in your heart to take a step forward is to grow in your grief. How will you take your next step forward?

While we travel through our days — our lives — we have many things inside us at any given moment. Some things are delicate or fragile; others are joyful or satisfying. However, there are moments what's inside comes spilling out because life has shaken our cup around. In today's episode, we will examine what's in your cup and what we need to do to make certain what spills out tomorrow is something better than today.

Many times, in our everyday lives, we may reference something specific to be "the worst part" of an experience. Often times we do so without putting too much thought into it. Into the details. Today's episode was inspired by a blog post written by Chelsea Ohlemiller at HopeAndHarshRealities.com. In fact, I was so taken by its message that I'd like to share it with you in its entirety and together examine the why this simple phase says more than you think. 

Motivation and grief seem to be an unlikely pair, but motivation can be found in grief. Or at least, in its journey. In today's episode, I challenge you to recognize how grief can take over and choose, instead to find motivation within your sorrow. There is strength to be found in every challenge in life, and this challenge is no different. I share my motivation and present an insight into how you can find it as well.