Exposing Grief

Impact of Seasonal Changes on Loss and Grief

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 12, 2022 5:02

Ways the change of season can impact loss and grief:depression or moodinesslimited daylight hours

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Parents: How to Assist Your Child With Grief

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 12, 2022 4:45

Ways to assist your child with grief:Understand grief may be different for themExplain that grief is normal in life

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To Grieve Is Not Shameful

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 12, 2022 4:41

When it comes to loss and grief:Recognize these emotions are normalUnderstand that shame is not a factor

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Do Not Succumb to the Emotional Bully

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 12, 2022 4:52

How to avoid the person who will bully you emotionally:be aware that such a person existshave an advocate who will assist you

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Navigating Grief When You Did Not Want the Breakup

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 12, 2022 5:11

Surviving the initial shock:realize breakups can occur at any point in a relationshipget the tools to manage your emotional health

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Grief Because of Survivors' Guilt

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 12, 2022 5:23

Ways to navigate survivor's guilt:understand you are not aloneseek professional help, if necessary

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How Shock Impacts Loss and Grief

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 15, 2022 4:20

Ways shock impacts loss and grief:Reality confusedProlongs denial

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Grief Caused by Loss of Descendants

Play Episode Listen Later May 15, 2022 5:41

Reasons for being the final link on your branch of the family tree:choosing not to have childrencircumstances beyond your control

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Difficult Topic: Loss of a Sibling

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 15, 2022 5:01

What to understand when a sibling is no longer in your life:understand there may be unresolved conflictsunderstand there are tools to manage internal emotional conflict

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Control the Controllables in Your Life

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 15, 2022 4:23

Ways to control what you can control in life:recognize what you can controlseek your joy

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Loss of Familiar Places

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 15, 2022 5:36

Why loss of familiar places cause grief:memories are attached to themthe exact place cannot be recreated

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Hope Overcomes Loss and Grief

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 15, 2022 5:38

Ways hope can overcome grief: encouragement to continueassurance end will come

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How the Human Spirit Assists with Loss and Grief

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 22, 2021 4:31

Ways the human spirit can help with loss and grief:resiliency seeks safety

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Emotional Empathy

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 12, 2021 5:17

Recognition of empathy:empathy vs. sympathyawareness of individual tendencies

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Difficult Topic: Grief When Someone Is Missing

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 2, 2021 4:53

How to cope when your loved one is missing:know that there is hope they will be foundrealize that confusion is normal

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Find Comfort and Closure During Grief

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 22, 2021 4:39

How to find comfort and closure during grief:accept help of otherswork toward closure

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Difficult Topics: Sudden Infant Death Syndrome

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 12, 2021 4:30

How to deal with Sudden Infant Death (SIDS):realize there is no explanation be available to parents

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Seasonal Feelings of Loss

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 2, 2021 4:31

How celebratory occasions can trigger feelings of loss:important persons are missingexpectations to be joyfulneed for celebration to be perfect

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Difficult Topics: Unfaithful Partner

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 22, 2021 3:43

Dealing with unfaithfulness in a partner:grieve the betrayaldon't remain a victim

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Loss and Grief Felt Due to Displacement

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 10, 2021 3:56

Reasons displacement can trigger feelings of loss:uncertainty of the situationno control of the situation

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Sentimentality Can Trigger Loss

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 2, 2021 5:07

Ways sentimentality can trigger loss:may turn into an obsessionmay focus on loss of items or relationships

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Losing Causes Feelings of Loss

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 22, 2021 3:51

Ways to handle losing:accept that everyone loses sometimework with a coach or mentor

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Collective Loss--Revisited

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 12, 2021 4:06

Can a nation suffer post traumatic stress?shared memoriescollective trauma

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Loss of Family Relationships

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 2, 2021 4:53

How to navigate loss of family relationships:accept that opinions can differwillingness to resolve conflictsrecognize importance of family

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Managing Loss of Confidence in Yourself and Others

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 22, 2021 5:02

Ways to manage loss of confidence:accept that lack of confidence can happen to anyonebe willing to forgive yourself and others

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How to Emotionally Support Widowhood

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 12, 2021 4:05

Ways to be supportive to those experiencing bereavement:stay connected to the bereavedoffer assistance

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Loss of a Dream

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 2, 2021 5:03

How to process loss of a dream:recognize that the dream existsthink of grief as cleansing the emotions

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Difficult Topics: Murder

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 22, 2021 4:52

Society is changing:Murder is becoming more prevalent Anyone can be affected by murder

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Navigating Loss Felt as Empty Nesters

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 12, 2021 6:11

How to reconnect with your partner after children leave:know that it will mean worklearn to communicatefind the spark

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Loss: Being Disappointed (Let Down); Disappointing (Letting Down) Others

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 2, 2021 4:50

When we let down (disappoint) others we can feel badly, whether the cause was intentional or unintentional. When others let us down (disappoint) we also feel badly.

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Awareness of Loss Triggers

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 22, 2021 5:18

Loss triggers are inevitable. Others will continue to celebrate their families while you miss yours. Don't let the triggers, obvious and settle, get the best of you.

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Safe Sources of Conversation

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 12, 2021 5:12

Why become a safe space for someoneHow to become a safe space for someone

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Difficult Topics: Death of a Parent

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 2, 2021 5:40

Ways death of a parent can be difficult:unrealistic fantasies unresolved relationship issues

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Difficult Topics: Suicide

Play Episode Listen Later May 22, 2021 5:49

Suicide is difficult to discuss and emotionally challenging to face.

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Facts and Emotional Wellbeing

Play Episode Listen Later May 12, 2021 5:33

How can facts help with emotional wellbeing:help bring clarityhelp formulate outcomes

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Mental Health Days

Play Episode Listen Later May 2, 2021 5:57

Why are mental health days necessary?refocusreconcileother benefits

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Unintentional Offenses/Self-Reflection

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 22, 2021 6:10

How to handle offenses:Understand perception is realityAvoid counter offenses

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Recognition and Management of Loss

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 12, 2021 5:16

How to recognize and manage loss:strive for awarenessgrieve, not ignore

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Self-Reflection of Media Consumption

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 2, 2021 6:27

Identify if you are consuming too much negative contentWays to limit or reduce your exposure

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Dissecting Self-Reflection Exercises

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 22, 2021 5:19

Ways to approach review of self-reflection statements:honestly review your motivesmove forward even when afraid

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Navigating the Post Covid Normal

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 12, 2021 5:33

Things will be different:anticipate differencesplan your responses in advance

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Awareness: The Body Remembers Trauma/Self-Reflection: Where to Start

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 2, 2021 5:48

Ways the body can remember trauma:manifested by headachesmanifested by other body achesSelf-Reflection Phrases:I dislike/I likeI am sad when/I am happy when