Podcasts about what's your grief

On today’s episode with Litsa Williams, who is the program director and co-founder of the platform or website called What’s Your Grief, we talk alot about what Litsa calls nonfinite loss —which is a grief that persists and changes as aspects of life continually fall short of expectations.In other words, we talked about how we can begin to create the space in our hearts and our lives to grieve the unmet expectations or unfulfilled dreams that we all have inevitably experienced over the course of our lives.I honestly don’ know if there has been a more timely podcast than this episode, especially given everything that we have experienced individually and collectively over the last year. We’ve all experienced so much loss over the last year and Litsa does such a great job at walking us down a path of healing throughout this episode.And just so you have a little more information about What’s Your Grief, their mission is to promote grief education, exploration, and expression in both practical and creative ways. The achieve this mission by providing: Resources related to understanding and coping with grief and loss Guidance on how to help a grieving friend or family member Online courses about grief and supporting someone who’s grieving Resources, education, and training for grief counselors, grief volunteers, and other professionals working in fields related to grief and loss. A podcast about grief A supportive communitySo whether you are grieving, supporting someone who is grieving or a grief professional, they have something for you.It’s truly an astonishing and helpful platform. I’m not just saying this, but it really is something special.You can learn more about What's Your Grief, here.Follow them on Instagram, here.

We did an "Ask Us Anything" on Instagram and turns out your grief questions were a little too big to answer on Instagram. So today we are answering some of your pressing questions about grief - from widow dating to friends disappearing after a death, we're covering some tough topics in less than 35 minutes. Have a question you would like to see us cover? Email us at whatsyourgrief@gmail.com

I had such a great discussion with Litsa Williams for this episode. Litsa is the co-founder of the popular grief blog and website What's Your Grief, and I had the pleasure of meeting her this summer at the National Alliance for Grieving Children symposium. What's Your grief has so many articles on every different topic related to grief and loss, and they also have a number of really innovative projects going on that might be interesting to think about trying with your kids or teens. Some topics that Litsa and I cover include: Resources available on the What's Your Grief blog and web site; Recommendations for books and movies to read and watch with your kids; The Grief Secret project; The Grief in Six Words project; The Photo Grief project, and the online grief photography class they offer; The What's Your Grief podcast; and Litsa's advice and perspective as both a grief professional and as someone who lost her own dad when she was just 18. I hope you enjoy my discussion with Litsa Williams.

What do you do when you are sad? On this episode, IVM staffers Abbas, Darus and Madhuri are sitting together and are very sad! In the first half they give out their recommendations and in the second half they talk about the drama miniseries: Chernobyl and more such grief watch! You can reach out to us at IVM podcasts, we're @ivmpodcasts on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook. You can listen to this show and other awesome shows on the new and improved IVM Podcast App on Android: https://ivm.today/android or iOS: https://ivm.today/ios

Susan Angel Miller's daughter died suddenly after being diagnosed with a rare form of childhood brain cancer. Not four years later, Susan was diagnosed with a brain tumor and underwent surgery—and the parallels to her daughter's experience are incredible. Susan's book Permission to Thrive recounts the experience of her oldest daughter's death, Susan's experience of having a brain tumor, and the concept of post-traumatic growth, which she is actively harnessing in her process of "coming back." Today, we're talking about how grief is AWKWARD, why Susan never stopped speaking her daughter's name, and how the miracle of organ donation introduced them to a woman named Trish. Also this week, the weird phenomenon of "temporarily unable to see rainbows" that grievers often face. Susan Angel Miller's work and book: https://susanangelmiller.com/ More on "temporarily unable to see rainbows" from What's Your Grief: https://whatsyourgrief.com/grief-makes-you-crazy2/ Become a part of my insiders community! Support Coming Back on Patreon to unlock weekly grief journaling prompts, podcast swag, and LIVE grief hangouts from me: https://www.patreon.com/shelbyforsythia Set sail on the 2020 Bereavement Cruise: http://comingbackcruise.com Apply for private grief coaching with me: http://www.shelbyforsythia.com/grief-coaching/ Subscribe to Coming Back: Apple Podcasts https://apple.co/2CMqhhE Spotify http://spoti.fi/2CMr16k Stitcher http://bit.ly/2m08eJr YouTube http://bit.ly/2m1JWil Google Podcasts https://tinyurl.com/y8elxq9t TuneIn http://bit.ly/2F469Fl Continue the conversation on grief and loss in my private Facebook group, The Grief Growers' Garden: https://www.facebook.com/groups/thegriefgrowersgarden/ To ask a question or leave a comment for a future show, leave a voicemail or text 312.725.3043 or email shelby@shelbyforsythia.com. Because even through grief, we are growing. http://www.shelbyforsythia.com/

Therapists Hannah Mirmiran and Alexa Theisen interview Shannon Vaccaro, a mom from Omaha, Nebraska who, with her husband Tony, lost their first child, son Alfy, on April 6, 2012 at 28 weeks of pregnancy due to stillbirth and later, their daughter Anna due to miscarriage. This episode focuses on pregnancy loss--both miscarriage (which occurs prior to week 20 of gestation), and stillbirth (occurring after 20 weeks of gestation). Tony and Shannon Vaccaro unfortunately and heartbreakingly experienced both types of pregnancy loss--a stillbirth and a miscarriage. In this episode, Shannon shares the journey she and her husband have traveled to becoming parents and building a family. Shannon bravely shares the story of her first pregnancy and the trauma of finding out that her son was stillborn when she was 7 months pregnant.  Shannon shares the heartbreaking experiences of the ultrasound where they learned their son had died, sharing the news with family, delivering the baby, learning the gender, naming him, holding him, being rushed into emergency surgery to remove the placenta, and receiving a blood transfusion. She also shares about her husband Tony's experiences and talks about their time at the hospital, about their family's experiences, and about preparing, planning and having a funeral service, and then burying their son. She discusses her own grief experience and the tools and resources she and her husband used to cope after their loss. She also talks about the emotions and symptoms they experienced related to grief and trauma, and about how she and Tony used therapy to help process everything. She also shares their process of continuing Alfy's memory and legacy. Shannon goes on to talk about she and Tony's decision to have more children, testing to discover why Alfy died, about pregnancy after loss, about coping with anxiety, and about having their second child, son Vinny. She talks about their decision to expand their family, and the heartbreaking loss of another pregnancy, their daughter Anna who was lost through miscarriage. She then shares about becoming pregnant again, and giving birth to son Mikey. Shannon shares about how her marriage survived loss and how she and Tony have supported each other and have strengthened their relationship. She also talks about the growth she's experienced along her grief journey, and the work she's done to honor her grief and to find more meaning in her life. And about what it's like for her to be a mom of both living and deceased children. Shannon talks about the advocacy and education work she's done to increase awareness about pregnancy loss. The resources she recommends are listed below. "If there is a mom out there who has experienced loss, know you are not alone." - Shannon Vaccaro The Broken Podcast is so grateful to both Tony and Shannon for their willingness and courage to share their story, their strength, and the memory of their children Alfy and Anna.  Resources: Guest, Shannon Vaccaro can be reached at Shannon.vaccaro.loss@gmail.com Pregnancy Loss Resources: For Immediate Grief Support, call 1-800-221-7437. Counselors are available 24/7 Articles Hannah has written: Coping With Pregnancy Loss: https://whatsyourgrief.com/coping-with-pregnancy-loss/ Meaningful Grieving After Pregnancy Loss: https://whatsyourgrief.com/grieving-after-pregnancy-loss/ Online support, education, and information: Healing Hearts Baby Loss Comfort: http://babylosscomfort.com/grief-resources/ Count the Kicks: https://www.countthekicks.org What's Your Grief: https://whatsyourgrief.com Still Standing Magazine: https://stillstandingmag.com Compassionate Friends: Supporting Families After the Loss of a Child: https://www.compassionatefriends.org Faces of Loss, Faces of Hope: http://facesofloss.com The Centering Corporation and Grief Digest Magazine: https://centering.org --------------------------------------------------------------- Hannah and Alexa are therapists and coaches at Omaha Psychotherapy. https://omahapsychotherapy.com They can be reached at (402) 715-9710 and at hmirmiran@omahapsychotherapy.com    

Show Notes: On episode 97 we welcome Litsa Williams and Eleanor Haley of What's Your Grief to put a spotlight on the need for various approaches to grieving. They have a plethora of resources, from their blog with entries titled ‘64 of the Best Things Ever Said to a Griever', to trainings for professionals, to a podcast called What's Your Grief. Then Sally guides us through tips for navigating the holidays, we honor hero Jeffrey Carr and answer a listener's question about registering as an organ, eye and tissue donor.

Many people have to return to work within days after experiencing the death of a loved one. Others have a little more flexibility, but must eventually take the step to return to the workplace and workforce. In this podcast the girls of What's Your Grief discuss returning to work after the death of a loved one. They address some of the common barriers and offer suggestions for reducing stress during this transition. 0:00 - 5:40: Announcements 5:40 - 15:00: Things we've watched and read about grief 15:00 - 35:00: Returning to work after the death of a loved one What's Your Grief

In this episode of the What's Your Grief podcast we discuss the new grief website, Grief in Six Words, adjusting to the school year after a death, answer a reader's question about grief counseling and discuss a few times that grief has made us feel like mean and ugly people. Minute 0:00 - 3:00: Introduction Minute 3:00 - 10:00: Grief in Six Words Website Minute 10:00 - 15:30: Update on the WYG Bookclub Minute 15:30 - 21:30: Adjusting to the school year after a death Minute 21:30 - 26:30: Reader Question Minute 26:30 - 33:00: A few of the times grief has made us feel like ugly or mean people If you have a grief question that you would like to hear answered on the podcast, or a recommendation for a resource, book, song, movie, etc, please email us at whatsyourgrief@gmail.com

As if parenting we’re hard enough, you’ve recently experienced the death of someone you love. You’ve done your best to shelter your children from death, loss, and grief for their entire lives, and now it seems you have no choice but to allow these frightening realities into your family home.  Even if your child is not directly impacted by the loss, the pain of one family member often affects the family as a whole. In order for you, the parent or guardian, to be an engaged, patient, consistent, and loving presence, you have to deal with the intense emotional, mental, and physical impact of grief.  In this episode of the What's Your Grief podcast, we discuss the reasons why grieving parents and guardians tend to put their own grief on the back burner and we provide a rationale for why and how you should find time to cope with your grief related thoughts, emotions, and experiences. Show Notes: www.whatsyourgrief.com/thirty-five

Eleanor and Litsa from What’s Your Grief join us as special guests to talk about becoming a parent when you’re grieving the death of your own parent or sibling. Listen in for suggestions on how to help your children build a relationship with the memory of the person who died and ways to make time for your own grief and self-care.    Resources for talking with children and teens about death: http://www.dougy.org/grief-resources/how-to-help-a-grieving-child/ http://www.tdcbookstore.org http://www.whatsyourgrief.com/supporting-a-grieving-child/ http://www.whatsyourgrief.com/supporting-a-grieving-teen/   Article mentioned by Eleanor: http://www.slate.com/articles/double_x/doublex/2014/05/mother_s_day_gift_the_value_of_writing_letters_to_your_children_while_you.html   Book mentioned by Litsa: The Disappearance is a memoir by Genevieve Jurgensen whose two young daughters were killed in a car crash. She seeks ways to help her other children, who were born after the crash, to know and feel connected to their sisters. 

How to approach the daunting task of sorting through a loved one's belongings can be a complicated and personal decision.  Objects big and small can trigger a wide range of emotions, from nostalgia and laughter to tears and longing.  Decisions about what to keep, donate and throwaway can also present a range of challenges.  In this episode of the What's Your Grief podcast, we address some of the many questions we receive on this topic and offer some thoughts to get you started.   Show Notes: www.whatsyourgrief.com/twenty

The practice of finding gratitude is a simple and accessible coping tool that can help to shift your attitude and perspective.  Yet, when you feel like life is awful and unfair, it can seem impossible to find anything to be grateful for. In this episode the What's Your Grief girls discuss their realistic approach to using gratitude.  They acknowledge there are days when looking for gratitude seems like an obnoxious and futile practice, but encourage you to try and offer concrete ways to search for gratitude that suit different personality types and mindsets.   Show Notes: www.whatsyourgrief.com/fourteen

The death of someone you love can create a ripple effect of losses or secondary losses.  From loss of faith to loss of financial security, secondary losses are profound and require coping and adjustment on the part of the bereaved.  When conceptualizing grief, many people don't take secondary loss into consideration resulting in confusion and struggle when these losses occur days, weeks and months after the death of a loved one. In this episode the mental health professionals behind the grief website What's Your Grief attempt to define secondary loss and explain common examples.  Additionally, they shed light on the ways in which secondary loss can cause confusion for grievers and those who seek to support them and explain why these losses can be taxing for all involved. Show Notes:  www.whatsyourgrief.com/thirteen

The theory behind the 'five stages of grief', laid out in Elisabeth Kubler-Ross's book On Death and Dying, seems to be the grief model for the masses.  On first glance this model appears intuitive, easy to grasp and easy to prescribe, but in reality this theory is far more complicated than people realize. One really needs to dig deeper before they can apply the 'five stages of grief' to their own experience or to the experience of anyone else. In this podcast the girls behind the grief website What's Your Grief discuss the five things people should know about the five stages of grief.  We strongly recommend grievers listen before deciding their grief is abnormal simply because it doesn't follow a specific pattern or timeline. Show Notes: www.whatsyourgrief.com/ten

Do you consider yourself an introvert, extrovert, or ambivert?  Although many aren't sure what these terms really mean or where they naturally fall on the introvert-extrovert continuum, this element of your personality has a large impact on how you view and interact with the world. Introverts face their own set of unique challenges when coping with a death.  In this episode of the What's Your Grief Podcast the What's Your Grief girls break down what it means to be an introvert and discuss how one's nature might affect how they grieve and how they wish to be supported. Show Notes: www.whatsyourgrief.com/seven

This time of year can be particularly difficult for people grieving the loss of a loved one.  Spouses, parents, children and siblings muddle through parties, presents and merriment to finally confront the gut wrenching presence of an empty chair at their holiday table. In their very first podcast the girls behind the What's Your Grief website discuss the top ten reasons why the holidays can be hard for those grieving a loss and share their top 5 suggestions for coping with the holidays after a death.   Outline and show notes can be found at www.whatsyourgrief.com/one