Journey From Grief to Healing

Episode 54: Letter Writing as a Healing Therapy of the Journey Through Grieving

In Episode 54 of my podcast, Journey from Grief to Healing, I share the research on the importance of writing heart-felt letters to one who died. Letter writing has a way of healing us in our grieving and simultaneously keeps us connected to the one we lost. In this episode I write to Babe and describe to her how much I miss her. 

Episode 53: A Love Letter to Babe - Another Step on the Path toward Healing

In Episode 53 of my podcast, Journey from Grief to Healing, I write a love letter to Babe as if she will be able to read it tonight. I pour our my feelings for her. It was emotionally difficult to do this, however, it was a giant step toward healing. I am finding that releasing my feelings by expressing them in written word has proven to be therapeutic for me, even if the letters produced a catharsis. Grieving will not have the last word with me.

Episode 52: A Letter to Babe Asking Her Forgiveness

In Episode 52 of my podcast, Journey from Grief to Healing, I write the first of the four letters M suggest I write to B. It is a letter expressing regret for my actions and asking her forgiveness. I discovered, in hindsight, that writing these letter, although emotional difficult, created a breakthrough for me in the grieving process. 

Episode 51: M Asks Me to Take a Difficult but Critical Step on The Pathway to Healing in the Grieving Process

In Episode 51 of of my Podcast, Journey from Grief to Healing, M challenges me to take a difficult but critical step on the pathway to healing. I discovered later, after I had taken the step, how important it was to follow through on the task she had given me. It made all the difference.

Episode 50: Making Progress in my Grieving Battle and Ready for Next Steps

In Episode 50 of my podcast, Journey from Grief to Healing, I share with M the healing I had while visiting Dolly and her family over Christmas. I was ready to more forward. M said the next two hurdles to clear were excuse making and daring to let go of the past. 

Episode 49: Grieving - A Christmas Healing

In Episode 49 of my podcast, Journey from Grief to Healing, I experienced a Christmas healing. I wasn't done with my grieving work but I felt the miraculous gift of love healing me. I didn't see it coming. I was blessed.

Episode 48: Grieving: I'm Following the Light on this First Christmas Without Babe

In Episode 48 of my Podcast, Journey from Grief to Healing, I meet with M to talk about getting through Christmas. M shared a great metaphor with me that pointed me in the right direction. Celebrating Christmas without Babe wasn't going to be easy, but I was going to give it my best shot.

Episode 47:Discovering the Gifts Hidden in My Suffering

In Episode 47 of my podcast, Journey from Grief to Healing, I journal about the gifts I am receiving through my experience of suffering. M told me that discovering the gifts hidden in my suffering wouldn't ease my grieving or suffering but they would pave the way toward healing. I am discovering she is right.