Journey From Grief to Healing

Episode 30: Grieving Happens Whether You’re Awake or Sleeping

In Episode 30 of my podcast, Journey from Grief to Healing, I awake from a nightmare at 3 a.m. My dream quickly turns into an emotional storm. M and I meet, I'm looking for answers, M gives me tough love. I needed it. Progress through grieving comes in stops and starts. 

Episode 29: Grieving Changes the Way You Live

In Episode 29 of my podcast, Journey from Grief to Healing, I describe how my life changed after Babe's death. I come to the realization that I have a choice: I can drown or swim, there is no in between. I choose to swim. #grieving

Episode 28: Grieving Changes You - I See Now With a Different Set of Eyes

In Episode 28 of my podcast, Journey from Grief to Healing, I describe how grieving and its accompanying partner suffering changed me. It is as if I am seeing my world with a different set of eyes. I also share the fourth promise I made to myself with M. 

Episode 27: In My Grieving Journal I Share Some Good Memories

In Episode 27 of my podcast, Journey from Grief to Healing, I recall some good memories I had with Babe about the seemingly insignificant things Iwere a big deal to her. Recalling these moments brought a smile to my face. I must be making progress. I'm recalling good memories and smiling.

Episode 26: Grieving’s Emotional Storms and 4 Promises I Make

In Episode 26 of my podcast, Journey from Grief to Healing, M and I talk about grieving's emotional storms. To me they feel like hurricane winds hit me. M says it feel like the ocean tide was swallowing her. I tell M I am making 4 promises I intend to keep each day to help me move on.

 

Episode 25:Although I’m Grieving, I Make a Choice to Live

In Episode 25 of my podcast, Journey from Grief to Healing, I choose to live. I know I am battered by my emotions that are attempting to drown me in a river of sadness and depression, but I choose not to let them. I choose to live. My choice makes a difference to me. My choice doesn't stop my strong grieving emotions from attacking me. Now I know they will not get the best of me.

Episode 24: Learning to Master my Emotions

In Episode 24 of my podcast, Journey from Grief to Healing, M and I talk about the role emotions play in grieving. Grieving the death of a loved one puts our emotions on steroids. M helps me to understand the importance of choosing to master my emotions and not let my emotions have mastery over me.

Episode 23: Recognizing the Strong Grip My Grieving Emotions Have On Me

In Episode 23 of my podcast, Journey from Grief to Healing, I journal about the emotions I experience in my grieving state. I recognize, perhaps for the first time, how strong a grip the emotions have on me. Journaling about my grieving emotions made me face them. Although it was difficult, I think it's an important step forward.