Ep 90 4 Things I Learned from Grief
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Grief changes us. In many ways, we become a better version of ourselves. It doesn’t mean the loss we experienced was “good,” but it can be a really good teacher. How do we learn from our grief when it’s also one of the most painful experiences in life? STUFF MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE: DoorDash: Grief Library: 4 Mantras for When I'm Overwhelmed: FIND BECKY ONLINE: Website: Social Media: @BeckyLMcCoy Subscribe, rate, review, and share this podcast with the resilient people in your life! Links may be affiliate links, so you're supporting this podcast when you...
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Ep. 89 For When You Want to Support a Grieving Friend
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A friend has recently lost a loved one and you hate seeing the pain the grief is causing them. You want to love them and support them through this time, but you don’t want to overwhelm them. You want them to know you’re there, but you’re afraid of doing the wrong thing. How do you help a grieving friend? STUFF MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE: DoorDash: Grief Library: 4 Mantras for When I'm Overwhelmed: FIND BECKY ONLINE: Website: Social Media: @BeckyLMcCoy Subscribe, rate, review, and share this podcast with the resilient people in your life! Links may be affiliate links,...
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Ep. 88 For When You Disappear From Life
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You’ve experienced a great loss and it’s so overwhelming that you have to make life really small for a while, just to survive. What do you do when you disappear from life for long enough that you’re not sure if the people, places, and things you love most will be patient enough to wait for you? STUFF MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE: Audible Premium Plus: Here are a few books to help you feel less alone in your grief: by Michelle Zanier edited by Cindy Milstein by David Kessler by Helen Macdonald by Megan Devine by Joan Didion Grief Library: 4 Mantras for When I'm Overwhelmed: ...
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Ep 86 For When You're Tired of Grief
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Have you ever been so tired of grief? So ready for it to be ‘over’ or at the very least ready for a break? What do you do when you’re tired of grieving? STUFF MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE: Audible Premium Plus: by Elizabeth Acevedo by Jon Coehn by Erica Bauermeister Grief Library: 4 Mantras for When I’m Overwhelmed: FIND BECKY ONLINE: Website: Social Media: @BeckyLMcCoy Subscribe, rate, review, and share this podcast with the resilient people in your life! Links may be affiliate links, so you’re supporting this podcast when you buy through them....
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Ep 86 For When You Don't Know How to Grieve
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You’ve experienced a great loss and have been deep in the thick of the grief fog. You’ve been just surviving until now but you’ve got to get back on top of the things you’ve neglected. But how do you grieve when you have work to get done and relationships to tend to? Where does grief fit into regular life? STUFF MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE: Audible Premium Plus: by Anne Lamott by Matt Haig by Dr. Alan Wolfelt Grief Library: 4 Mantras for When I'm Overwhelmed: FIND BECKY ONLINE: Website: Social Media: @BeckyLMcCoy Subscribe, rate, review, and share this podcast with...
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Ep 85 For When You're Ready to Rediscover Yourself
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One of the most awkward and painful parts of grieving, one of those sneaky little things no one warns you about, is that you lose yourself to the grief. It’s as if parts of you died, too. You forget your strengths, your passions, and the things that used to bring you joy. And as you start to come out of the fog of the initial grief storm, you realize you have to rediscover who you were and decide who you’ll be. STUFF MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE: Atlas Tea Club: by Gallup by Tarana Burke and Brené Brown by Emily P. Freeman by Eric Thomas PhD Grief...
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Ep 84 For When Grief Hits From Out of Nowhere
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When you’ve experienced a great loss, it takes some time to get back on your feet again. You’re not the same as before the loss, but you’re doing your best. And then, seemingly, from out of nowhere, a grief trigger runs you over, leaving you feeling like you’re back at square one. STUFF MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE: Atlas Tea Club: by Jan Richardson by Shelby Forsythia Grief Library: 4 Mantras for When I'm Overwhelmed: FIND BECKY ONLINE: Website: Social Media: @BeckyLMcCoy Subscribe, rate, review, and share this podcast with the resilient people in your life!...
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Ep 83 For When You're Afraid of Leaving Them Behind
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When you’ve experienced a great loss, you know that life will never be the same. You don’t want to be paralyzed by grief - you want to heal and experience joy and love - but how do you do that while still honoring the great pain and the absence of someone you love? When you’ve experienced a great loss, you know that life will never be the same. You don’t want to be paralyzed by grief – you want to heal and experience joy and love – but how do you do that while still honoring the great pain and the absence of someone you love? STUFF MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE: Atlas Tea Club: ...
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Ep 82 For When You Start to Dream Again
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You’re crawling out of the pit where you’ve been living with your grief and you look around to see you’ve only been living an outline of a life. You know you can’t go back to your life before, but you have no vision for what comes next. And that’s when you realize it’s time to start dreaming again. STUFF MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE: Atlas Tea Club: by David Kessler by Hope Edelman Grief Library: 4 Mantras for When I'm Overwhelmed: FIND BECKY ONLINE: Website: Social Media: @BeckyLMcCoy Subscribe, rate, review, and share this podcast with the resilient people in...
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Ep 81 For When You Bring Grief into the New Year
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When the calendar changed from 2022 to 2023, many people took a deep breath, let out a sigh, and wished things were different. While others were brainstorming resolutions or picking a word to focus their intentions on, those of us who have experienced loss were accepting the fact that we were entering yet another year without loved ones. What do you do when a new year is less of a fresh start and more of a reminder that you’re bringing grief into the new year with you? STUFF MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE: Atlas Tea Club: by Amanda Held Opelt by Chimamanda Ngozi AdichieGrief Library: 4...
info_outlineWhen it comes to friendship, there’s some kind of unspoken fear that we have to have it all together or our friends won’t want to be our friends anymore. Do you find yourself worrying that if your friends could see your *insert weakness, fault, or fear here* they’d go running? What if friendship was less about two perfect people finding each other and more about finding the people who compliment and fit in with your own humanity?
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