What's Your Grief Question: How Important is Grief Journaling?
Release Date: 09/15/2024
When Grief Upends Your Basic Needs
What's Your Grief Podcast
In this episode, we discuss how grief disrupts not just emotions but also basic needs like safety, security, and stability. We explore how adjusting to practical changes—such as financial strain, job insecurity, and shifting family roles—can deeply impact emotional processing and coping and the importance of acknowledging these challenges and seeking support that considers both emotional and practical aspects of grief. Interested in the Finding Your Way course? Visit for hundreds of free articles we've written about all things grief and loss. If you like the podcast, we think...
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Saying Goodbye to a Home
What's Your Grief Podcast
In this episode, we explore the often-overlooked grief of losing places and spaces—whether it’s a childhood home, a family gathering place, or a space tied to memories of a loved one. We discuss how spaces hold deep emotional significance, especially when tied to memories of those we've lost, and how losing them—whether due to life transitions, financial hardship, or circumstances beyond our control—can feel profoundly destabilizing. For those struggling with this kind of loss, we share insights, practical strategies, and resources to help navigate the experience with understanding...
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Understanding Your Grief Coping Style
What's Your Grief Podcast
In this episode of we explore the many factors that impact the ways people cope with grief, from introversion and extroversion to optimism, pessimism, and the differences between instrumental grievers and intuitive grievers. As mental health professionals, we break down how these styles shape our grief experiences—not just for ourselves but within our families and communities. Understanding these differences helps us navigate loss with more self-awareness and compassion, both for ourselves and others. Upcoming February 12th Upcoming March 12th This week's . Visit for...
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When Grief Feels Fresh Again: Breaking the Regression Myth
What's Your Grief Podcast
In this episode, we talk about the common fear when things feel especially hard that you’ve regressed or gone backward in your grief. We explore why grief isn’t linear but instead moves in cycles, with moments where it feels closer to the surface. By understanding this natural ebb and flow, we can reframe what it means to revisit grief and approach it with self-compassion. Sign up for the , which starts January 26th ($60 for non-Hub Members). Gift yourself or a grieving friend to kick off tending to your grief in a new year! Visit for hundreds of free articles...
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What's In and Out for WYG this Year
What's Your Grief Podcast
This episode is just what it sounds like - we're talking about what is in and out for us in 2025. Join us for , which starts January 26, 2025. Gift yourself or a grieving friend to kick off tending to your grief in a new year! Visit for hundreds of free articles we've written about all things grief and loss. If you like the podcast, we think you'll love WYG Grief Support Hub. It's our online membership community that brings grievers together for learning, creativity, and support. You don’t have to navigate grief alone - participate in grief conversation sessions and groups,...
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Musings on Holidays and Friendships After Loss
What's Your Grief Podcast
We planned for this episode to only be for Hub members and not on our public feed, but with the holidays upon us and hearing from many people about how alone they are feeling in their holiday blues, we decided to release it for everyone. Because the one thing we know for sure is that you're not alone if the holidays are feeling tough. In the second half of this episode we chat about rethinking relationships in the wake of loss. Instagram reel we talked about: Gift yourself or a grieving friend this holiday season. Visit for hundreds of free articles we've written about all...
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Grieving An Adult Child
What's Your Grief Podcast
Typically we steer clear of breaking down grief by type of relationship, but today we're making an exception. In this episode we talk about the experience of grieving the death of an adult child. This is a topic that has been requested on many occasions, both because it is pervasive and also often overlooked. If you've experienced this personally or love someone who has, we hope this episode offers some insights and ideas for how we as a society can be better equipped to understand this unique type of loss. Visit for hundreds of free articles we've written about all things grief and...
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Grief Passed Down
What's Your Grief Podcast
What's your earliest memory of grief in you family of origin? In this episode we talk about the way that grief passes down through generations, through the culture grief that is created in our families. We consider the ways that the grief of our parents and caregivers has an impact on us, just as the grief of their parents and caregivers had an impact on them. We talk a little bit about our own family grief histories, and offer some food for thought when reflecting on your own intergenerational grief. Visit for hundreds of free articles we've written about all things grief and loss....
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Grief Groups: Your Honest Insights
What's Your Grief Podcast
In this episode, we dive into the results of our recent survey, where over 500 of you shared your thoughts on finding and participating in grief groups. From the challenges of connecting with the right group to the value of group support, we explore what makes grief groups work—and where they sometimes fall short. Visit for hundreds of free articles we've written about all things grief and loss. If you like the podcast, we think you'll love WYG Grief Support Hub. It's our online membership community that brings grievers together for learning, creativity, and support. You don’t...
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Is There a Right Way to Grieve?
What's Your Grief Podcast
In this episode we talk about a common social media quip - "there is no right way to grieve". For those of us who look back on some of our grief coping as not the healthiest, that statement can feel both true and untrue. We share our thoughts and talk about Charles Corr's 2023 Omega article, "Is it True That “There are no Right or Wrong Ways to Grieve”?" Visit for hundreds of free articles we've written about all things grief and loss. If you like the podcast, we think you'll love WYG Grief Support Hub. It's our online membership community that brings grievers together...
info_outlineIn this episode we answer a question from a listener who has always been a journaler, but doesn't feel interested or able to journal about grief. We also talk about the risks of comparison in grief and coping.
Visit whatsyourgrief.com for hundreds of free articles we've written about all things grief and loss.
If you like the podcast, we think you'll love WYG Grief Support Hub. It's our online membership community that brings grievers together for learning, creativity, and support. You don’t have to navigate grief alone - participate in grief conversation sessions and groups, a discussion forum, grief support webinars, creativity projects, community writing sessions, and more. You can learn more here and join.
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