In Western culture, we’re expected to move on quickly after death. After the memorial service ends, it’s back to business as usual. In this episode, guest and retired network television sports director Meg Streeter Lauck tells a love-filled story of caring for her husband for 20 years after his Parkinson's diagnosis. and 10 years with dementia. After his death on December 31st, 2020, she began a yearlong journey to walk through grief with grace. She shares about how Jenn’s Transform Your Grief Immersion Program and alternative healing methods such as dance helped her to get out of bed and embrace grief as a friend. Meg emphasizes the importance of the phrase “too much, too fast, too soon is too hard,” in the grief process and how we can face life again by slowing down.

 

Topics:

• Meg shares her love for her husband and her journey being a caregiver for him after his diagnoses of Parkinsons and later, dementia
• Meg’s strategy for communicating with a loved one with dementia
• The beautiful experience of bringing family together to “launch” a loved one over to the other side
• The full weight of grief that hits after the memorial service and when everyone else starts to return to their lives
• That state of shock even after a death you knew was coming for a long time
• Learning to take grief by the hand and connect with it in a positive way
• Bringing grief into the body and healing through dance

 

Get your free “7 Steps to Walk Through Grief with Grace” guidebook at www.walkthroughgriefwithgrace.com

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Join the Grief and Grace private Facebook group

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Have virtual tea with Jenn! This will be an opportunity for you to get some reflection time on where you’ve been, where you are, and where you want to go. You will get some clarity, and perspective and get a chance to be deeply witnessed. 

https://calendly.com/revjenncormier/tea-with-jenn-what-s-your-big-dream?month=2023-11

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Music by Daniel Plane: www.reelcello.com

Podcast production by Caitlin Epstein