Hi friends! It’s Amanda, your host of Big Shift Energy. This episode discusses deeply personal topics of infant loss, miscarriage, and grief. Please take care of yourself and connect with support when needed - you are worth it and so loved! xx

Join us for another heart-to-heart on Big Shift Energy, where Amanda and Natalie get real about the highs and lows of life. They dive deep into the power of raw, honest storytelling when dealing with grief and carving out safe spaces for healing.

They create, in real time, a "recipe" for how to use boundaries when opening up about personal experiences and making it relevant in the moment. The emphasize how there's beauty in owning our feelings of brokenness, drawing parallels with the Japanese art of Kintsugi.

Amanda and Natalie navigate the intricacies of grief, the respect we owe to memories, and the power of a helping hand during times of loss. They highlight the role of carefully chosen words when expressing sympathy and maintaining the essential practice of self-care. They also shed light on the distinctive challenges of grieving during festive seasons and the importance of toasting to small victories in life.

Key Takeaways

• It's important to set boundaries when sharing personal experiences.
• Language matters; certain phrases can be more helpful in grief than others.
• Kintsugi symbolizes the beauty of embracing our brokenness.
• Finding purpose can guide us through difficult times.
• Gratitude can coexist with grief, enriching the healing process.

Contact Info

• Holla at me! Instagram: BigShiftEnergy
• World Wide Web: https://bigshiftenergy.my.canva.site/sillygoose

Connect with Natalie

• Instagram: Anchored Life Academy and Natalie Demerson Watkins
• Website: https://www.anchoredlifeacademy.com/home

Sound Bites

• "When life happens, you've got to find your anchor." - Natalie
• "It brings me joy when somebody remembers my daughter." - Natalie
• "What is my purpose in life? I have too many ambitions to only be here for one reason." -Amanda
• "Many people think that gratitude is the antidote for grief and it's not." -Amanda
• "Sometimes just being in the room is enough." - Natalie
• "I have found that in times of grief, the words that speak the loudest to me are the ones that are never spoken." -Amanda