Kirsten Carlson shares with us her grief journey after the sudden, recent death of her mother. She is still in “the gray in between” part of her journey. Her mom’s death was also the catalyst for her to share with her family about the sexual abuse she had endured as a child from her own father. This also became a reason for her choosing to no longer have him be a part of her life, now that her mom has died. A great part of our conversation is on the topic of her abuse and how “giving the ghost a name, has empowered her”. We also talk a lot about the different dynamics and relationships that have shifted in her life because of her revealing this truth, but also about her own growth and knowing that she can trust her intuition and thoughts. She uses writing about her thoughts and feelings, as a tool to help her in her grief and healing journey.

Her outlook on life is positive and she focuses on living her emotions moment to moment as they come instead of worrying about what her grief or life will be like in the future.

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Production: Carlos Andres Londono