Susan, your host, welcomes Reid Peterson to today's episode.

Reid, the founder of Grief Refuge, provides its community of users with a source of solace when they're in pain and discomfort from grief. The app is a hub that fulfills grievers' emotional needs. Support for people going through the grief journey is imperative for both the griever and their loved ones. When people are facing grief and go without support it ends up hurting more than it helps.

Grief Refuge content is created by Reid, MA. Reid achieved a Masters's Degree in Transpersonal Psychology (Institute of Transpersonal Psychology, 2007) and is certified in Death & Grief Studies by the Center for Loss & Life Transition. After losing his biological father to suicide in 2006 and his stepfather to cancer in 2016, Reid felt a calling to help the grieving find peace and purpose after loss.

Key Takeaways:

• Reid shares his own grief experience that started when his biological father committed suicide.
• Susan and Reid talk about the "gut feeling" both have about the death of their loved ones.
• Reid also lost his stepfather and he shares how he processed this loss.
• Reid talks about his sensitivity.
• Reid talks about The Grief Refuge, an app that provides daily grief support for people who have lost a loved one.
• Grief is not a mental health issue.
• No one prepares you for losing a loved one; someone has been taken away from you.
• There is no one way of grieving, everyone uses their own resources to navigate this difficult process.
• There is magic in the connection that grievers can have with each other.
• Suicidal ideation is unfortunately common among grievers.
• When you support someone who is grieving, what you say matters.
• Reid talks about purpose and how it can change in different moments in one person's life.
• It is hard to keep your faith when grief is consuming your energy.
• Reid suggests grievers keep on looking for more resources to help them in their grieving process; don't give up!

Resources

Tendrilsofgrief.com

Email Susan: [email protected]

Meet Reid Peterson

The Grief Refuge app.