Susan, your host, is joined by her daughter, Madison, in today's episode. It has almost been five years since they lost Paul, her dad and Susan's husband. In the past years, Madison has gone through a lot of changes and she is sharing what it felt like going through this life-altering experience while finishing high school.

She will be attending The New School in New York City to study political science. From there, she plans to go to law school to get a degree in Criminal Justice, and ultimately she intends to run for Congress.

Key Takeaways:

• Madison talks about how her grief feels today.
• Madison explains what it means to her to be in an acceptance stage.
• Madison shares her most significant changes during her high school years.
• Madison speaks about how she felt conquering big milestones without her father.
• The hardest part for Madison has been not having her father by her side to celebrate with him her accomplishments.
• Madison is about to go to college, she shares her excitement and how much she wishes her dad was there to go through this significant stage with her.
• Madison lost some friends since the death of her father, but she is optimistic about the future.
• Humor helps with trauma. Madison found that joking about her grief was helpful.
• Madison shares what excites her the most about this next chapter of her life.
• As a result of Paul dying, Madison's hometown turned out to be attached to sad moments that remind her of her pain; that is why going to college presents the possibility of beginning from a fresh start, meeting new people, and the opportunity to create memories that won't carry the weight of her grief.
• Madison shares her advice to anyone grieving: It gets worse before it gets better. It does get better and you will reach that point at some time.

Resources

Tendrilsofgrief.com

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