Beauty In The Breakdown: Living & Loving Life After Loss

The coronavirus has plunged us into a new normal. There is going to be loss and grief along the way. But there are also already some silver linings. Join me as I explore the yin/yang of this pandemic. 

Grief by itself is hard. Add to that a global pandemic, and life can very easily seem even MORE ridiculous. So in this episode, I offer a meditation/visualization that will help you relax AND feel empowered, as well as connected to others in a healing way. Enjoy. And feel free to listen to this episode over and over. 

In this episode I interview Joree Rose, psychotherapist and mindfulness coach. We talk about the benefits of having a mindful approach to life in general, but especially at times of loss and trauma. Joree also offers some tweaks to your meditation practice if you are finding (after loss or trauma) that the meditative space you once relied on to get grounded and centered, is not working for you the way it used to. Please explore Joree's bounty of offerings at: joree rose.com.  

Another important coping mechanism when you are struggling from and with grief is to move your body. It's easy to get trapped in a "locked down" mode, staying under the covers, in the house, not doing anything. Moving actually MOVES the emotionally energy in your body that can otherwise get stagnant. Baby steps, people. Baby steps. No marathons required. 

Memories are what we have to turn to when we lose a loved one. They can be haunting or uplifting or both! But most of all they are precious. In this episode I talk about how memories affect us, and how important it is to create memories in the first place. 

The first positive coping mechanism I want to introduce you to is the practice of cultivating gratitude. This may be the furthest thing from your mind as you navigate the unbearable feelings that accompany loss and grief, but trust me, this practice is worth looking into. In this episode I explore why and reveal how. (It's super simple!) 

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Grief is painful. It even feels unbearable at times. All we want is to feel better. And often, in wanting that, we turn to short-term energy-relieving behaviors that do alter our emotional state - for a moment - but do us no favors otherwise. In this episode I talk about how easy and natural it is for us to turn to ANYthing that will give us relief, and how we must be mindful of our choices so that they do not do us more harm, and so that we can actually experience longer-term relief and recovery.

The loss of a pet can be one of the most devastating experiences for those of us who have experienced the unconditional love of our furry (of feathery or scaly) companions. This episode addresses the challenges associated with this category of loss and what to do and not do to honor the memory of beloved pets. 

There are all sorts of support groups out there for all sorts of losses, but not all support groups are equal and not every group is a good fit for YOU. I found it helpful to find a community of people who were experiencing a similar loss to mine. It helped me feel less alone with my anguish, and it gave me hope to see that people who'd been at it for longer were also beginning to have lives again. So I encourage you to try a support group, maybe several, until you find one that works for you. 

Welcome back to Beauty In The Breakdown. In this episode, my guest and I discuss why it's important to deliver messages of appreciation and love before it's too late, and some simple ways to go about doing just that. Sherry Richert Belul, author of "Say It Now: 33 Creative Ways to Say I LOVE YOU To the Most Important People In Your Life," believes that life is to be celebrated, so that when loss of loved ones occurs - whether through death or the end of a relationship - we don't look back with regret. You can find Sherry and all her forms of celebration at: simplycelebrate.net.