This week's episode is a collaboration with my friend, Dru Jaeger, co-founder of Club Soda and author of How to Be a Mindful Drinker: Cut Down, Take a Break, or Quit.

Dru woke up one morning a happy child with two parents and went to bed that night without a mother. She died suddenly and unexpectedly of a massive brain hemorrhage. Within six months, his father would relocate their family to another country.

Like many of us, Dru learned that you suppress it, distract yourself, keep yourself busy, and pretend that the trauma did not happen to you when it comes to grief.

Dru shares how his grief changed and manifested over the years. Also, how only in the last several years has he found peace within where he's learned to live with himself (and his grief) well.

Enjoy this week's episode as we both share how parent loss in childhood shaped our adult lives, particularly our relationships with alcohol, and learn if alcohol has become a way for you to cope with your grief. And, to be clear, if you think this episode isn't for you, you don't have to be a daily drinker for alcohol to be a "problem-solving band-aid" in your life.
 
RESOURCES:

• Club Soda Community
• Club Soda Podcast
•  Birmingham (U.K.) Untreated Heavy Drinkers Project
• Grieving Voices Podcast Episode | The Manifestation of Grief

CONNECT:

• Club Soda Instagram
• Club Soda Facebook Group
• Club Soda LinkedIn

NEED HELP?

• National Suicide Preventi

Send Victoria a text message!

Support the show

_______

NEED HELP?

• National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 1-800-273-8255
• Crisis Text Line provides free, 24/7 support via text message. Text HOME to 741741 to connect with a trained Crisis Counselor

If you are struggling with grief due to any of the 40+ losses, free resources are available HERE.

CONNECT WITH VICTORIA:

• Instagram
• Website
• LinkedIn
• Facebook

This episode is sponsored by Do Grief Differently™️, my twelve-week, one-on-one, in-person/online program for grievers who have suffered any type of loss to feel better. Click here to learn new tools, grief education, and the only evidence-based method for moving beyond the pain of grief.

Would you like to join the mission of Grieving Voices in normalizing grief and supporting hurting hearts everywhere? Become a sup...