December 08, 2020

EP84: Grieve Better with Libby Carstensten

1 hour 6 minutes

Host Allison Hare interviews Grieve Better Podcast host, Libby Carstensten, speaker, grief coach and yoga instructor, who is teaching people how to validate emotions and get better at feeling them

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Show breakdown:

Libby’s journey through grief [2:00]

Libby’s deep insights [11:12]

45 types of grief [15:29]

Toxic positivity [20:15]

Feeling it all [28:48]

Invalidating people’s experiences [39:29]

Normal vs. familiar [44:00]

Working with people’s intense emotions [50:23]

Permission to feel [55:20]

Quotes:

“We are not promised tomorrow, the only moment we have is the one we are in” - Libby Carstensten

“Unresolved grief is usually unmet hopes and expectations for life” - Libby Carstensten

“To live fully really means to allow things to die; not just people but jobs, friendships, relationships with money” - Libby Carstensten

“Grief is about being able to hold conflicting feelings… We don’t have to choose one or the other. We actually have the capacity to hold both” - Libby Carstensten

“It’s not about feeling better, it's about getting better at feeling” - Libby Carstensten

“Any type of suffering leads us to heart awakening” - Libby Carstensten

“When you choose to press pause or numb out, do it while paying attention” - Libby Carstensten

“The physical relationship ends but the emotional relationship doesn’t” - Libby Carstensten

“Grievers don’t want to be fixed, they want to be heard” - Libby Carstensten

Libby Carstensten Links:

Libby Carstensten website: https://www.libbyc.com

Instagram: @libberated

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/libberated/

Linked-In: https://www.linkedin.com/in/libbycarstensen

Email Libby: [email protected]

Libby’s book recommendations:

The Grief Recovery Method Handbook https://www.griefrecoverymethod.com/books/grief-recovery-handbook

When Things Fall Apart: Heart Advice for Difficult Times - Pema Chodron https://www.amazon.com/When-Things-Fall-Apart-Difficult/dp/1611803438

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