Losing a parent is such a huge loss. Yes it's a loss we all experience at some point in our lives but everyone I know who has lost a parent has been profoundly affected by their loss and grief.  

Nelia is no exception. Nelia lost her dad many years ago and she did what many of us do, she stuffed her pain down to get things done, to be strong for her family and to protect herself from her grief.  But what Nelia and so many others have learned is that this stuffing down of our pain, it doesn't last forever, at some point our grief and pain catches up with us.  We can only run for so long before it starts affecting us in ways we never imagined. For Nelia, this meant depression. It meant anxiety. It meant unresolved emotions that needed to be felt. 

This episode is about Nelia's story.  It is about the effects of her pushing all of her grief and pain down for over a decade.  It is about how she finally faced her grief and pain.

Nelia is very open in sharing her story and how her son and the act of giving back helped her begin to heal. Giving is now a huge part of her life, she even has a podcast called Giving Starts With You!  Here is the link https://www.listennotes.com/podcasts/giving-starts-with-you-nelia-hutt-_RFzPmhQiZX/ so you can listen.  One of my favorite new mantra's is thanks to Nelia, and it is "thinking of yourself doesn't make you selfish, it makes you BRAVE".  I love this and everything she talks about when it comes to self care. 

And don't worry, we definitely talk about labels in this episode too, labels Nelia has faced from others and herself and how these labels have affected her on her journey.  One of the labels we talk about is that of being a people pleaser.  

As you can, we talk about a lot in this episode; grief and loss, self care, and labels. This is why it is a must listen! 

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