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Episode 76 - Grief Series - How to support grieving

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We are all going to experience grief at some point during our lives, but most of us don't know how to provide support to people who are grieving. It might also be hard to support ourselves in a nourishing way when we go through it. In this episode we explain how to meet your own  needs whilst grieving and how to be of support to people who are going through the process.


In this episode, we cover…

  • How often, the people around us are going through the grieving process with us
  • We review the parts of The Universal Needs tree
  • We explain why you need to focus on foundation/function needs at the root of the tree whilst grieving
  • Why it’s important to ask for help or provide help in these situations
  • Why rest is essential at these times
  • How keeping busy and resisting rest can be a distraction from grief
  • What and how to offer to someone who’s going through the grieving process
  • Why staying hydrated is important
  • How to get good nourishment whilst grieving
  • How to realize and honor what you want and need in this process
  • How to incorporate short periods of respite in the grieving process
  • Why grief doesn’t go away if you avoid it
  • The importance of allowing someone or yourself to be present with any emotions that come up in any given moment
  • How being present or having someone present can be healing
  • The importance of asking questions of what might work for the other person
  • Serena shares her experiences about her grieving process
  • A reminder to be gentle with yourself or someone else

    • Episode references:

    The episode where we explain the different parts of The Universal Needs tree is Episode 3 - I need to do WHAT?

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