In this episode, Andrea and Rebecca interview Hannah Rumsey and explore the profound (and often unacknowledged) pain associated with the loss of a friend. Hannah shares how her experiences of being unmet and unseen in her grief taught her the importance of acknowledgment in the healing process. As Hannah moved through her grief, she decided to act on the absence she found when looking for support, creating a one woman play, a podcast, and now launching a community for support in friend loss. Hannah is committed to those suffering the disenfranchised grief of friend loss through her beautiful creation of Friends Missing Friends.


Takeaways

It's really hard to move through certain phases of grief if you're not witnessed.
Feeling stuck is common in unseen and unmet grief.
Acknowledgment is a key element of supporting grief.
Emotional disconnection in grief can lead to deeper pain.
Deep healing requires both acknowledgment and connection.


Connect:

Online: https://www.friendsmissingfriends.com/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/friendsmissingfriends

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

Meet Up with Friends Missing Friends https://www.meetup.com/friends-missing-friends/

Chapters

00:00 Heartfelt Reflections on Grief and Connection
00:52 The Healing Power of Storytelling