On today’s episode, I read from an excerpt I wrote about the dark and tumultuous moments, hours, and days after I found out my friend had passed

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Enjoy this bonus episode of cut material – or “deleted scenes” as I like to call them – from today’s interview!

In this bonus episode, Jaymie and I discuss:

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On today’s episode, I talk about:

· How no matter how strong, deep, and vicious your grief is, you are NOT overreacting

· How we often discount the depth of our sadness (and love)

· Megan Devine’s book IT’S OK THAT YOU’RE NOT OK

Additional Resources:

To Learn more about Megan Devine and buy her book IT’S OK THAT YOU’RE NOT OK,

go here: https://refugeingrief.com/book/

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Enjoy this bonus episode of cut material – or “deleted scenes” as I like to call them – from today’s interview!

In this episode, Robin and I discuss:

· How you bring your value to your group of friends, but your value is not defined by the group

· The guttural experience of releasing her father as he died

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About today’s guest, Robin Pollak: Robin is a Speech Pathologist with over 30 years experience. She became an intuitive Life Coach after quickly realizing the way these magical gifts contributed to her work with speech clients. Robin has earned multiple certifications in coaching techniques, including Neuro-Linguistic Programming, which strengthened her ability to widen her practice to include coaching adults. Robin taps into intuitive gifts to work with her clients to guide them to discover and learn to use their own inner wisdom. She collaborates with them to find the key to unlock where they are stuck, often by showing them the abundance in their lives that is available at any time. This guides them to create and live a life filled with what they want to feel fulfilled. Robin Pollak is a master at helping her clients rediscover parts of themselves that got tucked away. Her ability to understand how patterns repeat in our lies that are not serving them are actually here to teach them where the growth should begin. Robin’s 1:1 coaching will help anyone move past judgment and begin to create empowered change.  

Learn more about Robin here: https://www.robinspollak.com/

Read about Robin’s book TRUST YOUR INTUITION here: https://trustyourintuitionbook.com/

On today’s episode, Robin and I discuss:

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Is it normal to feel jealous? Yes. I talk about how intertwined with grief jealousy can be, and how much I've experienced it after the death of my friend. 

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Enjoy this bonus episode of cut material – or “deleted scenes” as I like to call them – from today’s interview!

In this episode, Isabella and I discuss:

· The research behind her thesis

· The stigma behind death-related careers

Additional resources:

To learn more about Isabella's book recommendation THE MANSION OF HAPPINESS: A HISTORY OF LIFE AND DEATH by Jill Lepore, go here: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/13154889-the-mansion-of-happiness 

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About today’s guest, Isabella Cheremeteff: She is currently studying to get her Master's degree in Forensic Psychology at George Washington University and interning with the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children. She earned her Bachelor's degree in Psychology at Skidmore College in 2020, with her senior thesis focused on the significance of the corpse to the grief and bereavement process. She’s extremely passionate about deconstructing the social taboos around death, dying, and grief, and hopes to continue her career in helping families and loved ones suffering from ambiguous loss in situations where there is no body to bury or recover (such as natural disasters, abductions, large-scale terrorist attacks, etc.)

Follow her on IG here: @iz_thisthingon

On today’s episode, Isabella and I discuss:

· Her thesis, which aimed to answer the question: why do humans care about what happens to the bodies of their loved ones?

· The funeral business in America, and how capitalism has shaped how we grieve

· The shift of how we interact with our loved ones’ dead bodies in the last 100 years

· How certain animals interact with their loved ones’ dead bodies

· How averse our culture is to death and dying

· Ambiguous loss when the body cannot be recovered or found, and how that affects the grief

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In today’s episode, I talk about my deep, complicated feelings about the gorgeous A24 movie "Close," which recently came out in 2023. Just so you know, there are SPOILERS halfway through this episode (but don't worry, I warn you when they're about to start!). 

Additional resources:

To learn more about the film, go here: https://a24films.com/films/close 

Watch the trailer here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6EJGnU2AmV4 

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