Susan, your host, welcomes Sandy Linda to today's episode. Sandy is a family leader in grief guidance and a life coach. After experiencing multiple losses, she began a journey using her experience to find calm in the chaos to support those mourning multiple losses. Sandy helps her clients move from heartbreaking losses to a place where they can work toward healing and become Fearless Adventure leaders. Sandy's on a mission to teach women who have experienced devastating loss to move beyond grief and develop a purposeful life.

Sandy's relaunching her podcast show called Overcoming Grief for women who are tired of feeling isolated and angry in their grief and are looking for a way to heal and move forward with their lives. After losing both her parents and sibling in a very short time, she lost hope, confidence, and all sense of self; she felt desolate in her grief and was desperately searching for support and guidance on how to get through slowly. Sandy learned to embrace vulnerability and navigate her way back into a life filled with joy, love, and worth.

Key Takeaways:

• Sandy highlights the importance of vulnerability.

• Susan addresses the fine line between toxic positivity and toxic negativity. Healthy boundaries are really necessary.

• Sandy shares her grief story.

• When grieving for someone who died, you could realize you also have to grieve friendships and even family members who cannot really show up in your journey as you would want or need.

• We only want to be seen and heard.

• People won't always understand your grief.

• Sandy shares how she leads people from trauma to resilience.

• You have to go through the process; you can't pretend just to flip your feelings. Hold your intentions regarding your life; think about who you want in your life and how you want your life to look "after grief."

• Journaling is the best tool when you have no one to talk to.

• Finding an authentic relationship with yourself is the first step to being able to build an authentic relationship with others.

• Just because someone is not good for you does not mean they are not good.

• Sandy shares the unique aspect of her work as a grief counselor; she guides people in overcoming anger in a healthy way.

Resources

Tendrilsofgrief.com

Email Susan: [email protected]

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Boundaries: When to Say Yes, How to Say No to Take Control of Your Life, by Dr. Henry Cloud and Dr. John Townsend

Meet Sandy Linda

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