You’ve heard the words loss, grief, mourning, and bereavement—but what do they really mean? In this episode, we explore how language shapes your healing and why getting clear on these terms can help you feel more grounded in your grief.

You'll learn:

• What “loss” actually refers to

• How the word “grief” holds both “bereavement” and “mourning”

• Why language can reduce shame and confusion

• How naming your experience helps you feel less lost

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Five years since the world first shut down due to the COVID-19 pandemic, grievers are still asking: Where is the acknowledgment? In this powerful conversation with Modern Loss founder Rebecca Soffer, we talk about:

• Why COVID grief is still so raw for so many

• How good leadership supports—instead of minimizes—grieving people

• Our fantasy grief rituals to honor pandemic loss

• What meaningful acknowledgment could actually look like

• Why collective rituals still matter, even years later

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Read Rebecca's 2020 article about COVID in NBC News:https://www.nbcnews.com/think/opinion/covid-19-pandemic-will-be-outlasted-grief-pandemic-no-one-ncna1242788

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Journaling for grief can feel impossible when you're overwhelmed by loss. In this episode, I’m sharing seven compassionate journaling prompts to help you approach the blank page and begin writing—whether you're grieving a death, divorce, diagnosis, or identity shift.

You’ll learn:

• Why the blank page feels so intimidating when you're grieving

• How metaphors can help you connect with your grief in a new way

• Seven gentle prompts to help you start writing (no pressure, no perfection)

• How journaling for grief can support healing after any kind of loss

• Personal stories and reframes to guide your writing practice

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Grief isn’t something to “get over”—it’s something we grow with. In this episode, we explore what it means to be what I call a "grief grower" and how to grow through grief instead of "getting over it."

You'll learn:

• Why society gets grief wrong (and what to do instead)
• How to build a lifelong relationship with grief
• The truth about growing around grief (feat. Lois Tonkin’s grief model from 1996!)

If you’ve ever wondered how to move forward with grief, this episode is for you.

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Welcome to Grief Grower, your home base for tools and conversations to navigate life after loss. Hosted by grief coach and author Shelby Forsythia, this podcast offers support for all types of loss—death, divorce, diagnosis, and more. Each week, gain practical tools & compassionate wisdom to grow through grief. Listen on Apple, Spotify, or YouTube. Because even through grief, we are growing.

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