Grief Refuge

Today's episode is an interview with Chelsea Ohlemiller. Chelsea shares pieces of her grief journey and how she took to writing to honor her mother's legacy, process her grief, and create a community for people navigating their own grief journey.

Please visit griefrefuge.com to download the Grief Refuge app and learn more about Grief Care services.

Understanding whether you’re grieving or experiencing depression can be challenging and the symptoms for each can be similar. This episode helps you distnguish your emotnaion statle by asking yourself reflective questions and recognizing key differences to gain clarity and take important steps to care for your mental and emotional health.

For more grief support, visit griefrefuge.com

Today I am joined by Lisa Marie Conine to talk about the unique way she supports people in grief. Lisa Marie uses plant medicine. She views plants as helpers when people need extra support and I find it fascinating how she approaches her work. Lisa Marie is doing special work and you’ve got to listen to hear how she does it. 

Also, join us for a 4-week workshop series starting January 30th learn how to use plants and herbs to help aid in your healing after loss! Details and registration here: https://www.griefrefuge.com/plantmedicineforgrief

Lisa Marie serves as a trained Death Doula, Yoga Instructor, and Plant Medicine Guide, offering 1:1 and group containers. She supports folks by providing spaces to explore transformation by leaning into the wisdom of our bodies, sacred plants, and the earth. Lisa specializes in utilizing specific plant allies to aid in one's journey alongside somatic tools for regulation and embodiment. Her work is held with the intention to honor the power of transformative rites of passage present in life and death.  

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If you need more support for your grief journey, download the Grief Refuge app for daily comfort, care, and compassionate inspiration to help manage grief (on iOS and Android).

Today we talk about a difficult emotion to manage when grieving. It’s anger. Anger can cause a lot of problems and when you’re grieving, and it’s a very common emotion to feel. Today, I’m joined by Sandy Linda, who is a grief and women’s empowerment coach.

Sandy and I talk about her difficult experience of feeling heaps of grief related anger for over a 2 year period + the things she did to resolve that anger and heal herself. Sandy also offers some tips and techniques for managing your own grief related anger. 

It’s a powerful conversation I hope you very much enjoy.

If you need more support right now, visit the Grief Refuge website to download our app or learn more about our retreats, workshops, and groups.

Today I would like to share a guest interview with you. My guest is Yuivany Aguilar who lives in California and has a powerful story to share about the loss of her twin daughters and how she worked through her grief. 

Yuivany is a caregiver by nature. She’s a professional nurse and has a lot of wisdom to share about navigating grief. Much of her wisdom has been documented in her new book titled Pearls of the Soul available on Amazon.

For more grief support, download the Grief Refuge app.

Today I would like to share a webinar replay about grieving in isolation. The webinar shares some important perspectives from some of the world’s leading experts on grief support.

If isolation has been something you’ve felt during your grief, this information is for you. As you listen in, do your best to let go of any self judgements you may have about how you’re grieving.

Please enjoy the information shared regarding this important topic.

Today I would like to share a guest interview with you. My guest is Bryan Jung and he created a platform for individuals who have lost a parent as a child or teen. It’s called “This Is Why” and it’s found online at thisiswhy.life. 

In our conversation, Bryan shares some of the trauma he and his family endured after tragically losing his father at 10 years old. He also shares some of the things that have helped and continue to help him cope when the waves of grief hit.

Brian’s heart is in the right place and I’m grateful he made This is Why for people in need. 

If you need more support right now, download the Grief Refuge app for daily companionship, comfort, care, and compassionate suggestions for managing grief (on iOS and Android)

On this Grief Refuge podcast episode, Founder and Host, Reid Peterson, shares a guest interview with you. His guest is Barb Higgins and she has a helpful perspective on giving grief a voice. She shares her journey publicly on her “A Thousand Tiny Steps” podcast and Youtube channels. 

One of the things that really stands out about this interview is her visual analogies for some of the harder experiences in grief. It made a lot more sense to have a metaphorical image to visualize when talking about the complex emotions involved in handling death related loss. 

Barb’s insights can help validate you for being your true self as you grieve and heal. You no longer have to tell yourself you’re supposed to think or feel a certain way or that somehow you’re responsible for the comfort of others in your own grief.

Enjoy the podcast episode. If you need more support, download the Grief Refuge App

On this new Grief Refuge podcast episode, Founder and Host, Reid Peterson, shares his thoughts regarding some of the initial responses and reactions to a death related loss. These include: 

• Shock
• Numbness
• Denial
• Disbelief
• Repression
• Distraction
• Avoidance

It’s tragic. Losing someone you love so deeply or someone who had such an impact on your life is very painful. It hurts in ways that some people can’t begin to describe.

And even if you had a heads up that death was coming, you still may feel unprepared and overwhelmed with all of the emotions involved. 

Gain the needed insights and perspective from this unique and special episode. 

Today’s episode is a sequel to Episode 64: As a Grieving Spouse… but today we hear the experience, perspective and support provided by a grief counselor.

On today’s episode, Carol Goldfain Davis shares what she observed in Marv’s process as he experienced anticipatory grief, deep sorrow, and his journey for coping and finding his footing in life again.

Carol’s empathy clearly speaks as she shares several reflections from Marv’s journey. It’s remarkable to know there are people on this planet who can show up for others in this way!

Carol and Marv also collaborated to create the book, When the Rocks Sing, which is available for purchase on Amazon.

If you need more support, download the Grief Refuge app for daily companionship, comfort, care, and compassionate inspiration to help manage grief (on iOS and Android)