Grief Refuge

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)

This new Grief Refuge podcast episode is a story and conversation of love, loss, and repair. Repair in a sense of how a person with a broken heart got support and was able to put the pieces back together again.

On this podcast episode, I interview Marv Weidner, a grieving spouse who authentically articulates his grief and healing journey.

There's so much beauty in this conversation because Marv speaks from his heart, is honest, and shares important things he experienced to aid in his healing. We hope this Grief Refuge podcast episode helps support you on your own grief journey.

BONUS: This is Part 1 of a 2 Part series. In Part 2, you will hear insights and reflections from Marv's Grief Counselor, Carol Goldfain.

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

Are you tired of people trying to fix your grief or judging you for feeling a certain way? If so, you will want to listen to this Grief Refuge podcast conversation with Stephenie Zamora.

On this podcast episode, Grief Refuge founder, Reid Peterson, and Stephanie discuss the ways grief's "Dark and Twisty" overwhelm someone experiencing loss and not knowing who they are right now, or who they are going to be when they get their grief bearings down.

This is a truly authentic conversation about grief that we hope helps you put your own loss into words, helps you feel heard and understood, and gives you insights into the deeper and darker experiences and emotions of grief: disorientation, guilt, rage, recklessness, etc.

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.

It's very rare to hear of someone who works as a Clinical Psychologist and has the gift of communicating with deceased loved ones. Today's guest, Dr. Amy Robbins is that person.

Dr. Robbins is a Psychologist in the Chicago area and has a powerful story of losing her aunt unexpectedly, grieving, and opening up to communication with loved ones who have crossed over.

Dr. Robbins has a very practical approach to supporting people pained by loss. Her experience is very interesting and we hope you enjoy her story and reflections on loss, grief, and communication with loved ones on the other side.

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.

There are people who feel lost and alone because their grief journey is 'a-typical'. Today's guest interview with Candace Cahill is filled with her story about relinquishing her son, Michael, and then grieving the loss of his death.

Candace shares several examples of what helped her work through her grief so that she no longer felt lost. Part of her process led to the writing and publishing of her book, Goodbye Again.

If you've felt like you have lost someone twice, this interview is for you. Candace's story is compelling and filled with hope for anyone feeling lost on their grief journey.

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.

Of the many descriptions for what grief feels like, a common one is "weight that holds you down."

This is hard and painful. No one really wants to feel this way. But it happens. And people struggle when they don't know what to do when they feel this way.

On today's episode of the Grief Refuge podcast, Founder of Grief Refuge, Reid Peterson, shares some thoughts and reflections for what to do when grief weighs you down.

The tips are simple and effective. Listen to the full episode to get guidance and help alleviate what is uncomfortable, hard, and painful.

Life's curve balls can seem even more tumultuous when you're grieving. Today, Shelley Knight shares her story about the loss of her stepfather, 'Badger', and how it impacted her to leave nursing, get back into education, and write a book for the grieving titled "Good Grief: The A to Z Approach of Modern Day Grief Healing".

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).

There's a risk in sharing grief and mourning on social media. The risk includes how vulnerable you feel and how that vulnerability is, or is not received. Negative comments may (and often do) happen, and when vulnerable, can cause a lot of pain and hurt.

Is it helpful to share your grieving soul on social media? It's a question that has a lot of different opinions and answers.

On today's Grief Refuge podcast, Reid Peterson has a conversation with Dr. Serign Marong about his grief journey and how he took the risk to post parts of his grief journey on social media channels like Tik Tok, Instagram, Facebook, and Youtube.

This grief conversation is about as authentic as any grief conversation can be. Thanks to @serendipity.md (Dr. Serign's social medial handle) for articulating the ways in which his Soul had been broken and what he needed to do in order to put it back together again.

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