Grieve That Sh!t

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Sharon and Giovanna continue their discussion about her experience with her father and Alzheimer's.  Part 2 focuses on the actual passing of her father and how she coped with the losing him.  Giovanna shares that she tried to approach her grief from a logical stand point.  It was very challenging for her to actually grieve her father with the pandemic happening and other contributing factors.  Ultimately eight months after his death she made the decision to go after the pain in her heart.

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Sharon invited guest Giana (Gigi) to share her journey with her father through his struggle and ultimately his death from Alzheimers. Gigi shares that she was lost, confused and devastated after her father passed away and she didn't know where to turn. Gigi is very happy to have found Healing Starts with the Heart to help mend her broken heart and give her some relief from the pain the debilitating pain that was affecting every area of her life. 

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The Sisters discuss what happens when grief turns into anger and how to best manage that emotion as it shows up.  Being angry is absolutely acceptable in grief and it's not something that has to be hidden or denied.  Erica shares that she was very angry with Donovan at the choices he made that led to him dying in a motorcycle accident.  Anger is often the emotion that hides the sadness a griever is feeling.

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The sisters discuss the continued challenges the pandemic is bringing into our lives.  We as individuals are on information and sensory overload and we're struggling to mange our emotions as a result.  Grievers need to be heard and they need to be heard with respect, but as a society we're just expected to suck it up and move on to the next terrible situation.  The sisters share ways to cope with all of the terrible things that interfere with our day to day lives. www.healingstartswiththeheart.com

The Sisters discuss how difficult it can be for surviving family members to have to live in the shadow of their deceased loved one.  It is not uncommon for families to enshrine their loved ones as a perfect being after their death.  The problem with this is that there are no perfect people in this world and when we treat our deceased loved ones as saints it makes it hard for us to find true healing.  www.healingstartswiththeheart.com and join our private Facebook http://www.facebook.com/groups/hope.heal.recover

The Sisters discuss how important it is to acknowledge the feelings you are trying to avoid in order to heal.  Erica shares how extremely angry she was after Donovan's passing and that was the only emotion she was allowing herself to feel.  She was resisting the overwhelming sadness because it was too much for her to handle emotionally.  When you don't allow the feelings and emotions they will build up and you will either explode or implode.  website www.healingstartswiththeheart.com and our private Facebook group https://www.facebook.com/groups/hope.heal.recover

Although it seems odd it is very common for grievers to pursue sexual encounters immediately after losing their loved one.  Humans crave physical interaction with one another and this is often intensified when an individual is grieving.  There is nothing wrong with this behavior, but this like other avoiding techniques will not replace the pain in your heart.

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 As mentioned on multiple shows in the past everyone is susceptible to having a grieving experience at some point in their life.  Sometimes this occurs in the adult years when you are married.  Erica shares her personal experience of what worked for her and Louis her husband when their grieving experiences occurred.  It is very important for the spouses to respect the manner in which each of them chooses to grieve and they need to know that they will not grieve the same.  www.healingstartswiththeheart.com http://www.facebook.com/groups/hope.heal.recover/

The sisters discuss the tragic stories everyone has heard of family members who have passed Covid to each other resulting in the death of a loved one.  Guilt is such a common word for the surviving faint members to use when speaking of the relationship with a deceased loved one. Guilt by definition is the intent to do harm.  Sharon and Erica break down the definition of guilt to help the surviving family members truly identify what it is they are really feeling.

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