Grieve That Sh!t

Erica and Sharon continue their interview with Demetra Henderson.

Erica and Sharon interview Demetra Henderson who shares her experience about her oldest son being bullied and their local high school refusing to do anything about the incident.  Demetra discusses how powerless she felt with trying to come to her son's aide without any assistance from the adults in power.   

Erica and Sharon take an inventory of their hearts and discuss other losses they have experienced throughout their lifetimes.  

Erica and Sharon define and discuss regret and how common it is to have feelings of regret after loss.  They both share their experiences with regret following their losses.  Regret is most often self inflicted because of feelings that we wanted the relationship with our loved one to be different, better or more.

Erica and Sharon have an honest conversation about suicide. Erica discusses if she ever considered suicide as an option following her losses. When someone dies by suicide there is often a stigma about the circumstances by which they died.  Often, the surviving loved ones of someone who has died by suicide are left feeling abandoned, responsible and in pain.     

Erica and Sharon discuss Shellee's personal journey with grief caused by the loss of her husband by suicide. Shellee shares her choice to use  more traditional methods in the beginning such as therapy vs. utilizing an educational grief program.  However, now she has chosen to use the educational method and this is the "before" episode.  Shellee will come back for part two to see how things have changed in her life in the "after" episode.

Erica and Sharon discuss various aspects of grief including how to identify if you or someone you love is living with the pain from unresolved grief.  They also discuss how grief is not only about human loss, and how the loss of a pet can create heartbreak and pain.  The weight of unresolved grief and incomplete relationships can weigh your heart down and will significantly diminish your ability to live a life full of purpose and joy.

Erica and Sharon discuss how life is never the same after you experience a traumatic loss.  Listen to them talk about how their lives are forever changed and the steps they used to help cope with those changes.

Listen in as Erica and Sharon discuss the incorrect ways people use social media following a traumatic event.  They outline mistakes often made in attempt to support grievers that actually end up hurting them.

We received a question form a fellow griever named Robin, wondering if its possible for her to still be grieving after handling her family's personal business following the loss of her mother.  

In this episode, we discuss the concept of unresolved grief and how challenging it is to move beyond the pain when your heart is still broken.  Listen as we share some key actions steps you can take towards healing.

We became good friends with Robin after many phone calls. We were able to answer that question for her.  Will time help me to feel better?