Heart Healing from Loss

In this episode, Wendy shares a story of a client whose last conversation with her mom didn't go well. And when her mom passed unexpectedly, the client was left with enormous grief — and guilt over that last interaction.

In this time of COVID, it's possible many more people are discovering their most recent conversation with a loved one turned out also to be their last. 

If, like this client, you or someone you know is carrying grief-with-a-side-of-guilt, please have a listen and share this episode. Then schedule a complimentary consultation with Grief Coach Wendy at her website, HeartHealingFromLoss.com. It's time to let the healing begin.

Welcome back to the Heart Healing from Loss podcast! 

In this episode, Wendy interviews three healthcare pros from the Creative Dementia Collective. 

People living with dementia, their families, friends, care sharers, and caregivers face a great many challenges. The prospect of ensuring everyone touched by dementia receives the care they need can be... baffling.

Not to mention the feelings.

Each person touched by dementia experiences a radically personal and unique life event.

One that has never been desired.

How do you ensure these people have good quality of life, with appropriate activity, love, and respect, as well as care - and that the stigma surrounding dementia is finally resigned to the past?

The Creative Dementia Collective of Kaylee Allen, Erin Staadecker, Jael Weinberg, and super pup Rosie is on a mission to do all of the above, using art and music, pet and talk therapies, all customized for the individual living with dementia. 

Have a listen, then check them out at their website,  CreativeDementiaCollective.com. Be sure you're also taking care of yourself in times of grief and change, and schedule a consult with Wendy at HeartHealingFromLoss.com. 

We pay a lot of attention to our brains. But the noise and confusion and stress of modern life can keep us so focused on our brains, that we forget to listen to our hearts.

"Some days, our hearts or souls can't find the glasses to see, and we cannot hear our own music." 

A book pick by Robin Roberts on Good Morning, America, Susan Lax's beautiful new book A Heart's Landscape: An Invitation to the Garden of Moments gives us daily inspiration and reminds us to have "attentive hearts." 

In this interview, Wendy and Susan talk about what it means to have an attentive heart, especially in times of grief, loss, and change. 

That first year after a major loss or change comes with a lot of other "firsts" — first birthday "without," first tradition or ceremony "without."

How do you navigate those extra-challenging days? According to Advanced Grief Recovery Specialist Wendy Sloneker, there are ways to be with the feelings those days can create and to move through them.

Listen in for tools for navigating that first year (and beyond), then follow up with Wendy. Schedule a free consultation at HeartHealingFromLoss.com. 

It's hard to leave a life you love behind. But Global Nomads like Caroline Giffon often do — far behind. In her expat life, Caroline has moved 17 times, 8 of them international moves.

The expat life seems so glamorous, with new adventures awaiting each transition. But it's also so challenging to uproot your life — even your identity — every few years.

It can even be a very real source of grief.

To help other Global Nomads, Caroline founded Girafe Coaching, where she teaches expats how to live a life they'll love.

When asked to describe the physical feeling of grief, many people say it feels "heavy," like a weight.

It is a weight — from small irritations that trickle into our lives like sand to huge, life-changing boulders that threaten to flatten us, grief and losses pile up until the weight is too great to carry.

In this episode, Advanced Grief Recovery Specialist Wendy Sloneker talks about the weight of grief, and how we can start to unburden ourselves, one grain, one pebble, one stone at a time.

Have a listen, then find Wendy at HeartHealingFromLoss.com for a free consultation.

When you come down to it, your brain really has one job: to protect you.

It means well, but it doesn't always respond in the best way. Sometimes you have to go through some work and some pain and some grief to come out healthier on the other side.

In this episode, Advanced Grief Recovery Specialist Wendy Sloneker fills us in our brain's natural responses to grief — and how to override them.

You don't have to go through this alone. Set up a free consultation with Wendy at Heart Healing from Loss. 

The holidays can feel a little like an emotional minefield even when things are good. But if you're dealing with grief at the same time, getting through this time of year safely can feel like a real challenge. 

In this episode, Advanced Grief Recovery Specialist Wendy Sloneker takes us through the difficult emotional journey that can come up around special times of year. 

Whether it's a first holiday season without a loved one, or the anniversary of someone passing or some other source of grief, there are days that can hit us extra hard.

Have a listen, then find Wendy at Heart Healing From Loss to schedule your free consultation. 

COVID has been rough, so there's nothing quite like making it a little rougher with a side of shingles.

If you've been missing Wendy's wisdom around grief and healing, she's finally back with some lessons learned about managing stress.

Do yourself a huge favor and get vaccinated against shingles if you can. Check out this information from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. 

What happens when you don't feel your feelings? They can make themselves known in other ways — maybe you reach for a comfort food or drink. Maybe your body simply refuses to do what you ask of it until you've taken care of unfinished business.

In this episode Advanced Grief Recovery Specialist Wendy Sloneker talks about the potential repercussions of ignoring Big Important Feelings for too long, and the relief of working through emotions and dealing with the circumstances behind them.

Have a listen, then visit Wendy at HeartHealingFromLoss.com to learn more.