Susan, your host, welcomes Natalie Olson to today's episode. Natalie is a Life and Wellness Coach who focuses on the importance of daily routines, habits, and patterns and how they play a much bigger role in our lives than we think. She specializes in helping bereaved men and women establish a "new normal" after loss that includes balance, happiness, and healing.

Natalie tells us her story of how she tragically lost her best friend at a young age, how her coping impacted her life (both negatively and positively), and how she got to where she is today.

Natalie is the founder and owner of Waves of Change Coaching, and it is her mission to help those who feel trapped in their current season of life step into the life they truly desire. There is so much we cannot control in life, especially death, but by changing the focus to what can be controlled, like our daily thoughts and habits, we reclaim our personal power. It is never too late to change your habits, and change your life.

Key Takeaways:

• Natalie shares her grief story of when she lost her best friend.
• Natalie realized that after the loss of her friend she was falling into different unhealthy habits in order to escape her reality, she was not enjoying anything.
• Sometimes there are no right answers that will help your grief process.
• Coaching saved Natalie, she learned to identify her emotions and expand her toolkit in order to deal with her feelings in a better way.
• Helping others is a great way to help yourself during the darkest moments.
• Susan and Natalie talk about how to deal with holiday parties when grieving.
• Learn to ask for help.
• There is no pressure; no right and wrong for navigating grief.
• Death is completely out of our control, and losing control feels very scary and hopeless; remember you have the choice to do one thing today that helps you heal, and honor what your body and soul are telling you.
• It is OK to be selfish, especially when you are grieving.

Resources

Tendrilsofgrief.com

Email Susan: [email protected]

Meet Natalie Olson

Visit Waves of Change

Follow Natatlie on Instagram & TikTok

Email Natalie at [email protected]