Does your heart feel heavier this time of year? 

Maybe you're missing someone who's no longer here…or carrying a quiet ache that’s lingering and hard to name. When the world is celebrating, it can feel lonely to carry sadness that doesn’t have a clear place to land.

In this episode, I’m joined by Barri Grant, certified grief coach and founder of The Memory Circle—a woman who has turned her own profound losses into a compassionate, grounded space for others to heal. After losing her mother at 27 and later her father to Alzheimer’s, Barri has walked the kind of path that reshapes you from the inside out. Her work offers tender, tangible support for anyone navigating holiday grief and why nervous system regulation is such a powerful companion to grief work, especially during the holiday season when emotions tend to intensify.

You’ll hear reflections on being a grieving parent, remothering your inner child, and creating grief rituals that help you feel more connected.

You’ll learn:

• How to honor your grief without minimizing or explaining it to family members
• What makes somatic healing helpful when you are experiencing emotional pain
• Why the 5 stages of grief often miss the mark when it comes to healing
• How to create small grief rituals that help you feel more connected to loved ones who have passed
• How expressive writing can be a safe place for release
• What grief coaching offers that therapy sometimes doesn’t
• New holiday traditions that can support your emotional healing
  
  

However your grief during the holidays shows up—loud, quiet, messy, or soft—there is room for it here. You’re not alone.

Much love,

Laurie

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