MotherGrief

Trigger Warning: This episode addresses sensitive topics, including grief, miscarriage, death anniversaries, and emotional struggles after loss. Please listen mindfully, and take care of your well-being. If needed, consider pausing or seeking support from trusted individuals or resources.

In this episode, Sarah delves into the essential role of talking about grief in the healing process. She shares personal stories, emphasizing how silence around loss can deepen isolation, while open conversations foster connection and emotional relief. Sarah offers practical advice on how to support someone grieving by asking meaningful questions, avoiding harmful platitudes, and being present. The episode also touches on the impact of grief on the nervous system and the healing power of human connection.

Today on MotherGrief:

• How talking about grief helps restore emotional safety
• Why unspoken grief can create isolation and emotional overwhelm
• Exploring co-regulation and how connection soothes emotional pain
• The importance of curiosity, presence, and asking meaningful questions
• What not to say to a grieving person

Resources:

• Brené Brown’s work on connection and belonging

Connect with Sarah:

• Instagram: @sarahsaintjohn
• Mama Nervous System Reset: http://theuncensoredempath.com/mama-nervous-system-reset

Today Sarah explores the complex relationship between grief and the nervous system, offering a tender, insightful view of the body’s response to loss. With vulnerability and compassion, Sarah shares nine personal truths about grief, guiding you through the emotional, somatic, and psychological landscapes of healing.

Today on MotherGrief:

• Beliefs and truths about the grieving process
• The nervous system’s response to grief
• The duality of emotions—how grief and joy can coexist
• Embracing grief as part of life's beautiful, messy, and sacred journey
• Recognizing that healing is not erasing grief but learning to carry it with love

Connect with Sarah:

• Instagram: @sarahsaintjohn
• Learn more about the Mama Nervous System Reset, visit theuncensoredempath.com/mama-nervous-system-reset

In this episode, Sarah shares the ancient Sumerian myth of Inanna's descent into the underworld, reflecting on its powerful parallels to motherhood and grief. As Inanna surrenders her identity at each of the seven gates, the story reveals the transformative process of loss, rebirth, and the cyclical nature of change. This episode is an invitation to reflect and consider your own journey through life's dark and light phases.

Today on MotherGrief:

• The myth of Inanna’s descent and its connection to grief
• How Inanna’s journey mirrors the transformation in motherhood and grief
• The significance of the seven gates and surrendering identity
• Confronting sorrow and the dark aspects of self
• The healing power of witnessing and holding space for pain
• Rebirth and emerging changed after experiencing profound loss

Connect with Sarah:

• Instagram: @sarahsaintjohn
• Website: sarahsaintjohn.com

Trigger Warning:

This episode includes discussions on sensitive topics such as pregnancy loss, death, and mental health challenges. Please take care while listening, and feel free to pause or step away if needed.

Summary: 

In this deeply personal and powerful first episode, Sarah St. John introduces MotherGrief, a podcast dedicated to exploring the intricate layers of grief that shape mothers' lives. With raw honesty and vulnerability, Sarah opens the door to a conversation that often remains in the shadows—how grief, both visible and invisible, impacts mothers on their journey.

Today on Mother Grief:

• Sarah reflects on personal grief from death and pregnancy loss
• The subtle griefs that accompany motherhood
• How grief extends beyond death into unspoken emotional transitions
• How joy and grief can coexist, leading to deeper healing
• Setting the tone for future discussions on various forms of grief
• Matrescence: the emotional transition into motherhood

Resources:

• MotherUntitled - mourning career shifts while celebrating motherhood

Connect with Sarah:

• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sarahsaintjohn/

On MotherGrief, we delve into how all forms of grief and loss—whether clear-cut or ambiguous—shape and transform our lives. We explore the profound act of grieving well, offering a space to reframe and redefine the grief experiences of mothers.

Through grief literacy, grief education, and simply allowing ourselves to inhabit the sacred space of grief, this show serves maidens, mothers, and wise women alike—those who create, nurture, and hold life on this earth.