This is one you'll want to save and come back to, anytime you find yourself on the bittersweet cusp of change!

It's now 2024, and many use the New Year as a time to re-envision what they would like to bring into their lives.  But an over-overlooked step to take, to make that space for the new, is to recognize what cannot stay.  What are you leaving behind— to open the door for all that is waiting you? 

May what comes to you and for you be even greater than you could have imagined!  Here’s to facing our fears to clear the path forward— and for us to get out of our own ways.

Happy New Year to you!  And Happy New Moment!

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On December 25, 2023, Lauren drove 300 miles to see family, and her first stop was her mother's grave.  She shares reflections of her experience of the visit, as well as her understanding of what it means to be alive.  Never did Lauren realize that grief, especially through her mother's death, would shape her into a podcast host!  But here she is, 56 episodes in and fully embracing the commitment to podcasting-as-a-spiritual-practice, and a way to connect with you!  May you remember, and take delight in, that we are here, doing this human thing together-- present to support each other along the way!

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It's My Mourning Routine Podcast's first birthday!  In this celebratory episode: Lauren reflects on podcasting as a spiritual practice, her gratitude for YOU tuning in on this journey together, and a special collection of jokes from all of the guests that have graced the first year of MMR!  Enjoy!

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Celebrate how far you’ve come.  Celebrate those tiny wins that make your moments that make your life.  Take delight in how much you do-- that you often don’t give yourself credit for!  May celebrating your tiny wins fuel your heart, as you continue the very special, often very hard work of being a human being on this wild earth, in this precious lifetime.

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The holidays are upon us and can have us feeling dazed and confused, especially if we are navigating the complex seas of grief.  We face so many kinds of losses that are hard enough to process when we AREN'T in the thick of social and familial obligations and traditions or feel pressure to take part in festivities.  Lauren shares 12 tips to help you through your grief and the inevitable holiday blues.

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Q: What do you have in common with trees?  A: The need to let go of that which no longer feeds you!  Try as you might to deny the signs, it is so important to take the cues from the rest of Nature-- Autumn in the Northern Hemisphere is setting the pace for slowing down, for letting go, for turning within.  Listen, as Lauren reminds you of the necessity of consciously shedding the weight of what's no longer in season, in preparation for the sweet stillness of Winter.

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With the holidays approaching-- and every day new with the possibility and opportunity to experience a vast spectrum of emotions through life's blissful and scary surprises, Lauren reminds us: of the incredible amount of information available to ingest at any given moment; that we are what we eat; and that we have the choice to feed our body, mind, and soul with that which depletes or fuels us.

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Ah, the unexpected.  Lauren explores the notion of what it means to be cared for, and how we often don't experience that which we prefer.  Listen in to hear how spilt tea, Rumi, and reflections on life's surprises inspired this episode, with an invitation to: cry out in your weakess.  Remember that you are human, perfect as you are, and are being cared for, in ways that you likely hadn't imagined.

You can connect with Lauren on Instagram @lauren.samay and @mymourningroutinepodcast, on Facebook @lauren.samay.coaching or through www.laurensamay.com

If you are tuning in and finding value in these episodes, please take a moment to rate and review My Mourning Routine on Apple Podcasts-- it means so much and helps make a bigger, connecting splash in the podcasting pond:  https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/my-mourning-routine/id1654068541

Daylight savings, shifting seasons, busy schedules, holidays approaching... This episode is especially for YOU, dear one!  In it, Lauren gives you the encouragement, and permission, to REST and honor the peace and quiet that this time of year seeks to instill in your heart.  

What’s something that you can do today— right now— to nurture your rest, whether in body, mind, or spirit? 

You can connect with Lauren on Instagram @lauren.samay and @mymourningroutinepodcast, on Facebook @lauren.samay.coaching or through www.laurensamay.com

If you are tuning in and finding value in these episodes, please take a moment to rate and review My Mourning Routine on Apple Podcasts-- it means so much and helps make a bigger, connecting splash in the podcasting pond:  https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/my-mourning-routine/id1654068541

This is a quick episode to acknowledge the grief around making and keeping adult friendships and a simple proposed remedy to resuscitate connection, once common ages ago in the 1990s, before the dawn of AOL instant messaging: pick up the phone and call your people!

You can connect with Lauren on Instagram @lauren.samay and @mymourningroutinepodcast, on Facebook @lauren.samay.coaching or through www.laurensamay.com

If you are tuning in and finding value in these episodes, please take a moment to rate and review My Mourning Routine on Apple Podcasts-- it means so much and helps make a bigger, connecting splash in the podcasting pond:  https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/my-mourning-routine/id1654068541