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.

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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?

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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!

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As a registered prenatal yoga teacher and birth doula, Kelly Cox has supported thousands of families through pregnancy, birth and parenthood. In her yoga studio, families connected over the trials and tribulations of pre/postpartum bodies, sleep training, partner relationships and of course, infant feeding. Taking note of her clients' emotional well being, Kelly realized that feeding newborns created a wave of stress, pressure and often led to postpartum depression. She has held weekly free lactation support groups and regularly helps match local families with an excess supply of milk to families in need. And as a breast cancer survivor, she gives particular attention to fellow survivors sourcing milk for their infants.

Within this candid conversation, she shares: why "selfish" isn't a four-letter word and how finally allowing herself self-care supported her through many levels of grief and surviving cancer; the importance of community, connecting with others, and expressing how you feel about someone; and the incredible work she dedicates her days to, as a founder of the breast milk-sharing app: Share the Drop.

You can connect with Kelly and the app through www.sharethedrop.com; Instagram @sharethedrop; FB @sharethedrop, TikTok @sharethedropapp

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This is a short episode, but the gravity of its contents deserves space. In a moment of humanity that is especially full of darkness, Lauren offers a favorite prayer for peace.

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