Marv Weidner lives in the beautiful, mountainous Gunnison Valley of Western Colorado and volunteers with Living Journeys, a local not-for-profit organization providing services and support to cancer patients and their families and caregivers. He is a proud father and grandfather to his and Marty’s children.

 

Marv’s book, When the Rocks Sing, places the voice of a man who lost his beloved wife to cancer side-by-side with the perspective of the grief counselor who walked the road of rebuilding and resiliency with him. It addresses a variety of topics, such as harnessing resiliency, facing grief head-on, embracing loss as an integral part of life, staying present in the midst of trauma, listening in healthy ways, reaffirming or discovering a new sense of purpose, and much more.

 

Key Takeaways:

• Marv shares his grief story that began when he lost his beloved wife.

• Susan and Marv talk about how much they took advantage of the time they had with their partners before they passed away, their relationships got deeper and more intimate as a result of sharing this final stage of life on Earth.

• Ask yourself: Who do you want to be when you get to the other side of grief?

• Resilience: The ability to come back after a hard strike from life.

• Marv’s purpose in life is to live with an open heart.

• Marv allows the feelings of sadness to show since he realized that when he tries to suppress the emotion, this sadness stayed longer with him.

• Remember, you always have a choice (even when it doesn’t look like it).

• Marv realized he needed to get back into the world, he decided to travel, and he called this trip his “Resiliency Tour.”

• Our loved ones are part of us at a cellular level, which is why it is not uncommon to feel pain at a physical level when we lose those we love the most.

• Marv talks about his book: When Rocks Sing.

• Marv wishes that grieving people can benefit from his story, feeling that they are not alone and receiving a different way of thinking about resiliency as a main aspect of grieving.

• Prepare your Grievers toolbox, including as many things that make you feel better and propel you forward in any possible way (even if it is small).

• Believe in yourself! You can repurpose and redefine your life.

• Marv realizes he became a better human being after being loved by his wife and also as a result of grieving her.

 

Resources

Tendrilsofgrief.com

Email Susan: [email protected]

 

Meet Marv Weidner

You can find When the Rocks Sing at Ballast Books and Barnes and Noble