Shelby Forsythia, Grief Educator and Author joins host Lisa Keefauver for a second time on the show, this time to explore the wisdom she offers about grief support in her brand new book, Of Course I’m Here Right Now. 100% of us will be grievers and grief supporters, yet so often we rely on outdated ideas of grief and harmful platitudes. In Shelby’s book, and in this gorgeous conversation, we explored three unspoken stories grieving people tell themselves, three phrases that offer meaningful support without trying to fix or diminish the grievers lived experience, and how these apply no matter the type of loss - from the big 3 D’s - Death, divorce, and diagnosis, to the everyday disappointments and frustrations we experience. Get ready to feel seen, understood, and to learn, because Shelby offers it all.

Shelby Forsythia (she/her) is a grief coach, author, and podcast host. In 2020, she founded Life After Loss Academy, an online course and community that has helped dozens of grievers grow and find their way after death, divorce, diagnosis, and other major life transitions. Following her mother’s death in 2013, Shelby began calling herself a “student of grief” and now devotes her days to reading, writing, and speaking about loss. Through a combination of mindfulness tools and intuitive, open-ended questions, she guides her clients to welcome grief as a teacher and create meaningful lives that honor and include the heartbreaks they’ve faced. Her work has been featured in Huffington Post, Bustle, and The Oprah Magazine.

READ BOOK: Of Course I’m Here Right Now: Three Actually Helpful Things to Say to Someone Grieving here: https://bookshop.org/p/books/of-course-i-m-here-right-now-three-actually-helpful-things-to-say-to-someone-grieving-shelby-forsythia/7a4f382c95067f21?ean=9798889837152&next=t&next=t

Lisa Keefauver is an author, keynote speaker, social worker, widow, assault & cancer survivor turned grief activist on a mission to help us center aliveness in a world full of loss by reimagining the narratives of grief, one conversation at a time.

LEARN MORE ABOUT LISA: at https://lisakeefauver.com/

ACCESS GRIEF SUPPORT: https://lisakeefauver.com/support

READ BOOK: Grief is a Sneaky Bitch: An Uncensored Guide to Navigating Loss. https://bookshop.org/p/books/grief-is-a-sneaky-bitch-an-uncensored-guide-to-navigating-loss-lisa-keefauver/ffd73d6b6921e6b5?ean=9781477329306&next=t&

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