Susan, your host, welcomes Veronica Bratcher to today's episode. Veronica is a licensed mental health therapist and transformation coach, specializing in grief and trauma. She helps parents and professionals facing anxiety and mending broken hearts understand their own experience of loss so that they can find healing and deeper, fulfilling relationships with themselves and others in their life. She demystifies the healing process of bringing body and mind together through individual work as well as releasing an upcoming Grief support book titled Missing Pieces Matter set to be released on May 27, 2022. She also serves as a clinical director and treatment creator for an upcoming residential treatment program for teen girls with a personalized approach to addressing attachment, loss, and trauma.

In this episode, Veronica shares her grief story that started when her 15-year-old adoptive daughter was murdered. She openly talks about the shame, fear, and guilt as well as the strength that kept her seeking healing until one day after she decided to begin helping others in their grief journeys.

Key Takeaways:

• Veronica shares her grief story that began 10 years ago when her older daughter was found dead.
• Veronica shares how it has been to grieve her daughter after she was murdered.
• As an adoptive mom, Veronica felt the shame and guilt of failing to keep her daughter safe.
• Veronica realized through hypnotherapy that she felt stuck as a result of thinking she needed to be a perfect mom after her daughter was murdered.
• Veronica was not willing to lose anything else; her stubbornness kept her strong.
• Veronica reached a point when she needed to identify what was under her control for the sake of her mental health.
• Being vulnerable and open to the grieving process is crucial.
• Veronica shares how she moved from grieving to helping others in their grieving process.
• Feel your feelings, give yourself permission to feel.

Resources

Tendrilsofgrief.com

Email Susan: [email protected]

Everything Is Here to Help You: A Loving Guide to Your Soul's Evolution, Matt Kahn

Missing Pieces Matter, by Veronica Bratcher

Meet Veronica Bratcher

Visit Veronica Bratcher's website