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Have you ever experienced the awkwardness of sitting in a room where no one is willing to discuss the major issue because it's uncomfortable? Well with grief, my son Lincoln is always that topic, and as many parents know, once you've had a child it's a major relationship you love to share. Today I talk about what it feels like to be in that situation, some ways I've brought up Lincoln with people who know me and with strangers, and some additional gifts I've found through this experience.

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We all form a set of rules to live by, or paradigm, that we build in pieces over time based on interactions with our families, care givers, friends, and community. What happens when you reach rock bottom and your paradigm shatters? In this episode, I explore the loss of my paradigm, strategies I tried to employ, and five things I've learned to be true as I re-build my world view.

Resources mentioned in the podcast:

• Knowing Better: Hitting Rock Bottom | Just World Shattered Assumptions
• Once More We Saw Stars - Jayson Greene
• To Heaven and Back - Mary C. Neal M.D.
• Looking into the Windows of Heaven - Fara Gibson

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When someone you love dies, it's so very easy to get overwhelmed with thoughts of "What if?" Today I talk about some what ifs I experience from my loss, how I process them, and "escape hatches" I use to pull me out when what if doesn't serve me anymore. 

Additional resources I've shared in this podcast:
www.grief2growth.com by Brian Smith
www.sepsis.org
Youtube Short: Why Empaths Feel Bad - Teal Swan

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Talking to someone about feeling angry is such a vulnerable thing to do, and when you're met with statements like "at least they aren't suffering" or "they wouldn't want you to be sad" it can be enough to make you want to scream. In this episode I talk about some aspects of grief that have made me really angry and then I share some ways I've worked to navigate through it, what it's taught me, and some amazing ways people have shown up for me in a meaningful way.

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Have you ever looked into someone's eyes to see a perfect version of who you are, who you didn't even know you could be, staring back at you? That was Lincoln, my beautiful son who passed away in June 2018. Today I share my story, different aspects of grief and loss, and my goal for future episodes to follow.

If any part of this podcast has been helpful to you, or if you have your own thoughts to share, I'd be honored for you to write to [email protected].

  Until we meet again <3