This podcast is from September. However, I wanted to share it with you again.

Coming into the new year with the thoughts of more anniversaries, birthdays and holidays arising, really makes this Podcast resonate with me.

These are often huge triggers for us in our grief leaving us unsure of what we should do to mark the occasion and how we can best support ourselves through them.

In this episode I talk about things you can do to honour your loved one, ways you can nurture your own needs and how our grief evolves over time.

It is a journey and we will all travel it at different paces and in different ways, there is no right or wrong, it's just finding the way that works best for you and being ok with that.

As hard as these days are it's important not to think of them as setbacks, but as an invitation to connect with our loved one, remember them and celebrate their life, eventually we will be able to do this with more love than pain.

Resources:

Join The Widows Membership:

https://www.karensutton.co.uk/the-widow-membership

Website: https://www.karensutton.co.uk/

Dina Gachman, Pulitzer Center Grantee and award winning journalist discovered grief when her family lost the lives of her mother and her sister.

For Dina, she found comfort in putting pen to paper and in 2023 she wrote a book of essays about grief, SO SORRY FOR YOUR LOSS.

Dina shares her story of grief, love, loss and even humour as she navigated her way through the passing of two family members and how the rest of the family came together for support.

Listen as we talk about:

• Navigating your way through multiple losses
• Anticipating grief and the challenges of supporting a sister battling addiction
• Supporting parents through grief
• Humor as a source for healing
• How grief has become a part go her life and her work

Dina Bachman: Website: https://www.dinagachmanwrites.com/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dgachman/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/dinagachman

Resources:

Join The Widows Membership:

https://www.karensutton.co.uk/the-widow-membership

Website: https://www.karensutton.co.uk/

In this episode, I want to give you a widow pep talk.

I want to give you some words of encouragement to help you see how courageous, inspiring and incredible you are.

In our journey through grief, acknowledging the things that we've done since our person has died can be challenging.

Some people find this a little easier while others may feel disloyal. It can be hard to acknowledge the things that we're doing and giving ourselves credit for that.

Listen as we discuss:

• Why we can’t compare ourselves to others and we can’t judge ourselves
• How there is room in our grief for growth
• How to take a moment to acknowledge what you are doing

Resources:

• Join my Free Facebook Group ‘Widowed and Rising’ https:// www.facebook.com/groups/widowedandrising
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• YouTube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCNgKpAqSpEdQV2zYJIPaHvg
• My website https://www.karensutton.co.uk/