Episode 384
Grief is a messy, complicated emotion, and very few of us know what to do with it.
We don't want to (or know how to) feel it, and when we're around others who are grieving, most of us freeze.
We feel uncomfortable, so we say nothing or say the wrong thing or stay away, all of which just adds to the pain.
That was me in my 20s and 30s. But when I lost my father, I could no longer avoid grief. He taught me how to grieve…and I found that grief, as painful as it was, connected me to the deeper parts of my soul and made me a more whole-hearted person.
In this episode, I was fortunate to connect with a new soul sister, Kris Carr, about her own journey with grief following the loss of her father.
She experienced a lot of loss — including 20 years of living with Stage 4 cancer — but like me, she had spent her life shoving grief down until her dad passed away.
As she walked with him from diagnosis until his death, she experienced heartbreaking moments, precious moments, joyful moments and spiritual moments that taught her more about being human and opened her up to life.
We talk about how grief can show up in many different ways (not just death), what happens in our bodies when we don't process it, how to support each other through this universal human experience and how to find joy even in a world where pain is part of our reality.
Listen to discover:
Kris's story of learning to live with both grief and hope
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