108: The Hidden Things You Didn't Know You Were Grieving
05/17/24 • 30 min
Many childless people don't even realize they are grieving. Who would have known you can grieve the loss of an imagined future? What I find is that many women without kids, even those who choose not to have them, feel some sort of grief and it's not always the loss of that future. Identifying what specifically you're grieving is key to processing it.
In this solo episode, I'm giving you the first step of the Grow Through Grief pillar of my framework: identify what hidden grief might be lying under the surface. That is, after you realize or admit that you are feeling grief.
I'm sharing 7 different less-obvious things you might be grieving and didn't even know it. Many of these will resonate even with those who chose not to have kids, or those who are sort of ambiguous about it. So have a listen no matter what your circumstances.
If you are ready to fully process and release the grief AND get the rest of my framework for creating Purpose Beyond Parenthood, click here to sign up for one of my free focus groups.
Where to find Sheri:
Instagram: @sherijohnsoncoaching
Website: sherijohnson.ca
Where to find Sheri:
Instagram: @sherijohnsoncoaching
Website: sherijohnson.ca
Many childless people don't even realize they are grieving. Who would have known you can grieve the loss of an imagined future? What I find is that many women without kids, even those who choose not to have them, feel some sort of grief and it's not always the loss of that future. Identifying what specifically you're grieving is key to processing it.
In this solo episode, I'm giving you the first step of the Grow Through Grief pillar of my framework: identify what hidden grief might be lying under the surface. That is, after you realize or admit that you are feeling grief.
I'm sharing 7 different less-obvious things you might be grieving and didn't even know it. Many of these will resonate even with those who chose not to have kids, or those who are sort of ambiguous about it. So have a listen no matter what your circumstances.
If you are ready to fully process and release the grief AND get the rest of my framework for creating Purpose Beyond Parenthood, click here to sign up for one of my free focus groups.
Where to find Sheri:
Instagram: @sherijohnsoncoaching
Website: sherijohnson.ca
Where to find Sheri:
Instagram: @sherijohnsoncoaching
Website: sherijohnson.ca
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107: 5 Steps for Navigating Mother's Day as a Childless Woman
These are 5 steps you haven't heard before. You've probably heard people talk about staying off social media and opting out of Mother's Day emails. Maybe doing something nice for yourself and saying "no" to the celebrations. These are all valid things you can do to avoid feeling the pain of Mother's Day as a childless woman who wanted to be a mother.
And yet, they're all band-aid solutions. None of them will actually help you feel better next year on this day. Or throughout the year. None of them will help you to live a happy, purpose-driven, joyful life as a woman without kids every day.
My steps for navigating Mother's Day go against the grain. They'll seem counterintuitive but they work.
And if you want to take this a step further and find out my exact framework for living a purposeful, happy life as a childless woman THIS year so next Mother's Day feels amazing, email me the word "Mother's Day" at [email protected] or @sherijohnsoncoaching.
Where to find Sheri:
Instagram: @sherijohnsoncoaching
Website: sherijohnson.ca
Where to find Sheri:
Instagram: @sherijohnsoncoaching
Website: sherijohnson.ca
Next Episode
109: The Unsung Sisterhood of Women Without Kids, With Ruby Warrington
It is so clear to me that Ruby Warrington is a thought leader in the childfree/childless space! She has authored, Women Without Kids: The Revolutionary Rise of an Unsung Sisterhood, and in my view, the whole book was revolutionary. She discusses concepts that were swirling around vaguely in my head and my mind was blown when I saw them so well articulated on the pages of her book.
We get into some of these concepts on today's episode. Topics ranging from the "motherhood spectrum" to the urge to leave a legacy and it's link to the fear of death. We discussed grief and self-worth and even sex and homophobia.
Have a listen to this episode and find out for yourself, how diverse the issues really are when you are woman without kids and how simply changing your perspective can actually change how you feel about your circumstances.
Find Ruby at:
Website: rubywarrington.com
Book: Women Without Kids: The Revolutionary Rise of an Unsung Sisterhood
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Where to find Sheri:
Instagram: @sherijohnsoncoaching
Website: sherijohnson.ca
Where to find Sheri:
Instagram: @sherijohnsoncoaching
Website: sherijohnson.ca
Awakening Worth in Childless Women - 108: The Hidden Things You Didn't Know You Were Grieving
Transcript
You probably already know that you've felt some grief around the loss of the future you imagine you'd be living right now, maybe one that is filled with children, maybe one child, whatever that might be.
You imagine you'd be a mom or maybe it's maybe the fact that you're feeling some grief might be new to you.
I do have clients who didn't even realize that what they were feeling in relation to their childless circumstances was in fact grief.
But I think there is a misconcepti
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