Coming Back: Conversations on life after loss

"Soldier on" was Hope Edelman's coping method for the sudden death of her mother until seven years later, a broken engagement brought her mother's death roaring to the surface. Hope started writing her New York Times Bestseller Motherless Daughters as a way to comprehend her loss and connect with other motherless daughters. Today we're talking about how death makes us crave truth and clarity, why it's so important to "add the middle" to our stories, and what other cultures have to teach us about grief and loss. Also this week, I'm reminding you that permission to grieve is a practice and reading an excerpt from my new book Permission to Grieve.

Hope Edelman's book, coaching, and Motherelss Daughter retreats: https://hopeedelman.com/

Purchase a copy of my latest book, Permission to Grieve! http://www.shelbyforsythia.com/permission-to-grieve

Become a part of my insiders community! Support Coming Back on Patreon to unlock weekly grief journaling prompts, LIVE grief guidance calls with me, and fun podcast swag: https://www.patreon.com/shelbyforsythia

Set sail on the 2020 Bereavement Cruise: http://comingbackcruise.com

Apply for private grief guidance with me: http://www.shelbyforsythia.com/grief-guidance

Subscribe to Coming Back:

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Continue the conversation on grief and loss in my private Facebook group, The Grief Growers' Garden: https://www.facebook.com/groups/thegriefgrowersgarden/

To ask a question or leave a comment for a future show, email [email protected].

Because even through grief, we are growing. http://www.shelbyforsythia.com/

Cristina Chipriano grew up knowing grief, losing her 5-year-old cousin, her aunt, and her godmother all before second grade. After becoming a social worker, she helped create grief support programs in Spanish at Bo’s Place in Houston, where much of the community is Latino. Today, Cristina and I are talking about how death can take families farther apart AND closer together, how the cultural value family pride prompts Latino grievers to get grief support, and why it’s so important for grievers to be able to express their grief in their first language, what Cristina calls the language of the heart.

Find out more about Spanish programming at Bo’s Place (in Spanish): https://www.bosplace.org/es/

Find out more about Spanish programming at Bo’s Place (in English): https://www.bosplace.org/en/

Pre-order my new book, Your Grief, Your Way here: https://www.shelbyforsythia.com/your-grief-your-way

Find 90-minute Zoom workshops here: https://www.shelbyforsythia.com/events

Register to vote or check your voter registration: https://www.vote.org/

Get grief support for just $3/month! Support Coming Back on Patreon and receive weekly grief guidance prompts, LIVE grief support calls with me, and fun podcast swag: https://www.patreon.com/shelbyforsythia

Apply for one-on-one grief guidance with me: http://www.shelbyforsythia.com/grief-guidance

Subscribe to Coming Back:

• Apple Podcasts https://apple.co/2CMqhhE
• Spotify http://spoti.fi/2CMr16k
• Stitcher http://bit.ly/2m08eJr
• YouTube http://bit.ly/2m1JWil
• Google Podcasts https://tinyurl.com/y8elxq9t
• TuneIn http://bit.ly/2F469Fl

Continue the conversation on grief and loss in my private Facebook group, The Grief Growers' Garden: https://www.facebook.com/groups/thegriefgrowersgarden/

To ask a question or leave a comment for a future show, email [email protected].

Because even through grief, we are growing. http://www.shelbyforsythia.com/

Diane Speer was nine when she was cornered at a memorial dinner by her uncle, who unloaded the traumatic grief of losing his son onto her. From that day on, she was terrified of wakes and funerals. Today, the death her grandmother, the death of her mom, and three near-death experiences (NDEs) have cracked her open to her calling: helping people "transition" from life to death through mindfulness. We're talking about how grief makes us comfortable with death and loss, the role of intuition in grief, and how we can incorporate more self-care into our grief journey. Also this week, I'm watching, following, and reviewing the new Facebook Watch series about a young widow Sorry for Your Loss.

Join Permission to Grieve Launch Team on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/ptglaunchteam

Like Legacy.com's Facebook page to watch my live recap of Sorry for Your Loss: https://www.facebook.com/Legacycom

Receive more information on the 2019 Bereavement Cruise when you fill out this form: http://www.comingbackcruise.com

Diane Speer's direct contact information: [email protected]

Support Coming Back on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/shelbyforsythia

Subscribe:

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• Spotify http://spoti.fi/2CMr16k
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• YouTube http://bit.ly/2m1JWil
• Google Podcasts https://tinyurl.com/y8elxq9t
• TuneIn http://bit.ly/2F469Fl

Continue the conversation on grief and loss in my private Facebook group, The Grief Growers' Garden: https://www.facebook.com/groups/thegriefgrowersgarden/

To ask a question or leave a comment for a future show, leave a voicemail at 312.725.3043 or email [email protected].

Because even through grief, we are growing. http://www.shelbyforsythia.com/

Modern Loss founders Rebecca Soffer and Gabrielle Birkner are members of the "Women With Dead Parents Club." Rebecca's mom died after a car accident and her dad had a heart attack while traveling abroad. Gabi's father and stepmother were murdered in a robbery when a recently released methamphetamine addict was sent to their home to make what should've been a run-of-the-mill home repair. Rebecca and Gabi met and created Modern Loss, a multimedia platform for sharing candid stories about life after loss. Through their book, website, and live events, they're sparking powerful and unconventional conversations on grief... and beginners are most definitely welcome. This week, we're talking about how ANY moment can be a trigger for grief, the surreal feeling of being an adult orphan, and why the time for pretending to be perfect is over. Also, I'm answering a listener question about living in despair.

Modern Loss's articles, book, and upcoming events: https://modernloss.com/

Dr. Ashton's Interview with Talinda Bennington on the Life After Suicide Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/moving-through-grief-talinda-bennington/id1460022071?i=1000438056604

Linkin Park's Song, "One More Light": https://youtu.be/Tm8LGxTLtQk

My interview on hopelessness/surrender with Chelsea Leigh Trescott: https://soundcloud.com/thankyouheartbreak/107-companioning-pain-over-over-over-with-shelby-forsythia

Suicide Prevention Lifeline: https://suicidepreventionlifeline.org/

Crisis Text Line: https://www.crisistextline.org/

Become a part of my insiders community! Support Coming Back on Patreon to unlock weekly grief journaling prompts, podcast swag, and LIVE grief hangouts from me: https://www.patreon.com/shelbyforsythia

Set sail on the 2020 Bereavement Cruise: http://comingbackcruise.com

Apply for private grief coaching with me: http://www.shelbyforsythia.com/grief-coaching/

Subscribe to Coming Back:

• Apple Podcasts https://apple.co/2CMqhhE
• Spotify http://spoti.fi/2CMr16k
• Stitcher http://bit.ly/2m08eJr
• YouTube http://bit.ly/2m1JWil
• Google Podcasts https://tinyurl.com/y8elxq9t
• TuneIn http://bit.ly/2F469Fl

Continue the conversation on grief and loss in my private Facebook group, The Grief Growers' Garden: https://www.facebook.com/groups/thegriefgrowersgarden/

To ask a question or leave a comment for a future show, email [email protected].

Because even through grief, we are growing. http://www.shelbyforsythia.com/

Susan Angel Miller's daughter died suddenly after being diagnosed with a rare form of childhood brain cancer. Not four years later, Susan was diagnosed with a brain tumor and underwent surgery—and the parallels to her daughter's experience are incredible. Susan's book Permission to Thrive recounts the experience of her oldest daughter's death, Susan's experience of having a brain tumor, and the concept of post-traumatic growth, which she is actively harnessing in her process of "coming back." Today, we're talking about how grief is AWKWARD, why Susan never stopped speaking her daughter's name, and how the miracle of organ donation introduced them to a woman named Trish. Also this week, the weird phenomenon of "temporarily unable to see rainbows" that grievers often face.

Susan Angel Miller's work and book: https://susanangelmiller.com/

More on "temporarily unable to see rainbows" from What's Your Grief: https://whatsyourgrief.com/grief-makes-you-crazy2/

Become a part of my insiders community! Support Coming Back on Patreon to unlock weekly grief journaling prompts, podcast swag, and LIVE grief hangouts from me: https://www.patreon.com/shelbyforsythia

Set sail on the 2020 Bereavement Cruise: http://comingbackcruise.com

Apply for private grief coaching with me: http://www.shelbyforsythia.com/grief-coaching/

Subscribe to Coming Back:

• Apple Podcasts https://apple.co/2CMqhhE
• Spotify http://spoti.fi/2CMr16k
• Stitcher http://bit.ly/2m08eJr
• YouTube http://bit.ly/2m1JWil
• Google Podcasts https://tinyurl.com/y8elxq9t
• TuneIn http://bit.ly/2F469Fl

Continue the conversation on grief and loss in my private Facebook group, The Grief Growers' Garden: https://www.facebook.com/groups/thegriefgrowersgarden/

To ask a question or leave a comment for a future show, leave a voicemail or text 312.725.3043 or email [email protected].

Because even through grief, we are growing. http://www.shelbyforsythia.com/