E128: Grief in the Language of the Heart with Cristina Chipriano

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09/24/20 • 55 min

Coming Back: Conversations on life after loss

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

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

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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/

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

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/

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E127: Experiencing Grief in the Body with Victoria Albina

Have you ever felt grief in your body? This week, Victoria Albina is teaching all of us how to use the body as a method to move from resistance to acceptance, release people-pleasing and perfectionism, and harness the oh-so powerful vagus nerve to pay close attention to grief. This conversation is full of tips and tools to reclaim ourselves and our bodies after devastating loss.

Find Victoria’s work and so much more here: https://victoriaalbina.com/?utm_source=shownotes&utm_medium=comingback&utm_campaign=interview

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

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/

Next Episode

E129: Transmitting Unspoken Gratitudes with Mana Bhatt Sanghvi

After her father’s death in 2016, Mana Bhatt Sanghvi committed to living a live with no regrets. Her business, Treasure Texts, helps people communicate unspoken gratitudes to the people they love while they are still alive to receive them. This week, we’re talking about the different between anticipatory grief and the permanent grief that comes with loss, why it’s important to distinguish between “How are you?” and “How are you FEELING?”, and how Mana’s Hindu background gave her comfort when it was time to release her father’s spirit.

Try Treasure Texts: https://www.treasuretexts.com/

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

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/