E50 - Grief & Bereavement with Jo: Part Two

08/16/22 • 23 min

Today's episode is part two of my chat with the wonderful Joanna McIlveen! If you haven't already listened in to part one, head back on to episode 49.
In this episode we unpack:

How to know the difference between normal grief and prolonged grief
What to do if you are suffering from prolonged grief
How you can support others to grieve
What things to say or not say when someone is grieving
What Jo wishes more people knew about grief and loss

I really hope you enjoy today's episode - I took so much away from this chat and I really hope you do too!
As always you can find me at www.thetruthaboutageing.com.au, on Facebook @thetruthaboutageingpodcast or on Instagram @thetruthaboutageing - see you there!

Today's episode is part two of my chat with the wonderful Joanna McIlveen! If you haven't already listened in to part one, head back on to episode 49.
In this episode we unpack:

How to know the difference between normal grief and prolonged grief
What to do if you are suffering from prolonged grief
How you can support others to grieve
What things to say or not say when someone is grieving
What Jo wishes more people knew about grief and loss

Previous Episode

E49 - Grief & Bereavement with Jo: Part One

Today's episode is with the incredibly knowledgeable Joanna McIlveen. Jo is a Grief & Bereavement Social Worker from NSW who is currently doing a PhD exploring how communities and hospital work together in partnership to provide care during end of life. Jo assists people every day to navigate their grief and helps to normalise their experiences.
In part one of our chat we discuss:

What is grief? And how does that differ from bereavement?
How does our society interact with death & dying?
What are the different kinds of grief?
What are the types of grieving?
What are the stages of grieving and are they linear?

I really loved our chat and highly recommend making a hot cup of tea, finding a spot in the sun & listening to the wonderful Jo unpack all our questions about how we grieve.

Next Episode

E51 - Tips for Happiness in Winter

Better late than never! This episode might have been handy a few months ago, but there are so many lessons that apply any day of the year. Today I chat with my Mum and Life Coach, Steph Noon, about how we can find the joy when we might be feeling a bit down after months of gloomy weather.
Our brain is wired to be alert for what's wrong, so today we unpack how we can intentionally feel better when it might be cold, wet and miserable outside.
We discuss:

How our thoughts impact our feelings
Getting curious to keep our mind active
Get outdoors - rug up & get exposed to the outside world!
Expose your eyes to morning light
Focus external - doing things for others
Gratitude

You can learn more about Steph at www.livelifecoaching.com.au and you can find more about me at www.thetruthaboutageing.com.au, on Instagram @thetruthaboutageing and on Facebook @thetruthaboutageingpodcast