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Struggle Well School

#271: Grieving Well

Struggle Well School

Emily Thomas

Education, Health & Fitness, Religion & Spirituality, Christianity, Self-improvement, Mental Health

5.0 • 1.2K Ratings

🗓️ 22 March 2021

⏱️ 68 minutes

🔗️ Recording | iTunes | RSS

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Summary

There are no magical phrases that smooth the rough edges of grief so how can you help a friend grieve well? If you’ve lost someone you love, this one will make you feel seen. If you happen to be in a season of grief yourself,  grab some tissues and settle in. Rebecca asks us about our recent experience and we give you our very raw version. Listen for perspective shifts on how to grieve well and keep your eyes open to see the sweetness God provides in the darkest times.

WHAT WE CHAT ABOUT:
  • Leave a review in March and you will be entered to win a Stash it or Trash it item to try with us!
  • The new Better Life Bags embossed leather 
  • Jennifer, Sarah and Katherine’s are topping the Patreon Strugg charts
  • The importance of understanding that all grief counts
  • The different roles we play in the grieving process
  • Kate is working on creating a corner of the internet where those grieving can place messages that they would send to their loved ones. Stay tuned!
  • How to take advantage of moments with those you know you will lose
  • Grieving complicated relationships 
  • How to plan for the eventual grief
  • How to help a friend grieve well + things to avoid
  • The number one tip to help someone you know grieve well
  • The importance of exploring your strengths and weaknesses in grief
  • How to love your family well when it comes to diving up sentimental belongings  
  • How to share your story of grief while being thoughtful of others grieving with you
  • Hope in the Dark: Believing God Is Good When Life Is Not by Craig Groeschel
  • Ways God was sweet to us in our grief
  • Peloton app and hashtag #strugglingwell
  • Killing us softly: Rebecca’s passwords, Em’s career choice, Kate’s volunteering
  • Giving us life: Rebecca is loving her body + exercise, Em loves the show Psych,  Kate is feeling empowerment in grief
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Transcript

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0:00.0

Next time on a very spooky, fine-dining podcast, the Season 1 finale, TGI Fridays, the 13th.

0:11.2

Oh, you betcha, Pineapple's gonna hit the fan as Michael Sun, Juicy, or in this episode, Juice Sun, Voorhees.

0:19.0

Goes on a murderous rampage and no one is safe. It gets real spooky, it gets real bloody,

0:26.4

and not everyone's gonna make it to the end of the episode.

0:30.2

Who will live, who will die? Listen to fine-dining, the search for the most mediocre restaurant in America,

0:35.8

break down a trip to TGI Fridays based on the atmosphere, the service, and the food,

0:40.4

and try not to be scared to death.

0:43.6

Here's the thrilling finale of fine-dining Wednesday, October 25th, wherever you get your podcasts.

0:56.4

The Suntoms are for gay, perfection is nonsense, it's just the way it is, life gets rough around

1:08.6

the edges, peace is just a perspective shift away, and back the Emily in Kate, I hear the

1:18.4

girl, this is mom struggling well, because we're all in this together, you're just mom struggling well.

1:32.6

Welcome back friends, you are listening to the Mom Struggling All Podcast. The podcast

1:36.3

that helps you love your actual life so you don't need to run away from home. We believe

1:40.3

that perfection is nonsense and peace is a perspective shift away.

1:43.6

Alright guys, I want to thank everyone that left an iTunes review, we met our goal of a thousand reviews, so that's very cool.

1:51.8

So remember, last time I couldn't think of the plan, what was the plan for March? I knew it, I had it, I lost it, I couldn't perform.

1:59.8

Well, I've got a hold on the plan, so in March, if you leave a review, because they're still good for us, right?

2:06.7

Like that still helps to show and it's a free way that people are we in April? No, this for March, this is comes out next week.

2:13.0

Okay, I know, okay. I know the plan was solid on the plan, I just don't remember the month.

2:17.9

Okay, so in March, if you leave a review, you are entered to win a stash of trash item, two items to try with us in April.

2:26.5

I like it. Okay, so I'm going to send it right onto your house.

2:30.6

Rebecca, you brought something up that was great. What happens if you've already left a review?

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