Ep #46: Why We Numb and How to Stop

The Widowed Mom Podcast

Krista St-Germain

Mental Health, Grief, Deathofpartner, Education, Widowedmom, Deathofspouse, Widow, Lossoflovedone, Health & Fitness, Husbanddied, Self-improvement, Posttraumaticgrowth, Lifeafterloss, Overcominggrief

4.6 • 649 Ratings

🗓️ 13 April 2020

⏱️ 31 minutes

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Summary

Join me on the podcast this week for a little understanding as to why you engage in numbing activities, what’s going on in your brain, and how to check in with yourself to see whether you’re numbing in a problematic way for you. I can’t do this subject justice in just one episode, so be sure to tune in next week to discover how you can break the pattern of numbing behavior.

Get full show notes and more information here: https://www.coachingwithkrista.com/46

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0:00.0	Welcome to the Widowed Mom podcast, Episode 46, Why We Numb, and How to Stop.
0:08.1	Most widows sometimes feel the urge to numb out.
0:13.1	We want to get away from our thoughts and feelings because sometimes they just seem like too much.
0:19.3	And so we turn to things, alcohol, food, shopping, work, new relationships,
0:29.1	casual sex, projects around the house, sleep, gambling, social media, Netflix, binges, all sorts of things to try and escape these feelings of grief.
0:44.3	And if you've struggled here, there's nothing to be ashamed of, and I promise there's nothing wrong with you.
0:50.9	And in this two-part episode, I'm going to explain exactly why we do this and how you can stop.
0:58.6	Welcome to the widowed mom podcast, the only podcast that offers a proven process to help you work through your grief to grow, evolve, and create a future you can truly look forward to. Here's your host, Master Certified
1:14.7	Life Coach, Grief Expert, Widow, and Mom, Krista St. Germain.
1:21.0	Hey, everybody, welcome to the podcast. Before we jump in, I want to do a little listener shout
1:26.1	out. We're almost at 200 ratings.
1:30.0	I would love it if you haven't rated the podcast. If it's helping you go rate it. That would just be so
1:34.3	helpful. So this one is from a listener who calls themselves arts misses. In the name of the
1:42.5	review, which is a five-star review, thank you so much, is
1:46.7	oh my heart. And Arts Mrs. wrote, I'm not sure why this podcast ended up on my Facebook page.
1:53.2	I lost my husband seven months ago. My husband fought two different types of cancer, primary brain
1:58.7	cancer, and left tonsils squamous cell carcinoma.
2:02.5	The love of my life, my lover, my best friend, and so much more, declined pretty quickly.
2:08.3	I needed the help of hospice care so I could just be his wife again. I'm extremely grateful for
2:13.2	the widowed mom's bill of rights. This podcast really spoke to me and gave me permission to feel
2:18.2	everything I need to. I was really questioning if my actions and feelings were normal. I was
2:23.2	judging myself. Thank you so much for helping me. My heart is grateful. You are so welcome.
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