Grieving without the BS
Life, Death & The Space Between with Dr. Amy Robbins
Dr. Amy Robbins
4.8 • 588 Ratings
🗓️ 14 October 2024
⏱️ 49 minutes
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Summary
In this episode I sit down with grief activist Lisa Keefauver to explore her unique approach to navigating grief. We discuss her book, "Grief is a Sneaky Bitch," and how she uses humor and narrative therapy to help others process their losses. Lisa shares her personal journey through grief, the importance of community support, and practical tips for living with grief in a way that honors our experiences. Join us for a heartfelt conversation that challenges the traditional narratives around grief and offers a fresh perspective on healing.
00:00 - Introduction to Grief and Kindred Spirits
05:32 - Lisa's Journey to Grief Activism
11:06 - The Cheeky Approach to Grief
15:07 - Understanding Narrative Therapy
21:01 - Grief Beyond Death
25:06 - The Inflammatory Nature of Grief
30:07 - The Importance of Community Support
35:01 - Diving into Grief: A Metaphor
41:02 - The Power of Asking for Help
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| 0:00.0 | Hi, I'm Dr. Amy Robbins and welcome to life, death, and the space between. |
| 0:05.4 | I love when I find a kindred spirit. |
| 0:08.9 | And there's so many people on the show that I've loved interviewing. |
| 0:11.9 | But today's episode with Lisa Keefavar, hopefully I got the pronunciation right. |
| 0:17.2 | I practiced many times before saying this was just a beautiful interview for me. I think we both |
| 0:23.8 | come from similar backgrounds in the mental health space. But Lisa is an in-demand grief activist, |
| 0:30.8 | speaker, and author. And her book, Grief is a sneaky bitch, which I love the title of. She's got a |
| 0:37.2 | cheeky way of talking about grief |
| 0:39.3 | that really makes it palpable and applicable in your life and really, really simple tips that |
| 0:46.1 | you can use to help move you in your grief. We talked a lot about how grief shows up in so many |
| 0:53.6 | different ways and so many different |
| 0:55.0 | places in our lives. |
| 0:56.2 | It's not just about the death of a loved one, but it can be many different ways and places. |
| 1:01.2 | And her mantra in terms of what you can do every day, not just when you're grieving, but also |
| 1:07.0 | when you're living. |
| 1:07.9 | So make sure you stay tuned until the end to hear her, her and my big |
| 1:12.5 | tip about which we decided could be a whole other podcast, frankly, about how to live now |
| 1:18.3 | and what you can apply to your everyday life. |
| 1:31.3 | Welcome Lisa to life death and the space between. |
| 1:34.8 | It's such a pleasure to be here. |
| 1:39.8 | And as I was saying before, it's a special pleasure to be on the other side of the microphone for a change. The other side. |
| 1:42.2 | The double. |
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