How to Navigate Grief: Our Stories of Love and Loss (Part 1) with Ginny Gay & Brandi Lust

The One You Feed

Eric Zimmer

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

4.6 • 2.5K Ratings

🗓️ 26 May 2023

⏱️ 54 minutes

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Summary

In this special two-part episode of Something to Normalize, Ginny and Brandi each share their stories of losing someone central to their lives and the grief that followed. Grief can be a complex, unpredictable, overwhelming, and isolating experience. And there are so many misconceptions about what it “should” be like. What’s worse than grieving the loss of someone you love and then feeling isolated or wondering if the way you’re grieving is somehow wrong? In this episode, Ginny and Brandi explain how there’s no wrong way to grieve. We can accept our experience, and find a bridge of connection so that we’re not alone in navigating this universal, human experience.

In This Episode, Ginny & Brandi Discuss:

What it means to say that grieving is a non-linear process
What grief can look like when the relationship was complicated
How to offer compassionate support to grieving loved ones through active listening and empathy
The wide range of emotions that are possible during the grieving process
Myths and misconceptions about grief, including the “stages of grief”
The intrinsic bond between grief, love, and impermanence

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0:00.0	I've got a very special episode to share with you today, and it's part of a series
0:04.3	we're releasing called Something to Normalize.
0:07.4	One of the reasons I've always loved the Wolf Parable is because it normalizes being
0:11.9	human and having difficult emotions.
0:14.6	These podcast episodes feature my partner, Ginny, talking with her friend and previous
0:19.2	guest of the show Brandy Lost.
0:21.3	In these unguarded conversations, they'll be sharing their lives and perspectives as women,
0:25.9	alongside insights from experts, researchers, and writers on topics that are hard to talk
0:31.2	about.
0:32.2	We tend to keep these things to ourselves, though, and when we do, it can breed a sense
0:36.1	of being the only one, feelings of shame, or evidence we're somehow doing life wrong.
0:42.0	Brandy and Ginny hope that by giving voice to experiences, feelings, and thoughts we
0:46.5	often keep to ourselves, we can create a community with less shame and a deeper sense of belonging.
0:52.3	I am so happy to share their voices with you.
0:55.0	I think you'll find these episodes a wonderfully nourishing and supportive addition to the regularly
1:00.1	scheduled One You Feed Podcast episodes you are used to hearing here.
1:04.6	And now, I'm proud to present to you something to normalize.
1:10.1	Welcome, friends.
1:20.8	And welcome, friend.
1:21.8	Hey, Brandy.
1:22.8	Hi, Ginny.
1:23.8	Welcome, everybody, to our conversation here on our podcast Something to Normalize.
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