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THE HEY GIRL PODCAST

Revisiting: Ajolique on Loss

THE HEY GIRL PODCAST

Alex Elle

Personal Journals, Arts, Health & Fitness, Society & Culture

4.81.5K Ratings

🗓️ 21 October 2018

⏱️ 27 minutes

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We talk with Ajolique about loss and navigating through grief's many stages. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

Hi, I'm Alex L and I write books for a living.

0:04.0

The Hey Girl Podcast was created with sisterhood and storytelling in mind.

0:09.0

Hey girl, hey girl.

0:11.0

Hey girl.

0:12.0

Hey girl. I'll be sitting down with some phenomenal women to discuss love.

0:16.7

I believe we grew distant out of love of some type.

0:20.1

Like, I don't want to hurt you.

0:21.7

Loss. Really don't know what's going to trigger that

0:25.4

feeling of grief in any moment and a topic very important to my work

0:29.6

self-care. Freedom is self-care it's not about pedicures. It's not about clothing. It's not about trips.

0:35.6

Join us as we journey through sharing together.

0:48.8

Hi everyone I'm out of town this weekend teaching an amazing writing retreat in Scott's Valley, California. I didn't want to let a weekend go by without an episode. We are revisiting the very first episode of the Hey Girl podcast with my dear friend

1:00.7

AJalique Jude. I feel like rebroadcasting her story is important not only because it's extremely moving, but also she just published her first book, it's called Becoming Enough.

1:15.0

And it documents beautifully her journey through childhood,

1:21.0

her journey through loss and grief, how she settled into herself as a young

1:26.3

woman. The poetry in this book is mind-blowing. So I hope you enjoy revisiting Aja Leak's story. My first guest on the podcast is Ajolique Jude. She lost her mom when she was six years old and has been able to navigate through love and loss and ultimately redemption.

1:54.2

Her mother has left behind a wonderful legacy.

1:58.1

Not many people can willingly sit and talk

2:01.9

about how death has touched them and how death plays a major part in their

2:06.7

lives from such a young age.

2:09.9

This is Aja Lake's story. Hey girl, how are you doing?

2:27.6

Hey girl. How are you doing well? I'm really glad to have you here for my very first podcast episode very exciting and super random so I am sitting down with a bunch of my girlfriends and just talking

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