When things don't go according to plan & the grief that follows w/The Shrink Chicks

Mama Knows

Cloud10

Parenting, Kids & Family

5 • 1K Ratings

🗓️ 16 July 2024

⏱️ 43 minutes

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DREAMLAND BABY: To shop with my code “Go to dreamlandbabyco.com and enter my code MAMAKNOWS at checkout to receive 30% off pajamas + free shipping. That’s dreamlandbabyco.com code MAMAKNOWS. This offer is for new and existing customers!” Do you ever feel upset over plans changing or things not going the way you had planned it out? In this episode we dive into ambiguous grief (i.e. when things don't go according to plan, grieving unmet expectations, accepting life's curveballs) (ex: infertility, divorce, financial distress, marital problems, parental disputes). Whether big or small understanding and being able to work through ambiguous grief can be so helpful! 1. Most of us have a vision or an expectation of how our life should go and when it doesn't we feel out of control and sometimes devastated. (For example: I dreamed of a certain dynamic for my children's relationship & the relationship I have with my mom/in laws) How can we acknowledge and grieve these unmet expectations? 2. I feel like I processed through the grief of my unmet expectations but am hit with another wave of grief for the same thing months or years later. Am I not moved on? Is something wrong with me? 3. What are some tips to let go of life-plan related and or anticipatory anxiety to better prepare for life's curveballs? Bio: Emmalee Bierly & Jennifer Chaiken are both Licensed Marriage and Family Therapists, co-owners of the private therapy practice called The Therapy Group, and co-hosts of the ShrinkChicks Podcast! They believe in being down to earth, authentic, and transparent, which are values they bring both to their practice as well as their podcast! Their mission is to make therapy more relatable and accessible, working to break down that clinical wall with humor and warmth! Links/outtro mentions: The Therapy Group: www.thetherapygroup.com (their co-owned private practice that serves most US states) ShrinkChicks Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/shrinkchicks/id1483261668 Instagram pages: @shrinkchicks and @thetherapygrp Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	You know that type of grief or sadness that you feel when something didn't go according to plan,
0:12.2	whether it's big or small,
0:13.5	and it can be big, like you wanted to have a big family of five
0:17.5	and you can't have more than one kid.
0:19.7	Or maybe you had this big weekend planned
0:22.4	with your family and it didn't go as planned and now you're
0:24.9	super bummed out. That feeling of grief can feel so big and heavy, but also at the same time you almost feel like silly if you're feeling that grief like you almost
0:34.8	shame yourself into thinking I'll get over at other people have it worse.
0:38.8	Well today we're talking about ambiguous guilt and we're talking to Emily and Jennifer of the shrink
0:44.6	chicks and also the owners of the therapy group. This episode is
0:49.8	amazing. Their energy is addicting and I think you're going to love to hear everything we talked about.
0:57.0	Let's dive in.
1:01.0	I wish you guys could have heard Emily and Jennifer and I talking off Mike because we just spent how long like 15 minutes just chatting it up I feel like we're best already. This is going to be such a good episode.
1:15.5	These girls are so fun. You're going to love their energy. So Jen and Emily own a practice and they are on social media they just told me they own the therapy group right they're the
1:26.8	CEOs and they just told me they have 45 employees that is the most badass thing.
1:33.0	Like I thought I was cool because I had three.
1:35.0	So Jen and Emily are here today because we're going to talk about ambiguous grief.
1:40.0	But before we dive in, I want you guys to tell me a little bit about who you
1:44.2	are and how you got here. Oh God this long story. So my name is Jennifer
1:50.7	Chaken, I'm a licensed marriage and family therapist relationship expert and you know my
1:56.5	Co-business partner co-host of Shring Chicks she can introduce herself too. We pretty much have the same introduction.
2:03.4	The same credentials.
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