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In this gripping second half of our conversation with Negin Cheleh, she shares her harrowing story of surviving domestic abuse, sexual assault, and complex cultural and family dynamics. The conversation delves into the significant struggles and trauma she endured, her path to healing (and what that even means now), and how she has coped.
Negin also discusses the creation of PathPal, a supportive app designed to connect individuals dealing with grief and loss. Her story is one of incredible resilience, true hope, and the importance of community in healing from life's darkest moments.Don't forget to tune into episode 115 for part one of this powerful conversation: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/115-facing-the-unimaginable-trauma-oppression/id1688812587?i=1000705674986
TRIGGER WARNING: This episode discusses domestic abuse, mental health struggles, sexual assault, and oppression.
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In this powerful episode of the Life with Grief podcast we’re welcoming Negin Cheleh, the CEO and founder of Pathpal, to share her deeply moving and harrowing life story.
Negin vulnerably shares about her experiences growing up as an Iranian born Muslim in North America, the cultural challenges she faced, and the traumatic events that shaped her life. She bravely recounts the sexual assault she endured at the age of 13, her subsequent struggles with mental health, and the ongoing search for healing.
She discusses the profound impact of these experiences on her personal and professional life, and her journey towards finding purpose and passion through her deep pain and trauma. This episode is an emotional and inspiring testament to the resilience of the human spirit and the importance of giving voice to one's story.
TRIGGER WARNING: This episode discusses domestic abuse, mental health struggles, sexual assault, and oppression.Connect with Negin:
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Learn more about the 14-Day Relief in Your Grief experience and begin feeling more peace and healing: https://lossesbecomegains.com/transformation
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Micro-Moments for Transformation: https://lossesbecomegains.com/transformation 14-Day Relief in Your Grief Challenge: https://lossesbecomegains.com/relief-in-grief Work with me one-on-one: https://lossesbecomegains.com/work-with-tara
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In this minisode of Mourning Sips & Soul shifts, we're exploring the hidden challenges of grief that extend into everyday, mundane tasks. Think: grocery shopping, running errands, vacuuming... you name it.
We're talking about the often-overlooked ways grief affects simple daily activities, because grief is so much bigger and more invasive than just showing up around holidays, anniversaries, and milestones, right?
You'll hear some gentle guidance on managing these tasks and the grief we feel in these moments, and leave feeling so validated as we recognize the strength and effort involved in navigating life with grief.Work with me:
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Today we’re chatting with Susie Stonefield, a transformational creativity coach, grief midwife, expressive artist, and writer. Susie’s work is SO fantastic and beautiful, I can’t wait to share her and her story with you all.
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In this episode Susie shares her personal story of coming out later in life, the challenges of supporting a child through significant medical issues, and the ongoing journey of caring for her aging mother.
You’ll learn more about art journaling as a therapeutic practice—a modality Susie uses, teaches, and swears by herself. And, how it can be pivotal tool for processing grief and fostering creativity.
You’ll also gain insight on the profound impact of being present as we’re grieving, the importance of community and having people around us to witness us in our grief process, and Susie offers valuable perspectives on how you can utilize art and art journaling to navigate your own grief journey.
Susie is the PERFECT person to shares resources for those interested in exploring art journaling and creative grief work further, and I promise, it’s such a critical aspect of healing you won’t want to miss.
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In this minisode of Mourning Sips & Soul Shifts we’re digging into “grief brain”—the cognitive and emotional changes that occur during the grieving process.
Though not a formal medical diagnosis, grief brain describes how stress hormones affect memory, concentration, decision-making, and speech. As if grief isn’t difficult enough, right?! But fear not—this is very normal, and very much something we can cope with by using the right tools.
To that end, I also offer up some actionable tips to support your brain and body to navigate your grieving experience and manage the grief brain.Work with me:
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Today we’re welcoming DonJay Rice to the podcast, a financial coach specializing in the intersection of money, grief, and trauma.
In this episode you’ll gain insight on how past and present grief and trauma influences financial behaviors and decisions. You’ll also gain the importance of understanding your own money messages, how to cope with financial mistakes and uncertainty, and adopting an empowered mindset toward finances.
DonJay shares his personal story of overcoming childhood adversities—including navigating a father who had a work disability when he was 8 (then had to become the "man of the house", a mother with extreme anxiety, and two brothers with special needs—and how it shaped his purpose in helping others and how he approaches financial literacy. Particularly, when we experience trauma as he did from a very young age.
Seriously, listen closely to this episode you guys! DonJoy also provides some super impactful and practical exercises—one that hit me SO hard and I have since put into practice in my own life, too, and it has been a game-changer.
This episode provides such valuable insights and actionable steps for anyone struggling with the complexities of grief and financial management—whether that is you or someone you know.Connect with DonJay:
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In this special Mourning Sips & Soul Shifts minisode we explore the concept of the 'grief hangover'—the emotional, mental, and physical exhaustion that follows an intense wave of grief.
You’ll learn why grief hangovers occur, how they are actually a GOOD sign of emotional processing, and discover four essential tips for managing them.Work with me:
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Join me in welcoming Leah Stern to the podcast, who is not only training to be an associate marriage and family therapist but is also a fellow griever who lost her father.
In this episode you’ll gain insights on coping with father or parent loss, anticipatory grief, surviving the first year after a death, and jealousy and other darker emotions and feelings we can have while we’re grieving.
We also dig into keeping their memory alive and ways to do that, practical coping mechanisms, the importance of staying present, and how we can take the best parts of them and applying that to your own life.
This heartwarming and deeply relatable episode provides such valuable perspectives and emotional support for anyone navigating grief.
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This minisode of Mourning Sips & Soul Shifts provides a short, powerful pep talk to support you as you navigate wherever you are in your grief journey—particularly if your grief is just unrelenting on any given day.
Here we're emphasizing presence and self-awareness, acknowledging the profound human experience of grief, and remembering to give ourselves credit for our incredible resilience. And, knowing that moving forward and progressing through small steps is enough.
Remember, being strong doesn't mean neglecting your own needs. It means making a brave choice to continue—moment by moment—and eventually thriving while carrying our grief as well.Work with me:
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Today we’re chatting with Debbie Weiss, who is an author, speaker, and digital creator.
Debbie lost both her father and husband after being a caregiver to both of them. In this episode we talk about the process of caregiving for her father since the age of 17, followed by the mental and physical illness her husband suffered from for years which was incredibly challenging for her as well.
With over 60 years of experience overcoming life’s challenges, Debbie is a best-selling author, Canfield Certified Trainer, entrepreneur, and inspirational speaker. She wrote the memoir “On Second Thought... Maybe I Can”.
Through her newest book, “The Sprinkle Effect: A Guide to Living a More Colorful and Fulfilling Life”, along with its companion workbook, she continues her journey of inspiring others.
This episode digs into family caregiving, anticipatory grief, guilt after a loved one passes away, and how writing her memoir while her husband was dying helped her cope.Learn more about Micro-Moments for Transformation and begin your evolution today: https://lossesbecomegains.com/transformation
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Welcome to the first episode of Mourning Sips & Soul Shifts!
As the "mourning sips" name implies, today we're taking a sip of emotional espresso, if you will. I'm here to give you a fast, practical mindset shift for when grief feels simply unbearable. If today feels heavy, if you woke up with that familiar ache in your chest, or if you're just exhausted by carrying your grief... this one's for you.
So, grab your coffee or your favorite beverage, take a deep breath with me, and let's talk about one quick shift that might just change how you feel today.Work with me:
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Welcome to Mourning Sips & Soul Shifts! The new iteration of the Life With Grief Podcast where you can drop in and get bite-sized pieces of audible content to start your day on a high note, and get some extra love and support in your journey of life with grief and beyond.
Named after my love of taking those first morning sips of a good cappuccino or latte–or whatever your favorite beverage is–these episodes are carefully curated and 10 minutes or less to make them an easy addition to your busy day.
We’re tackling grief, but we’re also working together to shift our soul to a place of expansion and abundance. With these minisodes, my hope is you’ll feel and experience a greater sense of hope, inspiration, relief, clarity, empowerment, validation, and movement forward as you take on your day or anything life throws at you.
It’s all about intentional actions each day to get us feeling more settled, grounded, and on the right track. Especially if you’re someone who has or is experiencing grief and loss, and is learning how to cope in a way that works best for you.
Getting to a place where we’re feeling like our most aligned and vibrant selves–body, mind, and soul.
It’s the baby steps we take–moment by moment, day by day. That’s what Mourning Sips & Soul Shifts is here to help you tap into.
We're honoring our grief and where we’ve been, being present and aware in the present moment, and looking forward with a renewed sense of excitement and motivation.
Let’s move forward feeling uplifted, seen, and supported—together.
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We’re diving into the concept of disenfranchised grief—the “silent sorrow”, as I sometimes call it. This is grief that’s often not openly acknowledged, socially validated or publicly mourned, which makes it especially challenging to navigate.
In this conversation we’re chatting about various examples of disenfranchised grief that are long overdue for some validation—think: the loss of an ex-partner or estranged family member, unrecognized or invalidated relationships, losses that are considered “less significant” than a death, stigmatized losses, losses of a job or sense of identity, major life transitions, and more.
This is truly such an underrated yet incredibly important type of grief to acknowledge, so I’m also offering some insight into how to cope and navigate this. And, as always, giving you some practical coping strategies along the way.
My mission with this topic is to validate your experience and loss, and provide you tools, support, and mindset shifts to help you navigate this complex form of grief.Learn more about Micro-Moments for Transformation and begin your evolution today: https://lossesbecomegains.com/transformation
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Micro-Moments for Transformation: https://lossesbecomegains.com/transformation 14-Day Relief in Your Grief Challenge: https://lossesbecomegains.com/relief-in-grief Work with me one-on-one: https://lossesbecomegains.com/work-with-tara
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Moira Khan is a Certified Grief Educator and Coach, and the founder of GriefSpan. Moira has truly turned her pain into purpose after the loss her parents and brother in the span of five years—all while trying to navigate her grief as COVID-19 come along, and caring for two toddlers.
Moira provides 1:1 grief support to clients all over the world, and her ethos around grief is that while you're never the same person again after going through a loss, it’s okay to embrace this new you and not feel guilty for living your life after your loved ones have died.
In this chat we explore the significance of community, resilience, and the support systems that helped Moira along her journey—ones that could help you, too!
This is such a heartwarming and uplifting conversation, and Moira does an amazing job of sharing coping tools that have helped her along in her journey that I have no doubt could help and inspire you, too.Connect with Moira:
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We’re digging into the often unspoken and unacknowledged grief: secondary loss.
This episode dives into the deep pain and complexities that secondary loss can cause, from loss of identity to financial instability to loss of security & safety, and so much more.
We’ll explore the feelings of unpredictability and grief that can come with these types of losses, deep dive into how long they can last, and talk about ways we can take some of our power back in this process to cope with this the best we can!Learn more about Micro-Moments for Transformation and begin your evolution today: https://lossesbecomegains.com/transformation
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Today we’re joined by Lauren Evans, author of the highly relatable fictional novel, “Casket Case”.
I serendipitously found this novel in an airport and was immediately drawn to it, then proceeded to finish it very quickly because it was THAT good!
In this episode we're talking all about Lauren's book, which intertwines themes of love and grief—two things I know will speak to so many grievers here. Her book follows Nora, a young woman who returns to her hometown after her parents' death to run their casket store, who eventually meets Garrett, a logistics coordinator for death. And yes, it's as juicy as it sounds!
In our conversation we explore how grief shapes the characters' lives, and how it reflects real-life grieving experiences that we all go through—ones I have no doubt you can relate to. We touch on the challenges Lauren faced while writing about grief and loss in this way, and how writing served as a cathartic process for her.
The episode highlights the importance of acknowledging grief, giving ourselves permission to feel it, and finding ways to integrate and transform this profound and deeply painful experience.Work with me:
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We’re reached 100 EPISODES of the Life With Grief Podcast!!
In this milestone 100th episode—in addition to expressing my very deep gratitude for each and every one of you—I wanted to do a couple of things…
One, make a VERY exciting announcement about the future of Losses Become Gains and the direction of the podcast.
Two, to give you a powerful, jam-packed episode. We kick it off by quickly exploring how anxiety is often intertwined with loss and why this is especially difficult, then dig into 10 ways to cope with grief-related anxiety.
But these aren’t your typical anxiety relief techniques. These are unique, and I can pretty much guarantee you haven’t thought of at least a couple of these before!
Learn more about Micro-Moments for Transformation and begin your evolution today: https://lossesbecomegains.com/transformation
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Micro-Moments for Transformation: https://lossesbecomegains.com/transformation 14-Day Relief in Your Grief Challenge: https://lossesbecomegains.com/relief-in-grief Work with me one-on-one: https://lossesbecomegains.com/work-with-tara
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Today we’re welcoming Jordan Arogeti to the podcast! Jordan is the CEO and co-founder of SupportNow, and we’re digging into Jordan’s journey to creating a platform designed to offer comprehensive and compassionate support during major life events.
We not only talk about the truly wonderful and unique functionalities of SupportNow that separate it from companies like GoFundMe and Meal Train, but we also get into the societal challenges around asking for help when we’re grieving and what this can look like for us as grievers—and supporters, too.
Jordan shares super valuable insights about creating a culture of support, the importance of community during difficult times, how many different ways support can be shown, and discovering what our “support language” is (similar to love languages!).
Most importantly, this conversation is all about how we can grieve in a more effective, peaceful, supported way.
Connect with Jordan & SupportNow:
https://www.supportnow.org/https://www.instagram.com/supportnow_org/Work with me:
Micro-Moments for Transformation: https://lossesbecomegains.com/transformation 14-Day Relief in Your Grief Challenge: https://lossesbecomegains.com/relief-in-grief Work with me one-on-one: https://lossesbecomegains.com/work-with-tara
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I’m so thrilled to welcome travel expert, host, and executive producer of Dream of Italy and Dream of Europe on PBS, Kathy McCabe.
Kathy is so incredibly talented, and when you’re watching one of her shows, you’d never know some of the trials and tribulations she’s endured. I think this is such a beautiful example of never really knowing what someone is going through just based off of seeing them on social media or TV, or even in person.
After unexpectedly losing both of her parents, she found herself on a journey of self-discovery and healing through her adventures across Italy.
Reconnecting with her Italian heritage, building a successful career, and choosing a path that doesn’t follow traditional societal norms for Gen X women of marriage or motherhood has been transformative for her. Now, she hopes to encourage others who may feel like they don’t fit into these molds to find fulfillment in their own way.
Today’s conversation is all about embracing an unconventional path in life, and how travel helped her cope with the grief of losing both her parents.
Kathy’s perspective comes from her personal experiences and 22+ years of travel storytelling through her award-winning series, and we have a really beautiful and vulnerable conversation that I have no doubt you’ll resonate with.
https://dreamofitaly.com/https://www.instagram.com/dreamofitaly/https://www.instagram.com/dreamofeuropetv/
Connect with Kathy:Learn more about Micro-Moments for Transformation and begin your evolution today: https://lossesbecomegains.com/transformation
Learn more about the 14-Day Relief in Your Grief experience and begin feeling more peace and healing: https://lossesbecomegains.com/transformation
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Micro-Moments for Transformation: https://lossesbecomegains.com/transformation 14-Day Relief in Your Grief Challenge: https://lossesbecomegains.com/relief-in-grief Work with me one-on-one: https://lossesbecomegains.com/work-with-tara
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In case you didn’t already hear, I co-host another podcast called Taste Toast Travel with my husband, John, and I'm so excited to bring you an episode that bridges grief and travel in the most beautiful way.
We're digging into healing through travel, and how the act of travel and exploration can help us grieve, heal, and transform.
Needless to say, travel has become a transformative and healing experience in my own life, and it’s something I feel is so beneficial for anyone grieving. In this episode we explore the dualities of using travel both as a way to process grief, and as a means of emotional escapism.
You’ll hear some practical advice as a griever considering travel, and we chat about the importance of choosing the right destination, pacing ourselves, and leaning into small moments of joy.
We also dig into the therapeutic benefits of travel, how exploring new environments can help us reconnect with ourselves and the world around us, and how it offers a path to healing and personal growth.
So, I hope you enjoy this episode as I much as I did creating it! Also, I hope you have the chance to check out the Taste Toast Travel Podcast, if you feel so inclined, because we have some really fun conversations over there. If you love all things food, drink, and travel, you’re going to love it!
Check out Taste Toast Travel, available wherever you get your podcasts!: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/taste-toast-travel/id1777080317Work with me:
Micro-Moments for Transformation: https://lossesbecomegains.com/transformation 14-Day Relief in Your Grief Challenge: https://lossesbecomegains.com/relief-in-grief Work with me one-on-one: https://lossesbecomegains.com/work-with-tara
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