"It’s Not Just Another Bad Hair Day"--- when death, dying, loss, and grief surface!

Patti Hurlburt
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Death, Dying and Loss have been three words that many of us have avoided talking about or having conversations around due to fear, or other peoples reactions when we have tried to bring it up. Guess what people it’s time to change that. We are all going to die, talking about it doesn’t make it happen, but what it can do is the ease  the angst we have created just whispering ‘Im going to die’. Not to mention Grief that catches up with us at anytime. No warning just shows up! The point here is death, dying, loss and grief can be super overwhelming if we don’t have the tools to make it easier for us and our loved ones. ‘Why would we want to keep having another bad hair day, when we can have a plan.

Episodes

  1. 12/19/2025

    Understanding the Role of a Disabled Doula

    Send us a text Meet Katie Blecker (she/her) a disabled death doula + grief companion, yoga facilitator, artist, educator.  We will hear what Katie has to share for disabled people and how daily life can come with layers of challenges other's don't see, and how her own lived experience has led her to becoming a disabled death doula & a grief companion. Katie offers her knowledge & tools on: Understanding GriefBarriers to Grief Support for disabled individualsThe importance of community in griefWisdom on grief & compassionKatie's upcoming projects & servicesYou can connect with Katie as follows: website: www.katiebleckeryoga.com Instagram @katie.blecker, email: katie.blecker@gmail.com It's Not Just Another Bad Hair Day When It Matters Most To You! We would like to hear from you. It might be a story, a question, or a topic to discuss or to be a guest on our podcast, we are ready to hold space for you! Please email us at: itsnotjustabadhairday2@gmail.com

    22 min

  2. 12/09/2025

    The Beginning of 'It's Not Just Another Bad Hair Day'--A Metaphor for Griefs Journey

    Send us a text We want to share with you our 'why' on becoming a doula, and how the title 'It's Not Just Another Bad Hair Day'  was chosen to start creating our podcast for people experiencing death, loss and grief. Having a sense of humour does not take away what you are going through it is a healthy and normal coping mechanism. It can provide temporary relief and help you in dealing with your emotions. Of course we want to respect all situations and checking in with others is helpful to know where people are at, and how to proceed. It may be sharing funny moments you had with your deceased friend or loved one, and can start a beautiful memoir of collected stories.  Introducing Our Cohorts: Their Grief Support Tools & Their Doula Specialties In our next series of episodes on It’s Not Just Another Bad Hair Day, we’re so excited to introduce you to the incredible doulas from our training cohort. Each of them brings their own heart, lived experience, and unique specialty to the world of grief, end-of-life care, and compassionate support. Because—just like a bad hair day—grief shows up differently for everyone. It can feel messy, tangled, unpredictable, or like you woke up and the universe said, ‘Oh… we’re doing this today.’ And every doula has their own set of tools, perspectives, and approaches that help people navigate those days. In this series, you’ll meet: Doulas who specialize in legacy work and holding space for storiesDoulas focused on disability and chronic illnessDoulas working in anticipatory grief, disenfranchised grief, or spiritual transitionsDoulas working in Pet LossPractical support doulas who guide pre-planning, paperwork, and after-death careAnd heart-centered companions whose gifts come through presence, listening, grounding, and emotional safetyEach episode will explore: Their “why” for becoming a doula The grief tools they carry in their work What specialty or population they feel called to support The wisdom they’ve learned along the way How they help people through the days when life feels anything but put together To Reach Melvina for her doula services: msmelvina73@gmail.com To Reach Patti for her doula services: patriciajhurlburt@msn.com It's Not Just Another Bad Hair Day When It Matters Most To You! We would like to hear from you. It might be a story, a question, or a topic to discuss or to be a guest on our podcast, we are ready to hold space for you! Please email us at: itsnotjustabadhairday2@gmail.com

    13 min
  3. It's Not Just Another Bad Hair Day--A Metaphor for Griefs Journey

    11/07/2025

    It's Not Just Another Bad Hair Day--A Metaphor for Griefs Journey

    Send us a text Think you're hair is out of control? Try Your Emotions.  In "It's Not Just Another Bad Hair Day", Melvina & Patti talk grief, loss, and emotional tangles that come out with just being human!  From job changes to diagnosis to everyday heartbreaks that sneak up on us, nothing's off limits----except pretending we have it all together.  In Tonight's Episode We Look At: "Grief's Makeover Moments".... Think about those days—the ones that nothing sits right. You wake up, your hair refuses to cooperate, you try to smooth it down, pin it back, do all the right things-----but----something deeper is off.  No quick fixes…. What we need is more time to be messy, and unravel our emotions. We learn to braid the pain into our days…. messy, beautiful…yours! …. Because this? This is not just another bad hair day. This is our sacred unraveling ----where love and loss meet, and healing begins… What are you're Grief Makeover Moments?    Send us an email at: itsnotjustabadhairday2@gmail.com and share with us or put it in the comments, either way we want to hear you're style of grief.  It's Not Just Another Bad Hair Day When It Matters Most To You! We would like to hear from you. It might be a story, a question, or a topic to discuss or to be a guest on our podcast, we are ready to hold space for you! Please email us at: itsnotjustabadhairday2@gmail.com

    24 min
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Death, Dying and Loss have been three words that many of us have avoided talking about or having conversations around due to fear, or other peoples reactions when we have tried to bring it up. Guess what people it’s time to change that. We are all going to die, talking about it doesn’t make it happen, but what it can do is the ease  the angst we have created just whispering ‘Im going to die’. Not to mention Grief that catches up with us at anytime. No warning just shows up! The point here is death, dying, loss and grief can be super overwhelming if we don’t have the tools to make it easier for us and our loved ones. ‘Why would we want to keep having another bad hair day, when we can have a plan.

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