24 episodes

After the death of my husband, grief hit me like a tsunami. I feared I was losing my mind. For the sake of my kids, I had to find a way to cope, but I didn't know how. My ideas about grief didn't match my experience and I was often told to move on. But I've discovered there is no moving on, only moving forward carrying our grief with us. Crazy Grief is as a safe space for real, unpolished, candid conversations about grief, and all the crazy stuff that comes with it. Because when we have to care for our kids while grieving the death of our life partner, we need all the encouragement we can get.

Crazy Grief Tatiana Hotere

    • Health & Fitness
    • 4.6 • 11 Ratings

After the death of my husband, grief hit me like a tsunami. I feared I was losing my mind. For the sake of my kids, I had to find a way to cope, but I didn't know how. My ideas about grief didn't match my experience and I was often told to move on. But I've discovered there is no moving on, only moving forward carrying our grief with us. Crazy Grief is as a safe space for real, unpolished, candid conversations about grief, and all the crazy stuff that comes with it. Because when we have to care for our kids while grieving the death of our life partner, we need all the encouragement we can get.

    24. This too shall pass. Really? - Solocast

    24. This too shall pass. Really? - Solocast

    In this finale episode of the first season of Crazy Grief Podcast, we talk about the 3 P's - Personalisation, Permanence and Pervasiveness. And we explore some of negative thought patterns we can become attached to, which may affect our wellbeing and our progression through our grief journey. 

    Crazy Grief Podcast is now officially in hiatus for a few months, while I tend to some other important parts of my life. 

    ButI would still love to hear from you. Please connect with me through facebook https://www.facebook.com/crazygrief or Instagram https://www.instagram.com/crazygriefconversations/?hl=en. 

    And share the love by spreading this podcast to your family, friends and through your social networks. We never know who may benefit from some encouragement for their own grief. Also, please subscribe and rate this podcast so we can continue to produce more conversations about this often avoided topic.

    It been a pleasure to have hosted so many amazing guests and to have the input of incredible human beings during the first season of Crazy Grief podcast.  

    Till the next season. May you find pockets of joy and hope amidst your grief journey.



    Light and peace,



    Tatiana xo

    • 49 min
    23. Grief Shame - The dangers of minimising our own grief - Solocast

    23. Grief Shame - The dangers of minimising our own grief - Solocast

    Every loss is unique. Every loss comes with its own unique challenges. But often when we negate the impact of our own grief because we feel like we can't compare our loss with someone else. we end up invalidating our own grief experience. 

    There is a  tendency to diminish our own grief in light of someone else's loss, especially if the person we lost is not a spouse, a child or a parent. However, when we are feeling the loss of a brother, a friend, a work colleague, but we do not acknowledge our grief, and when don't give it space to exist and to be expressed, because it's 'worse' for other people, we then start to shame ourselves. 

    Grief shame is toxic and it festers. Hiding it, denying it, minimising it, will only bring more distress and struggle. Giving yourself permission to grief is the best thing you can do for yourself and for the people you love. 

    Love and light,



    Tatiana xoxo

    • 40 min
    22. Grief in the Workplace - How to navigate the difficulties bereavement when you have to show up at work.

    22. Grief in the Workplace - How to navigate the difficulties bereavement when you have to show up at work.

    Edit Horvath is the driving force behind Active WorkLife Solutions. As an organisational psychologist, Edit uses her expert knowledge in a professional and pragmatic fashion. With more than 25 years experience in business and consulting worldwide, Edit has faced a broad-range of issues.  She loves a challenge and enjoys complex problems, both strategic and operational.

    Her strengths are in supporting organisations and meeting their specific needs that contribute to maximise their effectiveness, efficiency and ultimately their productivity. Her professional approach and sophisticated solutions have been proven to be effective and powerful for her clients.

    Edith is has also worked for many years as a sex therapist and she is a fully qualified Yoga instructor. 

    If you would like to get in touch with Edit by email edit@activeworklife.com or by checking out her website http://www.activeworklife.com/

    Please subscribe, share and rate Crazy Grief Podcast. 

    You can follow us in FaceBook https://www.facebook.com/crazygrief and on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/crazygriefconversations/?hl=en



    Love and light,



    Tatiana xoxo

    • 1 hr 15 min
    21. Reframing our questions - The questions we ask can either help or hinder our grief journey.

    21. Reframing our questions - The questions we ask can either help or hinder our grief journey.

    We have so many unanswerable questions when our person dies. More often than not, those questions start with "Why" and these types of questions can be detrimental to our own mental and emotional wellbeing. But what is the alternative when we are plagued with questions to which we can never get an answer? 

    I hope this episode may give you some insights into reframing your questions so you can discover more empowerment, peace and strength for the long journey ahead. 

    Let me know what you think, I would love to hear from you and keep the conversation alive. 

    You can follow me and contact me on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/crazygriefconversations/?hl=en and on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/crazygrief



    Love and light, 



    Tatiana xoxo

    • 48 min
    20. Motherhood Grief - Looking after yourself so you can look after your grieving children - with Megan Hillukka

    20. Motherhood Grief - Looking after yourself so you can look after your grieving children - with Megan Hillukka

    Mothers often put themselves last in order to care for everyone else. But when the death of a family member brings paralysing grief, how can a grieving mother continue to care for her children who are also grieving? 

    Every family, every death, and every situation is unique, but there are some common elements bereaved mothers face. Drawing from her personal experience and her work as a grief coach, Megan Hillukka shares practical advise on self-care which enables mothers to find health ways to care for themselves in their process of grief, while also being present for their living child/children, and assist them in their unique grief journey.  

    Megan Hillukka runs a "Life after child loss program" which supports bereaved mothers to embrace their grief journey and create meaning and purpose for their own lives. Megan's online workshop "Spot talking, Start Feeling" is a great tool for those who desire to find healthier ways to relate to their own grief and reconnect with their emotions. 

    You can get in touch with Megan through her website https://www.meganhillukka.com/

    Thank you for listening to the Crazy Grief Podcast. Please share it and give us a review and 5 stars rating so we can continue to create more meaning conversation about this often avoided topic. You can follow Crazy Grief and get in touch with me on FaceBook https://www.facebook.com/crazygrief and on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/crazygriefconversations/?hl=en 

    I would love to hear from you.

    You can also check out https://www.crazygrief.com/ for blog posts and extra resources. 

     

    Much love, 



    Tatiana xo

    • 1 hr 19 min
    19. Embrace the grief to recover the joy - Feel the feelings and let them move through your body.

    19. Embrace the grief to recover the joy - Feel the feelings and let them move through your body.

    Megan Hillukka is a mother of 6 beautiful Children. 5 who are still here. Of them, her daughter Aria, died as a baby and her death plummeted Megan into PTSD and into a long recovery journey, where she has done the work to find healing in her brain, in her body and in her life. Now, Megan wants everyone to know that PTSD is not a life sentence, and that healing is possible. She has become a grief coach, encouraging and supporting grieving mothers to embrace their grief and to discover that though the worst thing has happened to them, their life is not over.

    Megan has a mini course called "Stop Talking, Start Feeling" In it she helps people process grief and begin to connect with the scary and terrifying emotions that come with it. 

    You can find more about Megan's workshop and and her other services on her website www.meganhillukka.com

    Please check out the other Crazy Grief episodes, leave us a review and a 5 star rating so we can continue to create more meaningful conversations about grief. 

    And I would love to hear from you, so feel free to connect through https://www.facebook.com/crazygrief or https://www.instagram.com/crazygriefconversations/

    Much love,



    Tatiana xoxo 

    • 1 hr

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