How To Deal With Grief and Trauma

Nathalie Himmelrich
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You can't go through life without experiencing loss and trauma the question is how do we deal and live with the grief and pain? Join Nathalie Himmelrich, grief expert and author, talking to people who have experienced grief and trauma first-hand. If you want to be inspired by others who traveled through their grief and trauma, found that healing is possible, and came out the other end knowing they can survive and thrive in life after loss. For more info: www.nathaliehimmelrich.com

  1. 199 Love Is All: Loss and What Death Cannot Take | Turiya Hanover

    3d ago

    199 Love Is All: Loss and What Death Cannot Take | Turiya Hanover

    Send us Fan Mail In this final mini-series episode, I reveal and revisit number one — the most listened-to episode in the podcast’s history: my conversation with Turiya Hanover on the loss of significant partners in life. Turiya is the co-founder of Path Retreats and the Path of Love process, a therapist and course leader with over five decades of experience. In Episode 4, she speaks from inside fresh grief — the recent loss of her beloved partner Maja — while also bringing the hard-won wisdom of having lost her husband Welf suddenly and unexpectedly in 1981. And from inside that grief, she shares what came to her: Love Is All. The love does not go. The separation is real, but love overcomes it. This is the conversation that launched a community. Four years and over 180 episodes later, it is still the one listeners return to most. Listen to the original episode: Episode 4 — Turiya Hanover | The Loss of Significant Partners in Life Also listen to: E26 — Grief in the First Year and Coming Out of Trauma  |  E64 — Grief, Trauma, Essence, Connection and Safety If this podcast is helping you, please consider leaving a 5-star review — it helps more people find this content when they need it most. Chapters: 00:00 Welcome 00:49 Today's episode 01:27 Welcome to the Mini Series 02:50 Top 10 - Number 1 03:17 About Turiya Hanover 04:12 Turiya's biography Why this episode is special to me 09:00 Why is this episode at Number 1? 10:37 Why it resonated with listeners Support the show 💡 If today’s episode touched you, please share it with someone who might need it.  🤝 Become a supporter of the show! Starting at $3/month & leave a review. Stay Connected 🌐 Visit nathaliehimmelrich.com💌 Subscribe to the newsletter for resources and updates🎧 Never miss an episode—follow the podcast!💛 Socials   Instagram   FacebookFind Support Resources  💜 For Grievers – Resources https://nathaliehimmelrich.com/grief-trauma-support/💜 For Supporters – Supporting someone https://nathaliehimmelrich.com/supporters-resources/💜 Books – Explore books on grief and healing https://nathaliehimmelrich.com/books/💜 Support – Offers - free and paid  https://nathaliehimmelrich.com/free-resources-hub/

    13 min
  2. 198 Why and How Healing Is Possible: The Episode That Started It All | Rachel Tenpenny

    5d ago

    198 Why and How Healing Is Possible: The Episode That Started It All | Rachel Tenpenny

    Send us Fan Mail In this mini-series episode, I revisit number two in the top ten most listened-to episodes: Episode 1 — the very first conversation I ever recorded for this podcast — with Rachel Tenpenny on why and how healing is possible after loss. Rachel’s twin daughters, Aubrey and Ellie, were born in 2008 and died a few days after their birth. In the years that followed, she made a promise to them: to learn how to heal after loss and share what she learned. She is a grief expert, emotional well-being specialist, and life-after-loss coach who believes — with hard-won certainty — that grief is not forever, and that healing is a choice available to anyone willing to make it. This is where the podcast began. Four years and over 180 episodes later, it remains one of the most listened-to conversations in the show’s history. Listen to the original episode: Episode 1 — Rachel Tenpenny | Why and How Healing Is Possible Also listen to: E50 — Cultivating Healing Versus Coping Mechanism  |  E88 — Grieving Parents 10 Years Later If this podcast is helping you, please consider leaving a 5-star review — it helps more people find this content when they need it most. Chapters: 00:00 Welcome 00:49 Today's episode 01:27 Welcome to the Mini Series 02:50 Top 10 - Number 2 03:17 About Rachel Tennpenny McGonigle 04:27 Grief is not forever  06:23 What resonated with me 07:20 Why it resonated with listeners Support the show 💡 If today’s episode touched you, please share it with someone who might need it.  🤝 Become a supporter of the show! Starting at $3/month & leave a review. Stay Connected 🌐 Visit nathaliehimmelrich.com💌 Subscribe to the newsletter for resources and updates🎧 Never miss an episode—follow the podcast!💛 Socials   Instagram   FacebookFind Support Resources  💜 For Grievers – Resources https://nathaliehimmelrich.com/grief-trauma-support/💜 For Supporters – Supporting someone https://nathaliehimmelrich.com/supporters-resources/💜 Books – Explore books on grief and healing https://nathaliehimmelrich.com/books/💜 Support – Offers - free and paid  https://nathaliehimmelrich.com/free-resources-hub/

    9 min
  3. 197 Trusting Your Nervous System Through Grief: Loss and Polyvagal Theory | Deb Dana

    Jun 14

    197 Trusting Your Nervous System Through Grief: Loss and Polyvagal Theory | Deb Dana

    Send us Fan Mail In this mini-series episode, I revisit number three in the top ten most listened-to episodes: my conversation with Deb Dana, clinician, consultant, author, and the world’s leading translator of Polyvagal Theory — on loss, the nervous system, and what it means to trust your body through grief. Deb brings both her professional expertise and something deeply personal to this conversation: the recent death of her husband Bob, and her own experience of navigating grief through the Polyvagal lens she has spent years teaching. We explore what the autonomic nervous system actually does in grief, why grief is a physiological experience and not only a psychological one, and how glimmers — micro-moments of safety and connection — can serve as anchors even in the heaviest loss. This is one of the most honest and grounded conversations in the podcast’s history. Listen to the original episode: Episode 85 — Deb Dana | Loss Through the Lens of Polyvagal Theory If this podcast is helping you, please consider leaving a 5-star review — it helps more people find this content when they need it most. Chapters: 00:00 Welcome 00:49 Today's episode 01:27 Welcome to the Mini Series 02:50 Top 10 - Number 3 03:24 About Deb Dana 04:58 Polyvagal Theory and grief  06:16 Glimmers and grief 06:57 What resonated with me 07:55 Why it resonated with listeners Support the show 💡 If today’s episode touched you, please share it with someone who might need it.  🤝 Become a supporter of the show! Starting at $3/month & leave a review. Stay Connected 🌐 Visit nathaliehimmelrich.com💌 Subscribe to the newsletter for resources and updates🎧 Never miss an episode—follow the podcast!💛 Socials   Instagram   FacebookFind Support Resources  💜 For Grievers – Resources https://nathaliehimmelrich.com/grief-trauma-support/💜 For Supporters – Supporting someone https://nathaliehimmelrich.com/supporters-resources/💜 Books – Explore books on grief and healing https://nathaliehimmelrich.com/books/💜 Support – Offers - free and paid  https://nathaliehimmelrich.com/free-resources-hub/

    10 min
  4. 196 Can Anyone Tell Me? Essential Questions About Grief | Meghan Riordan Jarvis

    Jun 12

    196 Can Anyone Tell Me? Essential Questions About Grief | Meghan Riordan Jarvis

    Send us Fan Mail In this mini series episode, I revisit number four in the top ten most listened-to episodes: my third conversation with Meghan Riordan Jarvis — psychotherapist, podcast host, TEDx speaker, and author — on the essential questions about grief, loss and trauma. Meghan joins me for the third time, and this conversation goes deepest. We explore the intersection of grief and trauma, what neuroscience and bioscience tell us about what grief actually does to the body and brain, and the questions that every griever asks but rarely finds answered clearly. Meghan’s book Can Anyone Tell Me? Essential Questions About Grief and Loss is the springboard — and it is the resource I wish every griever had access to. Two professionals, one conversation, and the questions that matter most. Listen to the original episode: Episode 95 — Meghan Riordan Jarvis | The Essential Questions About Grief, Loss and Trauma Also listen to: E41 — How a Therapist Deals With Grief and Trauma  |  E49 — Review of Trauma and Grief Modalities If this podcast is helping you, please consider leaving a 5-star review — it helps more people find this content when they need it most. Chapters: 00:00 Welcome 00:49 Today's episode 01:27 Welcome to the Mini Series 02:50 Top 10 - Number 4 03:45 About Meghan Riordan Jarvis 04:27 Can anyone tell me?  06:06 Essential questions about grief 06:47 What resonated with me 07:35 Why it resonated with listeners Support the show 💡 If today’s episode touched you, please share it with someone who might need it.  🤝 Become a supporter of the show! Starting at $3/month & leave a review. Stay Connected 🌐 Visit nathaliehimmelrich.com💌 Subscribe to the newsletter for resources and updates🎧 Never miss an episode—follow the podcast!💛 Socials   Instagram   FacebookFind Support Resources  💜 For Grievers – Resources https://nathaliehimmelrich.com/grief-trauma-support/💜 For Supporters – Supporting someone https://nathaliehimmelrich.com/supporters-resources/💜 Books – Explore books on grief and healing https://nathaliehimmelrich.com/books/💜 Support – Offers - free and paid  https://nathaliehimmelrich.com/free-resources-hub/

    10 min
  5. 195 Bringing Loving Awareness to Your Pain: Grief and Conscious Communication | James Fish Gill

    Jun 10

    195 Bringing Loving Awareness to Your Pain: Grief and Conscious Communication | James Fish Gill

    Send us Fan Mail In this mini-series episode, I revisit number five in the top ten most listened-to episodes: my double-episode conversation with James Fish Gill — heart coach, yoga teacher, and transformational facilitator from Australia — on bringing loving awareness to pain, grief, and longing. Fish introduces the concept of conscious communication and applies it to grief: rather than dismissing, fixing, or minimising pain, what if we simply witnessed it — with honesty, with love, and without the need for it to be different? In Episodes 51 and 52, he walks through his own grief journey using this approach, moving through acknowledgement, emotional experience, and the field of yearning at the heart of loss. This is one of the most tender and practically transformative conversations in the podcast’s history. Listen to both parts together. Part 1: Episode 51 — James Fish Gill | Bringing Loving Awareness to Your Pain (Part 1) Part 2: Episode 52 — James Fish Gill | Bringing Loving Awareness to Your Pain (Part 2) If this podcast is helping you, please consider leaving a 5-star review — it helps more people find this content when they need it most. Chapters: 00:00 Welcome 00:49 Today's episode 01:27 Welcome to the Mini Series 02:50 Top 10 - Number 5 03:16 About James Fish Gill 04:07 How to fall in Love with Humanity 04:38 Bringing loving awareness to our pain 05:56 Permission to feel anything 06:16 What resonated with me 06:52 Why it resonated with listeners Support the show 💡 If today’s episode touched you, please share it with someone who might need it.  🤝 Become a supporter of the show! Starting at $3/month & leave a review. Stay Connected 🌐 Visit nathaliehimmelrich.com💌 Subscribe to the newsletter for resources and updates🎧 Never miss an episode—follow the podcast!💛 Socials   Instagram   FacebookFind Support Resources  💜 For Grievers – Resources https://nathaliehimmelrich.com/grief-trauma-support/💜 For Supporters – Supporting someone https://nathaliehimmelrich.com/supporters-resources/💜 Books – Explore books on grief and healing https://nathaliehimmelrich.com/books/💜 Support – Offers - free and paid  https://nathaliehimmelrich.com/free-resources-hub/

    9 min
  6. 194 Can Trauma Really Be Resolved in One Session? | Laney Rosenzweig

    Jun 8

    194 Can Trauma Really Be Resolved in One Session? | Laney Rosenzweig

    Send us Fan Mail In this mini-series episode, I revisit number six in the top ten most listened-to episodes: my conversation with Laney Rosenzweig, the developer of Accelerated Resolution Therapy (ART) — an evidence-based, eye movement therapy that can resolve the symptoms of PTSD, grief, depression, anxiety, and more, often in just one to three sessions. Laney is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist with over three decades of experience and the founder of the Rosenzweig Center for Rapid Recovery, which has trained over 8,000 clinicians worldwide. In this conversation, we explore how ART works, why it is different from EMDR, and why the results can sound too good to be true — until you understand the science behind them. If you have been carrying grief or trauma and feel stuck, this episode offers a genuinely different perspective on what healing can look like. Listen to the original episode: Episode 45 — Laney Rosenzweig | How Trauma Can Be Resolved in Just One Session With ART, and you can find all of Laney's information, including the links to her website, on the same link. If this podcast is helping you, please consider leaving a 5-star review — it helps more people find this content when they need it most. Chapters: 00:00 Welcome 00:49 Today's episode 01:27 Welcome to the Mini Series 02:50 Top 10 - Number 6 03:10 About Laney Rosenzweig 03:22 ART - Accelerated Resolution Therapy 04:47 Trauma resolved in just one session?! 05:15 What is ART? 06:18 What resonated with me 07:18 Why it resonated with listeners Support the show 💡 If today’s episode touched you, please share it with someone who might need it.  🤝 Become a supporter of the show! Starting at $3/month & leave a review. Stay Connected 🌐 Visit nathaliehimmelrich.com💌 Subscribe to the newsletter for resources and updates🎧 Never miss an episode—follow the podcast!💛 Socials   Instagram   FacebookFind Support Resources  💜 For Grievers – Resources https://nathaliehimmelrich.com/grief-trauma-support/💜 For Supporters – Supporting someone https://nathaliehimmelrich.com/supporters-resources/💜 Books – Explore books on grief and healing https://nathaliehimmelrich.com/books/💜 Support – Offers - free and paid  https://nathaliehimmelrich.com/free-resources-hub/

    9 min
  7. 193 Grief, Trauma, Essence and Safety | Turiya Hanover

    Jun 6

    193 Grief, Trauma, Essence and Safety | Turiya Hanover

    Send us Fan Mail In this mini-series episode, I revisit number seven in the top ten most listened-to episodes: my third conversation with Turiya Hanover — co-founder of Path Retreats and the Path of Love process, therapist, and grief survivor — on the deep connection between grief, trauma, essence, connection, and safety. Turiya first appeared on this podcast in Episode 4, which became one of the most downloaded episodes in the show’s history. In Episode 64, we go furthest: into what grief does to the self at the level of essence, what trauma does to our capacity for safety, and what becomes possible when we are held well enough to grieve fully. If you are drawn to a deeper, somatic and spiritual exploration of grief and trauma, this conversation is for you. Listen to the original episode: Episode 64 — Turiya Hanover | Grief, Trauma, Essence, Connection and Safety, and you can find all of Turiya's information, including the links to her website, on the same link. Also listen to: Episode 4 — The Loss of Significant Partners in Life  |  Episode 26 — Grief in the First Year and Coming Out of Trauma If this podcast is helping you, please consider leaving a 5-star review — it helps more people find this content when they need it most. Chapters: 00:00 Welcome 00:49 Today's episode 01:27 Welcome to the Mini Series 02:50 Top 10 - Number 7 03:14 About Turiya Hanover 06:20 What resonated with me 07:36 Why it resonated with listeners Support the show 💡 If today’s episode touched you, please share it with someone who might need it.  🤝 Become a supporter of the show! Starting at $3/month & leave a review. Stay Connected 🌐 Visit nathaliehimmelrich.com💌 Subscribe to the newsletter for resources and updates🎧 Never miss an episode—follow the podcast!💛 Socials   Instagram   FacebookFind Support Resources  💜 For Grievers – Resources https://nathaliehimmelrich.com/grief-trauma-support/💜 For Supporters – Supporting someone https://nathaliehimmelrich.com/supporters-resources/💜 Books – Explore books on grief and healing https://nathaliehimmelrich.com/books/💜 Support – Offers - free and paid  https://nathaliehimmelrich.com/free-resources-hub/

    10 min
  8. 192 Grief for a Relationship That Never Truy Was: Surviving a Husband's Revenge Suicide | Shavaun Scott

    Jun 4

    192 Grief for a Relationship That Never Truy Was: Surviving a Husband's Revenge Suicide | Shavaun Scott

    Send us Fan Mail Content note: This episode discusses suicide, intimate partner abuse, and traumatic loss. In this mini-series episode, I revisit number eight in the top ten most listened-to episodes: my conversation with Shavaun Scott, a psychotherapist and author who shares the story of her husband’s revenge suicide — an act carried out on the very day she asked for a divorce, after 17 years in an abusive relationship. Shavaun brings nearly 35 years of clinical experience and 20 years of personal reflection to a conversation about complicated grief, the moral injuries of suicide, the psychological toll of intimate partner abuse, and what healing actually looks like over time. Her memoir, Nightbird, explores this journey in full. This is one of the most powerful and honest conversations in the podcast’s history. Listen to the original episode: Episode 160 — Shavaun Scott | Revisiting Loss and Trauma 20 Years After a Revenge Suicide, and you can find all of Shavaun's information, including the links to her book and her website, on the same link. If this podcast is helping you, please consider leaving a 5-star review — it helps more people find this content when they need it most. Chapters: 00:00 Welcome 00:49 Today's episode 01:27 Welcome to the Mini Series 02:50 Top 10 - Number 8 03:29 About Shavaun Scott 04:25 Husband's revenge suicide  06:43 What resonated with me 07:27 Why it resonated with listeners Support the show 💡 If today’s episode touched you, please share it with someone who might need it.  🤝 Become a supporter of the show! Starting at $3/month & leave a review. Stay Connected 🌐 Visit nathaliehimmelrich.com💌 Subscribe to the newsletter for resources and updates🎧 Never miss an episode—follow the podcast!💛 Socials   Instagram   FacebookFind Support Resources  💜 For Grievers – Resources https://nathaliehimmelrich.com/grief-trauma-support/💜 For Supporters – Supporting someone https://nathaliehimmelrich.com/supporters-resources/💜 Books – Explore books on grief and healing https://nathaliehimmelrich.com/books/💜 Support – Offers - free and paid  https://nathaliehimmelrich.com/free-resources-hub/

    10 min
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You can't go through life without experiencing loss and trauma the question is how do we deal and live with the grief and pain? Join Nathalie Himmelrich, grief expert and author, talking to people who have experienced grief and trauma first-hand. If you want to be inspired by others who traveled through their grief and trauma, found that healing is possible, and came out the other end knowing they can survive and thrive in life after loss. For more info: www.nathaliehimmelrich.com

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  • Creator
    Nathalie Himmelrich
  • Years Active
    2022 - 2026
  • Episodes
    209
  • Rating
    Explicit
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    © 2026 How To Deal With Grief and Trauma
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    How To Deal With Grief and Trauma

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