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. 23h ago

    Grief, Shame, and the Soul's Work: A Conversation with Francis Weller Part 2 | 203

    Send us Fan Mail This is Part 2 of the Conversation with Francis Weller. If you haven't listened to Part 1 yet, start here. There are voices in the grief world that stop you in your tracks — not because they are loud, but because they carry something true. Francis Weller is one of those voices. I have followed his work for some time, moved by the depth of his writing and the rare quality of his presence, and I have long wanted to bring him into this conversation. Today, that moment has arrived, and I am genuinely looking forward to what we will explore together. Francis brings to this work something that is not easy to name but impossible to miss — a willingness to sit inside the hardest human experiences without rushing toward resolution, and a gift for language that meets grief where it actually lives. In this episode, we cover 02:37 Trauma and Grief04:09 Titrating the Trauma to Work With Grief12:00 Where Did the Interest in Soul, Ritual, etc. Start?13:44 What Has Claimed Me?18:03 The Gift22:22 First Steps to Care For Your SoulAbout today's guest Francis Weller is a psychotherapist, writer, and soul activist. Author of the bestselling The Wild Edge of Sorrow: Rituals of Renewal and the Sacred Work of Grief and In the Absence of the Ordinary: Soul Work for Times of Uncertainty, he has introduced the healing work of ritual to thousands of people. His writing and voice have appeared in anthologies, journals, and media such as Anderson Cooper's All There Is podcast, The Sun, Utne Reader, Kosmos Journal, and Ruminate. He is currently completing his fourth book, Facing the World with Soul and Why It Matters. 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/

    Grief, Shame, and the Soul's Work: A Conversation with Francis Weller Part 2 | 203

  2. Sep 11

    Grief, Shame, and the Soul's Work: A Conversation with Francis Weller Part 1 | 202

    Send us Fan Mail There are voices in the grief world that stop you in your tracks — not because they are loud, but because they carry something true. Francis Weller is one of those voices. I have followed his work for some time, moved by the depth of his writing and the rare quality of his presence, and I have long wanted to bring him into this conversation. Today, that moment has arrived, and I am genuinely looking forward to what we will explore together. Francis brings to this work something that is not easy to name but impossible to miss — a willingness to sit inside the hardest human experiences without rushing toward resolution, and a gift for language that meets grief where it actually lives. In this episode, we cover 06:00 Becoming Acquainted With the Customs of Sorrow and Grief07:06 People Feeling Sorrow Differently - Why?08:38 The Two Primary Sins of the Western World09:51 Places to Take Grief to11:19 Grief is Never Far12:08 Cultivating an Apprenticeship with Sorrow21:22 My Anchor in Grief24:09 Learning to Trust Grief27:04 Every Human is a Carrier of Grief34:05 What Happens on Grief Retreats?About today's guest Francis Weller is a psychotherapist, writer, and soul activist. Author of the bestselling The Wild Edge of Sorrow: Rituals of Renewal and the Sacred Work of Grief and In the Absence of the Ordinary: Soul Work for Times of Uncertainty, he has introduced the healing work of ritual to thousands of people. His writing and voice have appeared in anthologies, journals, and media such as Anderson Cooper's All There Is podcast, The Sun, Utne Reader, Kosmos Journal, and Ruminate. He is currently completing his fourth book, Facing the World with Soul and Why It Matters. 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/

    Grief, Shame, and the Soul's Work: A Conversation with Francis Weller Part 1 | 202

  3. Sep 3

    Grief and Time: What 15 Years Taught Me About Loss vs. Grieving | 201

    Send us Fan Mail This episode is different. Instead of sitting across from a guest, I am the one in the chair. Fifteen years ago, my daughter Amaya was born at 34 weeks and 5 days — about five weeks early — alongside her identical twin sister, and died two days later after we made the hardest decision of our lives. In this solo episode, recorded on the anniversary itself, I walk you through that week in the NICU — and then through what fifteen years of time has, and hasn't, done to my grief. My intention isn't to dwell on the loss itself, but on the question underneath it: what does time actually do to grief? I share the distinction I've come to rely on with my own clients — that loss is a fact, unchanging, while grieving is a living process that keeps changing shape. I also look at how memory itself works, why some moments from that week are as vivid today as they were then, and why fifteen years haven't erased the sadness — nor should it. "Loss is a fact. It will not change, as much as you want it to. Grieving, however, is a process — and this is why I prefer 'grieving' over 'grief.'" If you're carrying a loss that people expect you to be "over" by now, if you've ever been told time heals all wounds and wondered why it hasn't for you, or if you support someone whose grief doesn't fit a tidy timeline, this episode is for you. Free resources mentioned in this episode are available at nathaliehimmelrich.com/free-resources-hub, including the Beginner's Guide to Dealing with Grief and Trauma. Rate this podcast five stars if it helps you feel less alone. It takes thirty seconds and helps more grieving and traumatised people find this show when they need it most. 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/

  4. Jun 21

    Grief and Trauma Podcast: 4-Year Anniversary Edition | 200

    Send us Fan Mail On the 21st of June 2026, this podcast turns four years old. In this anniversary episode, I step away from the interview format to speak directly to the people who have made this show what it is: the guests who gave their time and their honesty, and the listeners who showed up week after week — in the hardest seasons of their lives — and kept listening. This episode is a thank-you, a reflection, and a request. I talk about what four years of conversations about grief and trauma have taught me, what I have witnessed in the impact these conversations have had on listeners, and what I am asking of this community as we move into year five. If this podcast has ever helped you — even once — this episode is for you. And if you know someone who is grieving, please share it with them. Leave a review: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | wherever you listen Send me a message: Use the ‘Send a Text’ button in the show notes Full episode archive: nathaliehimmelrich.com/episode-overview-latest-episode-first/ 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 4th anniversary 02:26 Part 1: The guests 05:10 Part 2: What I have witnessed in these conversations 07:44 Part 3: What this has made possible for listeners 10:50 Part 4: A request 12:15 Please leave a review 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/

  5. Jun 18

    Loss and What Death Cannot Take: Love After Loss with Turiya Hanover | 199

    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/

    Loss and What Death Cannot Take: Love After Loss with Turiya Hanover | 199

  6. Jun 16

    How Healing Is Possible After Loss with Rachel Tennpenny Crawford | 198

    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/

    How Healing Is Possible After Loss with Rachel Tennpenny Crawford | 198

  7. Jun 14

    Grief and the Nervous System: Polyvagal Theory for Loss with Deb Dana | 197

    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/

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  8. Jun 12

    Grief: The Essential Questions Everyone Asks with Meghan R Jarvis | 196

    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/

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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
    213
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    Explicit
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