Just listen | Jamie Elizabeth Metzgar Prickly and Blooming

Jamie Elizabeth Metzgar was on a work trip when she received a phone call. Her husband, Bill, had suddenly died. In this episode of Prickly and Blooming, Jamie chats with host Jessie Browning about finding herself again after the loss of her husband and her dog. She shares how she found her soft landing and started her career as a grief coach. Listen to why you should just show up for those grieving.



Episode Timeline:

[00:03] Intro

[04:34] Meet Jamie Elizabeth Metzgar

[05:00] A brutal loss

[11:40] Coping through work

[14:36] That's when it all hit

[19:49] Her support system

[20:46] Her soft landing

[25:26] Getting into grief coaching

[32:41] Just show up

[39:25] Is love such a small commodity?

[43:56] Her professional life now

[47:07] Open up your ears and listen

[47:45] Jessie's rapid fire questions

[50:54] Contacting Jamie Elizabeth Metzgar

[51:49] Outro




Resources Mentioned:

Salt & Ash & Honey & Magic by Jamie Elizabeth Metzgar

On Grief and Grieving: Finding the Meaning of Grief Through the Five Stages of Loss by Elisabeth Kübler-Ross and David Kessler

Wanderful

Sharing Solace

Paper: Paging Through History by Mark Kurlansky

The Italian Party: A Novel by Christina Lynch




Standout Quotes:

"It forced me to rethink everything. Everything I thought my life would be was gone." -Jamie Metzgar [17:13]

"Travel's a thing with me, especially when I'm feeling so lost, because it forces my attention. It forces me out of myself. It forces me to focus on communicating in other languages. It's a really grounding point to me. And it also bizarrely as huge as loss is, it puts it all in context of I'm just a tiny drop in this world. Everybody around me, all these nameless people have experienced something awful." -Jamie Metzgar [24:48]

"Just ask. Don't assume you know anything. Don't assume you know the griever's faith, because even if the person has been very devout to something, grief will shake you." -Jamie Metzgar [36:38]




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