5 episodes
Sunday Mourning Claire Bidwell Smith
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- Health & Fitness
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4.7 • 43 Ratings
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Claire Bidwell Smith is a therapist specializing in grief and the author of several popular books of nonfiction. After experiencing the loss of both of her parents at a young age, Claire came through her own healing journey to become someone who regularly inspires others to heal. Now she is offering an even more intimate conversation in her Sunday Mourning Podcast series. In each episode she’ll dive into different topics related to grief – everything from guilt and anxiety to the afterlife – bringing on various guests, as well as revealing more of her personal journey and revelations. Join Claire as she helps you explore grief and loss in a way that makes your heart feel whole again.
Claire has written three books about grief and loss: The Rules of Inheritance (Penguin, 2012), After This: When Life is Over Where Do We Go? (Penguin, 2015), and the forthcoming Anxiety: The Missing Stage of Grief (Da Capo, 2018). Claire’s goal is to broaden the discussion about grief and to help others find a more peaceful way through the pain of losing someone they love. She maintains a private practice seeing clients in Los Angeles, where she lives.
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Coping with Grief During the Holidays
In this episode Claire explores the various ways grief can surface during the holidays and discusses coping techniques for getting through this emotionally-loaded time.
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No "Right" Way to Grieve
Crying in secret, sibling tension, and panic attacks at work... Claire answers listeners questions and gives advice about their experiences with grief and loss.
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Demystifying the Five Stages of Grief
In this episode Claire breaks down the famed five stages of grief and talks about ways they work - and don't work - and why there is so much confusion about how to use them.
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Can Our Loved Ones See Us From the Other Side? An Interview with Psychic Medium Fleur
In this episode, Claire talks to renowned psychic medium Fleur about life on the other side. Finding ways to feel connected to our loved ones is a vital part of the healing process, but is it real? How does it work? Fleur answers these questions and more in this candid interview.
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Why We Need to Reconnect With Our Loved Ones
In this episode, Claire talks about why it's important to maintain a sense of connection to the people we lose. But what does that look like and why do we sometimes feel resistance to the idea of it? Learn new ways to think about death and to explore your sense of connection in this episode.
Customer Reviews
Grieving guilt episode
Awesome episode Claire. I’ve been following your work for some years now.
You are a Powerful, Real, Insightful Woman.
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You will feel worse than before you started. Unhelpful.
Thank you so much, Claire.
I love this podcast. Like Claire’s books, so helpful to hear her experiences and to hear her say that what you’re feeling isn’t weird or abnormal but instead a natural part of the grieving process.