48 min
The Grief Olympics: Love and Loss with Laurel Braitman Grief Club: The Podcast with Addison Brasil
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- Self-Improvement
Do you ever feel like a "grief Olympian," constantly facing the challenges of loss and heartache? Join us as we welcome Laurel BraItman, author of What Looks Like Bravery, to share her profound insights on navigating the complex terrain of grief. Our conversation explores the importance of understanding our motivations behind overachievement and how it may be a hidden form of self-harm. Laurel also shares her story of growing up with a dying father and the lessons she's learned along the way.
As fellow 'grief Olympians', we recognize the value of asking children for their own definition of grief to better understand this complex emotion. Laurel's unique perspective will resonate with anyone who has experienced loss. Together, we discuss finding moments of reflection and ritual that feel effortless, allowing us to grieve in a way that's authentic to us, rather than following societal expectations.
Laurel's journey is both inspiring and relatable, reminding us that despite the pain, we can still find moments of joy and gratitude amidst our grief. Her wisdom teaches us the importance of staying open to love, even when it's frightening. So join us for this enlightening and emotional conversation as we learn valuable lessons from Laurel on love, loss, and finding peace in the midst of grief.
We explore the idea of Flow vs Force in honouring a grief journey, daily life, and everything in between. Spoiler alert we also discuss Season 4 of HBO's Succession. Also, Justin Michael Williams leaves a message on the Grief Club voicemail with some free meditations and resources!
Laurel Braitman PhD is a writer, teacher and secular, clinical chaplain-in-training. She is the author of the brand new memoir What Looks Like Bravery: An epic journey through loss to love (March 13th, Simon & Schuster) and the NYT bestselling book Animal Madness: Inside Their Minds. She received her doctorate in History and Anthropology of Science from MIT and is the director of Writing and Storytelling at the Stanford School of Medicine’s Medical Humanities and the Arts Program where she helps clinical students, staff and physicians communicate more clearly and vulnerably for their own benefit and that of their patients. Laurel is also the founder of Writing Medicine, the global community of writing healthcare professionals. Her work has appeared in the New York Times, The Guardian, Wired, California Sunday, National Geographic, Radiolab, National Public Radio and many other places. She splits her time between rural Alaska, her family’s ranch in Southern California and Northern New Mexico.
Where Can I Find More of Laurel?
www.laurelbraitman.com
@laurel_braitman
Hosted By: Addison Brasil
Author of First Year Of Grief Club: A Gift From A Friend Who Gets It
www.mygriefclub.com
@sharemygriefclub
@addisonbrasil
Support the show
Do you ever feel like a "grief Olympian," constantly facing the challenges of loss and heartache? Join us as we welcome Laurel BraItman, author of What Looks Like Bravery, to share her profound insights on navigating the complex terrain of grief. Our conversation explores the importance of understanding our motivations behind overachievement and how it may be a hidden form of self-harm. Laurel also shares her story of growing up with a dying father and the lessons she's learned along the way.
As fellow 'grief Olympians', we recognize the value of asking children for their own definition of grief to better understand this complex emotion. Laurel's unique perspective will resonate with anyone who has experienced loss. Together, we discuss finding moments of reflection and ritual that feel effortless, allowing us to grieve in a way that's authentic to us, rather than following societal expectations.
Laurel's journey is both inspiring and relatable, reminding us that despite the pain, we can still find moments of joy and gratitude amidst our grief. Her wisdom teaches us the importance of staying open to love, even when it's frightening. So join us for this enlightening and emotional conversation as we learn valuable lessons from Laurel on love, loss, and finding peace in the midst of grief.
We explore the idea of Flow vs Force in honouring a grief journey, daily life, and everything in between. Spoiler alert we also discuss Season 4 of HBO's Succession. Also, Justin Michael Williams leaves a message on the Grief Club voicemail with some free meditations and resources!
Laurel Braitman PhD is a writer, teacher and secular, clinical chaplain-in-training. She is the author of the brand new memoir What Looks Like Bravery: An epic journey through loss to love (March 13th, Simon & Schuster) and the NYT bestselling book Animal Madness: Inside Their Minds. She received her doctorate in History and Anthropology of Science from MIT and is the director of Writing and Storytelling at the Stanford School of Medicine’s Medical Humanities and the Arts Program where she helps clinical students, staff and physicians communicate more clearly and vulnerably for their own benefit and that of their patients. Laurel is also the founder of Writing Medicine, the global community of writing healthcare professionals. Her work has appeared in the New York Times, The Guardian, Wired, California Sunday, National Geographic, Radiolab, National Public Radio and many other places. She splits her time between rural Alaska, her family’s ranch in Southern California and Northern New Mexico.
Where Can I Find More of Laurel?
www.laurelbraitman.com
@laurel_braitman
Hosted By: Addison Brasil
Author of First Year Of Grief Club: A Gift From A Friend Who Gets It
www.mygriefclub.com
@sharemygriefclub
@addisonbrasil
Support the show
48 min