The House of Mourning: Embodied Wisdom from Grief, Loss and Trauma

This podcast - wow. I have only listened now to episode 9 Unbroken: Reframing Trauma and as a person who has experienced great amount of childhood trauma and the loss of my son in 2015, I can tell you our society / families are grief-phobic indeed! Healing through loss is the equivalent of passing through a portal and finding yourself inside some other immutable landscape of isolation and suffering, even if prepared is difficult to traverse without massive amounts of empathetic support and comfort, and I’m not talking about a pot of soup. We need to restructure how loss impacts relationships and the societal narratives that cause so much damage and more suffering. It’s as if it is somehow contagious and not ok to approach someone experiencing loss. Joelle’s courage to witness her own and others grief and offering insights, empathy and wisdom is a powerful tool to assist and thank god I found this podcast! I appreciate the straight forward approach to a deeply meaningful process. Joelle exposes the tragic truths and taboos that surround what it means to offer connection and is helpful, supportive and compassionate - who doesn’t need that when grieving - because we will all lose someone or something and loss is a lonely experience but we can change that with some helpful reframing away from shame and isolation! ❤️

Fantastic podcast where Joelle takes an mature approach to addressing grief. There are no shortcuts, no buzz words and no platitudes that cure all wounds in real life. Thank you for you time creating this space where we I can learn the vocabulary and skills to navigate my own grief and support others in grief, and thank you for honoring your son - and the your guest’s family members here.

I know from personal experience after pregnancy loss that grief can feel so lonely and difficult to navigate. Knowing someone you love is grieving can feel uncomfortable and overwhelming because you don’t know how to help. I’m excited for this podcast to make space to normalize grieving and to learn from people’s experiences with grief, without unhelpful toxic positivity. The introduction episode immediately drew me to the host and her mission. I’m looking forward to listening more!