85 episodes
What's Your Grief Podcast Eleanor Haley & Litsa Williams
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4.4 • 122 Ratings
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In this podcast Eleanor Haley, MS and Litsa Williams, MA, LCSW-C, the mental health professionals behind the website and book 'What's Your Grief', leave no stone unturned in demystifying the complicated and messy world of living life after loss.
One digestible topic at a time, Haley and Williams distill topics ranging from grief theory to coping. Grievers and grief professionals alike will find their approach practical, relatable, informative and engaging. Grief is sad and confusing, but your grief support doesn't have to be.
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Grief Meets Existential Dread
In this episode we're going deep, talking about a very common but rarely discussed issue in grief: existential dread. Loss can make us face big questions about life and purpose. It makes us face our own mortality. This week we talk about what it's like to gaze long into the abyss. We reflect on our own discomfort with death (and our comfort with that discomfort).
We don't have ads or a patreon. What helps us most is if you join the WYG hub for grief learning and connection. Open for summer cohort through May 31, 2023 and will then reopen in the autumn. It is only $8.33/month if you join annually and it is a big part of what keeps the podcast going - https://whatsyourgrief.com/online-grief-community/
You can also make a donation here any time to help us keep the lights on.
If you're a grief professional, we have a community for you too. https://whatsyourgrief.com/grief-professionals-community/
Also, if you like the podcast we're pretty sure you'll like the book! And you can get it in print ebook or audible.
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Mother's Day & Father's Day Grief
May is here and that means the looming grief triggers of Mother's Day and Father's Day are upon us. In this episode we cover all the basics - why it's hard, who is impacted (spoiler alert: it isn't just bereaved parents and bereaved children), and some suggestions for coping.
We have tons of Mother's Day and Father's Day articles and support over on What's Your Grief. Start with some of our favorites.
Other mentions from the episode: Honest Obituaries site.
We don't have ads or a patreon. What helps us most is if you join the WYG member community for grief education, connection, accountability, a grief book club & more. It is only $8.33/month if you join annually and it is a big part of what keeps the podcast going - https://whatsyourgrief.com/online-grief-community/
If you're a grief professional, we have a community for you too. https://whatsyourgrief.com/grief-professionals-community/
Also, if you like the podcast we're pretty sure you'll like the book! And you can get it in print ebook or audible.
Bookshop.org Barnes & Noble Amazon Books A Million Indiebound Hudson Booksellers Powell's -
When Grief Meets Anxiety
Anxiety is one of those grief experiences that is incredibly common and yet often catches people off guard. If you experienced difficult levels of anxiety before a loss, it can feel worse than ever as you navigate grief. And even if you never struggled with managing anxiety before, your loss can bring it up. In this episode we talk about the relationship between grief and anxiety, some common reasons for it, and offer some suggestions on how to manage it.
Here are the two of the anxiety workbooks we mentioned:
Anxiety and Phobia Workbook
Get Out of Your Mind and Into Your Life
We don't have ads or a patreon. What helps us most is if you join the WYG member community for grief education, connection, accountability, a grief book club & more. It is only $8.33/month if you join annually and it is a big part of what keeps the podcast going - https://whatsyourgrief.com/online-grief-community/
If you're a grief professional, we have a community for you too. https://whatsyourgrief.com/grief-professionals-community/
Also, if you like the podcast we're pretty sure you'll like the book! And you can get it in print ebook or audible.
Bookshop.org Barnes & Noble Amazon Books A Million Indiebound Hudson Booksellers Powell's -
What Are You Doing Here?
This week we're reflecting on what's were doing here. Not in the existential sense (though we're certainly always angsting about that on some level). But in the sense that we're curious what you want to hear more of. We hope you'll give a listen and then answer these 3 (very simple) questions to help guide our future episodes. https://form.jotform.com/230677758851066
We don't have ads or a patreon. What helps us most is if you join the WYG member community for grief education, connection, accountability, a grief book club & more. It is only $8.33/month if you join annually and it is a big part of what keeps the podcast going - https://whatsyourgrief.com/online-grief-community/
If you're a grief professional, we have a community for you too. https://whatsyourgrief.com/grief-professionals-community/
Also, if you like the podcast we're pretty sure you'll like the book! And you can get it in print ebook or audible.
Bookshop.org Barnes & Noble Amazon Books A Million Indiebound Hudson Booksellers Powell's -
Decades On, Grief Still Surprises Us
Though there have been significant losses in our lives in the decades since, each of us looks back to the deaths of a parent early in life as formative to our lives and specifically our work in grief. In this episode, we reflect on the ways those remote personal losses still surprise us - even now.
We don't have ads or a patreon. What helps us most is if you join the WYG member community for grief education, connection, accountability, a grief book club & more. It is only $8.33/month if you join annually and it is a big part of what keeps the podcast going - https://whatsyourgrief.com/online-grief-community/
If you're a grief professional, we have a community for you too. https://whatsyourgrief.com/grief-professionals-community/
Also, if you like the podcast we're pretty sure you'll like the book! And you can get it in print or on audible, for those of youOur book is available anywhere you buy books:
Amazon Barnes & Noble Bookshop Books A Million Indiebound Hudson Booksellers Powell's -
Ask Me Anything (about Grief)
Litsa's flying solo this week, answering questions about grief submitted on Instagram. Talking about supporting partners, siblings, navigating grief conversations with friends, plushies, and more!
We don't have ads or a patreon. What helps us most is if you join the WYG member community for grief education, connection, accountability, a grief book club & more. It is only $8.33/month if you join annually and it is a big part of what keeps the podcast going - https://whatsyourgrief.com/online-grief-community/
If you're a grief professional, we have a community for you too. https://whatsyourgrief.com/grief-professionals-community/
Also, if you like the podcast we're pretty sure you'll like the book! And you can get it in print or on audible, for those of youOur book is available anywhere you buy books:
Amazon Barnes & Noble Bookshop Books A Million Indiebound Hudson Booksellers Powell's
Customer Reviews
Audio needs improvement
Great content and such a novel, important concept! Loved the episode on losing “home.” There is a persistent “buzz” in the background that makes it hard to listen; perhaps invest in a better mic, as this content is great and would be wonderful for people to be able to listen to.
Grief follow up
Love the show! Can y’all talk about a person losing abilities earlier in life because of a condition such as MS? I’m living it at 40 years old and some days are mentally hard.
I can’t say enough good!
This podcast has been such a blessing to me. I lost a loved one a little over two months ago, and I couldn’t get through the long work days without this in my ear. Both hosts do an amazing job. Thank you for providing this resource... it makes a difference!