122: Unpacking Grief: The Backpack We All Carry

Send us Fan Mail Ready to lighten your emotional backpack? This episode provides compassionate understanding and practical tools to navigate grief's complex terrain. Whether you're processing a recent loss or carrying unacknowledged grief from years past, Michelle Mariscal's insights illuminate the path toward healing and wholenessMichelle reveals how her own losses left her unable to make even simple decisions like choosing dinner. This cognitive disruption signaled a crucial turning point - when intellectual understanding fails, we must find new pathways through our emotional landscape.  The most valuable gift Michelle offers listeners is a set of practical techniques for working with grief in the moment.  Join us in this Feed Your Soul with Kim Podcast where we answer the questions: Learn what grief is and how to be with it. Discover what to do with your “emotional backpack.”What to do when you are experiencing strong emotions. Practice 3 techniques to move through grief. Please note this podcast is not a substitute for mental health therapy or seeing your physician. Please see a qualified professional if you think you have mental health struggles.  Contact Michele Mariscal: https://www.energym.org/ Check out Michele’s book Growing Through Grief: https://www.energym.org/books/  Get your Downloadable copy of How to Choose Your Right Therapist https://go.feedyoursoulunlimited.com/choosetherapist-completeguide  Connect with Kim https://feedyoursoulunlimited.com/ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCTuSnNrSDhLvbhxoTMXZgog  Join us on Facebook in our Feed Your Soul Community: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1172488142887200/  Kim McLaughlin, MA Kim McLaughlin is a psychotherapist, coach, speaker, and author. She helps people who feel frustrated, overwhelmed, and overloaded, and it shows up in overeating. She has a Master of Arts Degree in Clinical Psychology and is a certified Intuitive Eating Counselor, helping people to gain peace with food. We would love to get your feedback on this show and let us know what you would like to hear in upcoming shows. Email us at [email protected]  Thank you for listening. Please be sure to leave a review for others to find us and share this podcast with a friend. https://feedyoursoulunlimited.com/feed-your-soul-with-kim-podcast/  Join us for more conversation at:Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/feedyoursoulunlimited/@feedyoursoulunlimitedWebsite:http://feedyoursoulunlimited.com/We would love it if you would leave us a 5 star review on your favorite platform.Thanks for listening to the Feed Your Soul with Kim Podcast.