168. Grief: How to Live and Love Through It Featuring Hana Mäkinen

In this powerful and heartfelt episode of Rewiring Health, we explore the complex journey of grief and how to navigate it while continuing to live and love fully. Grief touches us all in different ways, and understanding its impact can be the first step towards healing. Join us as we delve into: Personal Stories: Hear touching anecdotes from those who have faced profound loss and found ways to embrace life again. Expert Insights: Gain valuable perspectives on the stages of grief. Practical Strategies: Discover actionable tips for managing grief, nurturing self-love, and maintaining meaningful relationships during difficult times. Whether you're experiencing grief yourself or supporting someone who is, this episode offers compassion, wisdom, and hope. Tune in for an inspiring conversation that encourages you to live and love, even in the face of loss. Hana Mäkinen is a Professional Animal Communicator, End-of-life, After-life, and Grief Specialist. She helps pet parents navigate their pets' illnesses, diagnoses, senior years, and end-of-life and afterlife journeys. By sharing their pets' messages and perspectives and supporting them in their grief, she guides them through their pain, fears, and worries and helps them discover a place of peace and acceptance amid their pain. Hana’s personal losses of family members, friends and animals, the hundreds of clients with whom she has shared their most vulnerable moments with their animals, and her professional training—all lend to her understanding and knowledge of death, dying, trauma and grief. Through my work in animal communication and understanding of grief, I listen and share insight from your animal and offer guidance for you in your animal's end-of-life journey and death and dying with your pet. She was drawn to this work through my journey of traumatic pet deaths growing up and a decade-long journey of living the daily loss of both my parents to their Alzheimer’s and dementia journeys. Her training is life, coupled with training through the Gurney Institute of Animal Communication, David Kessler's Grief Educator Program, Master Herbalist training, a degree in Psychology, Biology of Trauma with Dr Aimie Apigian, certificates in Grief and Heart Shock, Attachment & Neurodevelopment, and Healing and Internal Family Systems (IFS)-informed, all come together and combine with 30 years of experience in natural health and healing to support pet parents and their pets in their challenging times. 02:30 Personal journey with grief 09:00 Grief in the first year 10:50 Grief bursts 19:10 Functioning with grief 23:30 Gifts in grief 40:02 Cherishing the present moment 45:02 Keeping stories alive 52:20 Delayed grief 57:20 How to support others in grief 60:10 How to be authentic in grief Connect with Hana: https://www.endandafter.com https://www.instagram.com/endandaftermedium/ https://www.youtube.com/endandaftermedium Connect with Kelly 1) Grab my ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠FREE Guide Here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠: https://drkellykessler.myflodesk.com/reclaimpeace Reclaim Your Inner Peace: Top Tools for Self-Loyalty and Nervous System Harmony 2) Listen to Rewiring Health Podcast https://open.spotify.com/show/3rM1DKsaBqjVULP7USFZ9n?si=53ce05f138d54f9f https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/rewiring-health/id1627787362 3) Schedule Your Free Discovery Call This is a free call designed to help you overcome your struggles with self-abandonment and unrelenting stress. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Schedule it here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ https://calendly.com/drkellykessler/discovery Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.optimalyouhealthandwellness.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠