197. Grieving Two Parents: From a Sudden Death to Dementia Caregiving with Barri Leiner Grant

Drop me a message or voice note!In this episode of Life With Grief, Barri Leiner Grant shares her experience of losing her mother suddenly to a brain aneurysm at age 27, and what it meant to grieve at a time when grief was rarely spoken about. She opens up about becoming a motherless mother, seeking therapy during pregnancy, and learning how to carry loss without silencing it.We explore spiritual and intuitive healing, including working with a shaman and medium, and how those experiences led her to create The Memory Circle, a space centered on continuing bonds and conscious grieving.The conversation also turns to the long goodbye of dementia. Barri reflects on caring for her father, Neil, through years of memory loss alongside her siblings, the differences between sudden loss and cognitive decline, and how anticipatory grief shapes the caregiving journey.This episode touches on:✨ Sudden loss and brain aneurysm grief✨ Becoming a mother after losing your own mother✨ Continuing bonds and conscious grieving✨ Spiritual healing and grief support✨ Dementia, caregiving, and anticipatory grief✨ Navigating mortality without living in fearIf you’re grieving a parent, navigating caregiving, or learning how to live fully while carrying loss, this conversation offers insight, validation, and practical ways to stay connected to those you love.Connect with Barri:https://www.instagram.com/thememorycirclehttps://thememorycircle.comPermission Granted https://open.substack.com/pub/barriLearn more about Letters of Light 💌✨ https://lossesbecomegains.com/lettersSupport the showNEW! Letters of Light 💌✨ https://lossesbecomegains.com/lettersSupport the podcast: https://buymeacoffee.com/lifewithgriefpodcast📖 Life Beyond Grief Substack: https://taraaccardo.substack.com/Connect with me:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lossesbecomegains/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lifewithgriefpodcast/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/losses.become.gainsWebsite: https://lossesbecomegains.com/Work with me one-on-one: https://lossesbecomegains.com/work-with-taraShop the LBG Daily Journal: https://lossesbecomegains.com/journalBy accessing this Podcast, I acknowledge that the entire contents are the property of Tara Accardo, or used by Tara Accardo with permission. Except as otherwise provided herein, users of this Podcast may save and use information contained in the Podcast only for personal or other non-commercial, educational ...