218. What Kind of Griever Are You? Understanding Your Grief Style and Why It Matters

Drop me a message or voice note!In this episode, I'm diving into one of my favorite topics—grieving styles—and why understanding yours can be such a powerful part of your healing journey. Because here's what I want you to know before we even get started: there is no right way to grieve. There is only your way.I'm pulling from real research here, specifically the work of psychologists Terry Martin and Kenneth Doka, who identified a spectrum of grieving styles that explains so much about why we all move through loss so differently.Here's what we cover:✨ The difference between intuitive and instrumental grieving, and why both are completely valid✨ The five griever types: The Feeler, The Doer, The Blender, The Bottler, and The Spiraler, and how to identify which one you are✨ How attachment theory connects to the way you experience and express grief✨ Why some people bottle their grief inward, and how it can quietly show up in the body instead✨ What's happening for the Spiraler, and why feeling stuck or consumed by grief doesn't mean you're failing✨ How to use your grief style as a map, not a box, so you can start giving yourself exactly what you need✨ A Soul Shift prompt to close the episode and carry into your weekIf you've ever looked at someone else's grief and thought how are they doing that?—or looked at your own and thought what is wrong with me?—this episode is for you.Learn 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 ...