#88: Grief Is Making You SICK? The Physical Symptoms No One Talks About -Brenda N

🧠Start healing today with our #sponsor BetterHelp and get 10% off your first month by going to:https://www.betterhelp.com/ichoosehealthGrief does not only affect your emotions. It can show up in your body.After losing her husband of 24 years to COVID in just 11 days, Brenda Mundt’s entire life changed. She shares how the Grief Recovery Method helped her navigate overwhelming loss and how breathwork later became another powerful part of her healing journey.In this episode of the I Choose Health Podcast, we explore physical symptoms of grief, including fatigue, sleep problems, headaches, gut issues, and chronic stress. Brenda also explains why grief does not follow neat stages, what NOT to say to someone who is grieving, and why losing someone can also mean grieving the future and identity you thought you would have.We also discuss breathwork, nervous system regulation, rediscovering yourself after loss, and the complicated emotions that can come with finding happiness again.CONNECT WITH BRENDA MUNDTInstagram:https://www.instagram.com/brendmundt/Heartache, Health and Healing Podcast:https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast...The Stress Reset Method:https://thestressresetmethod.lovable....The Grief Recovery Method:https://www.griefrecoverymethod.com/Chapters00:00 Can grief affect your physical health?02:58 Meet Brenda Mundt03:14 Losing her husband in just 11 days05:53 The darkest period of grief08:17 Losing her home and rebuilding life10:45 Discovering breathwork12:25 The Grief Recovery Method15:16 What NOT to say to someone grieving17:39 The exercise that helped Brenda heal19:00 Is silence better than saying the wrong thing?23:23 Grieving the life that should have been27:40 Why different losses affect us differently32:59 Helpful vs. harmful things to say37:00 Grief in the workplace43:47 Why 3 days of bereavement is not enough46:27 Grief Recovery vs. conventional advice48:19 Processing grief vs. functioning through it50:02 Physical symptoms of grief52:35 How breathwork affects stress56:41 Signs breathwork may be helping58:13 Grieving your old identity1:00:47 Feeling guilty about finding happiness again1:03:41 Rediscovering yourself after loss1:07:51 How to connect with Brenda🔔 Subscribe & Connect with I Choose Health:🎥 YouTube Podcast Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@IChooseHealt... 💪 Fitness Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@mindcorefitn... 📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ichooseheal...🎵 TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@ichoosehealth...🎧 Listen on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0rxOkqB...🛍️ Shop Merch: https://ichoosehealthpodcast.myshopif...#Grief #GriefRecovery #PhysicalSymptomsOfGrief #GriefSupport #HealingAfterLoss #LossOfSpouse #WidowGrief #Breathwork #MentalHealth #GriefRecoveryMethod #BrendaMundt #IChooseHealthPodcast