E214 How to Deal with Complex Grief with Dr. Michelle Peticolas

Dr. Michelle Peticolas is an international best-selling author of Step Into Your Brilliance, as well as several other booksShe is the award-winning filmmaker of Secrets of Life and Death, a professional speaker and life transformation coach.Dr. Michelle helps high-achieving, mid-life women who have been thrown off track by a major loss to release their complex grief and transmute it into fuel for their achieving their soul’s purpose. Using her unique framework SERVE, she guides her clients through their grief healing, mind reset, and reconnection to their authentic brilliance.In this episode:Michelle shares how grief can feel like a heavy fog, but it’s also a doorway to rediscovering your purpose.Michelle talks about how her own grief started with childhood wounds and losing both parents within six months.Michelle explains that complex grief is when old emotional pain gets tangled up in your current loss — and yep, it can sneak up on you.Michelle encourages us to stop pushing down our feelings — bottling them up just leads to stress (hello, stomach knots!).Michelle introduces her SERVE method: Surrender, Engage, Reframe, Vision, Express — five steps to heal and start fresh.Michelle shares how our culture does grief all wrong — rushing through it, hiding emotions, and not giving women time to truly heal.Michelle invites listeners to take her free Complex Grief Checklist to see what might be stuck and get support that actually helps.Contacting Michellehttps://secretsoflifeanddeath.com/On Social:Facebook https://facebook.com/mpeticolasLinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/michellepeticolas/● Instagram https://instagram.com/michellepeticolas● YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@releaseyourlossandthriveNote: Just a reminder that this information presented here is for informational purposes only and not intended to replace professional help. Feeling Overwhelmed? Your Nervous System Needs This.Before you go — if stress is running your life, I have something for you. My free guide, 5 Simple Steps to Regulate Your Nervous System, gives you real, practical tools to shift from panic to calm fast. No long routines. No fluff. Just simple steps that actually work in your real, busy life.https://reset.therelaxationlounge.info Ready to Go Deeper?The guide is just the beginning. Inside The Relaxation Lounge Community, you'll find ongoing support, relaxation practices, and a group of women who genuinely get it. No judgment. No pressure. Just real connection with women who are done doing stress alone.https://support.therelaxationlounge.info