Empathy or Sympathy—a conversation on grief with Jeni McIntosh-Elkins & Teresa Bitner

Since 2016, Jeni McIntosh- Elkins & Teresa Bitner have been posting every two weeks at their blog site TornInHalf.com — a place where early widows can read along & share some of their own journeys through the shock, surprise, heartache & growth explicit to unexpected loss of a spouse. The lessons they've learned along the way are now available in 2 books: • Torn in Half: The First Days (that serves as a guidepost in the early days of grieving) • Torn in Half: My Journey as a Widow (this newly-released journal serves as a sort of workbook for processing grief through time) Both Jeni & Teresa visited Tune In: Radio for Mind, Body & Soul to share their personal stories, their journeys together & apart, as well as some hard-learned gems of wisdom that can help many of us grow. While there is no right or wrong way to grieve, there can be better, more helpful ways to share our sympathy or empathy with others; listen this weekend to hear why & how some expressions of compassion after another's loss can be golden nuggets ... or chunks of coal. #griefrecovery #griefjourney #griefsupport #empathy #sympathy #feelandheal || Buy your book copies: My Journey as a Widow: A Widow's First Journal https://a.co/d/awtJqwR or The First Days: Coping with Life After Loss https://a.co/d/cWTOkrM … Connect directly with Jeni at https://www.fetchhappiness.com or Teresa at https://www.boldfulfilledlifecoach.com … || Support the show: http://www.WVLP.org or http://Facebook.Com/tuneinmindfulradio || Learn more about your host: https://snipfeed.co/kealahparkinson