Ep. 1 Why We Hang on to Our Pain and the Trade-off for Letting it Go

Send us Fan MailAs the launch of this podcast and first solo episode, Vonne introduces the Grief Talk podcast. She shares some of her story about losing her daughter to suicide in 2005, the many  struggles she faced in her early grief, and the trade-offs we face when we decide to let go of our pain.0:12  Introduction to the podcast, Vonne's shares the loss of her daughter and the struggles in early grief, sibling survivors and how she reacted when asked "how many kids do you have"?4:27  Why Vonne stopped comforting the non-grieving and what saying "I can't imagine" when hearing about child loss does to the bereaved.6:55  Why Vonne started this podcast (awareness, advocacy, give voice to issues we don't want to talk about at all or enough, personal growth, conscious expansion, healing and good old grief!), community, 14:25. Vonne shares the key founding practices of starting a healing journey and the challenges that tie us to our pain. "If we feel better, then we mustn't have loved (our lost one) enough.", and 18:00. Vonne discusses letting go when the pain is all we've been hanging on to and what we replace our suffering with.20:04. Vonne describes going to California to learn how to work with the angels, the benefits of ending our suffering, and what our deceased loved ones want for us.27:06  Vonne discusses what the trade-offs are for giving up the pain.29:09  Resources and 50% discount for online course (link below).30:38  Thanks for watching.Books:https://vonnesolis.com/vonne-solis-books/Resources:https://vonnesolis.com/resources/School coupon 50% discount:https://courses.vonnesolis.com/p/beyond-bereavement-get-me-started?coupon_code=PODCAST50Website:https://vonnesolis.com/ 🆕 📣 Text Me Fan MailYou can now text me directly about any episode. I personally read your messages and respond with practical, grounded insight. While I can’t offer long back-and-forth exchanges, I may respond directly or address your question in a future episode.Your voice helps shape the conversation.Subscribe to the podcast! Share your favourite episodes! Connect with me on LinkedIn and Facebook and Instagram @grief_talk