Episode 22: How Turning Grief into Motivation Can Reshape Your Life

Grief can feel like it stops your world—but what if it could also reshape it? In this deeply personal episode, I share my experience of losing my best friend and explore how grief, while painful and disorienting, can become a source of clarity, purpose, and motivation. Drawing on psychological research and therapeutic frameworks, this episode unpacks how to honor loss without bypassing it—and how to move forward while still carrying love with you. If you’re navigating grief, this conversation offers grounded, compassionate insight into what it means to rebuild, reorient, and reconnect with what truly matters. Connect with me! Instagram  TikTok  Facebook Contact me! [email protected] To access my Coaching Course on Rejection, free PDF downloads, or to schedule a coaching call with me, go to: LinkTree Credits: Writing, recording, and editing by me, Bethany Theme music by MobyGratis Sources & References Kübler-Ross, E., & Kessler, D. (2005). On Grief and Grieving Bonanno, G. A. (2009). The Other Side of Sadness: What the New Science of Bereavement Tells Us About Life After Loss Tedeschi, R. G., & Calhoun, L. G. (2004). “Posttraumatic Growth: Conceptual Foundations and Empirical Evidence” (Psychological Inquiry) Hayes, S. C., Strosahl, K., & Wilson, K. G. (2011). Acceptance and Commitment Therapy Stroebe, M., & Schut, H. (1999). Dual Process Model of Coping with Bereavement (Death Studies) McAdams, D. P. (2001). “The Psychology of Life Stories” (Review of General Psychology) Neimeyer, R. A. (2001). Meaning Reconstruction & the Experience of Loss Field, N. P. (2006). Continuing Bonds in Adaptation to Bereavement (Death Studies)