Happy Halloween

Today starts the grieving holiday season when you have lost a child. Whether it is an adult child or a younger child, the memories will burn your throat and cause waves of grief. Today's episode is a short Happy Halloween because as per usual when my grief is activated I don't feel well. Most importantly take care of yourself tomorrow. The Grieving Insomaniacs Podcast is available on Anchor, Google Podcasts, Apple Podcast, and Spotify. Bio: I was living the average life. I was married with two children working in a profession that I loved. On June 19. 2011 that life was destroyed and I became another person. My oldest son died unexpectedly. My son did not die from cancer. Chemotherapy killed him. It is a common experience, but I didn’t know that then. I thought that chemotherapy was going to save him. Almost immediately I felt betrayed by my profession because I was a counselor. I should have known how to handle his death. The loneliness started almost immediately. I felt so alone. I stopped sleeping and the people around me began to disappear. I knew I need community. 10 years later I am finally in a place where I am trying to build the community that I so desperately needed when Christopher first died. We can’t change that our children died, but we can help each other through it. Join me in creating a community for grieving mothers to share our stories with each other creating a sacred space for authentic grieving. It is my mission for the podcast to provide grieving mothers everywhere a safe, sacred space where their grief is accepted. It is through the podcast that the culture of silence that surrounds the grief of the mother will be dismantled, and a culture of support will be created. It is our vision to create a community where we can share our questions, and concerns, and support each other. I am here and I am listening. I am honored to hear your story. https://wordpress.com/view/grievinginsomniacs.wordpress.com It is our hope that you will like and subscribe to get regular updates on our show. If you have questions or concerns, send us a message at [email protected] or leave us a message at https://anchor.fm/grievinginsomniacs/message.