Integrating Grief Into Our "New" Self

— As grief has taken up residence in who we are…. Meghan Smith Brooks decided her only option is to make friends with grief since they hang out so much together. She realizes it is a lifetime relationship whether she likes it or not. "There is no "getting over grief" as our culture seems to want to push us into believing, so we can get back to "normal". Meghan inspires us to realize instead, we must gently "move through it", allowing the energy to transform us as we learn to integrate grief into our "new" self, a better self, with a deeper more empowered capacity for living. Valeria Teles interviews Meghan Smith Brooks — the author of "Unraveling Grief: A Mother's Spiritual Journey of Healing and Discovery." Meghan Smith Brooks helps those impacted by grief, especially from the loss of a child, to experience healing in ways that honor their loved one's life and allows them to find new meaning moving forward. Along with her husband and partner, Michael Brooks, Meghan is Co-Founder and Spiritual Director of alternative ministry Unity Awakening Ways. Originally from the Northwest, she is an Ordained Unity minister with over 25 years' experience as a spiritual educator, having served ministries in Kingston, WA, Mesa, AZ, Brea and Pasadena, CA, and Cincinnati, OH. She is a speaker, retreat facilitator, certified grief coach, and an author, based on her personal grief journey after the murder of her 29-year-old son Justin in 2013, with a foreword by Marianne Williamson. Using the formula from her book, she offers grief coaching and her Unraveling Grief to Thrive online course that has made a difference in the lives of many by guiding them through healing and transforming grief to ultimately discover how to thrive after loss and live with more meaningful intention. She has also produced two guided meditation CD's for healing and transformation. To learn more about Meghan Smith Brooks and her work, please visit: unravelinggrief.com & unityawakeningways.org     — This podcast is a quest for well-being, a quest for a meaningful life through the exploration of fundamental truths, enlightening ideas, insights on physical, mental, and spiritual health. The inspiration is Love. The aspiration is to awaken new ways of thinking that can lead us to a new way of being, being well.