The Bibliotherapists S2 Ep #4: Donna Lancaster on how healing begins with feeling

Welcome to the second series of The Bibliotherapists, and our fourth episode featuring Donna Lancaster, an author, life transitions coach, group facilitator and spiritual mentor with 36 years experience.This episode is a balm for anyone navigating loss, longing or big life transitions.🎧 5 takeaways from our conversation with Donna1. Grief is Not a Problem—It’s a ProcessDonna reframes grief not as something to ‘get over’ but as a sacred and essential emotional passage that connects us to our deepest selves.“Grief is sacred. It’s the price we pay for loving.”2. Emotional Literacy is Radical Self-CareDonna invites us to reconnect with our feelings through practices like breathwork, ritual, journaling and crying.3. The Power of Community in HealingHer work on The Bridge is rooted in the belief that healing happens when we’re witnessed, supported and held by others who’ve walked similar paths.4. Women and ShameShe explores how generations of women have inherited shame around voice, expression, desire and softness, and shares ideas on how we can reclaim our wholeness.“We don’t need fixing—we need feeling.”5. You Don’t Need to Be FixedThe most powerful message of all: healing isn’t about changing who you are, it’s about remembering who you were before the world told you to shrink-The Bibliotherapists is a podcast celebrating the healing power of words, hosted on - and featuring writers and creatives from - the Substack platform.Find Donna on Substack > https://donnalancaster.substack.com/Toni (The Shelf Help Clubhouse) on Substack > https://shelfhelpclub.substack.com/Tanya (withEase) on Substack > https://tanyalynch.substack.com/WATCH THE VIDEOVideo recordings of The Bibliotherapists interviews are available exclusively to our Substack subscribers. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit shelfhelpclub.substack.com/subscribe This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thebibliotherapists.substack.com