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EPISODE · Jun 17, 2025 · 45 MIN

The Reality & Impacts of Grief on Our Daily Lives as Perfectionists with Licensed Therapist & Grief Coach, Rio Richards

from Beyond the Pain: Heart and Home Healing After Loss · host Emily Smaczniak

Feeling completely unequipped and wildly uneducated on how to handle the devastation of your profound loss? So did this week's guest after her father passed away, even as a licensed therapist. In today's episode, licensed therapist & (now) grief coach Rio Richards shares her knowledge and expertise on the affects that grief has on all aspects of our lives and why it is so disorienting when it strikes. Here are a few topics we cover:-Rio's light hearted social media videos about grief to bring awareness to how society handles grief & loss-Why grief is specifically hard for those that identify as a perfectionist-How the simplest of tasks become the hardest after loss-Where to start if you're ready to get "unstuck" and start healing-The kind of "processor" you are will greatly impact what kind of support you need, especially early onBelow are all the ways you can connect with Rio!Follow her on instagram @andthatsgriefSubscribe to her weekly newsletter on Substack called "Touching the Fire"Join her 8 week program starting in August (DM her on Instagram to get on the waitlist!)

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