008: Walking Through Grief and Healing w/Danielle Dunn

  Episode 008 of Get Naked LIVE™ features Danielle Dunn, CEO of Chikara Communications, LLC.  In this episode Danielle  takes us on a journey of how losing her best friend  to Hodgkin’s lymphoma took an emotional toll on her, how challenging walking through grief and healing was  and how she is now honoring her friends life.   This episode sheds a light on the individual journey of walking through grief and healing   For years Danielle,  thought that mourning and grieving the loss of someone she loved dearly was only appropriate for her birthday and anniversary of her death.  She also felt that she could only have level five grief because she wasn’t a parent or blood sibling.  She felt that if her friend’s own mother was being “strong” in the face of losing her only child, then she definitely needed to get her ish together and not let the death of someone who was “just her friend” break her. Some of the episode’s defining moments include:   How she didn’t want to make others feel uncomfortable by allowing herself to grieve How she felt like she didn’t have the right to grieve because “she was just my friend” How she was extremely uncomfortable  with the feelings of sadness and how feeling uncomfortable put on her on the run and led her to engaging in unhealthy activities How she wishes she had allowed herself to properly experience the grief How she now celebrates her best friend daily through the Ivy locs books series How she uses the devastating loss to affirm other women by talking about the value of sisterhood How allowing yourself to feel emotional pain sets you free How important it is to find a healing process that works specifically for you How she is now honoring her friends life.   ABOUT DANIELLE Danielle Carin Dunn is CEO of Chikara Communications, LLC., which provides professional writing services to small businesses. She is publisher and author of the IvyLocs book series. The first installment, IvyLocs, Episode 1: Tee-Tee’s Wedding was released in April 2016. Recognized nationally for her work, Dunn was selected for the 2017 NAACP Author Pavilion. Her writings and opinions have been featured in the Detroit News and the National Black Women’s Roundtable on the State of Black Women in Michigan report. She was featured in the AAMBC Literary Awards 2017 national literacy campaign- #TheySayWeDontRead, with a mission to highlight the importance of literacy and writing in the African-American community. A dedicated community servant, Dunn is the recipient of a Spirit of Detroit Award for “Dedicated Community Service” and a Certificate of Special Congressional Recognition for “Outstanding Community Service.” Dunn is a proud Detroit Public School graduate and alumnus of Eastern Michigan University, where she majored in African-American Studies and English, Language and Literature. She writes to marry her love of language and storytelling with activism. You can find Danielle in the following online spaces: Website: www.ivylocs.com Facebook: Ivylocs Instagram:  @ivylocsbooks Danielle’s MOST Quotable Moment: “Losing her felt like losing a piece of myself.   I had to figure out what my life would be after losing someone who had been such an integral part of it.  I can’t even describe the level of  devastation.” If you enjoyed this episode of Get Naked LIVE, tell a friend to tell a friend. …and if would you have a story to share and would like to be a guest on the show, Click HERE to make it happen.     SUBSCRIBE. RATE. REVIEW   If this episode helped shed some light on the walking through grief and healing, head on over to Apple Podcasts and SUBSCRIBE TO THE SHOW! And if you’re moved to do so, kindly leave us a rating and review.  Other Ways to subscribe to Get Naked LIVE Podcast: Click here to subscribe via Google Play Click here to subscribe via RSS Click here to subscribe via Stitcher   Click here to subscribe via Tunein Click here to subscribe via e-mail Want to join the conversation? Friend me on Facebook or hop on over to the Get Naked LIVE Facebook Page and share your thoughts in the comments of this week’s episode or any other episode that suits your fancy. psst…. Check out what’s coming down the pipeline… Get Naked LIVE Weekly panel discussions,  Get Naked Bath, Body and Mind™ , Shades of STRONG™ multi-media campaign and docu-series COMING SOON.  Like the Facebook Page to stay in the loop.