148: Healing Grief: Meet Yourself Deeply

Grief: our a portal to the essentials of your soul — what you love(d), long(ed) for, and desire. It brings forth, sometimes in tsunamis, echoes of your heart.In this Episode: 8+ tools on how to heal and deeply meet your grief, 8+ tools on how to heal and deeply meet your grief with your body’s wisdom, whether unnamable or unidentifiable grief, death or loss of a loved one or situation, ending or separation, from healing past traumas, shadow work and desires unmet. I also address two myths: time heals and grief never endsThese tools offer support for your body and nervous system to metabolize these experiences in a way that allows you to integrate, feel more complete, and come to know yourself on a deep level. Links, Article, and ResourcesAll Show Notes for This Episode📝 https://CandiceWu.com/grief Podcast Homepage🎧 https://candicewu.com/podcastNewsletter & Embody Community💌 https://candicewu.com/embody-communityDonations – Your Support Means So Much!💝 https://candicewu.com/supportCandice Wu Page on Facebook👫 https:///EmbodyYourNatureFollow Candice on Instagram📷 https://instagram.com/EmbodyYourNature Sponsored ByHead/Heart Conversations is a webinar series for psychotherapists designed to invite your inner healer to the forefront of your life.This four-part series will help participants learn about themselves as well as enhance their clinical skills.The first webinar on March 5th, led by Sarah Buino is called Conversations with a Wounded Healer. It’s a call to action encouraging therapists to step into their own healing with courage.And as a special thank you to listeners, you can get $10 off your order by using the code EMBODY when you register!For more info and to register, visit Sarah’s Website. Don’t forget to use the code EMBODY :)Listen to episodes with Sarah Buino — Check out the links below!You can also support The Embody Podcast with a small donation! I appreciate you receiving my sharing and if you would like to give back and nourish the Podcast, you can make a one-time donation @candice-wu-2 on Venmo (just put a subject line indicating it is a donation) or go to my website for other options at CandiceWu.com/support. Show Notes00:00 Intro01:08 Pre-Podcast Environment Scan01:51 Topic of This Episode: Meeting Grief02:59 Be Gentle: Your Body Knows Your Grief Threshold04:36 Layers of Grief and Your Context08:54 Sponsored: Head/Heart Conversations With Sarah Buino12:05 Feeling Relief When I Connect13:06 Why Grief?13:54 The Grief of 202015:17 Grief of Past Experiences16:20 The Grief of Expectations20:09 Myths About Grief: Grief Never Ends23:40 Myths About Grief: Time Heals27:10 Moving Through Grief: Tools You Can Use30:26 Tool: Be With Grief, Body, and Somatic35:19 Tool: Can You Get Support From Someone?36:19 Tool: Connect With What You Lost41:28 Tool: Talk to the Person or Situation You Lost43:35 Tool: Voice Dialogue With the Grief45:28 Tool: Look at the Things You Wished for With the Person or Situation50:32 A Few More Tools52:55 Carrying My Grief and Living Through55:06 Be Gentle With Yourself ❤56:37 Connect With Me for Healing Work57:19 Gratitude & Connection58:22 Outro: Know Your Grief