Episode #36: Processing Excruciating Grief with the Help of Yvonne Heath

I don’t know what to do. I don’t know what to say.

Have you ever said these things when someone was grieving, in a crisis or suffered a loss? Or just having a really bad day? Haven’t we all?

Who grieves? Everyone—regardless of age, race, culture, sexual orientation, ability/disability or economic situation.

What is grief? Our mental, physically, emotional and spiritual response to loss, transitions and change. It’s experienced in whatever makes our heart ache.

Grief and Loss are a part of life. They cannot be avoided forever. And if we learn to take good care of ourselves and each other, we can move through it with less suffering! It’s time for change. We can do better.

A registered nurse since 1988, Yvonne Heath worked in the United States and Canada in many areas including emergency, chemotherapy, palliative care and hospice. She became disheartened by our society’s reluctance to talk about, plan and prepare for grief, transitions and end of life—causing excessive suffering.

She suffered too, not knowing how to do it differently.

In 2015 she blazed a new trail and founded Love Your Life to Death followed by the I Just Showed Up Movement, creating social change. She shares her message with heart and humour as a Consultant, Speaker, with her book, programs and as a television host. In 2019, she delivered her TEDx Talk; “Transforming Our Grief, by Just Showing Up.”

When she is not traveling, Yvonne can be found wearing socks and sandals in her happy place in Huntsville, Ontario with her husband, twins and several pets.

Connect with Yvonne: https://www.loveyourlifetodeath.com/

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