Grief destroyed my family.

In today's episode, I discuss how grief destroyed my relationship with my extended family. Before my son died I would have told you I had a close-knit family. That we were really close and my cousins were like sisters. When my son died my family disappeared from my life increasing the isolation I felt. I have asked myself over and over again over the years if I was the reason why they never called or texted me.  Was my grief too much for them? Or was it them? Were they always cold and unfeeling toward me? As time goes on I have come to accept that it was both. They couldn't handle the grief and they are cold and unfeeling. If you are feeling alone and isolated in grief, please don't think it is because your grief is too much. Listen to my podcast so you don't feel so alone. 

Bio:

I was living the average life. I was married with two children working in a profession that I loved. On June 19. 2011 that life was destroyed and I became another person. My oldest son died unexpectedly. My son did not die from cancer. Chemotherapy killed him. It is a common experience, but I didn’t know that then. I thought that chemotherapy was going to save him. Almost immediately I felt betrayed by my profession because I was a counselor. I should have known how to handle his death. The loneliness started almost immediately. I felt so alone. I stopped sleeping and the people around me began to disappear. I knew I need community. 10 years later I am finally in a place where I am trying to build the community that I so desperately needed when Christopher first died. We can’t change that our children died, but we can help each other through it. Join me in creating a community for grieving mothers to share our stories with each other creating a sacred space for authentic grieving.

It is my mission for the podcast to provide grieving mothers everywhere a safe, sacred space where their grief is accepted. It is through the podcast that the culture of silence that surrounds the grief of the mother will be dismantled, and a culture of support will be created. It is our vision to create a community where we can share our questions, and concerns, and support each other.

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