213: Moving On vs. Moving Forward: Healing Complex Grief and Emotional Triggers with Dr. Michelle Peticolas

Why You Can’t Just “Move On”—And What to Do Instead 🖤

You’ve tried journaling. You’ve tried “staying busy.” But deep down, you’re still grieving something—or someone—you thought you were over. Why does it still hurt? Why hasn’t time done its job?

In this powerful episode of Project Loving Myself, Sanaiyah is joined by Dr. Michelle Peticolas, award-winning filmmaker, international best-selling author of Step Into Your Brilliance, and life transformation coach for high-achieving women navigating grief and loss. Together, they unpack what’s really going on when we feel stuck in pain that seems to last forever.

Whether it’s the death of a loved one, the end of a relationship, or emotional abandonment from childhood, Dr. Michelle explains how complex grief embeds itself in the body—and how to finally release it using emotional awareness, body-based healing, and her signature SERVE method.

If you've been stuck in a loop of heartbreak, repeating the same emotional patterns, or feeling like your grief is “too big” to ever get over—this conversation is your turning point.

💡 In This Episode, You’ll Learn:

✨ What complex grief really is—and how it sneaks into your relationships

✨ How unprocessed loss from childhood becomes adult abandonment patterns

✨ Why your body holds onto grief (and how to start listening to it)

✨ A powerful mindset shift to reframe grief into purpose and personal power

✨ How to emotionally and energetically release your ex (so you can finally move forward)

📲 Ready to Heal at the Root?

💖 Take the Complex Grief Checklist at www.complexgriefchecklist.com

🎁 Claim your free healing tools at www.secretsoflifeanddeath.com

📲 Follow Dr. Michelle:

🔗 Instagram: @michellepeticolas

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Because moving on doesn’t mean forgetting—it means finally choosing you.

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