See My Grief - A Podcast from Conversations with Kelly

Join the CWK community as Kelly Grosklags and her guests share uplifting conversations to help you transform grief and loss into greater insight, healing and peace.

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All Emotions Matter

In this episode, Jeffrey and Kelly have a conversation about the way to healing is to travel through and with all emotions. It is common that we judge ourselves for emotions we have, even the positive ones. Rather than judge, we encourage you to drop into your heart space and feel. What if we embraced our emotions like we do a small child who is hurting? In our individual worlds we are allowed to feel what we feel. Our emotions guide us into the space that calls us for healing. Each of us deserv...

Jul 20, 2020•30 min

Suffer Alone No More: A Conversation About Mental Health with Bryan Piatt

In this episode Jeffrey and Kelly speak with their guest, Bryan Piatt, co-founder of Refresh Network , about his mental health story and what he encourages us all to to consider when opening up about our struggles. Because we are more alike than different, likely someone in your life can identify with your story. We are meant to be connected as humans in our struggles and our joys. Thank you for this insightful conversation, Bryan! Refresh Network is a space for real conversations about mental h...

Jun 14, 2020•31 min

Every Loss Matters: A Conversation About Cumulative Grief

In this episode Jeffrey and Kelly talk about how loss upon loss impacts us. With COVID-19 and the unrest in our country, we are all experiencing grief overload. We come into these times with our own stories and losses. These must be honored as well. We are wishing each person the chance to be heard and validated. Wishing you safety and peace, always.

Jun 07, 2020•26 min

Part 2: The Unexpected Journey: Caring During and Beyond the Crisis

In this follow-up episode about caregiving in times of crisis, Kelly and Jeffrey invite Dan back to the studio to hear how time has helped shape his perspectives. Whatever our situation during challenge or loss, we become aware that our emotions are fluid and ever-changing. We realize we are different today than we were before. Our response to being a caregiver can surprise us and those we love, in powerful and meaningful ways. If you haven't done so already, listen to part 1 which was originall...

May 10, 2020•26 min

The Unexpected Journey: Caring During and Beyond the Crisis

This episode was recorded as the coronavirus was emerging as a worldwide threat. As we strive to cope with the present reality of COVID-19, we hope you find this content timely and relatable. Today Jeffrey and Kelly welcome their guest, Dan, to the studio. Dan shares his experience caregiving for his father who became seriously ill while out of the country. The uncertainty, fear, anger and guilt that accompanied Dan as a caregiver may be very relatable to how many of us are feeling right now. As...

Apr 06, 2020•36 min

Being Present to Others' Illness

In this episode, Kelly and Jeffrey explore what it means to be present as a caregiver when someone is ill. Jeffrey shares a personal story about his own chronic illness -- and his experience with the caregivers who showed up at the time of diagnosis. When you are called upon to be a caregiver, there isn't a guide on how to do it. Will you say the right thing? What exactly should you do? How can you help? Communication is key. Listen to understand what your friend or family member needs. It is on...

Jan 27, 2020•22 min

The Grief We Don't Talk About

In this episode Kelly and Jeffrey have a meaningful discussion about the elements of loss often left unsaid. As an individual in this society we are conditioned about how and what is legitimate to grieve -- and what we should share with others. Kelly walks us through all grief reactions. Sometimes when we lose someone, we are not grieving for a beautiful connection, rather a connection we never had. All loss has a grief associated it, and grief has many faces. As you listen, take comfort in know...

Dec 22, 2019•23 min

Honoring Those Who Have Died

In this episode, Jeffrey and Kelly discuss some ideas on how we can honor those who have died. Our love shows up in many ways as we travel through the weeks, months and years trying to navigate life without our loved ones. Kelly shares how saying the name of the one you miss is a powerful way to honor them. Our loved ones both want us to always remember them and continue living our lives. Grief is a profound experience and honoring the deceased has a beautiful way of keeping us connected....

Nov 12, 2019•18 min

The Dying Teach Us How to Live

In this episode Kelly and Jeffrey have a meaningful discussion about the many poignant lessons Kelly has learned from many years working with people who are terminally ill. There are many beautiful ways to look at life when your lens is more focused on what matters the most. We get to choose how we spend our energy each day. Find your simple joys each day.

Sep 19, 2019•22 min

The Courage to Be You

In this episode Kelly talks with Jeffrey about his experiences visiting two different people who were at the end of their life. We know this is a sacred time in someone’s life, therefore, we can pressure ourselves to act or be a certain way. Jeffrey and Kelly discuss some beautiful ways that may help in finding a more comfortable approach to the visit. Hear Jeffrey transparently share his fears and ways he allowed for it all -- and how he changed in the process. To all who are saying goodbye, or...

Sep 10, 2019•23 min

The Heart of Gratitude

In this episode Jeffrey starts off reading a beautiful passage on gratitude written by a dear friend of CWK, Judy E. Judy wrote this for Kelly’s book, A Comforted Heart . In this podcast we learn that moments change with gratitude. Although we are not expected to be grateful all the time, we can each have moments in our days that, if present, we can appreciate. Kelly discusses a practice that can allow us to step into more gratitude daily. Thank you for listening! It is our hope you will be insp...

Aug 14, 2019•23 min

The Courage to Hope

In this episode we learn hope is something available to all of us regardless of where we are in life. We discuss how hope can be thought of a something that is unattainable and not realistic. Rather, hope is a mental break from negativity and fear. It is available to each of us until the end of life.----more----Hope changes over time; it does not end. We all have access to hope even in the darkest of times. Allow yourself to entertain moments of hope each day. There is no hope too small. Publica...

Jul 06, 2019•20 min

Loving Deeply Is Grieving Deeply

In this episode of Conversations with Kelly you will discover that when we invest intensely in a relationship we will naturally grieve deeply when the relationship changes or is lost. Grief is a reaction to a loss while the loss is the event itself. This is an important distinction because when we view grief as an event, we naturally expect it to have a beginning, a middle and an end. Grief, however, does not know these markers; it is a lifetime reaction to a loss. Grief hurts our body physicall...

Jun 08, 2019•24 min

Curing vs. Healing

In this, our inaugural episode of the Conversations with Kelly podcast, you will learn how healing is possible for all of us no matter what struggles we are experiencing or what stage of life we are in. Healing comes in the form of forgiveness of self and of others, gratitude, apologies and love. Love is an antidote for much of what we suffer from. Forgiveness is not about condoning the hurt of another or self; it is about setting oneself free from the agony of holding onto the pain. The love is...

Jun 08, 2019•23 min

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