In this episode, founder of Grief Coach Emma Payne (not affiliated with the podcast) joins host Brooke James to share why she founded a company to support those in need and those who want to help them support them but aren't quite sure how. Grief Coach subscriber Sarah Khatau joins to share how leaning into her grief and having a strong support system made a difference for her. Use code thegriefcoachpodcast at grief.coach for a discount thegriefcoach.co...
Mar 03, 2022•40 min•Season 1Ep. 77
Shea Wingate (@wingatecounseling) joins host @brookeljames to talk about grief monsters; how and why grief manifests as anger, and what you can do about it. wingatecounseling.com thegriefcoach.co
Feb 08, 2022•43 min•Season 1Ep. 76
Shea Wingate ( @wingatecounseling ) joins host @brookeljames to share her story of compound loss (expected and unexpected) of her dad, her sister, and her mom over a 13 month period and how she learned to navigate her grief. She shares how her experience has impacted her work as a therapist, how to face life milestones without your people, and how anger and grief interact. wingatecounseling.com thegriefcoach.co...
Jan 12, 2022•52 min•Season 1Ep. 75
Host @BrookeLJames is joined by Businessman and Author @_drdonaldson where he shares his experience in preparing for his parent's end of life and what that taught him. He shares his thoughts on paperwork prep and philosophy on preparing for end of life. estimatedtimeofdeparture.com thegriefcoach.co
Dec 09, 2021•30 min•Season 1Ep. 74
In this episode, host @brookeljames is joined by End-of-life educator & Grief Counselor Carol Schoneberg from Hospice of Southern Maine. Carole shares lessons she's learned in almost 30 years working in grief, strategies for moving through your grieving process, and what to say to support those who are grieving. thegriefcoach.co hospiceofsouthernmaine.org
Nov 24, 2021•48 min•Season 1Ep. 73
In this episode, host @BrookeLJames gets into a complex -- and sometimes philosophical discussion -- around loss, what we learn from it, whether we'd give it back, generational differences on dealing with grief, and the relationship between religion and loss. www.thegriefcoach.co
Oct 27, 2021•37 min•Season 1Ep. 72
In this episode, host @brookeljames is joined by coach @natalie_knows where she shares how the loss of her mother in adolescence shaped her experience. We discuss how losing a parent makes you take on parenting responsibilities to younger siblings, our respective rebellious phases, how loss showed up in Natalie's relationships, and how it impacted her chosen career path. natalieknowsmagic.com thegriefcoach.co...
Sep 29, 2021•46 min•Season 1Ep. 71
In this episode host @brookeljames is joined by @survivoradam for a conversation on modeling vulnerability, grieving in the spotlight, turning grief into action, and that more men should cry! adamklein.com thegriefcoach.co
Sep 14, 2021•50 min•Season 1Ep. 70
In this episode, host @brookeljames is joined by Dani Tropsa ( @Dani_Trops ) who shares her experience in receiving a breast cancer diagnosis at 30 and what it was like to go through treatment, how her community supported her, and what going through this experience taught her about self-love. www.thegriefcoach.co
Aug 04, 2021•49 min•Season 1Ep. 69
In this episode, @brookeljames is joined by Liv Buli, founder of @bluehousehome who shares her experience grieving due to the distance between her and her family during the pandemic. Liv shares an experience that is common to those with family all over the world, but this is a story we don't often hear the intricacies of. All grief is grief and I'm grateful to Liv for sharing her story. www.bluehousegoods.com www.thegriefcoach.co Please note that this was recorded in June 2021 prior to the sharp...
Jul 29, 2021•36 min•Season 1Ep. 68
In this episode of the Dating After Loss series, cohosted by @brookeljames and @meghan.riordan.jarvis, Author and LCSW Jill Johnson-Young shares her story of finding love again after not one, but two losses. Jill shares her story, her experience in dealing with judgment from her community for violating the "widow rules", how to integrate your new partner into your existing family unit, and how love and intimacy are part of grief processing. jilljohnsonyoung.com griefismysidehustle.com thegriefco...
Jul 13, 2021•52 min•Season 1Ep. 67
In this episode, host @brookeljames is joined by Dr. Joshua Black, academic researcher and host of the @griefdreams podcast. Dr. Black talks about how he ended up researching grief dreams, what our grief dreams mean and how attachment styles show up in how we grieve. griefdreams.ca thegriefcoach.co
Jul 06, 2021•42 min•Season 1Ep. 66
In the latest episode of the Dating After Loss Crossover series co-hosted by @brookeljames and @meghan.riordan.jarvis we talk about what it's like to rebuild after divorce with @julianawex . We discuss that grief over the loss of a relationship, while not the same as loss of a loved one, does result in some overlapping feelings and that we as a society lack the language to speak about the losses differently. We talk about how to claim your grief narrative, how shame and regret can be involved in...
Jun 29, 2021•52 min•Season 1Ep. 65
In this episode host @brookeljames speaks with Ron Gura of @empathy_com on the difference between sympathy and empathy (and why empathy is way more important), how to show up for people experiencing loss, and how he's innovating in the grief and bereavement space. empathy.com thegriefcoach.co
Jun 24, 2021•33 min•Season 1Ep. 64
In this episode, @meghan.riordan.jarvis joins host @brookeljames for the first of a series of crossover episodes on Dating After Loss. Meghan and Brooke discuss attachment styles, how our vulnerability needs change after a loss, and Brooke shares her experience in dating after losing her dad and how that's evolved over the past two years. griefismysidehustle.com thegriefcoach.co...
Jun 16, 2021•56 min•Season 1Ep. 63
In this episode, host @BrookeLJames speaks with Amber Jeffrey, founder of @thegriefgang, on Hollywood grief, what it's like to have a podcast in the grief space and setting boundaries around that, and what it's like being considered an expert on grief. www.thegriefcoach.co
Jun 08, 2021•46 min•Season 1Ep. 62
In this episode, host @brookeljames is joined by @askjulieryan who shares her experience as an energy healer. She talks about the process of what happens to our energy as we die, how to heal our energy while grieving, and how grief makes us face our own mortality. www.askjulieryan.com www.thegriefcoach.co...
Jun 02, 2021•52 min•Season 1Ep. 61
In this episode host @BrookeLJames speaks with @iambriannabone to discuss how a commitment to vulnerability and mental health helped her move through her grief journey. Brianna is an Australia-based transformation coach and human potential specialist and her experience with loss helped her arrive at this as a career. Brooke and Brianna discuss the importance of vulnerability, how to bring more vulnerability into your life, and the importance of having hope. www.emergeauthentic.com.au www.thegrie...
May 25, 2021•39 min•Season 1Ep. 60
In this episode host, @BrookeLJames is joined by Spiritual Guide @Graciela_Rasor to discuss how our spiritual team advises us, connecting with those you've lost, and how to move grief energy through your body so you can better process it. www.gracielarasor.com www.thegriefcoach.co
May 20, 2021•43 min•Season 1Ep. 59
In this episode host, @BrookeLJames speaks with Author Rachel Engstrom @wifewidownowwhat on her experience in becoming a cancer wife at 28 and a widow at 31. Rachel shares her story and how it motivated her to write a memoir/manual for those going through a loss, how endometriosis and her husband's cancer diagnosis led her to confront fertility options and the associated grieving process there, and how she picked up the pieces and built the resilience to move forward. Buy Rachel's book on Amazon...
May 12, 2021•46 min•Season 1Ep. 58
In this episode @BrookeLJames and guest, Liya Shuster-Bier discuss what it's like to go through a rare cancer diagnosis in your 30s (including missing the time that we think will be the take-off of our career and how to plan for a family pre-treatment), how Liya's medical isolation prepared her for pandemic quarantine life, and how this experience encouraged Liya to found Alula . myalula.com thegriefcoach.co...
May 04, 2021•47 min•Season 1Ep. 57
In this episode, the co-founders of AFTR join host @BrookeLJames to discuss how they leveraged technology to bring comfort and allow Beth to participate in a grieving ritual when she could not be there in person due to the pandemic, how the online grief community has been of great comfort, and how they continue to connect with their father after his passing. www.aftr.live - 10% off the product using TGC10 www.thegriefcoach.co...
Apr 27, 2021•26 min•Season 1Ep. 56
In this episode host @BrookeLJames is joined by trauma and grief informed therapist @Meghan.Riordan.Jarvis to talk about how grief and anxiety effect our brains. Brooke and Meghan talk about how they found resources after a loss, how do you support people you care about who are going through a loss, and what is going in in our brains after a loss. www.griefismyidehustle.com www.thegriefcoach.co...
Apr 20, 2021•1 hr 7 min•Season 1Ep. 55
In this episode, host @BrookeLJames is joined by @ZachWeismann , Founder of Mag Impact Collective, to discuss the difference in expectations between caregivers across genders, how to balance work and caregiving, and societal expectations on male grievers. CW - mention of suicidal ideation thegriefcoach.co www.zachweismann.com Zach's TedX talk - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-tyMwL95Ugw...
Apr 13, 2021•50 min•Season 1Ep. 54
In this episode co-founders of @ oaktreememorials and @loyalpetmemorials, Miles Adams and Max Lemper-Tabatsky, join host @brookeljames to talk about their experience in shopping for memorials after a loss and very quickly realizing the experience could be improved. Here at The Grief Coach, we think it's very important to examine the industry and showcase all the amazing people who are making this experience suck less. Miles, Max, and Brooke talk about how things can be better, what it's like to ...
Apr 08, 2021•43 min•Season 1Ep. 53
In this episode, host @BrookeLJames is joined by Kerry Hoffman ( @soverykerry ) where she shares the experience of losing her Father to covid in March 2020 and her experience in grieving during quarantine. Kerry shares wonderful advice on how to make space for grief in your life, what she sends people after a loss, and how we can all do better in talking about grief. soverrykerry.co thegriefcoach.co...
Mar 30, 2021•1 hr 4 min•Season 1Ep. 52
Author Cynthia Hayes joins @BrookeLJames to share the story of her cancer diagnosis and all the accompanying emotions. We also discuss the difference between being a cancer patient versus being a caregiver and which was harder. thegriefcoach.co thebigordeal.com - and buy Cynthia's Book on Amazon or Bookshop Some of the Organizations Cynthia mentions Mount Sinai Woman to Woman Montefiore Medical Center BOLD Buddies Global Focus on Cancer Moving for Life...
Mar 23, 2021•41 min•Season 1Ep. 51
In this episode host @BrookeLJames is joined by Author @RochelleBugg whose latest book "Handle WIth Care" explores Rochelle's grief experience of losing her father at 14 to pancreatic cancer and her mother to brain cancer at 25. Rochelle and Brooke discuss Rochelle's experience, what it means to lose both parents, how to talk to others about the grief experience, and how to prepare for administrative pieces of a loved one's death that no one tells you about. Rochelle's Book "Handle With Care" is...
Mar 09, 2021•1 hr 7 min•Season 1Ep. 50
In this episode, @doctor.darien joins host @brookeljames to discuss how losing a beloved family member his first year of medical school had a profound impact on how he interacts with patients and families, what it's like for the medical team when a patient does not have advanced directive paperwork, the lasting impact of covid on all of us (and specifically the medical community) Find Darien on Instagram at @doctor.darien and on twitter at @DoctorDarienMD thegriefcoach.co...
Mar 02, 2021•44 min•Season 1Ep. 49
In this episode, host @BrookeLJames is joined by Kelli Chu ( @mzchu ) who shares her experience of losing mobility after a car accident. Kelli and Brooke discuss what it was like for Kelli to experience an accident in a foreign country, resilience after loss, the perspective they've gained from grief (and if they would give it back or not), and how to talk to those who've experienced something hard. www.thegriefcoach.co www.livingaftersurviving.com...
Feb 25, 2021•39 min•Season 1Ep. 48
