Learn about a book of simple wisdom and tools for grief that can change your entire day.
My guest Shelby Forsythia is an author and podcast host who shares a combination of practical tools and intuitive guidance to help grieving people find peace of mind after devastating loss. She discusses her latest book Your Grief, Your Way which provides brief inspirational passages for each day of the year to support the grieving process for anyone who is dealing with loss. This is just the book we all need in 2021! Learn more about her work, podcasts and books at her website:
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This episode includes:
- Shelby’s personal journey with grief
- How grief is universal but also unique to each person
- What inspired her to write Your Grief, Your Way as a daily guide
- Why we can’t find meaning in grief until we are looking back at it from a later time in life
- Why the whole world needs to do some grief work right now in 2021
- Some practical and simple tools from the book to get through the day
- Why we need to share the story of our grief over and over and how the story changes with time
- How Shelby has stayed in touch with her Mom after her death
Links mentioned in this episode:
- Vigil for Transforming Anger
- Get Your Grief, Your Way here
- Finding Meaning: The Sixth Stage of Grief by David Kessler
- I Hear You by Michael Sorenson
- There is No Good Card for This by Kelsey Crowe PhD and Emily McDowell
- Connect with Molly Clark’s Hiking Women in Training on Facebook
- Connect with Fr. Richard Rohr’s Center for Action and Contemplation here
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