"It is often that which is left unsaid that reveals the most."

In this week's conversation, we're exploring the power of active listening as a grief supporter for others and particularly as a griever for ourselves!

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• Join the Restorative Grief Patreon!
• Learn more about 1:1 coaching opportunities
• Buy Mandy’s book on grieving
• Subscribe to the Restorative Grief quarterly

"Honoring where you are matters until you are ready to move into something new; but until then, we don't push."

Momoko Uno's experience quarantined in an Australian hotel for two weeks led her to lean into the writing career she'd always wanted. What started as a way to process the pain of waiting to see her terminally ill mother became the transformational expression that turned a quarantine journal into the raw and moving memoir "Fourteen Days: A memoir of love, loss, and quarantine hell."

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• Momoko's book
• Connect with Momoko
• Become a Patron
• Learn more about Restorative Grief coaching

"Unlearning begins with removing the ‘good/bad’ binary and moving toward a spectrum of wellness."

Grief is often seen through the limited lens of good vs. bad, creating barriers to fully understanding and engaging with our emotions. But what if there was no "bad" way to grieve? What if we could reframe our approach to grief by unlearning these binaries and embracing a spectrum of experiences instead? In this episode, we’ll explore how unlearning societal expectations of grief allows us to move toward healing that is both authentic and expansive, especially in a world that still stigmatizes loss.

Links + Resources from this episode:

• The Grieving Brain by Mary-Frances O'Connor
• Become a Patron!
• Learn more about The Restorative Grief Project