Ep230: On Grief and Grieving after Loss, Separation or Endings (Part 2) with Clinical Psychologist Verena Kacinskis

<p class="p1">Welcome everyone, to part 2 of this two part episode on grief and the process of grieving with special guest clinical psychologist and researcher<span>&nbsp;</span><a href="https://www.instagram.com/verenakacinskis/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Verena Kacinskis</a>, my dear friend, and who to this day has some of the most downloaded episodes in our podcast’s history.</p> <p class="p2">If you haven’t already, I highly recommend listening to last week’s episode which was<span>&nbsp;</span><a href="https://www.brownbleprograms.com/blog/grief-and-grieving-part-1" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">part 1 on grief and grieving</a>, that’s episode 229, because Verena explains so much about the stages of grief and we both share some of the things that have helped us when we’ve been grieving, as well as some of the foundations of what grief means, what it feels like, and the importance of letting yourself sit in that place rather than resisting or denying it.</p> <p class="p2">&nbsp;</p> <p class="p1">In today's episode, part 2, we talk about:</p> <ul> <li class="p1"> <p>Other forms of grief and grieving, including:</p> </li> <li class="p1"> <p>Grieving during a separation, divorce, or when going through a breakup.</p> </li> <li class="p1"> <p>Grief&nbsp;when dealing with the empty nest&nbsp;or retirement.</p> </li> <li class="p1"> <p>The loss of a friendship or estrangement from family members</p> </li> <li class="p1"> <p>Grieving the loss of a job or career.</p> </li> <li class="p1"> <p>The loss of any kind of dream or life path we didn’t get to go through like&nbsp;grieving not being pregnant or becoming a parent, of finding a long-term partner, or any dream that hasn’t come to pass.</p> </li> <li class="p1"> <p>Grief and the process of grieving the loss of a dog or a pet.</p> </li> <li class="p1"> <p>The gifts and invitations that come with grief.</p> </li> <li class="p1"> <p>How to deal with the difficult moments during grief or mourning like the moment of remembering firs