In 2019 at the age of 30, Brooke lost her father to cancer and immediately searched for resources that respected the gravity of emotions in her grieving process that also offered concrete support. The Grief Coach provides a leading new voice on grief covering everything from the practical to the emotional. Interviewing guests such as innovators in funeral arrangements, spiritual leaders, therapists, authors, and grievers themselves, Brooke has created a space she needed but could not find—on ...
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The Podcast were we talk about how to move forward and how to process the pain of losing a loved one.
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Widow Cast: Widows Empowering Widows - How to Self Coach Through Grief
Joann Filomena, Life Coach School Certified Life Coach, Widow Coach, and Weight Loss Coach
For widows, by a widow who found her way through the first year of grief. Joann The Life Coach sharing from the heart hoping it helps other widows find their way to reinvent their life and find joy.
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77. Meeting people where they are (their phones) with grief coach founder Emma Payne and subscriber Sarah Khatau
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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 sys…
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76. Grief Monsters: Understanding Anger and Grief with LCSW Shea Wingate
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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.comthegriefcoach.co
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75. Navigating Compound Grief with LCSW Shea Wingate
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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 an…
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74. Why a Business Man Wrote a Book on End of Life with Author William Donaldson
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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
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73. Lessons on Grief from End-of-Life Educator Carol Schoneberg
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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 hospiceofsouthernma…
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Episode 20: Pushing Away The Pain
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Are You Faking Being Ok How Pushing Pain Away Creates Problems How to Regain a Colorful LifeDoor Francie Perkins
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Episode 19: Letting go to Grow
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What it means to let go in grief How resistance shows up How to let goDoor Francie Perkins
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72. Love, Loss, and Religion with Priest and Author Al Johnson
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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
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71. Experiencing Loss Early with Business Coach Natalie Levy
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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 …
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Episode 18: How to Believe
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How to create a belief Why looking to our future is helpful How to stay in belief Link to free Good Grief Coaching Facebook Group Page https://www.facebook.com/groups/goodgriefcoaching Link to Good Grief Coaching Facebook Page https://www.facebook.com/francieperkinscoaching/ Link to Good Grief Coaching Instagram Page https://www.instagram.com/franc…
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70. Grieving in the Spotlight with Survivor Winner, Speaker and Coach Adam Klein
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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
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Episode 17: How to Un-Believe
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Why it's hard to stop believing in things that keep you stuck How to bridge the gap on where you are (+) where you want to be Steps to help you drop into a new beliefDoor Francie Perkins
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How connection looks in grief What an authentic connection is How to reconnect to yourself and others https://www.facebook.com/groups/goodgriefcoaching https://www.instagram.com/francieperkinscoaching/ https://www.facebook.com/francieperkinscoaching/Door Francie Perkins
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69. Learning Self Love After A Cancer Diagnosis with Danielle Tropsa
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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…
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Episode 15: How Grief Became my Friend
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What happens when grief is your enemy Why grief is not a problem to be solved How to befriend grief https://www.francieperkins.com https://www.facebook.com/groups/goodgriefcoaching https://feacebook.com/francieperkinscoaching/ https://www.instagram.com/francieperkinscoaching/Door Francie Perkins
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68. Grieving Due to Distance in a Pandemic with Liv Buli, Founder of Blue House Home
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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…
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What it looks like in grief The way we resist others and ourselves How to drop into compassion and release resistanceDoor Francie Perkins
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Episode 13: Make Peace With Pain
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What we do to avoid the pain Why pain isn't a problem Three steps to make peace with the pain Facebook: Women's Grief Group https://www.facebook.com/groups/goodgriefcoaching Facebook: Business Page https://www.facebook.com/francieperkinscoaching/ Instagram: Business Page https://www.instagram.com/francieperkinscoaching/…
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67. Dating After Loss: Finding Love Again, and Again with Author Jill Johnson-Young, LCSW; co-hosted by Trauma Therapist Meghan Riordan Jarvis
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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 p…
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How our brains add more suffering to these days A new way to cope with these milestones How to release the anxiety build upDoor Francie Perkins
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66. What Do Our Grief Dreams Mean? With Dr. Joshua Black
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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
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Why we should expect them How to make them better or worst Beliefs that will help you through the hard daysDoor Francie Perkins
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65. Dating After Loss: Rebuilding After Divorce with Parama Founder Juliana Wexler; co-hosted by Trauma Therapist Meghan Riordan Jarvis
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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 soci…
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What is post traumatic growth What we can do to grow beyond this grief How to step into your power http://www.francieperkins.comDoor Francie Perkins
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64. The Importance of Empathy with Ron Gura, CEO and Co-Founder Empathy
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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
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What causes anxiety Why anxiety in grief is not a problem 3 steps to handle anxietyDoor Francie Perkins
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63. Dating After Loss with Trauma Therapist Meghan Riordan Jarvis
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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. griefismy…
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What is all or nothing thinking How it effects your grief How to overcome this type of thinkingDoor Francie Perkins
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62. What's It Like to Have a Podcast About Grief? with Founder of The Grief Gang Amber Jeffrey
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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
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Episode 7: How to Feel Better in Grief
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How important it is to be aware of our thoughts What causes our feelings How to redirect your brain to feel betterDoor Francie Perkins
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61. What Happens To Your Energy When You Die with Serial Entrepreneur, Author, Medium, and Energy Healer Julie Ryan
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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…
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Episode 6 - Victim Mentality
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Victim Mentality: Why many people are not aware that they are identifying themselves as a victim How victim mentality shows up in grief How to overcome the victim mentalityDoor Francie Perkins
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60. Using Vulnerability to Move Through The Grief Process with Transformation Coach Brianna Bone
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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 …
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Episode 5 - Believe in Yourself
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Episode Topic: Why so many struggle with this in grief How believing in yourself helps you in grief What to do if you don't believe in yourselfDoor Francie Perkins
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Episode 3 - Negative Emotions in Grief
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Episode Topic: How we run into trouble when feeling emotions How resistance intensifies our emotions The difference between clean pain and dirty painDoor Francie Perkins
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Episode 2-Feeling Out of Control
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Episode Topic: What you can control and what you can't and why The Difference between a circumstance and a thought How to release unnecessary sufferingDoor Francie Perkins
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Episode 4 - Self Doubt in Grief
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Episode Topic: Why we doubt ourselves in troubled times How self doubt effects us in life How grief can help us grow How to overcome self doubtDoor Francie Perkins
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59. Finding Your Spirit Guides with Spiritual Guide and Medium Graciela Rasor
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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
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Episode 1-You Can Handle Your Grief
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In this episode I we will learn: What is keeping you stuck How to move forward How to take control of your lifeDoor Francie Perkins
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58. Cancer wife at 28, Widow at 31 with Author Rachel Engstrom
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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 opt…
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57. Surviving Cancer In Your 30s with Founder & CEO of Alula: Liya Shuster-Bier, Rare Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma Survivor
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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 …
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56. How Technology Brings Comfort to Grievers with co-founders of AFTR Joseph Schechter and Beth Reinetz
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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 hi…
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55. How Grief and Anxiety Effect Our Brains with Trauma Therapist Meghan Riordan Jarvis
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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. …
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54. Perspective on Societal Expectations of Male Grieving with Zach Weismann, Founder of Mag Impact Collective
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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 - http…
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53. Modernizing Memorials with Miles Adams and Max Lemper-Tabatsky, Co-Founders of Oak Tree Memorials and Loyal Memorials
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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 sho…
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52. How to Project Manage Your Grief With Kerry Hoffman, Head of Global Project Management & Ops at ClassPass
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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 tal…
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51. Coping with Cancer Emotions with Author Cynthia Hayes
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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 mention…
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50. What It's Like to Lose Both Parents with Author Rochelle Bugg
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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 gr…
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49. What it's Like to Grieve as a Medical Professional Dr. Darien Sutton (Emergency Medicine Physician and ABC News Medical Contributor)
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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 spe…
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48. Living After Surviving WIth Motivational Speaker Kelli Chu
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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 t…
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