23. #GreifIsLoveWithNowhereToGo – Jo from “Big Love” brings us her love and understanding around Grief and Loss

March 1, 2024

Have you ever wondered if your grief needs to be wound up in a certain time frame?

In this episode, we chat to grief educator and author Jo Lincolne about the process of grief and how it doesn’t end when the funeral is over. We look at how grief can stay with us for a long time, even returning to grief bomb us decades later.

You’re going to learn how grief walks alongside us and a bunch of resources to extend your learning about death. Come join us for this insightful chat!

In this episode we cover:

  • Death being integrated into early life
  • Religion shaping death beliefs
  • Coping with the loss of your favourite person
  • Helping people through grief
  • The importance of rituals in life
  • Learning from the best
  • Experiencing grief bombs years later
  • Absorbing bite-sized info during grief
  • Resources for grief and seeking them out
  • Death cafes, a space for people who are curious
  • Integrating learnings into life
  • Debriefing for professionals
  • Looking after those who are connected to death work
  • A funeral is an important marker, but not the end of grief
  • Alleviating grief by pre-planning for death
  • Resources for younger people.

Resources and links mentioned in this episode:

More about #Hashtag Death
There are two certainties in life, death and taxes. Death may not come on the 30th of June, but it is something from which none of us is immune. So why not talk about it? Here at #Hashtag Death, we’re dying to talk!!

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At the end of a life, it goes quiet. Where do you turn?

Meet the experts. #Hashtag Death – because conversations about death and dying SHOULD be trending!!

 


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