Grief Angels Podcast Rose Gichure

Can you be an adult orphan? Is there an age limit to being an orphan. 

Google's definition of an orphan is a child deprived by death of one or usually both parents, but what if you lose your folks as a young adult or other. What becomes of sibling relationships without the glue that held them together? What about losing your childhood home which now just feels like an empty house? 

We sit with Muthoni Muchai @the_boardroom_of_life, to discuss the realities of losing both parents and navigating life without them. 

Navigating life without parents  #Loss of identity and loss of a home  #Losing your personal cheerleaders, advisor, historian    

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This year we want to get better at our grief. 

We will not run away from it or hide from it, we will embrace it and show up for it.  

Showing up for you grief means putting in the work required on your healing journey. It means accepting that no one can do it for you, it is not something you delegate or outsource...if only.  

In this episode we share tips on how you can show up for your grief with intentionality.   

Let us know in the comments if any of this resonates with you and if you are already putting these tips to use.

The holidays can be quite tough for those of us who are grieving. It can be a very lonely time and also very triggering. 

Normal day to day life can be a good distraction from the loneliness of grief. But during the festive period/holidays, everyone retreats to family and friends. The holidays are yet another stark reminder that there is an empty seat at the table.  

Then there is the bag of emotions. Each emotion is seemingly amplified. You might feel sad because your loved one is gone, then anger because why are they gone, why did they have to die. Or you might feel guilt at having a good time while your loved one is gone, because why should you be having fun while they're gone. 

In this episode, we seat with Martin Maina (Babja), my oldest friend of 30years, to navigate grieving during the holidays. We also share tips that have worked for us on how to get through the holidays and finally share some tips on how you can show up for your grieving friend during the holidays.  

As always, let us know if you relate to any of the things mentioned. We are happy to hear your tips too on how you get through the holidays.

People like to say that time heals all wounds when it comes to grieving.  Is this something people just say? or is it actually true?  

We sat down with Rita Njeri Njuguna, the gratitude babe, to discuss her own grief journey and understand whether one can truly say that their wounds have been completely healed after a certain number of years.   

Does the grief disappear or does it simply evolve?  We also discuss going through life and hitting various milestones without your loved ones.   Let us know in the comment section whether you resonate with any of this. We'd love to hear from you.  #grief #griefjourney #grieving #loss #movingforward #showupforyourself