What's Your Grief Podcast

We've been on hiatus, but we're popping into your feed with an important update for mental health professionals. This September, we're hosting a two-day virtual Intensive in Grief-Informed Practice: Essential Theory and Interventions for Working With Grief (September 18–19, 2025). Offering 12 total CEs across two focused sessions, you'll gain both the theoretical foundations and practical tools for supporting clients through death and non-death losses. Participants will receive session replays, slides, and more than 25 worksheets for use in clinical and group settings, along with six months of access to all materials. Registration also includes WYG's new Grief-Informed Practice Certificate, monthly Q&As, and a three-month membership in our WYG Grief Professionals Community. 👉 Register Here And if you're listening as a griever, we've missed you too. We invite you to check out the WYG Grief Support Hub, a space for grief education, creative expression, and connection outside of traditional support settings. 👉 Join the Hub 👉 Subscribe to our free grief support newsletter here

In this episode, we discuss how grief disrupts not just emotions but also basic needs like safety, security, and stability. We explore how adjusting to practical changes—such as financial strain, job insecurity, and shifting family roles—can deeply impact emotional processing and coping and the importance of acknowledging these challenges and seeking support that considers both emotional and practical aspects of grief. Interested in the Finding Your Way course? Join the waitlist. Visit whatsyourgrief.com for hundreds of free articles we've written about all things grief and loss. If you like the podcast, we think you'll love WYG Grief Support Hub. It's our online membership community that brings grievers together for learning, creativity, and support. You don't have to navigate grief alone - participate in grief conversation sessions and groups, a discussion forum, grief support webinars, creativity projects, community writing sessions, and more. You can learn more here and join. If you're a grief professional, we have a community for you too. https://whatsyourgrief.com/grief-professionals-community/ Pick up the What's Your Grief Book Bookshop.org Barnes & Noble Amazon Books A Million IndieBound

In this episode, we explore the often-overlooked grief of losing places and spaces—whether it's a childhood home, a family gathering place, or a space tied to memories of a loved one. We discuss how spaces hold deep emotional significance, especially when tied to memories of those we've lost, and how losing them—whether due to life transitions, financial hardship, or circumstances beyond our control—can feel profoundly destabilizing. For those struggling with this kind of loss, we share insights, practical strategies, and resources to help navigate the experience with understanding and self-compassion. Visit whatsyourgrief.com for hundreds of free articles we've written about all things grief and loss. If you like the podcast, we think you'll love WYG Grief Support Hub. It's our online membership community that brings grievers together for learning, creativity, and support. You don't have to navigate grief alone - participate in grief conversation sessions and groups, a discussion forum, grief support webinars, creativity projects, community writing sessions, and more. You can learn more here and join. If you're a grief professional, we have a community for you too. https://whatsyourgrief.com/grief-professionals-community/ Pick up the What's Your Grief Book Bookshop.org Barnes & Noble Amazon Books A Million IndieBound

In this episode of we explore the many factors that impact the ways people cope with grief, from introversion and extroversion to optimism, pessimism, and the differences between instrumental grievers and intuitive grievers. As mental health professionals, we break down how these styles shape our grief experiences—not just for ourselves but within our families and communities. Understanding these differences helps us navigate loss with more self-awareness and compassion, both for ourselves and others. Upcoming February 12th free webinar on understanding trauma within grief. Upcoming March 12th free webinar on the impact of when societal systems fail. This week's CE workshop on attachment and continuing bonds. Visit whatsyourgrief.com for hundreds of free articles we've written about all things grief and loss. If you like the podcast, we think you'll love WYG Grief Support Hub. It's our online membership community that brings grievers together for learning, creativity, and support. You don't have to navigate grief alone - participate in grief conversation sessions and groups, a discussion forum, grief support webinars, creativity projects, community writing sessions, and more. You can learn more here and join. If you're a grief professional, we have a community for you too. https://whatsyourgrief.com/grief-professionals-community/ Pick up the What's Your Grief Book Bookshop.org Barnes & Noble Amazon Books A Million IndieBound

In this episode, we talk about the common fear when things feel especially hard that you've regressed or gone backward in your grief. We explore why grief isn't linear but instead moves in cycles, with moments where it feels closer to the surface. By understanding this natural ebb and flow, we can reframe what it means to revisit grief and approach it with self-compassion. Sign up for the Finding Your Way 12 Week Course, which starts January 26th ($60 for non-Hub Members). Gift yourself or a grieving friend our Here For You care package to kick off tending to your grief in a new year! Visit whatsyourgrief.com for hundreds of free articles we've written about all things grief and loss. If you like the podcast, we think you'll love WYG Grief Support Hub. It's our online membership community that brings grievers together for learning, creativity, and support. You don't have to navigate grief alone - participate in grief conversation sessions and groups, a discussion forum, grief support webinars, creativity projects, community writing sessions, and more. You can learn more here and join. If you're a grief professional, we have a community for you too. https://whatsyourgrief.com/grief-professionals-community/ Pick up the What's Your Grief Book Bookshop.org Barnes & Noble Amazon Books A Million IndieBound