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EPISODE 38

MENTAL HEALTH

RELATIONSHIPS

LIFE TRANSITIONS

Still Grieving; Still Going

Jessica and Elizabeth

Co-Hosts | The Grieving Sisters Podcast

πŸ’‘ ABOUT THIS EPISODE

Natalie is joined by Jessica and Elizabeth of The Grieving Sisters podcast β€” @the_grieving_sisters β€” for one of the most honest conversations the pod has had yet. Sibling loss, the anger that doesn't look like grief from the outside, workplace bereavement policies that weren't built for real humans, surviving the first holidays without someone, and the dark humor that somehow keeps people afloat. 


Natalie opens up about her own losses too, because this one called for it. Nobody's pretending here, and that's exactly the point. 


πŸŽ™οΈ Grief Has No Manual β€” Especially for Men ft. Daniel & Quaheem (Grieving Sisters Ep. 51): https://youtu.be/n6XX5iu0Hwo?si=saokVg2WrQ1Mg_nB 

πŸŽ™οΈ From Loss to Light: Mindfulness & Motherhood After Suicide ft. Reshma (Grieving Sisters Ep. 41): https://youtu.be/csWuKzp1kOI?si=SJljCVLQzPHg1OoD 

πŸŽ™οΈ Grief in the Workplace (Grieving Sisters Ep. 10): https://youtu.be/7Pf57DBH5KQ?si=1h690LZga77Bn7VG 

πŸŽ™οΈ Grief, Love, and the Holidays (Grieving Sisters Ep. 38): https://youtu.be/YiAWiozPJbE?si=BSHNTxraharYD74y

🎯 KEY TAKEAWAYS

  • What anger in grief actually looks like β€” and why most people don't recognize it

  • The "grief tunnel" and what it means to find your way through it

  • Why most workplace bereavement policies weren't built for real life

  • How to approach the first holidays when someone is missing from the room

  • Why sharing the funny stories matters just as much as sitting in the hard ones

  • How the grief Olympics show up β€” and why loss doesn't have a hierarchy

TOPICS

MENTAL HEALTH

RELATIONSHIPS

LIFE TRANSITIONS

YOUR HOST

Natalie Bulger

Founder, NC Bulger Solutions

Healthcare risk and compliance consultant, Pittsburgh's 40 Under 40 honoree, and the person asking the questions everyone else is too polished to ask. A living example of taking hot mess to high potential every day.

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