Finding Liberation in Grief
CW: This episode mentions assault / sexual assault
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How Michelle’s newest book was guided by Spirit
Responding to heartbreak
Remembering your roots, and bringing forth your medicine
Michelle shares some stories of personal grief
Integrating grief into healing work
Why we’re resistant to grief
On being conditioned to grieve in isolation
Finding freedom and liberation through grief
On calling in support from our guides and helpers
Why our capacity to hold grief is limited
How the Spirit can hold grief, even if our body cannot
On understanding your capacity for grief
Hypervigilance and why BIPOC folks need more space for rest
How our capacity shifts, depending on the identities we embody
On identifying what is grief and how it shows up
Michelle shares her experience of being stopped by the police for no reason
Grieving for the end of our life
Acknowledging grief and asking - is there heartbreak today?
On permission to grieve
Cry-constipation
On being witnessed and grieving in a community of support
TV as medicine
Seeking support for grief and depression
The physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual effect of unprocessed grief
Michelle shares about the upcoming 2nd edition of her book Skill in Action
And so much more!