What are limiting beliefs?
Where do they come from?
How do they stop me from doing what I'd really love to do?
How do they impact my grief?
How can I change them?
We answer all these questions and more in this insightful episode about how limiting beliefs and old wounds can shape our lives and also our grief.
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How would you feel if your loss and grief wasn't openly acknowledged, and you were forced to grieve in private without the support that other grievers receive?
In this episode, we introduce you to Ally, who has been living with disenfranchised grief since her boyfriend died in 2020.
We felt it was important to shed some light on this type of grief to help others have a better understanding of it.
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This week we have a very important conversation around returning to work after the loss of someone you love.
We discuss the ridiculous amount of bereavement leave that most workplaces offer, how you may feel emotionally, and the expectations you may put on yourself. We share our own personal experiences, as well as those of some of our listeners, and suggest some things that you and your workplace can do to make the transition back to work a little gentler.
Feel free to share this episode with other grievers and workplaces. We really need to ensure that grievers feel more supported in their workplace.
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In this episode we introduce you to a truly amazing woman.
Joan Price calls herself an advocate for ageless sexuality. She is an award-winning writer and internationally popular sex educator specializing in sex and aging.
Her books include Sex after Grief: Navigating Your Sexuality after Losing Your Beloved and Naked at Our Age: Talking Out Loud about Senior Sex. Her blog has been offering senior sex news, views, and sex toy reviews from a senior perspective since 2005.
At age 80, Joan Price continues to talk out loud about senior sex – partnered or solo – and about grief and creative aging. Find her at www.joanprice.com.
A bit more about Joan's wonderful book that we discussed throughout this episode. This is such a valuable resource for widowed people of all ages.
Sex After Grief: NavigatingYour Sexuality After Losing Your Beloved
Sex is complicated enough when it’s easy—but when we’re in grief, it’s especially mysterious and confusing. How do we nurture ourselves as sexual beings when we’re grieving the death of a partner? Why does taking care of ourselves sexually even matter at a time when we’d rather hide under the covers and wail? What do we do with those sexual feelings that arise despite our misery? How do we know when it’s time to open ourselves to a new sexual relationship, whether it’s a friend with benefits or a new love connection? And how do we do it?
Joan Price’s award-winning Sex After Grief: Navigating Your Sexuality After Losing Your Beloved is the first book to address sex and grief together and treat sex as a normal, positive, life-affirming part of emerging from grief.
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When someone we love dies, it can really change the way we view the world.
Whereas once we may have been somewhat naive, we now know that bad stuff CAN and DOES happen... and that your entire world can change in the blink of an eye.
It's therefore understandable that grief can come with a heightened sense of anxiety, a state of hypervigilance where you are always on red alert waiting for something else to happen.
In this episode we discuss some of the most common causes and types of anxiety that we've come across in grief, and some things that are helpful and not so helpful in living with it.
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A lot of people will resist setting boundaries because it's too uncomfortable and they don't want to let others down.
But what if you're letting yourself down and are neglecting your own self-care?
If you don't set healthy boundaries, you may constantly find yourself doing things others want you to do, rather than what you want to do, or putting up with things that don't sit right with you.
This can often lead to resentment of the other person.
Boundaries are even more important to have in place when you're grieving or experiencing a challenging time.
This episode may help you to look at boundaries in a different way, and to feel more comfortable when using them.
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It's a question that will sometimes cross your mind when you're widowed and might be starting to consider dating again...
"But if I re-partner, who will I be with in heaven?"
In this episode, John and Carolyn discuss their own personal thoughts on this topic, and how this question has affected some of their clients' decisions on whether to date after loss.
Please note that we are simply providing our own personal thoughts and beliefs on this sensitive topic and are not trying to say that this is the truth, nor should be for everyone. We respect everyone's personal beliefs, and expect you to decide what feels right for you.
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This week we introduce you to a very special guest, who is also one of our My Person Died Too Facebook Community members.
Connor Cogan was happily married to his beautiful wife Kate, with whom he shares three amazing kids. Life was going great, until it wasn't.
Connor shares his heartfelt stories of loss, grief, solo parenting, and learning to live again without his beloved Kate by his side.
Connor speaks with raw vulnerability about how different his life looks now, the ways he teaches their kids about grief, and the importance of raising them the way he and Kate had planned.
Connor's words are sure to inspire you.
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We are back with the first episode of 2024.
This week we talk about what it feels like carrying grief into a new year. This can be one of those sneaky times when grief unexpectedly hits hard.
We both share some of the ways our grief has changed over the years, with the recent 8 year anniversary of John's wife Michelle's passing, and as Carolyn approaches the 7 year anniversary of her husband Tony's death.
We finish up with our "ins and outs" for 2024. The things we want to leave behind and the things we want to start or do more of.
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Post-Traumatic Growth is best described as the positive psychological changes that some individuals experience in the aftermath of a challenging or traumatic event.
In this episode we discuss the answers to the following questions and share some our our own personal experiences.
What is Post-Traumatic Growth?
Does everyone experience Post-Traumatic Growth?
What are the personality traits of those who experience Post-Traumatic Growth?
How do you increase your chances of Post-Traumatic Growth?
Can Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder and Post-Traumatic Growth co-exist?
What does the term "finding meaning" mean, and what does it have to do with Post-Traumatic Growth?
This is our last episode for 2023. We'd like to thank you all for your support this year, and we look forward to being back for our next season on February 20th, 2024.
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Grief can cause you to do some really weird shit... things that you probably never imagined yourself doing.
But now, as you're doing these things, they don't feel weird at all.
In this episode, John and Carolyn share some of their own personal experiences, plus others from some of our grief community.
We've come to the conclusion that nothing is weird in grief, because EVERYTHING is weird in grief!
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This week we have two very special guests, Dani and her son Brandon from Season 2 of the hit tv show, My Mum Your Dad Australia.
Dani tells us about the beautiful love story she shared with her late husband, dual Olympian and Ninja Warrior star, Paul Lyons, and what it was like grieving when you're in the public eye.
Dani and Brandon share details of their recent experiences in My Mum Your Dad, including the vast differences between how men can treat a widow, what is was like for Brandon watching his Mum going through a rollercoaster of emotions, a scoop that they haven't shared before, and what happened when a wonderful man called Wes entered the house.
We also talk more about grief, widowhood, dating, signs and finding true love after loss.
We loved recording this episode and know you'll love listening to it!
You can follow Dani:
Instagram: @dani_lyons
Facebook: Dani Lyons (McMillan)
Tik Tok: @dani_lyons
You can follow Brandon:
Instagram: @brandonsvibe
Facebook: Brandon James
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In the time that we've both been widowed, we sure have learnt a lot of grief truths!
It would take us an entire week to share them all, so we've hand selected a few (or 30) to discuss this week.
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This was one of our most popular earlier episodes, so we thought we would share it with you again.
We talk about one of our very favorite topics, signs from our loved ones.
We take a look at:
We also share examples of different signs, some that our community have received, as well as plenty of our own personal experiences.
We'd love to hear what you think of this episode and any signs that you'd like to share, so jump into our private facebook group and let us know (see link below).
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This week we asked for your questions, rants, observations or anything you wanted to share that you've experienced during your grief.
Everything is anonymous, so nothing was out of bounds.
And you sure did deliver!
We chose a cross selection of your responses so that we could share a few of the topics that come up regularly with our coaching clients, but may not often be spoken about openly.
We realize that some of these conversations may feel inappropriate for some of our listeners, however when we decided to do this podcast, we wanted to provide a safe space for honest and open conversations about everything to do with grief and widowhood.
If these topics aren't of interest to you, we understand. We have plenty of other topics for you to choose from.
A special thanks to our listeners who were brave in putting these questions forward.
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Grieving during the holiday season can be especially hard.
At a time when everyone else is having fun and enjoying the festivities with their families, it can really magnify the absence of your person.
In this episode, John and Carolyn share how they navigated the first holiday season after their spouses died, and how it has changed for them since then.
There's also plenty of tips and strategies to help you through this challenging time of the year.
Be sure to listen out for the special sound effects in the last 8-10 minutes of this episode. No, John doesn't have a squeaky chair or a new pet... it is actually his stomach growling!
This episode is a repeat from 2022.
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If you were given the chance to relive one day with your person, which day would it be?
This is the question we asked some of our listeners, and we loved sharing their beautiful stories.
We also shared details of the day we would relive with our late spouses.
Check out our book "The Stupid Shit People Say To Grievers". It's available worldwide via Amazon. Click on the link for your country below to order:
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The Stupid Sh*t People Say to Grievers: Polo, John, Gower, Carolyn: 9798373054041: Amazon.com: Books
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The Stupid Sh*t People Say to Grievers : Polo, John, Gower, Carolyn: Amazon.nl: Boeken
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Grief brain...
We answer all of these questions and more in this episode.
We also share our own personal experiences, as well as some of our listeners.
Don't forget to rate and review our podcast, and spread the word so that more people know it exists.
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October is Pregnancy & Infant Loss Awareness Month, and in this episode we have a very special conversation with Brianne Edwards.
Bri talks about the unexpected loss of her son and the depths of grief that followed as part of her mission to bring connection, comfort, and hope to other grieving families.
Bri is a wife, mother of six, and founder of Lach's Legacy, a nonprofit created in memory of her son.
She comes to the table with a Bachelor's in Psychology, a Master's Degree as a Physician Assistant, and a Compassionate Bereavement Care Certification.
Bri lives with her family in the beautiful Black Hills of South Dakota.
Bri's book: A Thousand Pounds: Finding the Strength to Live and Love Under the Weight Of Unbearable Loss is available here:
www.athousandpoundsbook.com
Find out more about Lach's Legacy here:
www.lachslegacy.org
Follow Bri on social media:
Facebook: @lachslegacy
@briedwardsauthor
Instagram: @lachslegacy
Don't forget to rate and review our podcast, and spread the word so that more people know it exists.
We'd love to help as many grievers as possible through this hardest time of their lives.
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In the early days of grief, it's normal to want to make big decisions regarding your future, decisions that you feel are permanent.
It might be deciding to never sell the home you lived in with your loved one who died, or a widowed person might decide they never want to re-partner.
These decisions are real and are how you feel at that time.
While it's completely fine to stick with these decisions if you choose, what happens if over time you change your mind?
In this episode, John and Carolyn share personal stories and those of a few of their coaching clients about how sometimes it is okay to change your mind.
Don't forget to check out our book "The Stupid Shit People Say To Grievers". It's available worldwide via Amazon. Click on the link for your country below to order:
US:
AUS:
The Stupid Sh*t People Say to Grievers : Polo, John, Gower, Carolyn: Amazon.com.au: Books
UK:
GERMANY:
The Stupid Sh*t People Say to Grievers : Polo, John, Gower, Carolyn: Amazon.de: Books
FRANCE:
The Stupid Sh*t People Say to Grievers : Polo, John, Gower, Carolyn: Amazon.fr: Livres
SPAIN:
The Stupid Sh*t People Say to Grievers : Polo, John, Gower, Carolyn: Amazon.es: Libros
ITALY:
The Stupid Sh*t People Say to Grievers : Polo, John, Gower, Carolyn: Amazon.it: Libri
NETHERLANDS:
The Stupid Sh*t People Say to Grievers : Polo, John, Gower, Carolyn: Amazon.nl: Boeken
POLAND:
The Stupid Sh*t People Say to Grievers : Polo, John, Gower, Carolyn: Amazon.pl: Książki
SWEDEN:
JAPAN:
CANADA:
We would really appreciate if you could rate and review our podcast, and spread the word so that more people know it exists.
We'd love to help as many grievers as possible through this hardest time of their lives.
Visit our websites: carolyngowercoaching.com & johnpolocoaching.com to learn more about our work.
For added support in a caring community, join our FREE Facebook Group by clicking here : https://www.facebook.com/groups/696138811624151/?ref=share
WOULD YOU LIKE TO HELP US KEEP OUR PODCAST GOING?
MONTHLY SUPPORTERS receive the following:
$4.99 USD - Receive our deepest gratitude for your support & buy a coffee for John and a green tea for Carolyn to keep us going while we’re recording. $9.99 USD - Receive our deepest gratitude PLUS extra perks that will only be available to our supporters.
Visit johnpolocoaching.com to become a My Person Died Too supporter.