Grief Guidance

In this episode I talk about my experience with how grief bombs have impacted my driving making it unsafe to drive at times. Grief bombs while driving are very common among other grieving people. And so we take a look into why that is and also provide tips on how to keep yourself safe while on the road. Happy Healing!

In this episode I talk about my fixation with shopping as my primary coping skill after the losses of my Father and Best Friend. I used money as a way to escape my reality and fill my numbness and pain. It started to become an issue for me and I started to feel God calling me to do better. In this episode I share my experience with grief and money and some tips that have been helping me recently to not only spend less but also spend more intentionally. I hope this helps others going through something similar find support. You are not alone in this. Happy Healing!

In this episode I share how my Dads 60th birthday in Heaven went with you all. I talk about my feelings around both the ugly and the good emotions and feelings I had. I share what I did to honor my Dad and what I did to make myself feel close to him on his special day. I simply walk you through my whole day of grieving my Dad on his big 60th birthday and how that looked like for me. I hope it helps others who are grieving someone or their big day. Happy Healing!

In this weeks episode I dive into the topic of motivation. I used to be someone who was highly motivated by wanting to be better, wanting a better career, and wanting more money. I was able to accomplish tasks and goals easily. And I was able to get anything and everything done that I set my mind to. But after Brie and Dad died all of that changed. I lost all motivation to do anything. My depression took a hold of me and I couldn’t even clean my house, shower, or meet up with friends. It’s been 1 1/2ish since they passed and I can say that with time things got better. In this episode you hear my story and learn what I do now to get motivated to do the things I need to do and live a more joy filled life. Happy Healing!

In this episode I talk all about how celebrating a birthday without your loved one is excruciatingly painful. I also compare my first birthday without Brie and Dad to the one I just celebrated this year. And how I felt such joy and contentment this year while celebrating another year around the sun. Birthdays can be hard but they don’t have to stay that way. You can find joy again! Let me show you how! Happy Healing!

In this episode I give five tips that help me to combat grief on the days when it feels completely overwhelming. We talk about breath work to therapy to naps. And everything in between. This episode is helpful for anyone going through their own grief journey who needs some guidance on what to do on the hard days. Happy Healing!

In this episode I talk about how the hobbies I used to LOVE before Brie and Dad died I have stopped doing all together. Which is perfectly normal in grief. I also talk about my experience around choosing life giving hobbies verses soul sucking activities/hobbies and how to be kind to yourself during this time. This episode is a little messy and all over the place but hey life is messy right? Lol. Happy Healing!

In this episode I share one of my most recent grief bomb experiences. I talk about what grief bombs are, how they are perfectly normal in grief, and how I dealt with it. I explain how I handled it step by step in hopes to help others better understand what they also might be experiencing in their own grief journeys. Happy Healing!

In this episode I talk about how my grief looked over the course of the past year compared to how I feel now. I want this episode to instill hope into others who are also grieving that there will come a time where they don’t feel as lost or misunderstood. And that their life will feel happy and joyous again. Pfeiffenberger.kristen@gmail. Happy Healing!

In this episode I take a look into how Christmas and this holiday season is different from last year. I discuss what coping skills are and are not working for me. Along with talking about triggers during such a difficultly time. If you are grieving a loss this season this episode might help you to feel less alone in your grief. Happy Healing!

In this episode we take a look into my sleeping habits and how they changed after losing my father and best friend. I went from being able to get a restful nights sleep to only sleeping 3 hours and feeling irritable 24/7. I also discuss what changes I made to help get my sleeping habits back on track. This episode is for anyone who is suffering from changing sleep habits or patterns due to loss. You are not alone. And there is a way out.

In this episode I take a deep dive into my self-care “routine”. I talk about the things that I do to help make myself feel better during the dark times. These are easy applicable tips that you can start incorporating into your own grief journey. Self-care while grieving is very important and highly overlooked. You need to be taking care of yourself and this episode will show your how.

In this episode I discussed how I handled the anniversary of Brie’s passing. It was hard day but I give insight into what helped me and what did not. I also discuss Brie’s mission to help normalize mental illness. Help Is Available! If you need assistance please use the resources listed here to seek help. National Suicide Prevention Lifeline 800-273-8255, National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI Helpline 800-950-6264. NAMI Crisis text “NAMI” to 741741 for confidential/free crisis counseling. Call 911 if need help. Your life matters. You are important.

In this episode I walked you though how the actual anniversary of my dad’s passing went. All the good, bad, and the ugly. I talk about what worked, what did not work, and what I learned and would do differently next time around. An anniversary date is never an easy thing to go through but it does not always have to be depressing, dark, and sad. You can find joy and happiness if you look hard enough. This episode might help those walking into an anniversary better prepare themselves for what might come up for them. It would also be beneficial for others to listen to to better support someone who is grieving. Happy Healing!

In this episode I talk about the ways in which I prepared myself for the one year anniversary of my dads death. A Death Anniversary can be extremely difficult time and filled with a lot of emotions. So in this episode I laid out what I did to help prepare myself for the day and how I believe it helped give me a strong foundation to go into the anniversary of his death strong.

In todays episode we are taking messy action and talking all about how loneliness shows up in your grief journey. It is a topic I feel a lot of people get uncomfortable with and so I want this episode to be a stepping stone into that conversation. Feeling alone while grieving is perfectly normal and in this episode I share my experience and how I am dealing with it. Happy Healing!

In this episode I take you through a day filled with grief bombs, mourning, and ALL the emotions. You get to go behinds the scenes of an extremely hard day that was unexpectedly filled with grief from morning to night. In this episode you’ll get to walk along side me as I re-tell the story of the day and how I handled myself, my emotions, and grief in general. Happy Healing Friends!

In this episode we take a look into what my first couple of weeks looked like after the loss of my dad and best friend. I share my experience of how I felt, what I did, and how I handled myself during this crazy time. I also share tips on what did and did not work for me in regards to my grieving process. I hope this helps anyone who recently lost someone. Happy Healing!

In this episode we take a look into how/why expressing gratitude while grieving could be beneficial to your healing journey. We talk about some action steps you can take to start your own gratitude practice and how that looks in your own life. Practicing gratitude reminds you that happiness can be cultivated at any point along our grief journey! Happy Healing Friends!

In this episode we are chatting all about boundaries. We discuss what they are, why they are important for your healing journey, and how to implement them into your own life. Boundaries can be easily crossed while you are grieving-making it that much harder for someone to get help. You will hear some examples of common boundaries that get crossed while grieving and learn how to kindly set boundaries in place for your own safety. This episode is good for people wanting to learn how to set boundaries and those who maybe want to learn how to best show up for someone who is grieving. Either way I’m excited for you to listen. Happy Healing!

In this episode we take a detailed look into 5 key habits that I have integrated into my own life to help aid in my healing and grief journey. If you’re hurting and don’t know where to begin this episode will give you a jumping off point that will allow you to dive head first into healing. Thanks for listening!

In this debut episode of Grief Guidance I give you some insight into my life and my fathers passing. You learn about my relationship with my father and some details surrounding his death. Trigger warning I do briefly touch upon the death of my best friend via suicide at the end of the episode. This is part 1 of 2 of the intro episode to the podcast. Next week ill discuss more about her death and my reason for creating this podcast.