The Good Grief Podcast

It's Holiday Week over here at Good Grief HQ and we are talking about how you can enjoy your holidays WHILE grieving. We know that the holidays are hard and we know that you're doing your best. We hope that these mini episodes can help you to find some clarity and bring a little bit more magic into your holidays this season. Even in the midst of grief.

{MINI EPISODE} Holiday Challenge

My goal is to get on stories at least once a day and share (WITH VIDEO) something that has gone well or that was good in my day. I’m vowing to do that until the New Year.

I want to invite you to do the same. Seek out the good things that happen every day. Even if they’re small. ESPECIALLY if they’re small. Notice those things that you do right. That your partner does right. Notice them. Point them out. And invite more of those moments of goodness into your life by recognizing them.

Wherever you are on your journey— you’re right where you need to be. And with each new day, you can get closer to transforming your grief into a force for good. Step by step and day by day, you’ll get closer. And things will get lighter and easier. And you’ll start to see the little bits of magic in each day. Your situation may not be any different, but YOU will be different. And that’s where the magic really happens.

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It's Holiday Week over here at Good Grief HQ and we are talking about how you can enjoy your holidays WHILE grieving. We know that the holidays are hard and we know that you're doing your best. We hope that these mini episodes can help you to find some clarity and bring a little bit more magic into your holidays this season. Even in the midst of grief.

{MINI EPISODE} Creating Magic: What to Do When The Holidays AREN'T Magical

In this Q&A formatted episode, Sadie discusses the answers to these questions:
What does magic feel like to you?
What if by trying to create the magic it feels forced or fake?
I feel like I need _____ (fill in the blank) in order to feel magic— how can I feel that without them here?
My grief is fresh and raw; how do I continue forward through the holidays?

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It's Holiday Week over here at Good Grief HQ and we are talking about how you can enjoy your holidays WHILE grieving. We know that the holidays are hard and we know that you're doing your best. We hope that these mini episodes can help you to find some clarity and bring a little bit more magic into your holidays this season. Even in the midst of grief.

{MINI EPISODE} Preparing for the Holidays

In this Q&A formatted episode, Sadie discusses the answers to these questions:
What are some ways someone could prepare themselves for the holiday season?
What do you recommend for someone who feels disappointed by holidays?
How early do you recommend preparing for the holidays?
What if I’m just nervous that the holidays will be hard, but I haven’t actually experienced it yet?
How can I help someone ELSE this holiday season?
What can I do to prepare to be more sensitive to those around me this holiday season?
How can I honor others’ grief while still enjoying my own holiday season?

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It's Holiday Week over here at Good Grief HQ and we are talking about how you can enjoy your holidays WHILE grieving. We know that the holidays are hard and we know that you're doing your best. We hope that these mini episodes can help you to find some clarity and bring a little bit more magic into your holidays this season. Even in the midst of grief.

{MINI EPISODE} How to Take a Social Media Break & Why You Might Want to Try One This Holiday Season 

You need to know when to take a break AND when it’s safe to come back. Like I mentioned earlier, holiday content and holiday pregnancy announcements are still quite a bit triggering for me. So during the holidays, I try to stay off social media as much as possible. But when it comes to “Trigger Heavy” social media days (ie: the ACTUAL holiday or something like Christmas Eve), I stay offline and then wait at least 2-3 days for the algorithms to shuffle potential triggering content down my feed. Does this guarantee that I’ll miss out on all of the potentially triggering content? No, no, it doesn’t. BUT it gives me a higher possibility of missing it. And that’s what’s important to me. It gives me a sense of control over my own situation and that allows me to enjoy things (the holidays especially) more fully.

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I’ve always been a writer. For as long as I can remember. One of my earliest memories is scribbling on a piece of paper and asking my older sister what it said. Of course, it said nothing, but I’ve always felt a pull to write. When I was eight years old, I was given my first “official” journal. I wrote in it when I remembered and it brought me peace in times of trouble.

Journaling has always been an outlet for me and over the years it has looked different. In this episode I share a few different ways that I've journaled throughout my life as well as how journaling has helped me transform my own grief into a force for good in my life.

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Trigger Warnings: This episode mentions struggles with infertility, struggles with faith, and suicidal ideation.

Episode Overview:

Imposter syndrome in grief is defined as, “The persistent inability to believe that one’s grief is valid or legitimately experienced as a result of one’s own thoughts or feelings.”

I think we all feel this NEED to legitimize our experiences. Or rationalize WHY they were difficult. It’s like we feel the need to be able to adequately explain our feelings and emotions in order for them to be valid. But the fact is, if you felt it, it was real and valid. And that’s enough.

This episode will talk through my own journey of overcoming imposter syndrome and hopefully help guide others to overcome it as well.

TW: Still birth and miscarriage are discussed in this episode

In this episode, Sadie talks with Baby Loss Coach, Amy Watson about 5 Ways to Honor Your Loss. Amy shares her own story of still birth and miscarriage and how she helps her clients to find joy in their life, while still honoring their lost babies.

You can get in touch with Amy in the following ways:
Podcast: Smooth Stones Podcast (https://smoothstonescoaching.com/blog)
Instagram: @amy.smoothstonescoaching (https://www.instagram.com/amy.smoothstonescoaching/)
Website: https://smoothstonescoaching.com/

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As YOU travel through your grief journey, I want to invite you to seek gratitude in your daily life. Not because I want to dismiss your experiences, but because I want you to know and notice that goodness and grief can coexist. I want you to notice the small love notes that the universe is sending to you each day. I want you to see the small messages of purpose that are being sent to you each and every day. Gratitude is healing. Gratitude is humbling. Gratitude is magic. Gratitude allows you to move forward, even through your darkest days.

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In this episode, we’re going to talk about ways you can be more empathetic and more supportive to those around you who may be grieving at this time.

Empathy is a skill we learn and practice. It’s something we continuously learn. It’s a muscle that we have to work regularly once we gain the ability. Continuous practice will allow us to grow in ways we never thought we could. It allows us to become the friend we’ve needed in the past, the friend people will need in the future and the friend people reach out to today.

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Do you have a family member or friend that just will not quit with the "when are YOU going to have babies?" question? Because I did too. This episode is just for that person. To help them understand not only that you ARE infertile, but what infertility actually entails.

This episode is An Open Letter to Family & Friends Asking When We’ll Have Babies.

Trigger Warning: This episode discusses: panic attacks, perinatal depression and anxiety and postpartum depression and anxiety. It also has mentions of suicide and suicidal ideation and emotional abuse. Please listen at your own discretion.

I wanted to start off the Good Grief podcast with a little introduction episode because I want YOU to understand where I’m coming from and HOW Good Grief came to be. My name is Sadie Banks and I am no stranger to grief.