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Episode 3238:
Shelby Forsythia draws touching and insightful lessons from The Golden Girls, revealing how the iconic foursome offers a blueprint for facing grief with humor, honesty, and heart. From navigating death with community, to setting boundaries with exes, to reframing identities after a diagnosis, their stories model the messy, human ways we can move through loss.
Read along with the original article(s) here: https://medium.com/transform-the-pain/three-things-the-golden-girls-taught-me-about-grief-dad8483d8fdd
Quotes to ponder:
"YES, death happens. Sometimes it’s expected and sometimes it’s not, but it’s a reality that all of us face."
"It’s okay for former partners to 'linger' in our lives. Often, we can’t prevent it. But we can communicate where we are and what we’re feeling so we can set healthy boundaries with them going forward."
"Diagnosis definitely alters our identities but we have to power to reframe and recalibrate those identities to include our diagnoses as well."
Episode references:
The Golden Girls (TV Series): https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0088526/
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