This week we are joined by two incredible ladies, whose stories you won’t believe until you hear them. Ell Pullin and Lotte Bowser are two friends brought together by the unimaginable loss of their partners, world champion snowboarder Alex ‘Chumpy’ Pullin, and UK music agent Ben Kouijzer. Both Ben and Chumpy are known for their magnetic energy, their passion for life and music, and they have both left a huge imprint in the lives and hearts of everyone who knew them. Shortly after Chumpy’s sudden death while out spearfishing in July 2020, Ellidy announced a miracle pregnancy with his baby after finding out about a procedure called postmortem sperm retrieval. After two rounds of IVF, Ellidy gave birth to Minnie Alex Pullin in October 2021.Lotte recounts her harrowing experience of when she flew to Mexico in October 2020 where Ben was undergoing alternative cancer treatments to try and save his life. One morning Ben was rushed into hospital and separated from Lotte after contracting Covid-19. Devastatingly, this was the last time she saw him alive. Lotte and Ellidy are also both experiencing cumulative grief, after losing their dads only a short time after their partners died. Their bravery and resilience is nothing short of admirable, and this conversation is one that we are both thankful to have been a part of. FREE EVENT REPLAY: Feeling the weight of grief? Discover how energy healing and breathwork can help you cope. Watch our exclusive session here: http://tiny.cc/gmeventreplay Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Trigger warning: this conversation includes the topic of suicide. Welcome back to season four of Good Mourning! This week, psychotherapist, grief expert, author and all-around brilliant human, Julia Samuel MBE, joins us to dig deep into big questions around the grieving process. We discuss:Living losses – what they are and how we can learn to accept them Complicated grief disorder – is it ok to grieve for a long time?How to cultivate resilience in griefHow grief shapes our identity and self-esteem Dealing with difficult emotionsHow grief can be passed down in families, generation to generationWe hope you take as much away from this thought-provoking and wickedly witty conversation as we did.Thank you so much for listening, supporting, and spreading the word about Good Mourning. If you enjoy the pod and find it helpful, we’d love it if you could leave us a review on Apple Podcasts. And don’t forget to subscribe so you don’t miss any of the incredible guests we have coming up! 🎧Links and further readingJulia has created the amazing The Grief Works App. Find out more and use this link for 10% offPre-Order Every Family Has A Story: How We Inherit Love And Loss by Julia SamuelBuy Grief Works: Stories of Life, Death and Surviving by Julia Samuel.Buy This Too Shall Pass: Stories of Change, Crisis and Hopeful Beginnings by Julia Samuel. Connect with usGrief is the price we pay for love, but it can be lonely. If you’re grieving, join our private Facebook support group, Good Mourning Grief Community, here, follow us on Instagram at @goodmourningpodcast or drop us a line here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We’re ending the year with a wrap-up of our best (and funniest) bits from the podcast in 2021. Boy, have we had a year!Throughout this past year, we have had some life-changing conversations with healers, learned from some of the world leaders on grief and trauma, delved into the spiritual side of loss, and got really, really real. We wanted to share some of the highlight moments with you from our incredible guests. Thanks to you all for being with us on this journey of tears, connection, and many, many laughs. We hope this episode brings some comfort, wisdom or at the very least, a good chuckle.FREE EVENT REPLAY: Feeling the weight of grief? Discover how energy healing and breathwork can help you cope. Watch our exclusive session here: http://tiny.cc/gmeventreplay Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Knowing how to show up for someone grieving is so important. Today’s episode is full of tips from our community about how to support someone who is grieving. Whether that’s a friend, partner, family member, neighbour or colleague.We share your amazing insights into the things people might not realise about grief and loads of great ideas about what you can do to be there for someone, no matter how long it’s been. Thanks as always to everyone who contributed and shared their tips. ❤️So if you know anyone who might be interested to learn, share this post and the episode. The more awareness we can raise about grief and how to show up, the better! Come say hello to us on Instagram @goodmourningpodcast.Join our private Good Mourning Grief Community Facebook group here.If you are concerned about your health, please contact a medical professional. If you or someone you know is struggling with mental health, phone Lifeline on 13 11 14, or Beyond Blue on 1300 22 4636. In emergencies, call 000. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Today’s fascinating conversation on finding balance in grief is with Mary Hoang, Founder and Head Psychologist at The Indigo Project, an online psychology practice that thinks creatively about mental health. She is also the author of Darkness is Golden, a book that explores the painful parts of our lives that we tend to gloss over, like grief and trauma.Mary shares so many profound nuggets of wisdom throughout this conversation. A key message from this episode is how important it is to take a break from grief and not let your loss define you. She shares why it’s key to find balance, which isn’t always easy, but something we need to do when processing loss.Mary shares her perspective on how to cope with numbing distractions that might be holding up our healing. We discuss the two-factor model of grief that many of us can identify with, which is either distracting ourselves from grief or leaning into grief too much. We also explore why a loss might bring up other unmet grief and the psychology around why we don’t easily allow ourselves to feel joy when we are grieving. We had a big “A-HA” moment around this, so make sure you tune in all the way through, there are some wonderful insights in this conversation.Follow us on Instagram: @goodmourningpodcastJoin our private Facebook support group called Good Mourning Grief Community here.www.goodmourning.com.auIf you are concerned about your health, please contact a medical professional. If you or someone you know is struggling with mental health, phone Lifeline on 13 11 14, or Beyond Blue on 1300 22 4636. In emergencies, call 000. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We share experiences and suggestions from our community on the rituals we can do to honour our loved ones, both every day and on milestone days. Plus we share some of our own personal stories.Thanks to everyone who responded to our call-out on Instagram to share their thoughts on this topic. We hope that this episode brings some comfort and inspiration.Instagram @goodmourningpodcast.www.goodmourning.com.auJoin our private Good Mourning Grief Community Facebook group here.If you are concerned about your health, please contact a medical professional. If you or someone you know is struggling with mental health, phone Lifeline on 13 11 14, or Beyond Blue on 1300 22 4636. In emergencies, call 000. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Today’s conversation is a powerful one. Dr. Edith Eger is a Holocaust survivor, psychologist and expert in the treatment of post-traumatic stress. At 94 years old, she has some incredible words of wisdom, courage and comfort to share.No stranger to grief and trauma, Edith and her family were sent to Auschwitz in 1944 when she was only 16 years old. She has gone on to share her incredible story of trauma, resilience, hope and survival in two bestselling books: The Choice and The Gift. Her work provides powerful lessons on healing and the power of choice and hope – things that many of us need after experiencing loss.In this thought-provoking conversation, Dr. Eger shares her wisdom on how we can help ourselves heal from traumatic experiences in life and why the key is in our pocket. We discuss the gift of forgiveness, the importance of not being a victim in life and how you can find hope in hopelessness, plus much more.FREE EVENT REPLAY: Feeling the weight of grief? Discover how energy healing and breathwork can help you cope. Watch our exclusive session here: http://tiny.cc/gmeventreplay Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this bumper episode, we share advice from our community on how to support yourself if you are workin’ and grievin’. We also share tips and ideas for managers and colleagues on how to support those navigating loss.This conversation is a hotly requested topic from our community, so we hope it will help you support yourself at work. Alternatively, if you are a colleague or manager, we hope that this episode will inform and educate you on how you can be there for someone in the workplace going through grief.Come say hello to us on Instagram @goodmourningpodcast.www.goodmourning.com.auIf you would like a safe space to honour your loved one or to connect with others, you can join our private Good Mourning Grief Community Facebook group here.If you are concerned about your health, please contact a medical professional. If you or someone you know is struggling with mental health, phone Lifeline on 13 11 14, or Beyond Blue on 1300 22 4636. In emergencies, call 000. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Today's episode of Up Close and Griefy is a little different from our usual grief topics, it is about receiving spiritual signs from the other side.This is a popular topic that has been requested by so many of you. We asked our Instagram community over at @goodmourningpodcast to share your experiences and stories with signs and the response was huge. So if you are interested in signs, this is for you!  We talk in-depth about what signs actually are and our favourite medium Laura Lynne Jackson’s advice on how to ask for them when you are coping with loss. Plus, we share what to do if you have asked for one but have not yet received it. We also share some amazing stories from our grief community about receiving signs from the other side.FREE EVENT REPLAY: Feeling the weight of grief? Discover how energy healing and breathwork can help you cope. Watch our exclusive session here: http://tiny.cc/gmeventreplay Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In today's episode, we talk about a topic that is common in grief, but one we might not always openly discuss: brain fog.Forgetfulness, feeling like you're walking through thick tar, not being able to think clearly - sound familiar? It turns out it's something many of you have experienced...and it's pretty common.We share your experiences, tips, and advice on managing feelings of fatigue, memory loss, lack of concentration, and more.We hope these tips and advice will help you.Come say hello to us on Instagram @goodmourningpodcast.www.goodmourning.com.auIf you would like a safe space to honour your loved one or to connect with others, you can join our private Good Mourning Grief Community Facebook group here.If you are concerned about your health, please contact a medical professional. If you or someone you know is struggling with mental health, phone Lifeline on 13 11 14, or Beyond Blue on 1300 22 4636. In emergencies, call 000. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.