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EPISODE DESCRIPTION: In today’s podcast I am going to talk about grief, and answer some of your questions about dealing with and managing grief.Since grief is inescapable, and can come about for all sorts of reasons, it’s important to accept that it’s an intrinsic part of being human, instead of trying to avoid or suppress the emotion.

Read the show blog here: https://drleaf.com/blogs/news/grief

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EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS:

1:00 Why grief is so hard to process

2:30 Why grief isn’t linear

4:00 We all experience & manage grief in different ways

8:30 Ways to manage grief or help those who are grieving

11:40 We are not an expert on anyone’s feelings except our own

12:50 How to self-regulate grief

14:50 There is no one time frame for dealing with grief

16:30 What happens if we ignore or don’t process our grief

19:30 The importance of recognizing different types of grief

22:20 How the pandemic has added another layer of grief to our lives

27:30 Why we need to move beyond just focusing on our feelings

29:40 How to help children deal with grief

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