Real Grief – Real Healing, with Mindy Corporon #20 | It Feels Better to Be Kind

There is nothing spicy about this podcast. In fact, if you don’t know what to listen for you might find it humdrum. Are there steps that can be taken to help us heal our broken hearts? Six years later…why does the retelling of a sad story leave us breathless, choked up and tearful? Love is the answer.

If you haven’t eaten a homemade SevenDays® cookie, you might find them available next April. We will have to ask Gael to face the challenge and make more!

In episode 021, Gael Martin, my aunt and father’s youngest sibling, elaborates on the simple acts of kindness that helped her heal after her brother and nephew (my father and son) were murdered by a white supremacist.

Gael was on her way to the zoo ready to play grandma for the day, when her husband, Dave called her with the news about a terrible, tragedy in Kansas. She is sure of herself when mentioning each of the connections made regarding family and honest about her lack of memory during the same conversations. Trauma and grief can really do a doozy on our mental capacity.

In our busy lives, how often do we consider that it FEELS BETTER to be kind?

The cast of characters are:
Sarah – Gael’s daughter, Mindy’s cousin
Dave – Gael’s husband, Mindy’s uncle
BJ – Gael’s son-in-law; married to Sarah
Tony – Gael’s nephew, Mindy’s younger brother
Bill – Gael’s brother and Mindy’s father, who was murdered on April 13, 2014
Reat – Gael’s great-nephew and Mindy’s son, who was murdered on April 13, 2014
Adam – Gael’s son, Mindy’s cousin
Kirby – Gael and Bill’s cousin (Mindy’s too) aka Reverend Kirby Hughes
Melinda – Gael’s sister-in-law, Mindy’s mom

Plenty of encouraging resources provided with this episode:
There was a vigil on April 13, 2014

A funeral for two that will fill you with hope and love.

Episode 12, “Emotional Security is Mental Health Care” an interview with Tony Corporon

Episode 04, “You Have the Most Important Job Today” – an interview with Melinda A Corporon

Faith Always Wins Foundation

SevenDays® Make a Ripple, Change the World is Cultivating Kindness!

SHOP our THEMED T-SHIRTS and Show Your Kindness

Mascot for a Cure

Bags of Fun is a great option for helping kids through medical treatments.

Going virtual with SevenDays®!

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