Growing Through Grief
79 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 2 months ago - ★★★★★ - 14 ratingsJoin Your host, Diana Curtis for a weekly sprinkle of inspiration, grace and personal greatness.
Diana knows from personal experience that Grief Matters!
After losing her MoM, the ebb and flow of grief was constant in her life.
She will be sharing unfiltered stories of her own life, and those of many other courageous individuals, spiritual advisors, and grief experts, who have healed their pain of loss; and, are now honoring loved ones who are no longer with them.
These rich, calming conversations will help you see unlimited possibilities on the other side of grief.
Together, let's open this curious gift.
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Episodes
For the Shattered Heart | Meditate on This
November 30, 2021 10:00 - 18 minutes - 21.5 MBA few days ago, I met a young lady at the park. She had experienced the loss of her mother, and the words she used to describe how she felt inspired this episode. She shared her anguish, and among other things, she said she felt her heart shattered. These two words, shattered heart, are a combination none of us should have to use to describe how we feel, and still, sometimes, it is the truth. In this episode, we talk about the challenging task of picking up the tiny parts of a shattered he...
Anticipatory Grief | End of Life
November 23, 2021 10:00 - 30 minutes - 35 MBAlthough all of us know deep down in our hearts that our parents will leave us at some point, it is still hard to deal with their loss. It is a tough call, even for grief and trauma specialists who have the tools to deal with grief more gracefully than someone unprepared. Visiting us today is the amazing Professor Theresa Agostinelli, a Certified Mental Health and Wellness Coach, Speaker, Teacher, Certified Psychotherapist, and a Trauma Recovery specialist. She is also CEO, Licensed Psycho...
Grief Moments | 5 Ways to SHIFT Instantly
November 16, 2021 10:00 - 27 minutes - 31.6 MBFor the last couple of weeks, we've been talking about grief during holidays and how hard it is to go through the celebrations season without our loved ones. Today, we touch on this topic again, but from a new perspective; we look at it from a spiritual point of view. In this episode, continuing our series about grieving through holidays, we get access to a new tool to help us decide how we want to go through them. I believe that no one should grieve alone, so staying connected with those ...
Holidays and Grief | 7 Steps to INSPIRE Ourselves
November 09, 2021 10:00 - 24 minutes - 27.6 MBWhether we are ready or not for the next seasons of life, they will happen. As we mentioned in the previous episode, nature's cycle never stops; it works tirelessly to prepare for the next step, creating space, and embracing newness. Nature is a harsh teacher; if we look at it, what needs to happen for life to continue will happen. But, nature is also an endless source of inspiration. So, with a new season upon us, right at the start of the month, where festivities and family connections are...
Rebirthing After Losing of A Loved One
November 02, 2021 10:00 - 17 minutes - 20.4 MBAs I enjoyed the beautiful, colorful spectacle of Autumn, my mind got caught on nature's perfect life cycle. Let's look at the trees, for instance. They let go of the leaves that will inevitably die during Winter; they release them on the floor so they can nurture their own roots. It is during Autumn that they start getting ready for Winter's dark and cold times. They create space and get ready for the growing season of Spring, right before they gloom as hard as they can during the Summer. ...
Nothing Else Matters | When It's Time to Go
October 26, 2021 09:00 - 34 minutes - 40 MBThe level of anxiety and anguish we see in the world today is undoubtedly amongst the higher in history. New issues that threaten the normal flow of the world come up daily, and things don't seem like they'll get better any sooner. Still, even though we can barely do something about them, we can brighten our days simply by choosing what we focus on. Our guest, Darla Nelson, brought this idea up; she guides her life by the belief that what we focus on expands. Darla Nelson is a Transformati...
Compassionate Grief
October 19, 2021 09:00 - 20 minutes - 23.1 MBThe last couple of years were tough on all of us; in addition to the imposed restrictions, many of us had to deal with loss, pain, and heartbreaks. The forced isolation we've been sent into created a lot of time to be with ourselves, causing us to deal with the pain we pushed for years, even for decades. But there is a path we can choose to help us heal, the path of compassion. Regardless of where we are in our grief journey, compassion is ours whenever we feel ready to receive it. In this...
Two Types of Tears
October 12, 2021 09:00 - 18 minutes - 21.2 MBAll of us have memories of all kinds that awake feelings and emotions; some might bring us joy and hope, some may cause pain and sadness. Still, memories will remain regardless of how we feel about them; therefore, we need to pay attention to the feelings and emotions they produce and how we handle them. In this episode, we touch on a challenging subject: feelings and emotions. We explore the number one human emotion release mechanism, crying. We go through the different ways to shed tears...
Kayla Michael | Growing Through Positivity
October 05, 2021 09:00 - 37 minutes - 42.8 MBIt doesn't matter how much we fight it; we have no control over what happens to or around us. What we can control, however, is our experience of it. We have the power to decide how we navigate what is happening around us; we can choose to grab the reins and take control. Visiting us today is the inspiring Kayla Michael; she is a writer, a former military member, and a mother. Kayla's resilience is out of the charts; she endured paralysis, homelessness, memory loss, and she is currently fig...
Embracing Emotionality
September 21, 2021 09:00 - 26 minutes - 30.8 MBOur emotions around what happened to us or the things we are going through are generated by thoughts. That is why when I hear someone asking themselves why they are always sad, what comes to my mind is the image of an open cage with a tiny bird in it that refuses to fly away. Changing how we feel is not easy, but it is totally up to us; it is a matter of looking for something greater, something higher than ourselves, than our ego, and stay connected with our emotionality. This episode is a...
Have the Courage to Grow
September 14, 2021 09:00 - 21 minutes - 24.3 MBIf, during a moment of deep pain, one of our friends shows up and tells us not to worry, forget about what is making us suffer, and let time work its magic, what would we think of that friend? We would undoubtedly stop trusting that friend. However, on many occasions, that is the kind of friend we are to ourselves. We tend to push down the pain and forget about it, like if it didn't exist. In this episode, we expand our concept of friendship and courage associated with growth. We talk abou...
Dave Sanderson | Hudson River Plane Crash - Blame The Event Or Grow
September 07, 2021 09:00 - 33 minutes - 38.4 MBNature likes symmetry; if we look at a tree, we will see the same pattern of human veins in its branches. Life is cyclical; life is born and dies with methodic precision season after season. In his book, The Fourth Turning, W. Strauss, looking at history's cycles, points out a pattern of significant tragedies every four generations. To Dave Sanderson, one of the survivors of The Miracle of Hudson, Strauss' words made total sense. Sanderson realized all of us will have our plane crash moments...
Growing | Connection to Yourself
August 31, 2021 09:00 - 30 minutes - 34.8 MBWe know that being in constant growth is the only way of reaching our highest potential. We learned the importance of moving through our grief, why grief matters, and the importance of flowing with the tide when we are undergoing lots of pain. We also learned that thinking that time heals everything is a mistake and that we won't heal unless we allow grief to flow through us. Today, we look at two new elements of growth, release and replace. I have a confession to make; something I caught my...
It's Growth Time!
August 24, 2021 09:00 - 24 minutes - 28.6 MBPain and suffering are things no one chooses to feel; therefore, it sounds logical to reject them. But, denying the pain caused by grief or any other painful experience is counterproductive to our growth and evolution. Surrendering to grief, accepting the pain, and letting it go through us are liberating and fundamental parts of our growth process. In this episode, we talk about growth, the adverse effects of denial, and the liberating effects of giving up on control. We reflect on the jour...
Move Your Grief, Part 2
August 17, 2021 09:00 - 45 minutes - 51.7 MBLeaving grief unattended is comparable to leaving a baby crying for hours; the baby will eventually get tired and stop crying, but the consequences in the long term of that trauma could be devastating. A myth says that when we surrender to grief and let it go through us, we won't be able to come back from that, and the truth is actually the opposite. Coming back from grief is easier when we surrender to it, setting a time each day to be in that feeling and knowing that the more we push grief...
No Bad Days | Only Growth Days
August 10, 2021 09:00 - 20 minutes - 23.7 MBAlmost every time we feel we are a mess or that we had a terrible day, we say that because of one thing that happened to us earlier, or it can even be for something that happened a long time ago. It is in our power to decide what kind of day we experience; the decision of what to focus on lies within ourselves - we can choose to have growth days instead of bad days. In this episode, we talk about intentional existence, the power of changing our perspective in front of challenges, gratitude...
Why Grief Matters
August 03, 2021 09:00 - 27 minutes - 31.9 MBIn a recent conversation with a dear friend, she mentioned being troubled for not having time to grieve the loss of her husband. She is a prominent photographer and a branding and marketing expert who is constantly traveling, so I knew what she meant. Still, distracting ourselves with work is one of the ways to know we are not grieving correctly; that is why today, I decided to talk about why grief matters. In this episode, I share with you the four reasons why grief matters. We talk about...
Growing Pain | Stop Resisting Life and Grow
July 27, 2021 09:00 - 22 minutes - 26 MBIn the last few months, I've undergone an incredible amount of growth. I've learned that the death of a loved one or any other heartbreak we experience throws us into a growth period, whether we like it or not. We have two choices once we are there; we either flow with the tide or against it. The choice is ours, as well as the consequences. I've also learned that when resistance is present, everything is more challenging, we might also attract the wrong people to our lives, and most importan...
Georgette Taylor | Love Story With Mom Continues After Death
July 20, 2021 09:00 - 50 minutes - 57.9 MBIn grieving, as almost in every other thing in our lives, we have our unique way of going through it. For instance, when losing a parent, not every sibling will deal with it the same way, nor be sad or mourn for the same period. After losing her mother, with whom Georgette had a close relationship, yet different from the one her siblings had, she realized each one of them was grieving their own way. Visiting us today is the inspiring Georgette Taylor, owner of Dynamic Life Enterprise, podc...
Move The Grief
July 13, 2021 09:00 - 20 minutes - 23.6 MBAfter two weeks of the devastating building collapse in Miami, I've decided to record this podcast to send a message to those waiting for news from their loved ones, those dealing with loss, and everyone dealing with the grief that is everywhere. In this episode, we will discuss the importance of moving the grief and having a curious and friendly approach to it. We will dive deep into what we need to allow grief to move in and out of our bodies, and the relevance of being present and letti...
Gang Raped: Healing From the Pitch Black Closet
July 06, 2021 09:00 - 46 minutes - 52.7 MBLosing the love of his life 11 days after their 42nd wedding anniversary left Jay without ground under him. And although it wasn't an unexpected death, they did a lot of healing together and lived intensely in love all those years; Jay was saved by the tools he acquired from dealing with the grief of traumatic experiences in his childhood and early adult life. Jay Westbrook is a Clinical Director at Compassionate Journey, an End-of-Life Clinical and Education Service. Jay is a multiple-awa...
Trauma, Grief, and Growth
June 29, 2021 09:00 - 25 minutes - 28.9 MBTrauma and grief push us into growth. We must choose whether we will resist and suffer or let go and grow; the choice is not easy but is utterly up to us. Today's episode was inspired by a conversation with a beautiful soul I met at the park that we will call Mary. She told me her story of grief and trauma; she described the suffering, the guilt, the remorse, and all the hurt and pain she was going through. We talked about letting go, self-blame, and compassion. Throughout this episode, ...
Stop Wasting Time Feeling Bad
June 22, 2021 09:00 - 24 minutes - 27.9 MBThe start of a new and beautiful day finds me appreciating the sun touching my face; I feel stronger and lighter than in the past six weeks. Something changed in me, and as I think about it, I can hear a voice in my head repeating a mantra: stop wasting time feeling bad, use that time to learn how to feel good. In this episode, we will talk about our relationships and their influence on our grieving process. We will discuss how essential it is for our growth to learn when to take a step ba...
Ellen Newhouse | What to Do When Dad Hurts Mom and Me
June 15, 2021 09:00 - 36 minutes - 42.1 MBAlthough our mind tends to block and forget traumatic experiences from our childhood, our body remembers; and most of the time, our body speaks louder than our mind. When she was a child, Ellen found out harshly that certain things, like domestic abuse, were topics she wasn't supposed to talk about - and so she didn't. Her mind forgot about it, but her body kept remembering. She taught herself to be quiet and smile, until one day, her body decided, "That's it, I won't do this anymore." She...
Something Must Die | Beautiful Gateway to Growth And Freedom
June 08, 2021 09:00 - 20 minutes - 23.2 MBWe are not taught to deal with grief when we are kids; we are told to stop crying, and we grow up thinking that our emotions make people uncomfortable. Grief can cause exhaustion; it can get us spiraling without control for days before realizing it; our minds spend too much time suffering, thinking about the past, and being anxious about the future. To overcome this, we must start taking care of ourselves and release those parts of ourselves that are fighting against accepting reality, again...
Aurea McGarry | How to Move Through Life Without Mom
June 01, 2021 09:00 - 38 minutes - 43.6 MBAfter escaping from domestic abuse and going through a contentious divorce, Aurea was informed that her mother had three more weeks to live. She had already lost her father when she was a teenager, murdered by mobsters, but it was the loss of her mother, almost 15 years later, that put her on her knees. She experienced an arduous grief process and learned that it is essential to have ongoing resilience, live day by day and to the fullest every single moment of our lives. Aurea McGarry is a...
The Day We Choose to Stop Struggling with Separation and Disconnection
May 25, 2021 09:00 - 19 minutes - 22.8 MBWe already spoke about the importance of grieving and not being afraid of experiencing pain; when we are going through tough times, we can help ourselves by grieving with purpose, looking forward to moving through the sorrow, and meeting ourselves on the other side. We need to take a minute to find ourselves, understand what just happened, what is happening, have some sense of control, and know that we will find ourselves ready to love and be loved again. In this episode, we will discuss h...
Growing Through the Grief of Losing my Brother Larry
May 18, 2021 09:00 - 18 minutes - 21.4 MBWhen things don't grow, they become tangled or warped. When we are not growing, we stagnate. The grief of losing a loved one can put us in constant pain, paralyze us, and stop us from growing. I recorded this episode coming back from my brother Larry's homegoing celebration, and I wanted to share what I'm going through and what it feels like to be me right now. In this episode, we will talk about growing through grief and how important it is to leave our feelings run freely and without jud...
The Growth Pathway Through Grief
April 27, 2021 04:00 - 26 minutes - 24.4 MBI’m Diana Curtis and welcome to the Growing Through Grief podcast. I’d love for you to sit back, take a nice cleansing breath, and join me for a weekly sprinkle of education and inspiration. I want you to let me be your champion for growth. I’m a mother of three, grandmother of five, and a Georgia native. After the loss of my own mother at a very young age, I spent years struggling with feelings of mistrust, abandonment, isolation, and betrayal. I'm here to teach you how to normalize, reco...