MwT: Grief Busting with Dina Bell-Laroche, Setting the Table

This is our first episode in this “Grief Busting” series with special guest and expert on grief and bereavement, Dina Bell-Laroche. You’ll remember Dina from her chat with me back in November, 2022.  For her, the death of her sister Tracy was life-changing and we heard about that in our first meander together. In this new series, we tackle some of the common myths around grief, in service of accessing our joy.

Today we are setting the table for our subsequent meanders in this series, talking about why effectively moving through our grief matters. I share a few stories about my own experiences with grief and loss, and Dina helps unpack those a bit with me. We’re also looking at the myth of time – myths like how time heals all wounds, and that grieving has a distinct end point. As Dina and I are both integral coaches and both know the Enneagram, we explore that too, which dovetails nicely with what is to come with Angie Arendt on "MwT: The PauseCast" next week.

I hope you enjoy this episode, the first of five episodes in our deep dive into grief and how dealing with our grief can deepen our joy. 

Episode Links:

Chapman Coaching Inc.

Dina’s company is Grief Unleashed

She read us the poem “Space for Storms,” the wonderful BC poet Caroline Miskenack

Grieving styles, blog post by BFO – Toronto 

Brené Brown TedTalk on shame, vulnerability and wholehearted living

Royalty free music is called Sunday Stroll – by Huma-Huma

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