Restorative Grief with Mandy Capehart
173 episodes - English - Latest episode: 2 days ago - ★★★★★ - 225 ratingsMandy Capehart is on a mission to normalize grieving and cultivate conversations that bring us healing. Mandy is a Certified Grief Educator & Somatic Embodiment Practitioner, and the founder and CEO of The Restorative Grief Project.
The RGP is an online community of grievers dedicated to creating safety for sharing our stories, healing our souls, and reviving our weary spirits. Listen weekly to learn how you, too, can soften, surrender, and find healing movement in your grief journey.
For bonus content, visit Patreon.com/MandyCapehart or learn more at MandyCapehart.com/coaching
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145. From Heartbreak to Healing with Sara Webb
July 21, 2024 14:00 - 41 minutes - 38.2 MB"Heartbreak is a symptom of our childhood wounds, thoughts, and what we believe is true about ourselves." Resilience and heartbreak coach Sara Webb is here to teach us how to support our heavy hearts through relationship loss, especially when that loss is attached to your identity. Whether or not you identify as part of the queer community, Sara's insights on what we believe about ourselves and how to restore hope to our hurting parts is powerful and available for anyone to learn from. L...
144. Grieving Alone or Alone In Your Grief?
July 14, 2024 14:00 - 11 minutes - 11.1 MB"When discomfort is allowed to remain for a time, even welcomed, it will dissipate in favor of room to grow and heal." Whether you are grieving alone or feel alone in your grief - you're in the right place to cultivate a healing experience. This week's episode is a conversation around how to do just that. Links + Resources from this episode: Join the Restorative Grief Project on Facebook Learn more about Restorative Grief Coaching Join our Patreon Connect on socials
143. Beyond Feeling Your Feelings with Sophia Pounendis
July 07, 2024 14:00 - 39 minutes - 36.7 MB"We all have this natural, innate impulse toward healing and growth within us, and when we lean toward the discomfort, an unfolding toward wholeness will happen." Sophia Pounendis is a somatic psychotherapist with insight and invitations for us to consider a more intentional path toward healing than running after cathartic experiences. While catharsis can feel good, it can leave grievers more dysregulated than ever when it ends. Links + Resources from this episode: Connect with Sophia on ...
142. Mindful Mastery: From Worries to Wins
June 30, 2024 14:00 - 9 minutes - 8.54 MB"The bridge between worry and planning is paved with stones of present-mindedness." Navigating the fine line between worry and planning is a challenge many of us face, particularly during times of grief and uncertainty. This week, we're exploring how a specific mindfulness practice decreases worry and improves self-efficacy and resilience. Links + Resources from this episode: Become a Patron! Learn more about Restorative Grief Coaching Connect with Mandy on Instagram
141. Keep Moving Forward with Rich Ingram
June 23, 2024 14:00 - 41 minutes - 38.5 MB"Whatever it takes, I'm going to keep moving forward." Retired United States Army Captain Rich Ingram is a keynote speaker and endurance athlete. Despite losing his arm in combat, he intentionally pursued discomfort throughout the healing process to learn what it means to uncover your new sense of self, fully show up for yourself in loss, and invite others to come along for the journey. Links + Resources for the show: Rich's work at RichIngram.com Workbook for the episode Learn more ab...
140. Happy Hormone Hacks to Help You Heal
June 16, 2024 14:00 - 11 minutes - 10.5 MBSerotonin and dopamine: For most of us, these are familiar words with unfamiliar functions. You can read all the pop psychology articles you want about these two, but we're going in a different direction to uncover how we can "hack" the "Happy Hormones" for lasting healing in our grief work. Links + Resources for this episode: Patreon.com/MandyCapehart Learn more about coaching More tips and ideas for your healing work
139. Elevating End-of-Life Conversations with Erin Whalen
June 09, 2024 14:00 - 50 minutes - 47.1 MB"I am willing to wait for the surprises that grief brings." Erin Whelan wants to help you uncover a better way of talking about loss. Through her company, Compassionate Care, Erin equips caregivers and end-of-life providers with Playback Theater experiences. By witnessing their own grief stories reflected back to them, caregivers create a stronger sense of what is needed in grief work and develop more compassionate and effective communication with their clients, too. We also talked about...
138. Harness Your Inner Fire: The Art of Befriending Anger
June 02, 2024 14:00 - 16 minutes - 15.1 MBAre you tired of feeling so angry all the time? Let's learn how to harness that anger into the healing energy we crave for relief. Links + resources for this episode: Become a Patron of the show Get your copy of Restorative Grief: Embracing Our Losses Without Losing Ourselves Learn more about coaching at MandyCapehart.com
137. Untangling the Knots with Jordan Nahmias
May 26, 2024 14:00 - 38 minutes - 35.6 MB“The possibility part is very hard to make concrete when we are still centered on the past. The past is a limiting story.” Vocational coach and consultant Jordan Nahmias wants you to experience what is possible when you begin your own untangling. This week, our brilliant guest is sharing the way he supports clients through significant life changes by embracing uncertainty, one knot at a time. Connect with Jordan on LinkedIn or via his website, JordanNahmias.com. Links + Resources from thi...
136. Making Our Own Sunshine
May 19, 2024 14:00 - 7 minutes - 7.33 MBThis week, I'm sharing a quick invitation for all of you dreaming about sunnier days and easier moments in life. Developing your own internal resource of sunshine is an underappreciated support skill that alleviates our dependence on the emotional wellness of others. But how you do it is entirely up to you! Links + Resources from this episode: Get the workbook for the episode Learn more about Restorative Grief Coaching Connect with Mandy on socials
135. Embracing Radical Self-Care with Mara Glatzel
May 12, 2024 14:00 - 42 minutes - 39 MB“Grief highlights all of the gaps in our care without any of the energy to fill the gaps.” It’s one thing to recognize and accept that you have needs as a human being, but it’s quite another to learn how to start meeting them. Mara Glatzel is an intuitive coach, podcast host, and the author of Needy: How to Advocate for Your Needs and Claim Your Sovereignty. Her work invites us into that beautiful space of curiosity to learn how we can honor our needs and our humanity as we heal. Links +...
134. Boundaries for Better Grief
May 05, 2024 14:00 - 12 minutes - 11.7 MB"Grief is a complicated state in our lives, but there are ways to experience it with a lens of good or better without moralizing our experience." Boundary work for a better grief experience isn't as terrifying as it sounds! Join me for a visualization practice backed by science to explore how you might identify and communicate your needs with more confidence while you heal. Links + Resources from this episode: Why visualization works Become a Patron of the show Connect on Instagram Joi...
133. How We Can Heal Together with Kimberly Dudley
April 28, 2024 14:00 - 37 minutes - 34.9 MB"All parts of you are welcome with me." Relationship based healing is the most impactful experience we can engage but as grievers, it can be a very painful experience, too. Kimberly Dudley is a board-certified trauma recovery therapist who focuses on the intersection of interpersonal neurobiology and attachment science. How can these five dollar psychology words help us in grief? Listen to find out. Links + Resources from this episode: Kimberly's blog Dr. Dan Siegel & the River of Integr...
132. Okay, So They're Disappointed!
April 21, 2024 14:00 - 16 minutes - 14.9 MB"Wow, okay. I'm not angry - just disappointed." If you've ever heard this phrase - or uttered it to someone else - you're probably grieving and in need of a fresh understanding of internal and external boundaries. In this week's episode, we are learning all about healthy boundaries so your grief work can flourish. Links + Resources from this episode: Become a Patron of the show Connect on Instagram Join the Restorative Grief Project on Facebook
131. Better Than Certainty with Derek Myers
April 14, 2024 14:00 - 51 minutes - 48 MB"A loss of relationship, a death, living with chronic illness, or whatever it may be - these things are challenging to any sort of framework that promises certainty." Becoming curious is a central tenant of Restorative Grief, but how often do we truly indulge our curiosity when it comes to allow our faith and beliefs to evolve? Listen as Derek Myers of Your Favorite Heretics shares his story of growth and perspective that allowed for true healing. Links + Resources for this episode: Derek...
130. Learning to Surf
April 07, 2024 14:00 - 13 minutes - 12.7 MB"Healing, life, grief…it all happens in waves." You’re not going to arrive and be healed, but you will emerge from each wave with a little more grace and a little more resilience than before. Links + Resources from this episode: Become a Patron of the show Learn about coaching Connect on Instagram Join the Restorative Grief Project on Facebook
129. As Long As You Need with J.S. Park
March 31, 2024 14:00 - 43 minutes - 40.2 MB“Mortality is unavoidable, so how do we face it and bring dignity to the process?" Author, chaplain, and online educator J.S. Park returns to Restorative Grief with news of his wonderful new book, As Long As You Need: Permission to Grieve. Why do grievers need permission? Listen to find out. Hint: It's more helpful than you think. Links + Resources for this episode: Pre-order Joon's book Connect with Joon on social media Listen to Joon's first chat with Mandy Become a Patron of Restora...
128. Is Anticipatory Grief a Good Thing?
March 24, 2024 14:00 - 15 minutes - 14.4 MBIs anticipatory grief good, bad, or some other secret third thing? Let's dig in and find a way to help us cope while we sort through the mess of waiting for loss. Links + Resources from this episode: Become a Patron of the show Connect on Instagram Join the Restorative Grief Project on Facebook
127. Transformation & Flourishing with Mike Maeshiro
March 17, 2024 14:00 - 51 minutes - 47.7 MB"Straight people's discomfort is not the same as a queer person's pain." This week, our grief story is expanding into the world of queer advocacy and embracing the loss of community, relationships, security, and identity...all for the sake of transformation. Mike Maeshiro is the founder of Numa, an organization that supports people recovering from religious toxicity. Whether you identify as queer or not, this conversation is a bold invitation into the role of advocate and grief supporter...
126. What Can Integration Mean For Me?
March 10, 2024 14:00 - 13 minutes - 13 MBIntegration is just a fancy word for making things work together really nicely...kind of. Let's explore how integration can change life and grief for each of us and together as a whole. Links + Resources from this episode: Learn more about coaching Become a Patron! Connect with Mandy on IG/Threads or Twitter @MandyCapehart The Scene: Fold in the Cheese!
125. Finding our Flow of Strength with Aundi Kolber
March 03, 2024 15:00 - 56 minutes - 52.7 MB"There is a flow to strength worth exploring that can help us learn to heal." Why muscle your way through loss when you can learn how to soften and heal instead? Aundi Kolber's work as an author and trauma therapist invites us into a space of compassion, tenderness, and attunement on our pathway into healing. Links + Resources from this episode: The Strong Like Water Guided Journey Aundi's work and books Follow Aundi online Learn more about Restorative Grief Become a Patron of the sh...
124. See Yourself Whole
February 25, 2024 15:00 - 8 minutes - 7.68 MBOur grief strategy is not just about making ourselves feel better today, but believing we will feel better tomorrow. This week, let's allow ourselves to dream of a better future and teach our brains what hopeful things they can expect, too! Links + Resources from this episode: Become a Patron of the show Learn more about learned optimism Connect on Instagram Join the Restorative Grief Project on Facebook
123. What We Learn From The Birds with Courtney Ellis
February 18, 2024 15:00 - 31 minutes - 29.3 MB"This has helped me in grief and has become my most spiritual practice." Join author and pastor Courtney Ellis as she explains why the birds of the air (and the ground) are a symbol of hope and invitation into healing for our grief journeys. This is a faith-centered conversation and people of all walks will find something encouraging here. Links + Resources from this episode: Order Courtney's Books Connect on socials with Courtney Learn more about Restorative Grief Become a Patron!
122. Is Control Really What You're After?
February 11, 2024 15:00 - 13 minutes - 13 MB"Our anxiety does not come from thinking about the future, but wanting to control it." This week, we are unpacking the misunderstandings between control and clarity to see how it will help us learn to trust ourselves instead of searching for a future we can predict. Links + Resources from this episode: Join the Restorative Grief project Learn about coaching with Mandy Connect on social media Become a Patron of the show
121. Rediscovering the Value of Play with Jeff Harry
February 04, 2024 15:00 - 40 minutes - 37.5 MB"Talking about death helped me learn how to live." Playfulness is a core value of healing, and if you don't believe me, I'm bringing backup to make the point! Jeff Harry is a brilliant public speaker who combines positive psychology and play to heal workplaces, help teams build psychological safety and assist individuals in addressing their biggest challenges by embracing a play-oriented approach to work. As we grieve, we must find the gray space. This is a great place to begin. Links + R...
120. Practicing Your Own Power
January 28, 2024 15:00 - 11 minutes - 10.9 MB"When we need to reclaim our sense of power and control in the world, it doesn't take an iron fist." The idea I have for you isn't going to be a reasonable idea for everyone, but if you're interested in it at all, test it out for a day or three and see how you feel. Everything is just an experiment, so if you hate it, set it aside or see how you might adapt it to be a better fit for your life. Links + Resources from this episode: Join the Restorative Grief Project Learn more about Man...
119. Support After Pregnancy Loss with Dr. Kimber
January 21, 2024 15:00 - 48 minutes - 45.2 MBDr. Kimber is a licensed clinical psychologist and author of the book "Still: Making a Whole When Parts Go Missing." In 2006, her son was stillborn at 33 weeks, changing the course of her life entirely. She became a grief and trauma specialist and now, helps others get tools and learn how to carry their own grief and losses connected to trauma. Listen and learn how to navigate bypassing from others, as well as how to start building a container for your own healing from infertility, pregnanc...
118. Shifting Our Shoulding
January 14, 2024 15:00 - 17 minutes - 15.8 MB"It is our choice to cry when we want to, to feel deeply when we want to, to numb when we want to." This week, we're strategizing how to respond differently when the shoulds and shame are used to direct our grieving. Spoiler: My ideas are way better than demotivating yourself with insults. Links + Resources from this episode: Join the Restorative Grief Project Learn more about MandyCapehart.com/coaching Become a Patron! Order the book: Restorative Grief
117. In Gentle Earnestness with Kristof Morrow
January 07, 2024 15:00 - 49 minutes - 45.8 MB"My identity had to be pending." Kristof Morrow has a hell of a story to tell you. As a survivor of childhood abuse, he went on to become an EMT, a Navy veteran, and a journalist before settling into his new role as a self-published author all while navigating sobriety and learning to live with Tourette's. Faced with a bleak decision, Kristof allowed himself to go inward, ultimately bringing a more gentle expression of himself, his hope, and healing to the surface. Links + Resources from t...
Bonus Episode: Committed to Wholeness with Trey Ferguson
January 04, 2024 00:31 - 42 minutes - 39.6 MBTrey Ferguson is in the business of helping you believe bigger than ever before. Learning to expand our understanding of faith, God, and our relationship with it all means remaining curious, recapturing our sense of wonder, and believing in our own wholeness. His new book, "Theologizin' Bigger: Homilies on Living Freely and Loving Wholly", is available soon and I cannot WAIT for y'all to read the work. In the meantime, this conversation is an invitation to dream bigger for our grief and grow...
Committed to Wholeness with Trey Ferguson
January 04, 2024 00:31 - 42 minutes - 39.6 MBTrey Ferguson is in the business of helping you believe bigger than ever before. Learning to expand our understanding of faith, God, and our relationship with it all means remaining curious, recapturing our sense of wonder, and believing in our own wholeness. His new book, "Theologizin' Bigger: Homilies on Living Freely and Loving Wholly", is available soon and I cannot WAIT for y'all to read the work. In the meantime, this conversation is an invitation to dream bigger for our grief and growt...
116. Hope for the Future
December 31, 2023 15:00 - 11 minutes - 11.1 MBLet's put a little hope into this final episode of 2023! Imagining and reimagining our sense of self with a lens of hope means we can begin to see a new future take shape. Here's a deep and meaningful tool (backed by neuroscience) to help you explore what hope can mean for you. Links + Resources from this episode: Future-self journal from Restorative Grief Coaching Join the Patreon at Patreon.com/MandyCapehart Learn more about Restorative Grief Coaching
115. Emotional Freedom & Somatic Insight with Ann Hince
December 24, 2023 15:00 - 41 minutes - 38.1 MB“Anytime you’re thinking negatively, you are blocking your own healing without noticing what you truly need.” If you could reimagine a healthier you, would you make the time to do it? Ann Hince experienced traumatic loss as a young adult and after years of emotional suppression, unlocked her story in a way that radically altered her path forward. Her brilliant work to release inner tension and grief through EFT Tapping, awareness, and somatic movement is exactly what we're here for. Links...
114. I Think I'm Done With Keeping It All Together
December 17, 2023 15:00 - 13 minutes - 12.2 MBDo you strive to keep it all together? Want to ditch that framework for something more helpful and healing? Good, me too. Links + Resources from this episode: Work with Mandy – Visit MandyCapehart.com/coaching Guilt-Free Grieving – Online Course Become a Patron of the show! for episode workbooks Join the Restorative Grief Project on Facebook Purchase my book, Restorative Grief, on Amazon Follow & chat with me on Twitter or Instagram @MandyCapehart
113. Internal Realignment with Lauren Leduc
December 10, 2023 15:00 - 47 minutes - 44.2 MBLauren Leduc is a yoga teacher and intuitive mentor deeply invested in creating opportunities for others to grow and shine. Her work as a Certified Spiritual Life Coach and Dharma Coach revealed new pathways to wholeness for herself and her clients and this week, we are discussing how a little attention to your chakras can bring realignment as you grieve. Links + Resources from this episode: Order Lauren's Book and connect at her site! Work with Mandy – Visit MandyCapehart.com/coaching ...
112. Red Flag Thoughts to Watch for in Grief
December 03, 2023 15:00 - 14 minutes - 13.5 MBYou know you are not your thoughts, but did you know your thoughts are not always telling you the whole truth? This week, we're exploring ways to distance ourselves from the belief systems we carry in order to find our truest selves and understanding as we heal. Links + Resources for this episode: Work with Mandy – Visit MandyCapehart.com/coaching Guilt-Free Grieving – Online Course Become a Patron of the show! for episode workbooks Join the Restorative Grief Project on Facebook ...
Dealing with Difficult Family Members
November 28, 2023 17:27 - 16 minutes - 15 MBDifficult family members? This episode is for you. A friend recently asked how to handle a grieving family member who has become aggressive & unkind, so I thought we could unpack how to handle that together (just in time for the holidays). To hear this episode, subscribe to the show at Spotify or become a Patron at Patreon.com/MandyCapehart.
111. Nuance & Secondary Trauma with J.S. Park
November 26, 2023 15:00 - 57 minutes - 53 MBSecondary trauma is a natural byproduct of being human - but that doesn't mean we know how to navigate through it. Author and chaplain J.S. Park is here to invite us into a deeper, more nuanced way of approach ourselves and others with intention as we serve and care for those in pain, grief, and need. CW - This conversation includes topics of global trauma, the Covid pandemic, medical decisions, and death & dying. Please listen with caution. Links + Resources for this episode: Connect wit...
110. A Key Skill for Healing Our States & Stories
November 19, 2023 15:00 - 13 minutes - 12.3 MBNegativity bias doesn't appear out of thin air, but with a lot of intention, we can reassign the energy it generates toward a more positive approach to our futures. Here's a great skill to practice! Links + Resources for this episode: Work with Mandy – Visit MandyCapehart.com/coaching Guilt-Free Grieving - Online Course Become a Patron of the show! for episode workbooks Join the Restorative Grief Project on Facebook Purchase my book, Restorative Grief, on Amazon Follow & chat ...
109. In Pursuit of the Creative with Nik Goodner
November 12, 2023 15:00 - 44 minutes - 41.6 MB"I'm not trying to shut down this grief in my life - I am accepting that it is a part of me." Nik Goodner is a content creator and creativity coach allowing his own story of loss to inspire himself daily to pursue the life he wants. After losing his father at a young age, Nik recognized that life is short, and he has one chance to flourish and encourage others to do the same. Links + Resources for this episode: Work with Mandy – MandyCapehart.com/coaching Visit NikGoodner.com Access...
108. Finding A Rhythm for Blindsiding Grief
November 05, 2023 15:00 - 12 minutes - 11.4 MBBeing blindsided by grief is awful, but what if it's something you never expected you would care about losing? Let's learn how to swing with it. Links + Resources for this episode: Become a Patron of the show - Patreon.com/MandyCapehart Learn more about coaching - MandyCapehart.com/coaching Join the free coaching group - The Restorative Grief Project
107. Unfolding Into Joy with Arielle Estoria
October 29, 2023 14:00 - 45 minutes - 41.7 MB"Do not be afraid of bareness of flesh, of mind, of soul. But know that not everyone is deserving of the nude versions of you." Deciding to unfold the deepest, hidden version of ourselves doesn't happen overnight - but it can feel like overnight, we're suddenly not who we once were. Arielle Estoria is a poet and speaker sharing her experience of awakening to a newer, freer version of herself - and navigating all the grief that comes with it. Her new book, The Unfolding, is an invitation int...
106. Forgetting to Heal
October 22, 2023 14:00 - 17 minutes - 16.5 MBWe don't forget to heal, but sometimes we need to heal by forgetting. The science is clear enough - forgetting is a helpful skill in our circumstances around grief. Let's unpack how to do so with intention instead of packing things and pretending they're not real. Links + Resources for this episode: Work with Mandy - MandyCapehart.com/coaching Motivated Forgetting Amanda Held Opelt's book, A Hole in the World Access Episode Workbook Learn more about Restorative Grief
105. Grieving While Believing with Kate Boyd
October 15, 2023 14:00 - 47 minutes - 44.1 MB"I’ve had to start putting all the pieces of me back together instead trying to silo these little bits apart as if one is more important than the rest.” Kate Boyd is the author of An Untidy Faith (Herald Press, April 2013) and host of The Untidy Faith podcast. Amid her own grief in the pandemic, Kate recognized a need for someone to speak up on behalf the Messy Middle Christians looking to reimagine what faith, life, and community could look like after disentangling. Her story invites us to...
104. Anticipating Divorce & the Aftermath
October 08, 2023 14:00 - 18 minutes - 17.4 MBHow do you hold yourself knowing you're about to experience divorce? The same way we would face any other impending loss - by going internal. Let's talk it out. Links + Resources for this episode: Learn more about Cognitive Distortions Work with Mandy! Visit MandyCapehart.com/coaching Join our Patreon! Patreon.com/MandyCapehart Find me on the socials @MandyCapehart
103. Relational Grief and Healing with Cortland Coffey
October 01, 2023 14:00 - 53 minutes - 49.3 MB"What I have started experiencing is being able to communicate what my intentions, desires, expectations are in social settings. I now know that if I or the other people don't communicate, I cannot fill in those gaps with my own ideas or beliefs - it doesn't allow the relationship to last or flourish." Cortland Coffey is one of the most intentional, compassionate, and curious humans I've ever had the pleasure of knowing and I am so excited to share his story about relational healing today! ...
102. What Do I Really Need to Know?
September 24, 2023 14:00 - 12 minutes - 11.9 MBHow many times have you heard about the five stages of grief and been overwhelmed? This week we're chatting about all those grief theories and how to sort the helpful from the noise. Links + Resources for this episode: Work with Mandy – Visit MandyCapehart.com/coaching Become a Patron of the show! on Spotify Podcasts Join the Restorative Grief Project on Facebook Purchase my book, Restorative Grief, on Amazon Follow & chat with me on Twitter or Instagram & Threads @MandyCapehart
101. Overcoming Death Anxiety with Caili Danieu
September 17, 2023 14:00 - 45 minutes - 41.9 MB"Life is just one part of this - and death is the other side of the coin - but that doesn't mean we need to be afraid of what we don't yet understand." Caili Danieu is a death doula and intuitive life coach working to dismantle the anxiety and fear we carry around death and dying. Her personal experience with death is as personal as it gets, radically transforming her approach to life itself as well as the way we grieve. I can't wait for you to hear her story. Links + Resources for this ep...
What Have I Learned After 100 Episodes?
September 13, 2023 00:43 - 12 minutes - 11.8 MBWe've hit 100 episodes on Restorative Grief! Okay, so we hit it a few weeks ago (months, if you count all the bonus episodes) but I decided it was a great time to share the heart of what I've learned and where the show is headed. Thank you keeping us "on the air" for the last two years - here's the 100 more! Links + Resources for this episode: Become a patron at Patreon.com/MandyCapehart Learn more at MandyCapehart.com
100. Binaries?! In This Economy?
September 10, 2023 14:00 - 11 minutes - 10.3 MBThis week, we're dismantling black & white thinking binaries that keep us limited in our integration and growth. The idea of clarity is deceptive when we marry it with control, but if we can invite the both/and of reality into our healing process, we will find ourselves flourishing when we least expect it. Links + Resources for this episode: Work with Mandy – MandyCapehart.com/coaching Become a Patron of the show! Join the Restorative Grief Project Purchase my book, Restorative Grief ...