How to Cope with Grief and Loss

Experiencing grief and loss in our culture is often tough because no one really talks about it so few really know how to cope with it or even how to talk to the grieving. ADHD adds a layer of challenge to this.

In this episode, we explore the unique ways ADHD impacts the grief process as well as how to cope with grief and loss.

Without this work, grief and loss builds up over the years and can come out in unexpected ways - both emotionally and physically.

You’ll walk away from this episode with compassion for your grief journey as well as clarity on how to grieve well to be able to start to string together more and more moments of joy after loss.

If you know someone who is grieving, please share this episode with them for support.

Here are some books I found helpful, thought please read at your own discretion as not all books helpful for me will be aligned or helpful for you:

“Understanding Your Grief” by Alan Wolfelt

“The Afterlife of Billy Fingers: How My Bad-Boy Brother Proved to Me There’s Life After Death” by Annie Kagan

“You Cannot Die” by Ian Currie (a bit dry at first, considers life after death including reincarnation)

“Motherless Daughters: The Legacy of Loss” by Hope Edelman (while primarily written for childhood loss of a mother, this was still useful)

“It’s OK That You’re Not OK: Meeting Grief and Loss in a Culture That Doesn’t Understand” by Megan Devine (recommended by my grief group leader and I eventually read it later in 2019)

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