How Grief Impacts Self-Love—and Why Coping Can Feel So Hard After Loss

How Grief Impacts Self-Love—and Why Coping Can Feel So Hard After Loss

Grief doesn't just break your heart—it can quietly change how you see yourself. In this episode, we explore the often-overlooked connection between grief and self-love, and why losing someone you love can make everyday life feel so much harder than expected.

When grief enters your life, it can disrupt your sense of identity, trigger guilt and self-blame, and leave you feeling disconnected from the person you used to be. Simple things like getting out of bed, caring for your body, or asking for support can suddenly feel overwhelming. Over time, this can erode self-love and replace it with harsh self-judgment.

This episode gently unpacks why that happens—and more importantly, why it doesn't mean something is wrong with you.

You'll learn how grief affects your nervous system, why your mind may confuse pain with personal failure, and how to begin separating your self-worth from what you're going through. We also share simple, practical ways to rebuild self-love during loss—without forcing positivity or rushing your healing.

If you've ever thought, "Why can't I handle this better?" or felt like you've lost yourself in grief, this conversation is for you.

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How to Deal With Grief and Isolation

How to Deal With Grief and Isolation

Today I would like to share a webinar replay about grieving in isolation. The webinar shares some important perspectives from some of the world's leading experts on grief support. If isolation has bee...

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Help for People That Have Suffered a Tragic Loss At a Young Age

Help for People That Have Suffered a Tragic Loss At a Young Age

Today I would like to share a guest interview with you. My guest is Bryan Jung and he created a platform for individuals who have lost a parent as a child or teen. It's called "This Is Why" and it's f...

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The Need to Voice Uncomfortable Things About Grief

The Need to Voice Uncomfortable Things About Grief

On this Grief Refuge podcast episode, Founder and Host, Reid Peterson, shares a guest interview with you. His guest is Barb Higgins and she has a helpful perspective on giving grief a voice. She share...

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Initial Responses to Grief and Loss

Initial Responses to Grief and Loss

On this new Grief Refuge podcast episode, Founder and Host, Reid Peterson, shares his thoughts regarding some of the initial responses and reactions to a death related loss. These include: Shock Num...

31 Mar 202317min

Clinical Insights for a Grieving Spouse

Clinical Insights for a Grieving Spouse

Today's episode is a sequel to Episode 64: As a Grieving Spouse… but today we hear the experience, perspective and support provided by a grief counselor. On today's episode, Carol Goldfain Davis share...

1 Mar 202332min

As a Grieving Spouse

As a Grieving Spouse

This new Grief Refuge podcast episode is a story and conversation of love, loss, and repair. Repair in a sense of how a person with a broken heart got support and was able to put the pieces back toget...

1 Feb 202349min

Reducing Grief to Zero

Reducing Grief to Zero

Are you tired of people trying to fix your grief or judging you for feeling a certain way? If so, you will want to listen to this Grief Refuge podcast conversation with Stephenie Zamora. On this podc...

2 Jan 202355min

How Grief Opens Doors to Communication on the Other Side

How Grief Opens Doors to Communication on the Other Side

It's very rare to hear of someone who works as a Clinical Psychologist and has the gift of communicating with deceased loved ones. Today's guest, Dr. Amy Robbins is that person. Dr. Robbins is a Psych...

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