Becoming your own best friend and making room in your life to grieve; with Abby Schirmacher
Dead Parent Club26 Nov 2019

Becoming your own best friend and making room in your life to grieve; with Abby Schirmacher

Abby recorded this podcast with Kat all the way from Colorado at 1 o clock in the morning (thank you Abby!). We’re still amazed and so happy when people from across the world message us to get involved in the podcast, it’s so exciting!

At just 19 years old, Abby has an unbelievably mature outlook on her grief which impressed me but also made me so sad because of just how quickly you grow up after losing a parent at such a young age.

Abby’s Mum died just under a year ago when she was 18. She speaks about becoming the ‘mother’ figure at home with her younger brother who’s just 14 years old and adjusting to a new home life. We also speak about how she’s feeling as she approaches the year ‘anniversary’ of her Mum’s death, distracting herself at university, family grief counselling and how it’s brought her family closer, the importance of making room in your life to grieve, ‘sugar-coating’ the realities of loss and sooo much more!

Thank you so much Abby for coming on to speak with me in the middle of the night and for sharing your story so soon after your loss! I loved recording this so much and truly believe there’s such a bright future waiting for you!

Want to reach out to Abby? Her Instagram handle is @abbyschirmacher

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