It seems like everyone around me is dying as I grow older. It’s a lot to process and has led me on a journey of looking into the 5 stages of grief and finding a 6th stage too. I think about the stage that I’m in versus others around me and how that affects our interactions with one another.
Key Takeaways:
[1:21] My friend Rusty died from cancer and his wife died too
[3:15] Knowing someone’s going to die versus it being unexpected
[4:51] All these people in my life are passing away
[5:57] Eric Erickson’s stages of development
[14:37] The stage that I’m in now
[17:40] The final stages
[21:38] People’s responses to my book
[25:14] The 6th stage of grief and what’s wrong with the 5 stages
[31:26] Processing the messy middle
[34:29] Renovating Mr. Luti’s house
[39:55] I’m processing a lot of emotion right now
Resources:
- Buy Motherland here
- Finding Meaning book
- On Death and Dying book
- More Milk Please podcast
- CrossFit Lady podcast
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