In this first Podcast the main focus will be to talk about the differences between a sudden and anticipated loss. Grief and loss have never been an easy topic for us to discuss as a society and in this episode I will discuss why. I will be referring to the following grief fundamentals throughout our time together.

Grief Fundamentals:

• There is no timeline in grief.
• You never truly get over the death of a loved one, whether it is sudden or expected.
• There comes a point in your grief where accepting the death of a loved one becomes part of the process.
• Grief is love. The death of someone you love hurts so much because you’ve loved so much.

Reasons for creating the podcast:

I have designed my podcast to bring together a community of people hurting, and to unite them in their quest to anchor themselves, rebuild and move forward in life. As a society, we are uncomfortable talking about death in general and most people are ill-equipped to respond the way we need them to respond when we experience the death of someone we love.

5 differences between a sudden and anticipated Loss:

1. Survivors are left with feelings of intense vulnerability.
2. The inability to say goodbye.
3. A significant percentage of sudden deaths may have been preventable, tormenting survivors as they grieve.
4. Unanswered questions and the amount of uncertainty that exists.
5. The manner in which our loved one died is often traumatic, and it can even result in trauma for those of us who are grieving the loss.

Please tune into this week’s episode of Untethered: Healing the Pain From a Sudden Death. Be sure to subscribe to my podcast so you never miss an episode. Don’t forget to leave a review and please share if you know someone who is living with a sudden and unexpected loss.