Explore the definitions, synonyms, meaning making, and tips on cultivating hope, possibility, and a vision for the future through this season of grief and loss. Host Kristen McAdams and Co-Host Kelly Byrne discuss the importance of connection, why it can feel difficult to create and maintain it, and the health problems associated with disconnection. Kelly engages in Narrative Therapy while describing connection through shared experience.
Episode Resources:
Some of these books were mentioned in the podcast, but all are recommended for further reading on loss
"On Grief and Grieving" - Elizabeth Kubler Ross
"I Wasn't Ready to Say Goodbye" - Brook Noel and Pamela Blair
"When Things Fall Apart" - Pema Chadron
"Many Lives, Many Masters" - David Weiss
"Option B" - Sheryl Sandberg
Effects of disconnection:
https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/feeling-it/201208/connect-thrive
Loneliness and social media: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/modern-mentality/201807/what-you-need-know-about-the-loneliness-epidemic
Recommended resources for starting work on our relationships with ourselves:
"The Mastery of Love" - Don Miguel Ruiz
"Creating Peace from the Inside Out" - Oprah & Deepak's 21-Day Meditation Experience:
"Attitudes of Gratitude: How to Give and Receive Joy Every Day of Your Life" - MJ Ryan
Bartolo, P. (2019). Belong and Flourish–Drop Out and Perish: The Belongingness Hypothesis. In Perspectives on Wellbeing(pp. 7-20). Brill Sense.
