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Description
After Tuesday’s powerful interview about Losing Layla, Vanessa Gorman returns to share the wisdom she gained while navigating deep grief. She talks about what helps, what harms, why platitudes push people away, and how grief stored in the body will surface unless it is felt, expressed, and released. Vanessa explains the physical nature of grief, the importance of safe listeners, and how earlier unprocessed loss reappeared decades later. This is a grounded, compassionate guide to supporting someone through profound pain—and finding a way toward good grief.
Topics
– What helps and harms in deep grief
– Why platitudes create distance
– The physicality of “good grief”
– Buried childhood grief returning
– The importance of safe, present listeners
– How partners, friends, and family can truly help
– Allowing waves of emotion
– Ceremonies as healing anchors
Episode Specific Links
Losing Layla (film): https://www.cultureunplugged.com/documentary/watch-online/play/50384/losing-layla
Layla’s Story (book): https://www.penguin.com.au/books/laylas-story-9781742281117
Transcript: https://shithappy.com/good-grief-with-…ssa-gorman-ep-73/
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Discusses death, childhood loss, and intense grief.
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