Restorative Grief with Mandy Capehart
Explore the raw and unseen sides of loss and healing with stories, reflections, and real-life guidance on navigating grief—whether it’s a deep personal loss, an identity shift, or life’s inevitable heartbreaks. Each conversation offers practical tools to integrate healing in mind, body, and spirit. Join for support, growth, and a compassionate community that understands. For bonus content, visit Patreon.com/MandyCapehart. Interested in sharing your story as a guest? Reach out at MandyCapehart.com/PodMatch.
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"Flourishing for me does not mean suffering for you." In this chat, we're unpacking how flourishing after loss is possible and SPOILER ALERT: It's not through the restriction and control of others around you. Links + Resources from this episode: Tyler VanderWeele's work on flourishing Dr. Carol Dweck's growth mindset b
"Validate, validate, validate." Lisa Sugarman wants you to know the struggles you experience are valid, but not permanent. The Boston-based author and crisis counselor with The Trevor Project is passionate about breaking stigmas around death by suicide and mental health. As a three-time suicide loss survivor, Lisa's me
“We do not teach the person to rely on our words and wisdom to heal, but to experience their own story and uncover the wisdom within it.” We are ending 2024 with a reminder on what it means to be with others in grief. SPOILER: It's not about reading all the right books before you show up. Links + Resources from this ep
"The meaning is not found in the death; it is in us and in what we do after." Once we realize grief is not a linear process, what next steps can we take? David Kessler is well-known in the world of grief as a trustworthy voice on loss, and his latest workbook is an invitation into the very thing we need to heal. Findin
"Putting your story on paper, regardless of the format, transfers that emotional weight onto the page, giving you some distance from your pain." Journaling is a habit EVERYONE can benefit from, but because we're averse to the deeper work, we tend to hide from it. This week's episode is an offering for those of us prete
"Say the things you need to say." When Theo Boyd first lost her mother to a horrific farm accident, she felt isolated. People heard her story, and immediately offered their own story to relate instead of sitting quietly at her side. In her book, My Grief is Not Like Yours, Theo recounts her unique grief journey by embr
