Navigating Grief: Understanding and Coping Over Time with Jen Reisinger, LMHC

In this insightful episode, Dr. Heather Taylor welcomes back Jen Reisinger, LMHC, PMH-C to discuss the complex and unpredictable nature of grief. They explore how grief manifests at different times and in various forms, often catching people off guard. Using metaphors like ‘waves of grief’ and ‘tsunamis,’ they illustrate the profound impact of grief on individuals. The conversation delves into the importance of acknowledging grief’s messiness, making space for it in daily life, and understanding that grief doesn’t have an expiration date. Jen also shares personal anecdotes and professional insights, highlighting the significance of community and personalized memorial activities in the grieving process. Lastly, they discuss Jen’s upcoming projects, including a 12-week grief support coaching program for women who have experienced the loss of a pregnancy, infant, or child.

00:00 Introduction and Guest Welcome

00:43 The Reality of Grief

01:42 Unpredictable Waves of Grief

02:04 Personal Grief Experiences

02:57 Metaphors for Grief

05:41 Coping with Grief Over Time

06:34 Grief and Seasonal Changes

08:34 Grief's Lingering Impact

16:36 Sustainable Grief Practices

17:01 Integrating Memories into Daily Life

17:23 Creating Meaningful Rituals

17:50 Personalizing Grief and Memorials

20:20 The Role of Community in Grief

24:08 Delayed Grief and Its Complexities

27:58 Grieving Through Different Life Stages

30:34 Final Thoughts and Resources

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Jen Reisinger, LMHC, PMH-C, is a licensed therapist and perinatal mental health specialist with over a decade of experience supporting women through the hardest seasons of life. In her Washington-based therapy practice, she helps overwhelmed, high-achieving moms navigate perfectionism, postpartum struggles, and grief with authenticity and care. Jen also offers therapy intensives for clients seeking a deeper, focused path to healing. She also facilitates Living Forward, a grief coaching program that supports mothers as they navigate life after loss—offering compassionate tools for healing, connection, and rediscovery of purpose. Learn more about Jen’s therapy practice at www.reisingercounseling.com

Learn more about Jen’s coaching work at reisingercoaching.com & and follow her on Instagram @livingforwardtogether.

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Grief is the New Normal is the podcast that refuses to sugarcoat loss—because grief isn’t a problem to fix, it’s a reality to live with. Hosted by Dr. Heather Taylor, a licensed psychologist with over a decade of experience in grief, trauma, and reproductive psychology, this show dives deep into the messy, nonlinear, and very real ways grief impacts our lives.

Whether you're navigating the death of your person, wrestling with the weight of an invisible loss, or trying to figure out who you even are after everything changed—this podcast is here for you. With a mix of solo deep dives, expert interviews, and candid conversations, Dr. Taylor unpacks the emotions no one warns you about, challenges outdated grief narratives, and offers both practical tools and hard-earned wisdom to help you feel less alone.

No toxic positivity. No “fixing” your grief. Just honest talk, validation, and the reminder that you don’t have to do this alone. Because in a world that wants you to move on, Grief is the New Normal is here to help you move through.

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