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How Grief Reshapes Identity, Love, And Daily Life | Alexandra Carroll | #153
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We explore how grief moves like a spiral through life, how it reshapes identity and marriage, and why presence matters more than platitudes. Alexandra Carroll shares her story, reframes the stages, and offers practical tools for self-kindness, attunement, and meaning.
• stages as observations, not a rigid program
• grief as spiral with triggers across the year
• why each person grieves differently
• words to avoid and what to say instead
• talk less, listen more as core support
• setting a place at the table in marriage
• self-kindness through outsourcing and rest
• quiet, social media fasting, grief fasting
• building a grief calendar and planning care
• finding meaning after acceptance
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Chapters
1. Opening And Guest Introduction (00:00:00)
2. Rethinking The Stages Of Grief (00:02:39)
3. Alexandra’s Loss And Early Coping (00:10:51)
4. Why We Grieve Differently (00:19:58)
5. The Right To Fall Apart (00:24:52)
6. How To Support A Grieving Person (00:29:13)
7. Practicing Everyday Self‑Kindness (00:36:58)
8. Quiet, Social Media, And Grief Fasting (00:41:20)
9. Marriage, Milestones, And Motherhood After Loss (00:46:22)
10. Keeping Connection Strong Through Grief (01:00:15)
11. Acceptance, Meaning, And Mature Love (01:06:10)
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