Love That Lingers: Grief, Resilience and the Stories That Carry Us

27/11/2025 26 min Temporada 2 Episodio 17

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Episode Synopsis

In this conversation, author and coach Joyce Sherry joins me to explore the universal experience of grief and the unexpected ways love continues to echo long after loss. Joyce shares her remarkable journey through layers of loss — from losing both parents young, to the passing of her life partner, to witnessing her son’s life-changing accident, and supporting him through love and heartbreak.We talk about:• the myth that we must grieve alone• how laughter keeps us human in our hardest seasons• why slowing down helps us reframe the stories we tell ourselves• how writing transforms the personal into the universal• the spiritual dimension of connection and "love that lingers"• why compassion is both a practice and a lifeline• finding permission to feel okay again after lossJoyce also shares the creative path behind her debut novel A Tale for the Shadows and what writing about ghosts, love, and lingering connection has taught her about resilience.This episode is a gentle reminder: you are not alone, and you are stronger than you know.Where to find Joyce:joycesheryauthor.comHer debut novel A Tale for the Shadows is available wherever books are sold.

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