Listen "Writing New Chapters with Stacey Macdonald"
Episode Synopsis
In this week's episode I speak to an incredibly honest and inspiring lady, Stacey Macdonald. Stacey’s husband Chris died suddenly in December 2013 from a heart attack when their daughter was only 12 years old.
Stacey shares her journey of loss and how she navigated her way through her grief in her own unique way, a way in which we could all learn a lot from.
We discuss;
How Stacey and her daughter dealt with that first Christmas
The coping strategies Stacey used in her grief
The pivotal moment Stacey realised she had to make some changes
Supporting Children through their grief
Navigating new relationships
Deciding to live again after loss
The importance of leaning into your own intuition
Worrying about other people's judgements and assumptions
Guilt
Finding joy in today and writing the new chapters in our books with love and peace in our hearts
This really is such a wonderful conversation and I know you’ll be able to draw so much from this.
We got unexpectedly cut off at the end (the joys of living on a small island), so there is an abrupt finish to the conversation. We contemplated arranging another time to record an ending but I actually felt that Stacey’s final words of wisdom were so beautiful, it felt like the perfect end to a wonderful conversation, so we left it as it was.
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Investing In Yourself After Loss
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Navigating Loss in Your 60s and 70s
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Showing Up For Yourself in Grief
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