The Grief Cocoon Podcast

Nov 21 2024 31 ep. 41 mins
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A podcast where you'll hear open, honest, and thoughtful conversations about grief and loss, death, and dying. Host Gaby Georges talks with creatives, mental health professionals, researchers, and everyday people about their experiences of loss and how they've used their creativity to process and transform grief and loss, and how you can to.

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EP 30: Experiencing Loss of a Divorce & Future Dreams | Processing Grief Through Music

Nov 21 2024 51 mins  
In this episode, Gaby speaks with artist, songwriter and performer Eileen Francisco about: grieving her separation how she used music to express her grief the role of both music and therapy in processing loss the toll on Eileen's mental health dissociation the use of a persona the perception of time while grieving how you can use music in your grieving journey. Listen t

EP 29: Questions to Ask Yourself When You're Struggling Or Feeling Stuck

Oct 30 2024 28 mins  
Book into next week's grief movement circle: https://thegriefcocoon.com/store/p/moving-through-grief-circle In this episode, Gaby shares the questions that can help you identity what you need when you're struggling emotionally. Grief can be overwhelming, but it can also give us a chance to stop and reflect. It can prompt us to hone in on what truly matters. With this, comes more

EP 28: Dealing with Cumulative Grief, Being Your Partner's Carer, and Daily Self-care Practices From a Widow

Oct 09 2024 53 mins  
In this episode, Gaby speaks to educator, grief support advocate, and author Ashmeeta Madhav about: where her grief journey began the reality of loss wanting to talk with your loved one again the challenge of others not mentioning the person you've lost being intentional with who you share your feelings with how she approached self-care as the carer of her husband watching

EP 27: The Benefits of Nature After Loss & How It Can Support Your Grief Journey

Sep 18 2024 26 mins  
In this episode, Gaby dives deep into the benefits of nature, past the well-known physiological effects. Timestamps: 0.00 Intro 1:40 Nature poem by Aboriginal writer Gail Kay 2:30 Gleaning peace from nature 7:21 Awe and humility 10:16 How nature inspires connectedness and spirituality 13:26 Why being present matters 16:16 The benefits of witnessing beauty 18:26 What we can learn f

EP 26: Grieving a Beloved Pet & Honouring Your Pain

Sep 11 2024 42 mins  
In this episode, Gaby speaks with Christine Passo (Certified Support and Transformation Coach) about: her beloved dog Maya Ray what people said to her that wasn't helpful how to validate your grief what to do when you're struggling honouring your pain brain research on what happens after a person's heart stops beating how her surviving dog showed signs of grief

EP 25: Lessons From 15 Years Of Living With Grief & the Loss of My Mum

Sep 04 2024 26 mins  
In this episode, Gaby reflects on what she's learned about grief following the 15th anniversary of her Mum's death. She speaks about: the relationship between time and emotions the possibilities of grief the power of a movement practice how the relationship with your person can keep developing Gaby Georges is a multi-disciplinary artist, creative grief guide and founder of

EP 24: Living An Authentic Life After Loss & Healing Through Writing

Aug 28 2024 48 mins  
In this episode, Gaby speaks with Kay Backhouse (author and hospice worker) about: her younger brother Syd how she dealt with a particularly uncomfortable question after his death why she changed her way of life and occupation after loss what helped her to process her brother's traumatic death how she honours her brother Syd on his death day how the relationship with her

EP 23: Dealing with Guilt & Regret in Grief (incl. Guided Movement)

Aug 21 2024 30 mins  
In this solo episode, the host Gaby speaks about: experiencing guilt and regret after losing her mother acknowledging and validating your feelings how denial can connect to regret the should'ves and could'ves self-compassion benefits of talking to someone forming a balanced view ...plus she finishes this episode by guiding you through a movement sequence and medita

EP 22: Healing from Chronic Illness, Dealing with Unhelpful Advice, and Being Transformed through Grief

Aug 08 2024 55 mins  
In this episode, Gaby speaks with Vanessa Azelis, (Your Grateful Guide) about: • her story of experiencing chronic illness • having a condition that's misunderstood • how she started to find her path towards healing • grief associated with chronic illness and why it's important to process it • experiencing the loss of her father • dealing with unhelpful advice fr

EP 21: Why Time Doesn't Heal All Wounds In Grief & How Loss Impact Time

Jul 31 2024 13 mins  
In this solo episode, host Gaby explores the relationship between grief and time. Listen to hear: about time blindness tips for dealing with time blindness whether time heal all wounds how time impacts grief how grief impacts time how time can support the grieving process Gaby Georges is a multi-disciplinary artist, creative grief guide and founder of The Grief Cocoon. H