{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Forever Changed But Not Broken","description":"\u201cWhen your person died, a part of you died too. Not your whole self\u2014but the version of you that only existed in connection with them. That\u2019s the part grief takes. That\u2019s what forever changed really means.\u201d In this episode of Grieve That Shit, Sharon Brubaker, Certified Grief Specialist and founder of The Grief School, opens her heart about what it truly means to be forever changed\u2014but not broken. After losing her nephew Austin and later her best friend Sharon, her life split into two: before and after. But in this episode, she invites you into the middle\u2014the space between who you were and who you\u2019re becoming. It\u2019s the unseen, disorienting place where identity, routine, and meaning fall apart. This is the part of grief no one talks about. The part where you\u2019re not who you were, but not yet who you\u2019ll be. Sharon calls it \u201cthe tween.\u201d And it\u2019s here, in the unknown, that real healing begins. You\u2019ll hear what it means to let go of the pieces that no longer match your truth, how to live with the absence that screams louder than words, and why being \u201cforever changed\u201d is not the same as being broken. Because the truth is\u2014grief rewires your story. But you still get to decide how that story ends. What You\u2019ll Learn in This Episode The three phases of grief: before, between, and after Why your identity shifts after loss\u2014and how to honor the version of you that\u2019s gone How to navigate the \u201ctween,\u201d the unknown space between devastation and rebuilding The truth about being \u201cforever changed, not broken\u201d Why time doesn\u2019t fix grief\u2014but processing the pain does Homework for You Find a quiet place this week and journal through these prompts: 1\ufe0f\u20e3 What part of me died when they died? 2\ufe0f\u20e3 What part of me is still here, waiting to be known again? 3\ufe0f\u20e3 What truth am I ready to stop fighting? You don\u2019t have to have perfect answers. You just have to begin writing them. Because healing starts the moment you stop trying to go back\u2014and start facing the after. Resources + Next Steps \ud83c\udfa5 Get the Forever Changed Video Series \u2014 A 3-part self-guided video course with slides, reflection prompts, and deep-dive lessons to help you process your pain. \ud83d\udcd8 Download the eBook \u201cThis Is Grief\u201d \u2014 Learn the foundations of grief and what it really means to be forever changed. \ud83e\udde0 Join The Grief School Study Hall \u2014 Live weekly support sessions where you can bring your questions, your tears, and your truth. \ud83d\udc49 Access everything at clickhereforhope.com ","author_name":"Grieve That Sh!t","author_url":"http:\/\/healingstartswiththeheart.com","html":"