{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Cracked Open - Navigating Grief Without Losing Yourself","description":"Some losses crack you open in a way you weren't prepared for. This episode was born from one of mine. I recently lost my cat Tazzy \u2014 my 14-year-old tabby companion who was present through some of the hardest seasons of my life. And the grief that followed was unlike anything I had quite known before. In this episode I share enough of his story to give it context, and then I give you something real to hold onto \u2014 a framework for moving through grief without being swallowed by it. We cover: What grief actually does to your nervous system \u2014 the biology and science behind why it feels the way it does Why avoiding the waves keeps you stuck, and what to do instead How to hold grief and still choose life \u2014 they are not opposites The loneliness of still processing while the world has moved on My belief that everything happens for us rather than to us \u2014 and how that has anchored me through this loss Seven journal prompts to sit with at your own pace Seven action steps to help you move through grief rather than around it This episode is an honest conversation about one of the most universal human experiences \u2014 and how to let it move through you rather than define you. If you're grieving something right now \u2014 a person, a pet, a relationship, a version of your life \u2014 this one is for you. Find all resources and tools at rawtoregulated.com.Follow on Instagram: @rawtoregulated ","author_name":"Raw to Regulated","author_url":"https:\/\/podcasters.spotify.com\/pod\/show\/addisonsarah","html":"