Ep 96: Making space for grief, with Lynn Guthrie

From How DOES she do it?! · 01:12:04

Show by Jo Ferrone

Before we begin, a gentle heads-up that today's conversation touches on grief, loss and suicide. Please look after yourself while listening, and pause or skip ahead if you need to. In today's episode, I'm joined by Lynn Guthrie, a person-centred counsellor and the founder of The Empathic Therapist, for a conversation about a subject we haven't yet explored on the podcast: grief and loss. Lynn's story is anything but linear, and we explore how her working life encompassed everything from a stint as a Butlins Redcoat, to opening the first English-speaking salon in Baku. However it was the loss of her own mum that first introduced her to counselling, and set her on a very different - not to say challenging - path. We talk about why Lynn is so passionate about demystifying death, but also why grief can extend well beyond bereavement, taking in everything from the end of a friendship to the changes of midlife, and why that matters in terms of how kindly we treat ourselves. As you might expect, we cover some highly emotive areas, but our conversation is not without lightness too, including the revelation that is outsourcing the ironing! So if you're experiencing grief in any form, or you're supporting someone else, I hope this feels like a gentle and kind place to explore the experience further. Enjoy the show! Connect with Lynn: Website: TheEmpathicTherapist.co.uk Facebook: TheEmpathicTherapist Instagram: The.EmpathicTherapist Instagram post: The Grief Iceberg Today's sponsor: Areta Press submissions email [email protected] Areta Press newsletter sign up: https://mailchi.mp/aretapress/newsletter Connect with Jo: HDSDI Networking: https://howdoesshedoit.life/networking/ HDSDI Free Stuff: https://howdoesshedoit.life/free-stuff/ HDSDI mailing list sign-up: https://howdoesshedoit.kartra.com/page/NewsletterSignUp HDSDI Membership: https://howdoesshedoit.life/membership/ Email me to book a 1:1 Discovery call: [email protected] Follow me on Instagram to continue the conversation and get updates about the podcast:https://www.instagram.com/howdoesshedoitlife/

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