With the complexities of this upcoming Mother's Day weekend, I thought I'd spend some time investing in support options for this wonderful grief community. My intention was to create a mini-series of episodes that encapsulate the layers of grief associated with this day and how hard and activating this time of year can be. Today we're kicking off a three-part series about this upcoming holiday weekend. Today's episode is Part One and we will explore the loss around a mom or mother figure. In part-two, we will discuss the impact and grief surrounding fertility, miscarriage and child loss. And in part-three, we're going to have a wonderful interview with Jen Reisinger LMHC, (who just happens to be my business partner over at the Morning Movement) discussing what she calls "the messy middle", where we are struggling with that postpartum or peripartum phase and adjustment to transitions, and really getting into the grief of motherhood

Part one will explore some strategies for self-care, rituals for honoring your lost mother-figure as well as how to set a plan for this coming weekend to feel like you are supporting yourself, your boundaries, and your unique needs around your loss.

I'm Dr. Heather Taylor, a licensed psychologist in Washington state. I've been practicing grief therapy since 2012 and am passionate about changing the narrative of grief in our current cultural climate. Grief is a universal lived experience and as such needs to be something we talk about without the taboo attached. I hope you'll join me as we work to adjust to the new normal we are living in and support one another in that process.

https://www.griefisthenewnormal.com