D&F&F Ep4 | Shelby Forsythia

About this episode

Angel interviews grief coach Shelby Forsythia about her work and insights on navigating loss.

Join Angel on a solo interview with Shelby Forsythia! Shelby Forsythia (she/her) is a grief coach, author, and podcast host. In 2020, she founded Life After Loss Academy, an online course and community that has helped dozens of grievers grow and find their way after death, divorce, diagnosis, and other major life transitions. Her new book Of Course I’m Here Right Now Shelby Forsythia - Grief Coach, Author, and Podcast Host ⁠⁠Support us on Patreon.⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow us on BlueSky(@deathandfriends.bsky.social)⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow us on instagram(@deathandfriendspodcast)⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow Nash Flynn @itsnashflynn.bsky.social ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow Angel Luna @GuerrillaJokes.bsky.social ⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠This is a KnaveryInk podcast.⁠⁠⁠⁠ Have you seen our NEWER and GAYER website? ⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.deathandfriends.gay/⁠⁠⁠ Trauma, Language, Literary Theory, Euphemisms, Traumatic Events, Melancholia, Humor, Contemporary Relevance, Grief, Memory, Pandemic, COVID-19, Isolation, Post-Pandemic Society, Cancer, Social Norms, Autism, Misinformation, Disease, Identity, Irony, Shelby Forsythia, VNV Nation

People in this episode

Host: Angel Luna

Guest: Shelby Forsythia

Topics covered

• grief
• coaching
• life transitions
• mental health
• literary theory

Keywords

• grief
• coaching
• Life After Loss Academy
• Shelby Forsythia
• mental health
• literary theory
• COVID-19

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: VNV Nation, Life After Loss Academy, KnaveryInk

Books & works: Of Course I’m Here Right Now

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