Grief Doesn’t Have to Rule the Show: Living Alongside Compounded Grief with Sylvia Wolfer

About this episode

Sylvia Wolfer shares her experiences with compounded grief and how to live alongside it without letting it dominate one's life.

Sylvia Wolfer has lived through a lifetime of loss. Her father died suddenly when she was seven. Her younger brother, Johan, at sixteen. Her older brother, Stefan, in 2019. Her mother in 2023. She has navigated decades of layered grief. Through neuroscience, mindfulness, and work in the body, she has come to understand that grief can be in your life without running your life. In fact, you get to be "the boss." In this conversation, we explore what it means to live alongside loss without...

People in this episode

Host: Nina Rodriguez

Guest: Sylvia Wolfer

Topics covered

• grief
• loss
• mindfulness
• neuroscience
• mental health
• personal growth

Keywords

• grief
• loss
• mindfulness
• neuroscience
• mental health
• personal growth
• coping strategies

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