Dreaming After Loss with Chanoa Inez

About this episode

Chanoa Inez shares her experience of navigating grief and identity after the sudden loss of her partner while living in Montenegro.

#227 - What do you do when the person you love is gone before morning and you’re in a country that doesn’t feel fully like home yet? Chanoa Inez lived that question on the coast of Montenegro after her partner died suddenly overnight. The days that followed were filled with shock, language barriers, unfamiliar systems, and an unexpected web of support, and they set her on a seven-year chapter across the Balkans that would change everything about how she understands grief, identity, and resili...

People in this episode

Host: Jake Bushman

Guest: Chanoa Inez

Topics covered

• grief
• identity
• loss
• support
• travel
• resilience

Keywords

• grief
• loss
• Montenegro
• Balkans
• identity
• support
• resilience

Mentioned in this episode

Places: Montenegro, Balkans

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