Ep. 23: Grief & the 49 Days After Loss: How a Buddhist Tradition Helped Me Grieve My Uncle Al

About this episode

Megan shares her personal experience with grief and a Buddhist-inspired mourning practice after the loss of her Uncle Al.

*Super special and intimate episode about a recent loss I'm experiencing, and I want to bring you in. Why? Well, when someone we love dies, we're often given a funeral, a few days to gather with family, and then an unspoken expectation to return to life as usual. But grief rarely works that way. In this episode, I share my experience following a Buddhist-inspired 49-day mourning practice after the death of my Uncle Al. This conversation is not about telling you what to believe about death, the afterlife, or spirituality. It's an invitation to explore how ritual can help us process loss, stay present with our emotions, and honor the people who have shaped our lives. FREE: Simple tools to reset your focus and energy anytime, anywhere: Get The Calm Compass through this link or visit https://meganwaldrep.com/newsletter Let's connect on IG: https://www.instagram.com/megan.waldrep Let’s work together! https://meganwaldrep.com

People in this episode

Host: Megan Waldrep

Topics covered

• grief
• mourning
• Buddhist tradition
• loss
• emotional processing
• rituals

Keywords

• grief
• mourning
• Buddhism
• loss
• emotions
• ritual
• Uncle Al

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