Understanding Grief: How to Navigate Loss, Love and Healing with Marie Vakakis
About this episode
Dr Jodi Richardson and Marie Vakakis discuss the complexities of grief, loss, and healing in a heartfelt conversation.
Grief is something we will all experience, yet it's often one of the hardest topics to talk about. In this heartfelt and deeply moving episode of Well, Hello Anxiety , Dr Jodi Richardson welcomes back therapist, mental health educator, relationship expert and podcast host Marie Vakakis for an honest conversation about grief, loss and healing. Drawing on both her professional expertise and recent personal experiences, Marie shares her reflections on caring for her grandmother through dementia, navigating anticipatory grief, saying goodbye to her beloved dog Walter, and learning how to carry love forward after loss. Together, Jodi and Marie explore why grief is far more complex than most people realise, how it affects us emotionally and physically, the challenges grief can create in relationships, and why empathy - not fixing - is often the most powerful gift we can offer someone who is hurting. This conversation offers comfort, validation and practical insights for anyone experiencing loss, supporting a grieving loved one, or navigating the uncertainty of anticipatory grief. Dr Jodi & Marie talk about: What anticipatory grief really looks and feels like Why grief and anxiety…
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