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What do you do when life is changing, but you don't quite have a name for what you're grieving?

In this Weekly Dispatch from End of Life Conversations, we explore the kinds of grief that can emerge when children grow up, family relationships change, familiar places are transformed by climate change, and we begin questioning whether we're living as our authentic selves.

Annalouiza reflects on a deeply personal period of transition, including a trip with her son as he explores college possibilities and the realization that she may not be fully living into the person she is capable of becoming.

The conversation also explores anticipatory grief, family change, climate grief, environmental grief, identity, authenticity, and the importance of community when so much around us feels uncertain.

Because grief isn't limited to death. We can grieve relationships as they change, places as they disappear, futures we imagined, and even versions of ourselves we never quite became.

In this episode:

• Anticipatory grief and major life transitions
• Grief when children grow up and family roles change
• Climate grief and environmental loss
• What it means to grieve a changing future
• Losing and rediscovering your sense of self
• Finding your authentic self after years of caring for others
• How community and connection can help us navigate change

If you've ever wondered why a supposedly happy transition can still leave you feeling sad, unsettled, or lost, this conversation offers another way to understand those feelings.

End of Life Conversations explores death, dying, grief, loss, meaning, and the many ways these experiences shape how we live.

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This podcast helps anyone dealing with loss. It can guide you with end-of-life planning and death-positive resources.

Check out our introductory episode to learn more about Annalouiza, Wakil, and our vision/mission to normalize and destigmatize conversations about death, dying, grief, and loss.

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