This is part 2 of our series, "Holding Space for Grief." In this episode, I sit down with creative entrepreneur and Marriage and Family Therapist Associate Ceci Frost to talk about her own journey with grief. Ceci's story uniquely positions her to talk about how different (but similar) losses can affect us is vastly different ways in varying seasons of our lives. How to embrace people who are showing up for you, even if those people are not the people you expected. And, how to accept that there is no right or wrong way to grieve.

I really enjoyed my conversation with Ceci. I hope her passion for this topic gives you courage and added insight into how to walk with people who are grieving as you continue to do life with people right where you are.

Connect with Ceci:
https://hopecollectivetherapy.com/

Books Ceci recommends on grief:
https://hopecollectivetherapy.com/blog/books-that-help-you-understand-grief

This episode kicks off a series of conversations around the topic of grief and how we can hold space for it in our relationships. It's a topic that while I feel is gaining more awareness, is more often ignored when we think about building community and doing life with people. Truthfully, I think one of the main reasons is because it feels hard, heavy and it often requires something from us. It requires courage to wade into the uncomfortable waters of grief, to sit with them in their losses and to walk alongside them in dark seasons. And because grief looks and feels different for everyone I think one of the most powerful ways we can learn about it is by hearing people's stories. In this episode I talk with my good friend Noelle Roberts about her story of loss, facing a side of God she didn't recognize, sifting through ashes and learning how to dream again. You're going to want to lean in for this one...

To Connect more with Noelle:
IG: @noellerobertsstudio
Website: Noelle Roberts Studio
Find Noelle on the Playbook App

Books mentioned in the episode that were helpful to Noelle during the early stages of grief.
A Grief Observed by C.S. Lewis
It's Okay That You're Not Okay by Megan Devine

More on the U-Shaped Diagram and Healing
Episode 91 from Adam Young's Podcast The Place We Find Ourselves

To Follow the Podcast on IG: @life_with_people_pod

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In this episode, I talk with Rolling Cerros Run Club (RCRC) founder Austin Alfaro. I wanted to talk to Austin because I love what he's doing to build community with the run club, and it's clear that he's having a blast doing it. As always, I value your feedback and your insights into what community looks like for you. So, feel free to DM me, email me, take our community survey, send up a flare, do whatever you gotta do, but please reach out.

If you want to connect more with Austin:
IG: @austinalfaro

Strava: https://strava.app.link/1FJ8C6PQ5Xb

If you want to connect more with Rolling Cerros Run Club
IG: @rollingcerrosrunclub
Strava: https://strava.app.link/CjbAVIUQ5Xb