Bloom and Grow with Liz Fiedler

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bloomandgrow.llc/ Email: podcast@sunnymarymeadow.com Website: Www.bloomandgrowwithliz.com Our mission is simple: Make it easier to grow through grief. Thank you for blooming & growing with us.

This week's episode all about finding those unique ways to help those by using the talents and resources you have. What gifts or talents do you offer? Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bloomandgrow.llc/ Email: podcast@sunnymarymeadow.com Website: Www.bloomandgrowwithliz.com Our mission is simple: Make it easier to grow through grief. Thank you for blooming & growing with us.

This week, we share a personal friendship that developed through grief -- and how it can be helpful in unexpected ways to be vulnerable enough to share your story. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bloomandgrow.llc/ Email: podcast@sunnymarymeadow.com Website: Www.bloomandgrowwithliz.com Our mission is simple: Make it easier to grow through grief. Thank you for blooming & growing with us.

We kick off Season 2 with the anticipation of the 3 year anniversary of my husband's death. December sucks around here. Explaining death anniversaries is so much more complex than simply missing your person a little extra. It's reliving the darkest days in real time. Maybe there is no "cheering up" or "distracting", but just simply getting through them. We know there is no fixing it, but it truly...

In this special Bloom & Grow episode, we sit down with Ty Eschenbaum and discuss the work of the nonprofit he founded, The Ty Eschenbaum Foundation. For more information about his foundation and the Earn the Gift Gala: https://www.tyefoundation.org/earn-the-gift-gala www.instagram.com/tyeschenbaumfoundation/ To subscribe to our new Bloom & Grow with Liz Fiedler podcast: https://open.spotif...

This is a tough one. After my husband died, I had a lot of people reach out in well-intentioned ways. I give examples of things to say and not to say, and most importantly WHY. Ask yourself: Am I doing this to make the grieving person feel better, or am I doing this to make myself feel better? Treat others how THEY want to be treated. I encourage grievers to give grace (within reason) but also tak...

Gina shares her incredible journey with how her son, Henry Lomheim was born early due to complications from his mother’s appendectomy surgery. He made his entrance into the world at 26 weeks, 6 days and weighed 2 lbs 7.5 oz. Henry spent 87 days in the St. Cloud Hospital NICU where he learned to breathe on his own, eat, and grow. We talk about a little bit of everything, but ultimately focusing on...

Do you wear your work ethic like a badge of honor? Hard work and making sacrifices to achieve your goals is important. It’s the stepping stone to getting you where you want to be. But what happens when you get there? Do you just keep climbing? What’s your end goal? After my husband died, I have taken a long hard look at what my life looks like and decided I didn’t like what I saw. I’m talking abou...

We prayed for over a year for a baby. When God finally answered that prayer, it was days after my husband died. I found out I was pregnant the day after funeral. We struggled with infertility, and ultimately we were blessed with a baby in the end. It wasn’t the happy ended we expected though. In this Bloom & Grow episode, I share my experience in hopes that you have a bit more empathy for thos...

Grief can affect us in many ways. I use my perspective of loving, losing, and moving forward to help people simply develop more of an understanding of grief. From understanding comes empathy, and that’s a step in the right direction of being considerate of other’s feelings. Equally as important, I share the lessons I learned after widowhood in giving grace to those that didn’t know what to say or...

Grief can affect us in many ways. I use my perspective of loving, losing, and moving forward to help people simply develop more of an understanding of grief. From understanding comes empathy, and that’s a step in the right direction of being considerate of other’s feelings. Equally as important, I share the lessons I learned after widowhood in giving grace to those who didn’t know what to say or s...

Welcome to the Bloom & Grow podcast where we share stories of those who have grown through grief and break down barriers that isolate us in those challenging parts of our lives. We know that time doesn’t heal, but intention does. There isn’t a before and after in grief, but we grow through it – many days more difficult than others. People often don’t know what to say to a young widow, and talk...