Restorative Grief with Mandy Capehart

"A restorative wholeness is yours to claim and embrace." Hospice chaplain Roger Butts wants you to show up for yourself with intention, openness, and mindfulness. When we notice ourselves motivated by fear, avoidance, or even control, our sense of humanity is overshadowed. Grief work requires our whole, authentic self at the table, and Roger's work is a reminder on how we can do just...

"Cultivating trust in ourselves and the future involves dealing with our current experiences and recognizing that we can change our perspectives." The opposite of uncertainty is not certainty; it's trust. Learning to trust ourselves is a HUGE undertaking so here's a little insight on how we can practice this incredible gift for healing. Links + Resources for this episode: Body: A...

"Heartbreak is a symptom of our childhood wounds, thoughts, and what we believe is true about ourselves." Resilience and heartbreak coach Sara Webb is here to teach us how to support our heavy hearts through relationship loss, especially when that loss is attached to your identity. Whether or not you identify as part of the queer community, Sara's insights on what we believe about ou...

"When discomfort is allowed to remain for a time, even welcomed, it will dissipate in favor of room to grow and heal." Whether you are grieving alone or feel alone in your grief - you're in the right place to cultivate a healing experience. This week's episode is a conversation around how to do just that. Links + Resources from this episode: Join the Restorative Grief Project on...

"We all have this natural, innate impulse toward healing and growth within us, and when we lean toward the discomfort, an unfolding toward wholeness will happen." Sophia Pounendis is a somatic psychotherapist with insight and invitations for us to consider a more intentional path toward healing than running after cathartic experiences. While catharsis can feel good, it can leave grievers...

"The bridge between worry and planning is paved with stones of present-mindedness." Navigating the fine line between worry and planning is a challenge many of us face, particularly during times of grief and uncertainty. This week, we're exploring how a specific mindfulness practice decreases worry and improves self-efficacy and resilience. Links + Resources from this episode: Become...

"Whatever it takes, I'm going to keep moving forward." Retired United States Army Captain Rich Ingram is a keynote speaker and endurance athlete. Despite losing his arm in combat, he intentionally pursued discomfort throughout the healing process to learn what it means to uncover your new sense of self, fully show up for yourself in loss, and invite others to come along for the journ...

Serotonin and dopamine: For most of us, these are familiar words with unfamiliar functions. You can read all the pop psychology articles you want about these two, but we're going in a different direction to uncover how we can "hack" the "Happy Hormones" for lasting healing in our grief work. Links + Resources for this episode: Patreon.com/MandyCapehart Learn more about coac...

"I am willing to wait for the surprises that grief brings." Erin Whelan wants to help you uncover a better way of talking about loss. Through her company, Compassionate Care, Erin equips caregivers and end-of-life providers with Playback Theater experiences. By witnessing their own grief stories reflected back to them, caregivers create a stronger sense of what is needed in grief work an...

Are you tired of feeling so angry all the time? Let's learn how to harness that anger into the healing energy we crave for relief. Links + resources for this episode: Become a Patron of the show Get your copy of Restorative Grief: Embracing Our Losses Without Losing Ourselves Learn more about coaching at MandyCapehart.com

“The possibility part is very hard to make concrete when we are still centered on the past. The past is a limiting story.” Vocational coach and consultant Jordan Nahmias wants you to experience what is possible when you begin your own untangling. This week, our brilliant guest is sharing the way he supports clients through significant life changes by embracing uncertainty, one knot at a time. Conn...

This week, I'm sharing a quick invitation for all of you dreaming about sunnier days and easier moments in life. Developing your own internal resource of sunshine is an underappreciated support skill that alleviates our dependence on the emotional wellness of others. But how you do it is entirely up to you! Links + Resources from this episode: Get the workbook for the episode Learn more about...

“Grief highlights all of the gaps in our care without any of the energy to fill the gaps.” It’s one thing to recognize and accept that you have needs as a human being, but it’s quite another to learn how to start meeting them. Mara Glatzel is an intuitive coach, podcast host, and the author of Needy: How to Advocate for Your Needs and Claim Your Sovereignty. Her work invites us into that beautiful...

"Grief is a complicated state in our lives, but there are ways to experience it with a lens of good or better without moralizing our experience." Boundary work for a better grief experience isn't as terrifying as it sounds! Join me for a visualization practice backed by science to explore how you might identify and communicate your needs with more confidence while you heal. Links + R...

"All parts of you are welcome with me." Relationship based healing is the most impactful experience we can engage but as grievers, it can be a very painful experience, too. Kimberly Dudley is a board-certified trauma recovery therapist who focuses on the intersection of interpersonal neurobiology and attachment science. How can these five dollar psychology words help us in grief? Listen...

"Wow, okay. I'm not angry - just disappointed." If you've ever heard this phrase - or uttered it to someone else - you're probably grieving and in need of a fresh understanding of internal and external boundaries. In this week's episode, we are learning all about healthy boundaries so your grief work can flourish. Links + Resources from this episode: Become a  Patron of t...

"A loss of relationship, a death, living with chronic illness, or whatever it may be - these things are challenging to any sort of framework that promises certainty." Becoming curious is a central tenant of Restorative Grief, but how often do we truly indulge our curiosity when it comes to allow our faith and beliefs to evolve? Listen as Derek Myers of Your Favorite Heretics shares his s...

"Healing, life, grief…it all happens in waves." You’re not going to arrive and be healed, but you will emerge from each wave with a little more grace and a little more resilience than before. Links + Resources from this episode: Become a  Patron of the show Learn about  coaching Connect on  Instagram Join the  Restorative Grief Project on Facebook

“Mortality is unavoidable, so how do we face it and bring dignity to the process?" Author, chaplain, and online educator J.S. Park returns to Restorative Grief with news of his wonderful new book, As Long As You Need: Permission to Grieve. Why do grievers need permission? Listen to find out. Hint: It's more helpful than you think. Links + Resources for this episode: Pre-order Joon's b...

Is anticipatory grief good, bad, or some other secret third thing? Let's dig in and find a way to help us cope while we sort through the mess of waiting for loss. Links + Resources from this episode: Become a  Patron of the show Connect on  Instagram Join the   Restorative Grief Project on Facebook

"Straight people's discomfort is not the same as a queer person's pain." This week, our grief story is expanding into the world of queer advocacy and embracing the loss of community, relationships, security, and identity...all for the sake of transformation. Mike Maeshiro is the founder of Numa, an organization that supports people recovering from religious toxicity. Whether you...

Integration is just a fancy word for making things work together really nicely...kind of. Let's explore how integration can change life and grief for each of us and together as a whole. Links + Resources from this episode: Learn  more about coaching Become  a Patron! Connect with Mandy on  IG/Threads  or  Twitter  @MandyCapehart The Scene:  Fold in the Cheese!

"There is a flow to strength worth exploring that can help us learn to heal." Why muscle your way through loss when you can learn how to soften and heal instead? Aundi Kolber's work as an author and trauma therapist invites us into a space of compassion, tenderness, and attunement on our pathway into healing. Links + Resources from this episode: The Strong Like Water Guided Journey A...

Our grief strategy is not just about making ourselves feel better today, but believing we will feel better tomorrow. This week, let's allow ourselves to dream of a better future and teach our brains what hopeful things they can expect, too! Links + Resources from this episode: Become a Patron of the show Learn more about learned optimism Connect on Instagram Join the Restorative Grief Project...

"This has helped me in grief and has become my most spiritual practice." Join author and pastor Courtney Ellis as she explains why the birds of the air (and the ground) are a symbol of hope and invitation into healing for our grief journeys. This is a faith-centered conversation and people of all walks will find something encouraging here. Links + Resources from this episode: Order Court...