Can grief be an opportunity for growth and self-understanding? The answer, of course, is yes: but it’s a bit more complex than that. This week, author, philanthropist, activist Rachel Cargle on survival optimism, the resilience narrative, and why questioning the stories you tell yourself - with curiosity and kindness - is a powerful path of healing. 
 
In this episode we cover: 
 
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<li aria-level="1">How was grief modeled for you growing up, and how does that affect later grief?</li>
<li aria-level="1">Can your memory of childhood grief be… entirely wrong? (or at least, inaccurate)</li>
<li aria-level="1">Can you do grief wrong?</li>
<li aria-level="1">The difference between curiosity and judgment</li>
<li aria-level="1">Is it ok to feel relieved when a sick person dies? </li>
<li aria-level="1">Rachel’s new book, <a href="https://bookshop.org/a/96103/9780593134740">A Renaissance of Our Own</a></li>
</ul>
 
We're re-releasing some of our favorite episodes from the first 3 seasons. This episode was originally recorded in 2023.
 
Looking for a creative exploration of grief? Check out the best selling Writing Your Grief <a href="http://refugeingrief.com/wyg">course here</a>.

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<a href="https://www.iheart.com/podcast/1119-its-ok-that-youre-not-ok-89497701/episode/over-and-over-again-illustrator-aubrey-102744533/">Illustrator </a><a href="mailto:aubrey.hirsch@gmail.com">Aubrey Hirsch</a> on the power of storytelling as an act of healing

About our guest:
Rachel Cargle is a writer, entrepreneur and philanthropic innovator. Her new memoir, <a href="https://bookshop.org/a/96103/9780593134740">A Renaissance of Our Own</a>, centers the reimagining of womanhood, solidarity and self. In 2018 she founded <a href="https://thelovelandfoundation.org/">The Loveland Foundation, Inc.</a>, a non-profit offering free therapy to Black women and girls. 
 
She’s also the founder of <a href="https://www.elizabethsofakronshop.com/">Elizabeth’s Bookshop & Writing Centre</a>, a literacy space designed to amplify, celebrate and honor the work of writers who are often excluded from traditional cultural, social and academic canons. For more on her many endeavors, visit <a href="https://rachelcargle.com/">rachelcargle.com</a>.
 
About Megan: 
Psychotherapist Megan Devine is one of today’s leading experts on grief, from life-altering losses to the everyday grief that we don’t call grief. Get the best-selling book on grief in over a decade, <a href="https://bookshop.org/a/96103/9781622039074">It’s Ok that You’re Not OK</a>, wherever you get books. Find Megan @refugeingrief
 
Additional Resources:
Read Rachel’s new book - <a href="https://bookshop.org/a/96103/9780593134740">A Renaissance of Our Own</a>
 
<a href="https://www.patreon.com/m/thegreatunlearn">The Great Unlearn</a> – a self-paced, donation-based learning community
 
<a href="https://www.tguforyounglearners.com/">The Great Unlearn for Young Learners</a> – an online learning space for young folks launching in 2022
 
Want to talk with Megan directly? <a href="https://www.patreon.com/megandevine">Join our patreon community</a> for live monthly Q&A grief clinics: your questions, answered. Want to speak to her privately? <a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd0EjlSBXpJCil0TqCMp1sC-1SlWfBpC_jcVPOmrH5eJTMSFw/viewform">Apply for a 1:1 grief consultation here</a>. 
 
Check out Megan’s best-selling books -<a href="https://bookshop.org/a/96103/9781622039074"> It’s OK That You're Not OK</a> and<a href="https://bookshop.org/a/96103/9781683643708"> How to Carry What Can’t Be Fixed</a>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.

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