In this episode, Gaby speaks to educator, grief support advocate, and author Ashmeeta Madhav about:

• where her grief journey began
• the reality of loss
• wanting to talk with your loved one again
• the challenge of others not mentioning the person you've lost
• being intentional with who you share your feelings with
• how she approached self-care as the carer of her husband
• watching her dad grieve her mother
• gratitude and forgiveness
• the benefit of being in the present moment
• the flight or fight response
• tools she used to deal with the losses
• how she stays connected with her parents and husband

Ashmeeta Rama Madhav is an educator, grief support advocate/expert, entrepreneur, author, and lifelong learner. She's been intimately acquainted with grief since her early twenties, having experienced miscarriage, rejection, and the loss of her parents and husband, which exposed her to a range of profound emotions. Her story is one of love, acceptance, forgiveness, gratitude, growth, and self-discovery, a narrative that resonates with those who have faced loss or are on a path of self-discovery following loss.

Ashmeeta's website: https://storyoutellyourself.com/

Ashmeeta's book: https://storyoutellyourself.com/product/whats-your-story-english-version/

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Acknowledgement of Country: This episode was produced on the sacred lands of the Gimuy-walubarra Yidi People. We pay respect to elders past and present, and extend that respect to all First Nations people listening.