Friends Missing Friends

In today’s episode I talk to Alex Alexander, host of the Friendship IRL podcast and author of Are We Friends Yet? How to Deepen Your Relationships and Create the Community You Need. Growing up in a difficult family situation, she instinctively built a support system of friends throughout her teens and twenties without realizing what she was creating. When society told her that friendships don’t matter in your thirties, Alex refused to lose her chosen family and dove deeper into understanding what made her relationships thrive. Now she’s changing the conversation around adult friendship, proving that we have more power to shape our communities than we’ve been led to believe.In today’s convo, we chat about:Her book Are we Friends Yet?How society treats friendships, and our feelings about the term “best friend” How to take a holistic view of the connections in your lifeThe wheel of connection: family of origin, formal community, acquaintances, familiar friends, defined friends, present friend, historic friend, chosen family, past friendshipsAnd more!  MORE ABOUT ALEX ALEXANDER:Website: alexalexander.comInstagram: instagram.com/itsalexalexanderTiktok: tiktok.com/@itsalexalexanderRESOURCES:Grief Groups: The Friends Missing Friends Collective is a loving and supportive online community of friend-loss grievers. Only $20/month! Sign up or learn more at ⁠⁠friendsmissingfriends.com/griefgroup⁠PROMO: Want to try it first to see if the community is a good fit? *Get your first month free* with code PLATONICLOVEHelp Texts: Get mental health & bereavement support via text (written by professionals, not AI). You also have the option to invite 2 loved ones to receive a weekly text with practical tips for how they can support you as you grieve.PROMO: Get a discounted rate at https://helptexts.com/sign-up/friendsmissingfriendsMemorial Books:Want to create a beautiful, long-lasting memorial book foryour loved one? PROMO: Get $50-off with affiliate code friendsmissingfriends. Learn more about Lifebooks at https://lifebooks.io/ GET IN TOUCH:Thank you for listening to Friends Missing Friends. If you enjoyed it, please follow/subscribe, leave stars and a review it’s so very appreciated, and it helps the podcast reach more listeners!Email: ⁠[email protected]⁠Instagram: @friendsmissingfriendsWebsite: friendsmissingfriends.comLeave a Voicemail at FMF’s google voice number: 312-291-1781Feel free to reach out, by email or VM. (And if you want me to share it on the podcast, be sure to explicitly give me permission to do so). Thanks y’all! Sending you love!

In today’s episode I talk to Dr. Heather Taylor, PsyD (she/her), a licensed psychologist, speaker, and grief educator who helps people name the losses no one prepares us for. She is the creator of the STAY framework for grief integration, founder of Grief Is the New Normal Psychological Services, and host of the Grief Is the New Normal podcast.  In today’s convo, we chat about:Integrating grief into your life (integration vs acceptance)What it means for grief to be “the new normal”Sibling loss and disenfranchised griefContinuing bonds The most common myths about griefLots & lots of grief metaphors (I don’t know about you, but I LOVE me a metaphor) And so much more!  MORE ABOUT DR. HEATHER TAYLOR:Website: www.thedrheathertaylor.comEmail: [email protected]: @dr.heathertaylorSubstack: https://drheathertaylor.substack.com/YouTube: @Grief_Is_The_New_NormalSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2P53FFaGhImhmiPItp6ne2?si=dc1c878042e84282 RESOURCES:Grief Groups: The Friends Missing Friends Collective is a loving and supportive online community of friend-loss grievers. Only $20/month! Sign up or learn more at ⁠⁠friendsmissingfriends.com/griefgroup⁠PROMO: Want to try it first to see if the community is a good fit? *Get your first month free* with code PLATONICLOVEHelp Texts: Get mental health & bereavement support via text (written by professionals, not AI). You also have the option to invite 2 loved ones to receive a weekly text with practical tips and reminders for how they can support you as you grieve.PROMO: Get a discounted rate at https://helptexts.com/sign-up/friendsmissingfriendsMemorial Books:Want to create a beautiful, long-lasting memorial book for your loved one? PROMO: Get $50-off with affiliate code friendsmissingfriends. Learn more about Lifebooks at https://lifebooks.io/ GET IN TOUCH:Thank you for listening to Friends Missing Friends. If you enjoyed it, please follow/subscribe, leave stars and a review it’s so very appreciated, and it helps the podcast reach more listeners!Email: ⁠[email protected]⁠Instagram: @friendsmissingfriendsWebsite: friendsmissingfriends.comLeave a Voicemail at FMF’s google voice number: 312-291-1781Feel free to reach out, by email or VM. (And if you want me to share it on the podcast, be sure to explicitly give me permission to do so). Thanks y’all! Sending you love!

In today’s episode I talk to grief and life transitions coach Kendra Rinaldi about her grief journey, her experiences with friend-loss, disenfranchised grief, what it means to validate your own grief, signs and synchronicities, & so much more! MORE ABOUT KENDRA:Kendra Rinaldi is a grief and life transitions coach who has experienced grief many times in her life. Some of most poignant moments were the tragic and sudden death of her sister in 1996, a miscarriage during her first pregnancy in 2006, and her mother’s death to pancreatic cancer in 2016. From her experiences, she launched a podcast called Grief, Gratitude and The Gray In-Between in March of 2020. She invites guests to share their journey and how they grew from that experience, many sharing about their grief after the death of a loved one and the tools they used in their grief process.  Website: https://www.griefgratitudeandthegrayinbetween.comPodcast: https://www.griefgratitudeandthegrayinbetween.com/podcast Contact her: [email protected]: @griefgratitudepodcast Facebook: @griefgratitudepodcast RESOURCES:Grief Groups: The Friends Missing Friends Collective is a loving and supportive online community of friend-loss grievers. Only $20/month! Sign up or learn more at ⁠⁠friendsmissingfriends.com/griefgroup⁠PROMO: Want to try it first to see if the community is a good fit? *Get your first month free* with code PLATONICLOVEHelp Texts: Get mental health & bereavement support via text (written by professionals, not AI). You also have the option to invite 2 loved ones to receive a weekly text with practical tips and reminders for how they can support you as you grieve.PROMO: Get a discounted rate at https://helptexts.com/sign-up/friendsmissingfriendsMemorial Books:Want to create a beautiful, long-lasting memorial book for your loved one? PROMO: Get $50-off with affiliate code friendsmissingfriends, or go directly to this link. Learn more about Lifebooks at https://lifebooks.io/ GET IN TOUCH:Thank you for listening to Friends Missing Friends. If you enjoyed it, please follow/subscribe, leave stars and a review it’s so very appreciated, and it helps the podcast reach more listeners!Email: ⁠[email protected]⁠Instagram: @friendsmissingfriendsWebsite: friendsmissingfriends.comLeave a Voicemail at FMF’s google voice number: 312-291-1781Feel free to reach out, by email or VM. (And if you want me to share it on the podcast, be sure to explicitly give me permission to do so). Thanks y’all! Sending you love!

In today’s episode I talk to Sarah Khatau about her beloved friend Georgina, her experience with friend-loss grief, and Help Texts – a bereavement support tool that helped her tremendously after the death of her father in 2018. MORE ABOUT SARAH:After the death of her father in 2018, and through the many losses that have shaped her life since, including the death of her dear friend Georgina, Sarah Khatau shifted her career into bereavement support, eventually finding her way to Help Texts as a subscriber herself before joining the team. Today she works alongside hospices, hospitals, employers, andcaregiver organizations across the US and Canada to bring meaningful, personalized support to families navigating loss and serious illness. Sarah is also a trauma-based counsellor supporting sexual assault survivors, and brings that same depth of care and lived understanding to her grief work. She is passionate about making grief support more accessible, less stigmatized, and easier for organizations to offer atscale, and believes deeply in the power of showing up for people in the quiet, in-between moments when they need it most.Learn more about Sarah: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sarahkhatau/Try Help Texts at a special price! https://helptexts.com/sign-up/friendsmissingfriends RESOURCES:Grief Groups: The Friends Missing Friends Collective is a loving and supportive online community of friend-loss grievers. If you join, you get group support, 1:1 support, digital support, and a digital resource library of external resources. Only $20/month! Sign up or learn more at ⁠⁠friendsmissingfriends.com/griefgroup⁠PROMO: Want to try it to see if the community is a goodfit? *Get your first month free* with code PLATONICLOVEHelp Texts: Get mental health & bereavement support via text (written by professionals, not AI). You also have the option to invite 2 loved ones to receive a weekly text with practical tips and reminders for how they can support you as you grieve.PROMO: Get a discounted rate at https://helptexts.com/sign-up/friendsmissingfriendsMemorial Books:Want to create a beautiful, long-lasting memorial book foryour loved one? PROMO: Get $50-off with affiliate code friendsmissingfriends, or go directly to this link. Learn more about Lifebooks at https://lifebooks.io/ GET IN TOUCH:Thank you for listening to Friends Missing Friends. If you enjoyed it, please follow/subscribe, leave stars and a review it’s so appreciated, and it helps the podcast reach more listeners!Email: ⁠[email protected]⁠Instagram: @friendsmissingfriendsWebsite: friendsmissingfriends.comLeave a Voicemail at FMF’s google voice number: 312-291-1781Feel free to reach out, by email or VM. (And if you want me to share it on the podcast, be sure to explicitly give me permission to do so). Thanks y’all! Sending you love!

In today’s episode I talk to Tess Clarkson about friend-loss grief, her beloved friend Eithne, and the act of finding meaning and healing through creative writing. We chat about:How she met her dear friend Eithne (pronounced Eth-na) through danceThe story of their friendshipFeeling lost, isolated, and misunderstood after Eithne’s sudden and tragic death on Air France 447The yoga retreat in India that helped her start to find her wayThe many healers she reached out to over the yearsHow creative writing has helped her heal and process through "stuck" feelingsThe memoir she is writing about their friendship and her griefAnd more… MORE ABOUT TESS:Tess is a writer, death doula, and life optimizer—a Reiki master, yoga teacher, and certified astrologer—who helps people tap into their inner guru and tackle taboos.Website: https://tessclarkson.comFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/thetessclarksonInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/thetessclarkson/Substack: https://substack.com/@tessclarkson  Articles: https://www.thegirlfriend.com/relationships/what-a-real-end-of-life-doula-reveals-about-death  https://www.yourtango.com/heartbreak/how-clairvoyant-finally-healed-tragic-death-friend RESOURCES:Grief Groups: The Friends Missing Friends Collective is a loving and supportive community of friend-loss grievers. Sign up or learn more at ⁠⁠friendsmissingfriends.com/griefgroup⁠Get your first month free with code PLATONICLOVEMemorial Books:Want to create a memorial book for your loved one? Get $50-off with affiliate code friendsmissingfriends, or go directly to this link. Learn more about Lifebooks at https://lifebooks.io/ GET IN TOUCH:Thank you for listening to Friends Missing Friends. If you enjoyed it, please follow/subscribe, leave stars and a review—it’s so appreciated, and it helps the podcast reach more listeners!Email: ⁠[email protected]⁠Instagram: @friendsmissingfriendsWebsite: friendsmissingfriends.comLeave a Voicemail at FMF’s google voice number: 312-291-1781Feel free to reach out, by email or VM. (And if you want me to share it on the podcast, be sure to explicitly give me permission to do so). Thanks y’all! Sending you love!