DiscoverGrief GrowerE34: How to Grieve When Family Won't Talk About the Loss with Susan Lieu, Author of The Manicurist's Daughter
E34: How to Grieve When Family Won't Talk About the Loss with Susan Lieu, Author of The Manicurist's Daughter

E34: How to Grieve When Family Won't Talk About the Loss with Susan Lieu, Author of The Manicurist's Daughter

Update: 2025-10-30
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What do you do when no one wants to talk about your loss—or hear your grief at all? In this episode, Susan Lieu, author of The Manicurist's Daughter, shares what it was like to grow up in a family where her mother's death was never acknowledged.

Together, we explore:

  • Why some families avoid talking about grief

  • The long-term effects of unspoken loss

  • How to process grief solo when support isn't available

  • The healing power of creativity and storytelling

Read The Manicurist's Daughter, subscribe to Susan's Substack "Live Like You're Mortal", and check out her foray into stand-up comedy: https://www.susanlieu.me/

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E34: How to Grieve When Family Won't Talk About the Loss with Susan Lieu, Author of The Manicurist's Daughter

E34: How to Grieve When Family Won't Talk About the Loss with Susan Lieu, Author of The Manicurist's Daughter

Shelby Forsythia, Grief Coach and Author