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How I Dealt with Losing My Mom at a Young Age | Laura Maliszewska [Loss & Grief Ep 1]
Description
In this series of Inner Path Seekers, we open up a conversation about loss and grief—a topic often whispered about but rarely given the space it deserves.
We take the time to do just that by speaking with psychologists and health experts who specialize in grief, as well as with people who have experienced the deep pain of losing someone they love. In this episode, we sit down with Laura Maliszewska.
Laura shares her deeply personal journey of losing her mother, Sylwia, to pleural cancer six years ago, just as Laura was turning 24.
She speaks openly about witnessing her mother’s seven-year battle with cancer and tells the story of Sylwia—a physical education teacher who became a beacon of strength for everyone around her, continuing to run marathons and lift weights even as she faced her illness.
This episode explores the raw, often messy complexities of grief, reminding us that it is not a straight path, and it’s okay to have ups and downs along the way. But it’s also a path we don’t have to walk alone.
We hope that these conversations on grief and loss offer you comfort, answers, and a sense of support if you are moving through a season of loss yourself—and that this first episode with Laura might help you feel a little less alone.
Show notes for this episode can be found here: https://theipsproject.com/2025/06/losing-my-mom-at-a-young-age-laura-maliszewska/
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