Addison Brasil is a speaker and the Author of the book First Year of Grief Club: A Gift From A Friend Who Gets It. He shows up in the world as an active and committed mental health advocate after finding himself Just to the Left of Death three times during his twenties. Losing his brother to an inoperable brain tumor, finding his father after suicide, and surviving a fatal accident that killed a dear friend and left him relearning to walk. Attributing his ability to not only survive but thrive with PTSD and compounded grief to the value of community and connection. You can find more about Addison at mygriefclub.com
In this episode we talk about his three major losses when he was in his 20’s, the importance of honesty in grief, living in the grey space, bringing humor back into his life, his new podcast, and grief dreams of his brother, father, and friend.
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E208 - 2021 Grief Dream Recaps - Part 1
E207 - Jenn K. Lee - Grieving in Dreams
E206 - Dr. Karen Wyatt - These Roads Can Be Tricky Sometimes
E205 - Zachary Steele - The Weight of Ashes
E204 - Autumn Toelle-Jackson - Boldly into the Darkness
E203 - Heike Mertins - Grief is...
E202 - Callsuma Ali - Bereavement Room
E201 - Guest Update - Heather Stang
Rerelease: E119 - Heather Stang - Mindfulness & Grief
E200 - Dr. Roger Ivar Lohmann - Cultural Dream Theories
E199 - Caitlin Garvey - The Mourning Report
E198 - Saje Dyer - The Knowing
E197 - Jessica Clontz - A Grandmother’s Love
E196 - Gabrielle Mirabile - The Spirit of Zingara
E195 - Julie Potter - Harnessing the Power of Grief
E194 - Holly Truhlar - The Search for What’s Just and Holy
E193 - Sabrina Palazzo - Finding A New Mindset
E192 - Mike Bernhardt - Voices of the Grieving Heart
E191 - Guest Update - Pennie Hunt
Rerelease: E102 - Pennie Hunt - Green Love & Gratitude
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