The Grief No One Talks About: Breaking the Silence Around Loss, Love, and Healing

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The Grief No One Talks About: Breaking the Silence Around Loss, Love, and Healing

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Why do people avoid talking about grief—and what happens when we finally do?

In this episode, Kelly is joined by grief and trauma psychologist Dr. Heather Taylor for a powerful and compassionate conversation about the silence and stigma around grief. Together, they explore how grief impacts identity, the myths behind the "five stages," and the importance of allowing grief to take up space.

Whether you're grieving or supporting someone who is, this episode offers insights, encouragement, and real talk about navigating loss and finding yourself again.

🎧 Tune in to learn:

• Why grief feels so isolating

• How to move from surviving to truly living after loss

• Simple mindset shifts that support healing

• What Dr. Taylor’s personal journey taught her about love, loss, and purpose
  
  

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About Heather:

Dr. Heather Taylor, PsyD, is a licensed psychologist in Washington state, grief specialist, and unapologetic truth-teller when it comes to loss, healing, and what it really means to move forward. As the host of the Grief is the New Normal podcast and founder of Grief is the New Normal Psychological Services, Dr. Heather is on a mission to help people stop whispering about grief—and start owning it, honoring it, and healing through it. With a powerful mix of clinical expertise, lived wisdom, and let’s-get-real energy, she helps people understand that grief isn’t a problem to fix—it’s a process to feel. Through her newest venture, the Professional Grief Collective, she’s also shaking up the mental health space by empowering clinicians, healers and coaches to better support the grieving clients they serve.

Resources & Links:

🌍 Grief is the New Normal Website
🌍 Get a copy of Authentically Unapologetic: A Grief Journal
📲 Instagram: Connect with Heather on Instagram
📲 LinkedIn: Connect with Heather on LinkedIn
📲 YouTube: Connect with Heather on YouTube

Let’s Stay Connected!

📲 Instagram: @GrievingGracefully
📲 Facebook: Grieving Gracefully Community
📲 LinkedIn: Kelly Sammon