Join Gloria Eid (writer, poet, leadership coach, and grief movement guide) and host Janice Ho for a conversation on grieving – whether it's the grief we feel when losing a loved one, doing our trauma-healing work, or being impacted by the collective suffering we see in the world. They discuss how they've each created an intimate relationship with grief, and different types of grief practices/supports that can help carry us through hard times. They also share how learning to be with grief can transform us in positive ways, including increasing our resilience and sustaining activism work. Gloria also gifts us with reading a few poems from her new book Waves: poems on grief.

This episode covers:

• 4:57 Introducing Gloria Eid
• 8:12 Poem reading and reflection: Hoping
• 12:13 What sparked Gloria’s writings on grief (her book Waves)
• 15:32 When grief engulfs us vs being in partnership with grief
• 20:05 Why processing grief is important + the many supports we can access for our grief work
• 27:22 Why the wellness industry doesn’t promote grief practices more
• 33:16 Poem reading and reflection: The Greatest Task
• Allowing for happiness and joy in times of grief
• 40:27 Finding support from nature (something bigger than us)
• 42:00 Poem reading and reflection: Breath And 
• On protesting and collective action
• 54:11 Returning to “the same” grief – why can’t we just move on?
• 1:00:46 Grief in trauma-healing work
• 1:03:41 Alchemizing grief: the other side
• 1:06:07 Poem reading: Letter From Grief
• 1:07:37 Grieving collective suffering + finding support
• 1:19:20 Poem reading: For You
• 1:20:28 How to connect with Gloria

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Connect with Gloria Eid:

• Buy Waves: poems on grief on Amazon
• Instagram: @gloria.unlimited
• Website: www.gloriaeid.com

Connect with Janice:

• Instagram: @janicehoimages | @janicehocounselling
• Facebook: @thesoulsworkpodcast

Listen to all The Soul's Work Podcast episodes: www.thesoulsworkpodcast.com

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Janice is a therapist-in-training and not licensed to work with clients.

DISCLAIMER: The content in the podcast and on this webpage is not intended to constitute or be a substitute for working with a professional mental health or healing practitioner.

Fellow therapist-in-training Janna Estrada shares about her journey uncovering her authentic self, from not being able to speak up for herself and being overwhelmed by big emotions to doing therapy and finding the right relationships that align with her values. Janice and Janna also chat about the transformational work they've done reparenting their inner child and working compassionately with their protective adaptations to trauma.

This episode covers:

• Janna’s life before her healing journey
• The break-up that changed Janna’s path
• Isolation, navigating big emotions, and feeling unsupported
• Reflection: Who really shows up for me?
• What finally pushed Janna into therapy despite the stigma
• Janna’s and Janice’s first experiences trying therapy
• Reparenting our child self/parts
• What supports have helped Janna to heal and grow
• How not being with the right people impact our self-worth
• Identifying our most important values 
• Aligning our values with our relationships
• Where the fear of speaking up for ourselves came from (hint: childhood)
• Doing the internal work to make setting boundaries effective
• Finding support for our defense mechanisms

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Connect with Janna Estrada:

• Instagram: @jannabakes
• TikTok: @jannabakes

Connect with Janice:

• Instagram: @janicehoimages | @janicehocounselling
• Facebook: @thesoulsworkpodcast
• Email: thesoulsworkpodcast@gmail.com

Listen to all The Soul's Work Podcast episodes: www.thesoulsworkpodcast.com

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Janice is a therapist-in-training and not licensed to work with clients.

DISCLAIMER: The content in the podcast and on this webpage is not intended to constitute or be a substitute for working with a professional mental health or healing practitioner.

Tim and Janice talk about how to keep the spark going in our romantic relationships, including what to do when our love languages aren’t aligned, continuing to learn new things about our partners, and doing dates! They also discuss the importance of doing the individual work to bring our best selves into our relationships, navigating anxious and avoidant attachment dynamics, and learning to communicate transparently to deepen intimacy.

Bio: Tim Johnson is the CEO and Cofounder of Couply, the app for Couples. Couply helps 300,000 couples build an incredible relationship that lasts forever, through relationship questions, couples quizzes and custom date ideas and relationship advice all based on your partner’s personality.

This episode covers:

• How the Couply app helps couples deepen their relationship
• What to do when your love languages aren’t aligned
• Love maps: Continuing to learn about our partners over time
• Date ideas to keep the spark alive
• The ups and downs of long-term relationships
• Shifting from being right and winning to being in a partnership
• Communicating transparently with each other for deeper intimacy
• Communicating with your partner about your communication styles
• Shifting from an anxious to secure attachment style
• Leaving room for messiness in relationships
• Learning to read the red flags early on

Subscribe on YouTube and get episodes 1 day early!: @thesoulsworkpodcast

Rate & review the podcast on:

• Apple Podcasts
• Podchasers
• Spotify
• www.TheSoulsWorkPodcast.com

Connect with Tim Johnson:

• https://www.couply.io/
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/couplyapp
• TikTok: @couply

Connect with Janice:

• Instagram: @janicehoimages | @janicehocounselling
• Facebook: @thesoulsworkpodcast
• Email: thesoulsworkpodcast@gmail.com

Listen to all The Soul's Work Podcast episodes: www.thesoulsworkpodcast.com

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Janice is a therapist-in-training and not licensed to work with clients.

DISCLAIMER: The content in the podcast and on this webpage is not intended to constitute or be a substitute for working with a professional mental health or healing practitioner.