After the death of her two sons, Cathy Cheshire walked away from a 30-year career as an executive in health care.
She heard a calling to help other learn to heal from their grief.
First, she studied what all the expert had to say about grief, then she created her own Master Grief Coach certification program. She learned from traditional and nontraditional professionals with various expertise in grief, including emotions, mindfulness, psychology and resilience.
When Angela started the One Last Network earlier this year, she searched online for such a course and found Cathy, enrolling after comparing it to a few other courses.
Cathy's course is based in simplifying the information and expert research around death and loss and grief. She chunks it into understandable, memorable bits because, when she found herself in despair, she felt overwhelmed by the information she found.
She created the Master Grief Coach program after three years of researching the work of prominent psychologists, psychiatrists, neuroscientists and other specialists.
Cathy has also authored a book, "Thriving After the Death of a Child," a powerful guide on how parents can enrich their lives with lessons about love. She recounts her spiral into a dark, relentless depression and then learned to live again in a powerful way.
In today's episode, Cathy and Angela dig into the idea that we live in a grief illiterate society and how we can all take steps to change that … to normalize grief as a part of existence.
Because death and loss and grief are an inevitable part of living and loving.
What to listen for:

Why grieving the loss of your pet is normal
The power of memories and photos
The importance of sharing your story
How self-care moves you forward to healing
The difference between guilt and regret

Find Cathy
CathyCheshire.com
Her book
Thriving After the Death of a Child

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