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Nathalie with Lisa Boehm on the Loss of Her Teenage Daughter | Episode 16

October 24, 2022 By Nathalie Himmelrich 6 Comments

Lisa Boehm
Lisa Boehm

Lisa Boehm heard a knock at the door just as she had gone to bed, and it was the police coming to let her know that her teenage daughter had died in a head-on collision.
Lisa tells us how she picked up the pieces of her shattered life and how she found ways to thrive and not just survive. From getting support from other moms in her community she now offers support to grieving moms.  

Lisa says:

I think I learned a lot from other grieving moms who were further down the path. Sometimes it was just little snippets that they would say or different things… They gave me hope and I think learning that everybody copes with grief differently, that little nugget right there was enough to carry us through.

Lisa Boehm

Table of Contents

  • About this week’s guest
  • Topics discussed in this episode
  • Resources mentioned in this episode
  • Links
  • Support this Podcast

About this week’s guest

Lisa K. Boehm’s life changed forever when her daughter died suddenly in a car accident. She quickly discovered that our society struggles with death, loss, and grieving and has made it her mission to change that. In her book Journey to HEALING: A Mother’s Guide to Navigating Child Loss, she shares her experience with grief and how it intensified her love for her daughter. Now she focuses on gratitude and living intentionally as a way to honour her daughter’s memory. Lisa is an author, speaker, and certified grief educator who helps bereaved moms move beyond the pain to find peace and purpose.

Website: www.griefsupportformoms.com

IG @griefsupportformoms

Topics discussed in this episode

  • The loss of her teenage daughter Katie
  • Suicidal thoughts and anger
  • Surrounding herself with other women in the community
  • Journaling as a resource to deal with grief
  • Differences in grieving styles among family members
  • Teenager’s grief/sibling’s grief

Resources mentioned in this episode

  • Instrumental and intuitive grieving styles described in the book Grieving Parents: Surviving Loss as a Couple
  • Grief groups by the Compassionate Friends

Links

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Filed Under: podcast, child loss, from personal experience, grief support, grief/loss, parenting, trauma Tagged With: child loss, death through head on collision, differences in grieving, grieving a child, grieving styles, peer support, supporting grieving moms, supporting moms, teenage loss, teenager grief, traffic accident

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Comments

  1. Corrie Sirota says

    October 24, 2022 at 12:56 pm

    Lovely interview – thank you for your candour. Such important information. If you are interested, I delivered a TEDx talk entitled Loss & Found: Creating New Normals After Someone You Love Dies https://youtu.be/PQ27tYEb74Y
    I hope it resonates with you.

    Reply
    • Nathalie Himmelrich says

      October 24, 2022 at 2:11 pm

      Dear Corrie,
      Thank you for taking the time to write a comment and for sharing your TedXTalk.
      Thank you for doing the work and the support you give to the bereaved.
      ❤️‍ Nathalie

      Reply
    • Nathalie Himmelrich says

      October 24, 2022 at 2:13 pm

      And, we absolutely share the opinion: grief is determined by the relationship and the meaning that the relationship has and not the person who died.

      Reply
  2. Alison says

    October 24, 2022 at 11:36 pm

    This is exactly how I felt when I lost my 17 year old daughter 6 years ago… I haven’t really fully grief -often just push the emotions aside till now… I burst into tears as I listened. One gets to read about it on websites but to actually HEAR Lisa say it in person her journey and sharing the same emotions – brought up all my locked up feelings which I denied…the dark times – suicidal thoughts.. and I also having a younger son who still needs me.
    I love this whole heartedly….. her interview help me grief when I couldn’t before…in fact I have down loaded it on my phone now
    Thank you a zillion times, Nathalie and Lisa, for having this podcast …
    I believe ALL bereaved parents , siblings, relatives , friends should subscribe to this …

    Reply
    • Nathalie Himmelrich says

      October 25, 2022 at 7:22 am

      Thank you so much for your encouraging message, Alison.
      This is why this podcast is here.
      I’m so grateful you found it.
      ❤️‍ Nathalie
      If you could take a moment to rate and review the podcast on the podcast app, it would be greatly appreciated, Alison. ❤️‍ You can find out how here: https://www.instagram.com/p/CkGHOYjvAfp/
      xxx

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    • Lisa says

      October 25, 2022 at 8:39 pm

      You are so welcome Alison! I’m happy to hear that you felt connected to my grief journey and are allowing yourself to grieve. Sometimes it just takes the right moment, or the right person, or the right phrase in a book for us to hear a message.

      Sending warm Mama hugs to you
      XO Lisa

      Reply

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