Show Notes

  • 96 Shelby Forsythia | Political Grief

    96 Shelby Forsythia | Political Grief

    HOW TO DEAL WITH GRIEF AND TRAUMA is completely self-funded, produced, and edited by me, Nathalie Himmelrich.Consider making a small donation to support the Podcast: bit.ly/SupportGTPodcast. Thank you!  For more information, please visit Nathalie’s website, join the podcast’s Instagram page, and subscribe to the newsletter to receive updates on future episodes here. About this week’s episode I’ve spoken to today’s guest, Shelby in


  • 95 Meghan R Jarvis | The Essential Questions About Grief, Loss and Trauma

    95 Meghan R Jarvis | The Essential Questions About Grief, Loss and Trauma

    HOW TO DEAL WITH GRIEF AND TRAUMA is completely self-funded, produced, and edited by me, Nathalie Himmelrich.Consider making a small donation to support the Podcast: bit.ly/SupportGTPodcast. Thank you!  For more information, please visit Nathalie’s website, join the podcast’s Instagram page, and subscribe to the newsletter to receive updates on future episodes here. About this week’s episode This week, I’m speaking with Meghan R.


  • 94 Rachel Tenpenny McGonigle | Managing the Holidays While Dealing With Grief and Trauma

    94 Rachel Tenpenny McGonigle | Managing the Holidays While Dealing With Grief and Trauma

    HOW TO DEAL WITH GRIEF AND TRAUMA is completely self-funded, produced, and edited by me, Nathalie Himmelrich.Consider making a small donation to support the Podcast: bit.ly/SupportGTPodcast. Thank you!  For more information, please visit Nathalie’s website, join the podcast’s Instagram page, and subscribe to the newsletter to receive updates on future episodes here. About this week’s episode As the holiday season approaches, emotions around


  • 93 Alexa Bigwarfe | Grieving Parents 10 Years Later

    93 Alexa Bigwarfe | Grieving Parents 10 Years Later

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  • 92 Tina Hedin | Losing Kiki at 25

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  • 91 Whitney Lyn Allen | How I Continued Living with Two Toddlers after My Husband Died Following a Bee Sting

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  • Season 10 – Trailer: News About the Upcoming Show

    Welcome again to the How to Deal With Grief and Trauma Podcast Season 10. HOW TO DEAL WITH GRIEF AND TRAUMA is completely self-funded, produced, and edited by me, Nathalie Himmelrich.Consider making a small donation to support the Podcast: bit.ly/SupportGTPodcast. Thank you!  For more information, please visit Nathalie’s website, join the podcast’s Instagram page, and subscribe to the newsletter to receive updates


  • 90 Kiley Hanish | Grieving Parents 10 Years Later

    HOW TO DEAL WITH GRIEF AND TRAUMA is completely self-funded, produced, and edited by me, Nathalie Himmelrich.Consider making a small donation to support the Podcast: bit.ly/SupportGTPodcast. Thank you!  For more information, please visit Nathalie’s website, join the podcast’s Instagram page, and subscribe to the newsletter to receive updates on future episodes here. About this week’s episode Welcome to a special series of podcast


  • 89 Martina Sandles | Grieving Parents 10 Years Later

    HOW TO DEAL WITH GRIEF AND TRAUMA is completely self-funded, produced, and edited by me, Nathalie Himmelrich.Consider making a small donation to support the Podcast: bit.ly/SupportGTPodcast. Thank you!  For more information, please visit Nathalie’s website, join the podcast’s Instagram page, and subscribe to the newsletter to receive updates on future episodes here. About this week’s episode Welcome to a special series of podcast


  • 88 Rachel Tenpenny | Grieving Parents 10 Years Later

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  • 87 Mary Catherine McDonalds | Orphaned by 25

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  • 86 Nathalie Himmelrich | Building Resilience in the Context of Grief and Trauma

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  • 85 Deb Dana | Loss Through the Lens of Polyvagal Theory

    85 Deb Dana | Loss Through the Lens of Polyvagal Theory

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  • 84 Nathalie Himmelrich | Understanding the Difference Between Grief and Depression

    84 Nathalie Himmelrich | Understanding the Difference Between Grief and Depression

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  • 83 Stephanie Sarazin | Understanding Ambiguous Grief

    83 Stephanie Sarazin | Understanding Ambiguous Grief

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  • 82 Nathalie Himmelrich | Embracing Grief Through Metaphors 2

    82 Nathalie Himmelrich | Embracing Grief Through Metaphors 2

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  • 81 Nathalie Himmelrich | Embracing Grief Through Metaphors

    81 Nathalie Himmelrich | Embracing Grief Through Metaphors

    HOW TO DEAL WITH GRIEF AND TRAUMA is completely self-funded, produced, and edited by me, Nathalie Himmelrich.Consider making a small donation to support the Podcast: bit.ly/SupportGTPodcast. Thank you!  For more information, please visit Nathalie’s website, join the podcast’s Instagram page, and subscribe to the newsletter to receive updates on future episodes here. About this week’s episode In this episode, I will highlight commonly


  • 79 Dr Trish Muehsam | When You Lose Your Pet Companion

    79 Dr Trish Muehsam | When You Lose Your Pet Companion

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  • 78 Joshua Black | Grief Dreams and What They Can Tell Us

    78 Joshua Black | Grief Dreams and What They Can Tell Us

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  • 76 Dr. Kate Truitt | Keep Breathing – An Intimate Journey Through Loss, Trauma, and Rediscovering Life

    76 Dr. Kate Truitt | Keep Breathing – An Intimate Journey Through Loss, Trauma, and Rediscovering Life

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  • 75 David Kessler | How Long Does Grief Last?

    75 David Kessler | How Long Does Grief Last?

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  • Season 8 – Trailer: News About the Upcoming Show

    Welcome again to the How to Deal With Grief and Trauma Podcast Season 8. HOW TO DEAL WITH GRIEF AND TRAUMA is completely self, funded, produced, and edited by me, Nathalie Himmelrich.Consider making a small donation to support the Podcast: bit.ly/SupportGTPodcast. Thank you!  For more information, please visit Nathalie’s website, join the podcast’s Instagram page, and subscribe to the newsletter to receive


  • 74 Diana Richardson | Intimacy and Sexuality Affected By Loss and Trauma

    74 Diana Richardson | Intimacy and Sexuality Affected By Loss and Trauma

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  • 73 Marc Hauser | How Adverse Childhood Experiences Shape Vulnerable Minds

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  • 72 Hope Edelman | Motherless Daughters, Motherless Mothers

    72 Hope Edelman | Motherless Daughters, Motherless Mothers

    HOW TO DEAL WITH GRIEF AND TRAUMA is completely self-funded, produced, and edited by me, Nathalie Himmelrich.Consider making a small donation to support the Podcast: bit.ly/SupportGTPodcast. Thank you!  For more information, please visit Nathalie’s website, join the podcast’s Instagram page, and subscribe to the newsletter to receive updates on future episodes here. About this week’s episode Many motherless daughters or motherless mothers will


  • 71 Emma Pearson | Still Living Open-Heartedly After Loss

    71 Emma Pearson | Still Living Open-Heartedly After Loss

    HOW TO DEAL WITH GRIEF AND TRAUMA is completely self-funded, produced, and edited by me, Nathalie Himmelrich.Consider making a small donation to support the Podcast: bit.ly/SupportGTPodcast. Thank you!  For more information, please visit Nathalie’s website, join the podcast’s Instagram page, and subscribe to the newsletter to receive updates on future episodes here. About this week’s


  • 70 Nathalie Himmelrich | Person-centred Grief Support

    HOW TO DEAL WITH GRIEF AND TRAUMA is completely self-funded, produced, and edited by me, Nathalie Himmelrich.Consider making a small donation to support the Podcast: bit.ly/SupportGTPodcast. Thank you!  For more information, please visit Nathalie’s website, join the podcast’s Instagram page, and subscribe to the newsletter to receive updates on future episodes here. About this week’s episode Today’s episode is a profound journey into


  • 69 Mary-Frances O’Connor | The Grieving Brain

    69 Mary-Frances O’Connor | The Grieving Brain

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  • 68 Helen Morris | The Beautiful Side of Grief

    68 Helen Morris | The Beautiful Side of Grief

    HOW TO DEAL WITH GRIEF AND TRAUMA is completely self-funded, produced, and edited by me, Nathalie Himmelrich.Consider making a small donation to support the Podcast: bit.ly/SupportGTPodcast. Thank you!  For more information, please visit Nathalie’s website, join the podcast’s Instagram page, and subscribe to the newsletter to receive updates on future episodes here. About this week’s episode I first met Helen when I was


  • 67 Hospice Nurse Julie McFadden | Nothing to Fear: Demystifying Death

    67 Hospice Nurse Julie McFadden | Nothing to Fear: Demystifying Death

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  • 66 Nathalie Himmelrich | Navigating the Shadows: Understanding Developmental Trauma

    66 Nathalie Himmelrich | Navigating the Shadows: Understanding Developmental Trauma

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  • 65 Dr. Frank Anderson | Understanding Developmental Trauma and Its Lifelong Impact

    65 Dr. Frank Anderson | Understanding Developmental Trauma and Its Lifelong Impact

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  • Season 7 Trailer

    Welcome again to the How to Deal With Grief and Trauma Podcast Season 7. HOW TO DEAL WITH GRIEF AND TRAUMA is completely self, funded, produced, and edited by me, Nathalie Himmelrich.Consider making a small donation to support the Podcast: bit.ly/SupportGTPodcast. Thank you!  For more information, please visit Nathalie’s website, join the podcast’s Instagram page, and subscribe to the newsletter to receive


  • 64 Turiya Hanover Grief, Trauma, Essence Connection and Safety

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  • 63 Stephen Berkley Induced After-Death Communication

    63 Stephen Berkley Induced After-Death Communication

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  • 62 Julia Samuel Why Grief Works   

    62 Julia Samuel Why Grief Works   

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  • 61 Charlene Lam Curating Grief After Mother Loss

    61 Charlene Lam Curating Grief After Mother Loss

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  • 60 Heidi Horsley From Sibling Loss, Identity Loss to Opening to Hope

    60 Heidi Horsley From Sibling Loss, Identity Loss to Opening to Hope

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  • 59 Jon Lefrandt Father Loss Leading to Purpose-driven Work

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  • 58 Reid Peterson Dealing with Father Loss Twice

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  • 57 Kelly Cervantes Dealing with the Loss of a Child after a Medically Complex Life

    57 Kelly Cervantes Dealing with the Loss of a Child after a Medically Complex Life

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  • 56 Mindy Meiering Cumulative Losses: Health, Infertility and Pet Loss

    56 Mindy Meiering Cumulative Losses: Health, Infertility and Pet Loss

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  • 55 Emma Payne Dealing with Suicide Partner Loss Led to the Development of Help Texts

    55 Emma Payne Dealing with Suicide Partner Loss Led to the Development of Help Texts

    HOW TO DEAL WITH GRIEF AND TRAUMA is completely self-funded, produced, and edited by me, Nathalie Himmelrich.Consider making a small donation to support the Podcast: bit.ly/SupportGTPodcast. Thank you!  For more information, please visit Nathalie’s website, join the podcast’s Instagram page, and subscribe to the newsletter to receive updates on future episodes here. About this week’s episode  Emma lost her husband Barry through suicide.


  • 54 Julia Warren Navigating Stigmatized Loss

    54 Julia Warren Navigating Stigmatized Loss

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  • 53 Erica Messer Normalizing and Acknowledging Pet Loss Grief

    53 Erica Messer Normalizing and Acknowledging Pet Loss Grief

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  • 52 James Fish Gill Bringing Loving Awareness To Your Pain Part 2

    52 James Fish Gill Bringing Loving Awareness To Your Pain Part 2

    ➡️ If you haven’t listened to Part 1 – head back here first. HOW TO DEAL WITH GRIEF AND TRAUMA is completely self-funded, produced, and edited by me, Nathalie Himmelrich.Consider making a small donation to support the Podcast: bit.ly/SupportGTPodcast. Thank you!  For more information, please visit Nathalie’s website, join the podcast’s Instagram page, and subscribe


  • 51 James Fish Gill Bringing Loving Awareness To Your Pain Part 1

    51 James Fish Gill Bringing Loving Awareness To Your Pain Part 1

    HOW TO DEAL WITH GRIEF AND TRAUMA is completely self-funded, produced, and edited by me, Nathalie Himmelrich.Consider making a small donation to support the Podcast: bit.ly/SupportGTPodcast. Thank you!  For more information, please visit Nathalie’s website, join the podcast’s Instagram page, and subscribe to the newsletter to receive updates on future episodes here. About this week’s


  • 50 Rachel Tenpenny Cultivating Healing Versus Coping Mechanism

    50 Rachel Tenpenny Cultivating Healing Versus Coping Mechanism

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  • 49 Meghan R Jarvis Review of Trauma and Grief Modalities

    49 Meghan R Jarvis Review of Trauma and Grief Modalities

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  • 48 Gina Moffa on Mother Loss, Divorce, and Acknowledging Loss Upon Loss

    48 Gina Moffa on Mother Loss, Divorce, and Acknowledging Loss Upon Loss

    HOW TO DEAL WITH GRIEF AND TRAUMA is completely self, funded, produced, and edited by me, Nathalie Himmelrich.Consider making a small donation to support the Podcast: bit.ly/SupportGTPodcast. Thank you!  For more information, please visit Nathalie’s website, join the podcast’s Instagram page, and subscribe to the newsletter to receive updates on future episodes here. About this week’s episode When I spoke with Gina, I


  • 47 Tara Storch on Organ Donation After Losing Their Teenage Daughter

    47 Tara Storch on Organ Donation After Losing Their Teenage Daughter

    HOW TO DEAL WITH GRIEF AND TRAUMA is completely self, funded, produced, and edited by me, Nathalie Himmelrich.Consider making a small donation to support the Podcast: bit.ly/SupportGTPodcast. Thank you!  For more information, please visit Nathalie’s website, join the podcast’s Instagram page, and subscribe to the newsletter to receive updates on future episodes here. Today I’m speaking with Tara, Taylor’s mum. Taylor died following


  • 46 Coco Buchmann on Motherloss After 23 Years of Anticipatory Grief

    46 Coco Buchmann on Motherloss After 23 Years of Anticipatory Grief

    HOW TO DEAL WITH GRIEF AND TRAUMA is completely self, funded, produced, and edited by me, Nathalie Himmelrich.Consider making a small donation to support the Podcast: bit.ly/SupportGTPodcast. Thank you!  For more information, please visit Nathalie’s website, join the podcast’s Instagram page, and subscribe to the newsletter to receive updates on future episodes here. I’ve known Coco personally as we studied Somatic Experience, Peter


  • 45 Laney Rosenzweig: How Trauma Can Be Resolved in Just One Session With ART

    45 Laney Rosenzweig: How Trauma Can Be Resolved in Just One Session With ART

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  • 1 YEAR ANNIVERSARY EPISODE! Nathalie Himmelrich on Developmental Trauma, Sexual Abuse, and Family History of Grief and Loss | Episode 44

    1 YEAR ANNIVERSARY EPISODE! Nathalie Himmelrich on Developmental Trauma, Sexual Abuse, and Family History of Grief and Loss | Episode 44

    HOW TO DEAL WITH GRIEF AND TRAUMA is completely self, funded, produced, and edited by me, Nathalie Himmelrich.Consider making a small donation to support the Podcast here. Thank you!  For more information, please visit Nathalie’s website, join the podcast’s Instagram page, and subscribe to the newsletter to receive updates on future episodes here. Birthday Giveaway  I’m giving away 5 copies of my books


  • Andrew Dupy on Dealing With Early Childhood Trauma, Losses, Divorce, and PTSD | Episode 43

    Andrew Dupy on Dealing With Early Childhood Trauma, Losses, Divorce, and PTSD | Episode 43

    HOW TO DEAL WITH GRIEF AND TRAUMA is completely self, funded, produced, and edited by me, Nathalie Himmelrich.Consider making a small donation to support the Podcast here. Thank you!  For more information, please visit Nathalie’s website, join the podcast’s Instagram page, and subscribe to the newsletter to receive updates on future episodes here. As you know, I thrive to have more male guests


  • Janet McGeever on Sexuality and Relationships in the Context of Grief, Loss and Trauma | Episode 42

    Janet McGeever on Sexuality and Relationships in the Context of Grief, Loss and Trauma | Episode 42

    HOW TO DEAL WITH GRIEF AND TRAUMA is completely self, funded, produced, and edited by me, Nathalie Himmelrich.Consider making a small donation to support the Podcast here. Thank you!  For more information, please visit Nathalie’s website, join the podcast’s Instagram page, and subscribe to the newsletter to receive updates on future episodes here. I’m so excited


  • Meghan Jarvis on How a Therapist Deal With Grief and Trauma | Episode 41

    Meghan Jarvis on How a Therapist Deal With Grief and Trauma | Episode 41

    HOW TO DEAL WITH GRIEF AND TRAUMA is completely self, funded, produced, and edited by me, Nathalie Himmelrich.Consider making a small donation to support the Podcast here. Thank you!  For more information, please visit Nathalie’s website, join the podcast’s Instagram page, and subscribe to the newsletter to receive updates on future episodes here. Another exciting conversation awaits you here today because Meghan and


  • Nathalie Himmelrich on Trauma and Its Impact on the Nervous System | Episode 40

    Nathalie Himmelrich on Trauma and Its Impact on the Nervous System | Episode 40

    HOW TO DEAL WITH GRIEF AND TRAUMA is completely self, funded, produced, and edited by me, Nathalie Himmelrich.Consider making a small donation to support the Podcast here. Thank you!  For more information, please visit Nathalie’s website, join the podcast’s Instagram page, and subscribe to the newsletter to receive updates on future episodes here. Todays Episode  All trauma involves grief but not all grief


  • Tori Press on When Grieving Dad Equals the Loss of a Challenging Relationship | Episode 39

    Tori Press on When Grieving Dad Equals the Loss of a Challenging Relationship | Episode 39

    HOW TO DEAL WITH GRIEF AND TRAUMA is completely self, funded, produced, and edited by me, Nathalie Himmelrich.Consider making a small donation to support the Podcast here. Thank you!  For more information, please visit Nathalie’s website, join the podcast’s Instagram page, and subscribe to the newsletter to receive updates on future episodes here. I’m honestly a big fan of Tori and you’ll be


  • Mira Simone on Grief Literacy and Somatic Trauma Work | Episode 38

    Mira Simone on Grief Literacy and Somatic Trauma Work | Episode 38

    HOW TO DEAL WITH GRIEF AND TRAUMA is completely self, funded, produced, and edited by me, Nathalie Himmelrich.Consider making a small donation to support the Podcast here. Thank you!  For more information, please visit Nathalie’s website, join the podcast’s Instagram page, and subscribe to the newsletter to receive updates on future episodes here. I’m so excited to talk to Mira, an inspirational woman,


  • John Henry Parker on How Helping Troubled Veterans Helped Him Deal With Grief | Episode 37

    John Henry Parker on How Helping Troubled Veterans Helped Him Deal With Grief | Episode 37

    HOW TO DEAL WITH GRIEF AND TRAUMA is completely self, funded, produced, and edited by me, Nathalie Himmelrich.Consider making a small donation to support the Podcast here. Thank you!  For more information, please visit Nathalie’s website, join the podcast’s Instagram page, and subscribe to the newsletter to receive updates on future episodes here. Today on the podcast I am speaking with John Henry


  • Shannon Traphagen on Vulnerability and Loneliness as a Widow | Episode 36

    Shannon Traphagen on Vulnerability and Loneliness as a Widow | Episode 36

    HOW TO DEAL WITH GRIEF AND TRAUMA is completely self, funded, produced, and edited by me, Nathalie Himmelrich.Consider making a small donation to support the Podcast here. Thank you!  Today on the podcast I am speaking with Shannon Traphagen about the loss of the love of her life and best friend from brain cancer. She so beautifully


  • Sarah Stillman on How Dealing With Trauma Does Not Prevent But Helps Prepare For Future Trauma | Episodes 34 and 35

    Sarah Stillman on How Dealing With Trauma Does Not Prevent But Helps Prepare For Future Trauma | Episodes 34 and 35

    HOW TO DEAL WITH GRIEF AND TRAUMA is completely self, funded, produced, and edited by me, Nathalie Himmelrich.Consider making a small donation to support the Podcast here. Thank you!  Episodes 34 Episodes 35 Today on the podcast I am speaking with Sarah Stillman, who suffered preeclampsia and concealed placental abruption which led to the stillbirth of


  • Ana Vick on the Importance of Stillbirth Prevention | Episode 33

    Ana Vick on the Importance of Stillbirth Prevention | Episode 33

    HOW TO DEAL WITH GRIEF AND TRAUMA is completely self, funded, produced, and edited by me, Nathalie Himmelrich.Consider making a small donation to support the Podcast here. Thank you!  Today on the podcast I am speaking with Ana Vick about the trauma of stillbirth and pregnancy loss. Ana believes in the importance of stillbirth prevention during pregnancy. Having


  • Estelle Thompson on How Art and Yoga Saved My Life | Episode 32

    Estelle Thompson on How Art and Yoga Saved My Life | Episode 32

    HOW TO DEAL WITH GRIEF AND TRAUMA is completely self-funded, produced, and edited by me, Nathalie Himmelrich.Consider making a small donation to support the Podcast here. Thank you!  Today on the podcast I am speaking with Estelle Thompson, who has been an inspiration for me for years. We’ve met on Instagram as part of a yearly event


  • Lisa Bolton on It is Never Too Late to Mourn Your Losses | Episode 31

    HOW TO DEAL WITH GRIEF AND TRAUMA is completely self, funded, produced, and edited by me, Nathalie Himmelrich.Consider making a small donation to support the Podcast here. Thank you!   Today on the podcast I am speaking with Lisa Bolton who experienced multiple losses in her life. She talks about dealing with loss after loss, the intense grieving bringing her


  • Katherine Lazar on a Mission to Help You Find Light in the Darkness after Loss | Episode 30

    HOW TO DEAL WITH GRIEF AND TRAUMA is completely self, funded, produced, and edited by me, Nathalie Himmelrich.Consider making a small donation to support the Podcast here. Thank you!  Today on the podcast I am speaking with Katherine Lazar who lost her son Brody in a late-term stillbirth just a year ago during her first pregnancy. She


  • Shelby Forsythia on Mother-loss as a Young Adult | Episode 29

    HOW TO DEAL WITH GRIEF AND TRAUMA is completely self-funded, produced, and edited by me, Nathalie Himmelrich.Consider making a small donation to support the Podcast here. Thank you!  Today on the podcast I am speaking with Shelby Forsythia who lost her mother due to breast cancer following years of treatment. Shelby was just twenty-one and this traumatic


  • Clover Stroud on the Ambiguous Loss of Her Mother and the Early Loss of Her Sister | Episode 28

    HOW TO DEAL WITH GRIEF AND TRAUMA is completely self, funded, produced, and edited by me, Nathalie Himmelrich. Consider making a small donation to support the Podcast here. Thank you!  Today on the podcast I am speaking with Clover Stroud, a British journalist, and author, telling us about her beautifully rich and colorful life, which also


  • Amber Jackson on Life as a Young Widow with Four Children | Episode 27

    Amber Jackson on Life as a Young Widow with Four Children | Episode 27

    Consider making a small donation to support the Podcast here. Thank you!  Today on the podcast I am speaking with Amber, a young widow, and divorcee who now raises four children on her own. She lost her husband Tim just seven months ago after a 16-months battle with cancer. She now is the captain steering the


  • Turiya Hanover on Grief in the First Year and Coming out of Trauma | Episode 26

    Turiya Hanover on Grief in the First Year and Coming out of Trauma | Episode 26

    Today on the podcast I have the honor to be speaking with Turiya Hanover for the second time, revisiting her first year of grief over the loss of her partner Maia and the associated trauma.  Turiya and I share a passion: befriending death. Not everyone’s cup of tea in terms of passions but you will


  • Keem Fares on How Grief Evolves From Survival | Episode 25

    Keem Fares on How Grief Evolves From Survival | Episode 25

    Today on the podcast I’m speaking with Keem Fares, the mother of Karina, a spirited intelligent young gymnast, who died in a freak accident when she was 12 years old. In our conversation, we draw the connection from early grief to when we worked on the book Surviving My First Year of Child Loss in


  • Nathalie with Jessica Zucker on Saying it Loudly: I Had a Miscarriage | Episode 24

    Nathalie with Jessica Zucker on Saying it Loudly: I Had a Miscarriage | Episode 24

    Today on the podcast I’m speaking with Jessica Zucker who is widely known on social media due to the movement she started in response to her miscarriage. She openly talks about her 16-week miscarriage and the more recent trauma of her journey with breast cancer. Similarly to Jessica’s intent with her #IHadaMiscarriage movement, this podcast


  • Nathalie with Rachelle Spencer on Being Proud on Who You’ve Become | Episode 23

    Nathalie with Rachelle Spencer on Being Proud on Who You’ve Become | Episode 23

    Today on the podcast I have the honour to dive deep into loss and trauma with Rachelle Spencer, who I’ve known since 2016. She has experienced multiple miscarriages and an abusive, toxic relationship. Rachelle is proud of who she has become not because but despite of her grief and trauma. Rachelle found the support of


  • Nathalie with Brooke Carlock on If This Wasn’t Enough Already | Episode 22

    Today on the podcast I’m speaking with Brooke whose story could be one that movies are made of. She has experienced loss after loss culminating in a series of devastating and traumatic losses within the past 12 months.  Listening to Brooke telling her life story is both devastating and shocking, at the same time as


  • Nathalie with Sharna Southan on the Changes Needed in Pregnancy Loss Support | Episode 21

    Today on the podcast I’m speaking with Sharna who I’ve come to appreciate as a force for change in regard to the support offered to women in dealing with their pregnancy loss, a passion we have in common. Talking about her missed miscarriage Sharna shares: …never experienced contractions before so I didn’t know that’s what


  • Nathalie with Katja Faber on Continuing Living While Grieving After Homicide Loss Part 2 | Episode 20

    Nathalie with Katja Faber on Continuing Living While Grieving After Homicide Loss Part 2 | Episode 20

    Today on the podcast I have the pleasure to delve deeper with Katja Faber, who has been a guest on the Podcast in Season 1. If you haven’t already, go check out her episode which has been one of most downloaded and listener showed a clear interest to know more.Among other things, today Katja and


  • Nathalie with Joy Bornstein on Using Art to Cope with Loss and Trauma | Episode 19

    Nathalie with Joy Bornstein on Using Art to Cope with Loss and Trauma | Episode 19

    Today on the podcast I’m speaking with Joy, who I’ve known since 2015 as part of the May We All Heal community. This community was born out of a group of women from the Grieving Parents Support Network. They came together year after year during the month of May to focus on dealing with their


  • Nathalie with Miten on Life’s Trauma and the Healing Through Music | Episode 18

    Nathalie with Miten on Life’s Trauma and the Healing Through Music | Episode 18

    Today I have the pleasure to speak with Miten who I’ve known for almost 20 years through his and Deva’s music. Miten shares the traumas he’s experienced throughout his life and how he’s found the healing power of music. Miten says: If there is one thing, I would say that’s helped me, that is to


  • Nathalie with Michael Gershe on the Loss of His Mother Through a Drunk Driver | Episode 17

    Nathalie with Michael Gershe on the Loss of His Mother Through a Drunk Driver | Episode 17

    Michael started with loss very early in his life when his mother got killed in a car accident leaving behind two boys and their father. Michael was 8 weeks old at the time and magically recovered after having almost all the bones in his tiny body broken. It took Michael a big part of his life


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

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

    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


  • Nathalie with Amie Lands on Child Loss, Cancer, and Life’s Trauma | Episode 15

    Nathalie with Amie Lands on Child Loss, Cancer, and Life’s Trauma | Episode 15

    Today I speak with Amie where she shares how her life started with the loss of connection to her father due to mental illness and the challenging relationship with her alcoholic mother. Amie then became pregnant for the first time, but her daughter Ruthie died after 33 days.At 36 years, Amie was diagnosed with neck


  • Nathalie with Simone Surgeoner on Loss of Significant Men | Episode 14

    Nathalie with Simone Surgeoner on Loss of Significant Men | Episode 14

    Today Simone and I talk about losing the most significant men in her life. She dealt with the loss of her life partner through cancer, the sudden death of her father, and the dissolution of two marriages. After all these losses she investigated the masculine, and she found an appreciation for the male aspect in


  • Nathalie with Sharon Ehlers on Dealing With Suicide | Episode 13

    Today Sharon Ehlers and I dive into the topic of loss by suicide. We both share how we dealt with losing close people who took their own lives.  Sharon has lost multiple people in her life, two of which died by suicide. She shares so generously about all the tools and resources she found along


  • SPECIAL Podcast Episode: Nathalie with Chris on Grief Eleven Years Later | Episode 12

    SPECIAL Podcast Episode: Nathalie with Chris on Grief Eleven Years Later | Episode 12

    Today I speak with my ex-husband and the father of our children. We reflect on eleven years since the death of our younger twin daughter A’Mya. In doing this we are spending time speaking about her, honoring her place in our lives, and, as I’d like to see it: spending time parenting her. Our conversation


  • Nathalie with Callie Hawkins on Creating a Legacy | Episode 11

    Nathalie with Callie Hawkins on Creating a Legacy | Episode 11

    Today I speak with Callie about the loss of her first son Coley and how she created a legacy by creating an exhibition at Present Lincoln’s Cottage in Washington, DC. Listen to Callie describing how she learned to intentionally grieve. One thing to definitely look out for in this episode is how she experiences grief


  • Nathalie with Kelsey Chittick on Looking at Death Differently | Episode 10

    Nathalie with Kelsey Chittick on Looking at Death Differently | Episode 10

    Today I speak with Kelsey about the loss of Nate, her husband, and the journey Kelsey took as part of dealing with his loss. She believes that: ‘The bigger the grief, the luckier you were.’ Kelsey shares so many different nuggets of wisdom that I found it hard to choose one to share with you


  • Nathalie with Pinky on Creating a Legacy After the Loss of Her Son | Episode 9

    Nathalie with Pinky on Creating a Legacy After the Loss of Her Son | Episode 9

    Today I speak with Pinky who lost her son due to inflammation that affected his heart when he was just a few months old. The birth and the loss of Leonardo both happened during the Covid pandemic and both Pinky and her husband understandably felt extremely isolated in their grief. Pinky dealt with her grief


  • Nathalie with Ian Weedon on the Loss of Half of the Family | Episode 8

    Nathalie with Ian Weedon on the Loss of Half of the Family | Episode 8

    Today I speak with Ian Weedon who has lost half of his family in the past few years. Listen to Ian telling us how he deals with loss and trauma in his later stage of life. Together, we also explore how the loved one’s presence can be felt in very different ways, not always the


  • Nathalie with Amy Watson on Stillbirth, Miscarriage, and Pregnancy After Loss | Episode 7

    Nathalie with Amy Watson on Stillbirth, Miscarriage, and Pregnancy After Loss | Episode 7

    Today I speak with Amy Watson who has experienced a stillbirth and a miscarriage. She talks about pregnancy after loss, how she struggled but also how she supported herself through the different losses. The interesting part of her story is how differently she experienced her two losses and how she managed those differences.  Amy says:


  • Nathalie with Kellie Sipos on Drug Abuse and Multiple Losses | Episode 6

    Nathalie with Kellie Sipos on Drug Abuse and Multiple Losses | Episode 6

    Today I speak with Kellie Sipos who I met as part of being a guest on her podcast, My Child Left Home for Heaven. Kellie has experienced multiple losses within her own family which started with her father’s suicide, followed by the sudden unexpected loss of her sister. In 2018 she lost her daughter Emilie through


  • Nathalie with Domenique Rice on Unapologetically Grieving Out Loud | Episode 5

    Nathalie with Domenique Rice on Unapologetically Grieving Out Loud | Episode 5

    Today I speak with Domenique Rice who I have come to know as part of the Instagram community of bereaved parents supporting one another in the Grieving Parents Support Network. People come and go in this community, but Domenique has stayed actively involved and developed a voice to be noticed creating stillbirth awareness in honour


  • Nathalie with Turiya Hanover on the Loss of Significant Partners in Life | Episode 4

    Nathalie with Turiya Hanover on the Loss of Significant Partners in Life | Episode 4

    Today I speak with Turiya, who – among other losses and traumas – shares the turning point in her life when she lost her then 33-year-old husband Welf von Hannover in 1981. Her relationship with death and the impermanence of physical life significantly changed another time with the loss of her most beloved partner Maja…


  • Nathalie with Melo Garcia on Compound Grief and Finding Someone Who Speaks Grief | Episode 3

    Nathalie with Melo Garcia on Compound Grief and Finding Someone Who Speaks Grief | Episode 3

    ‘When you decide that it is yours, you’ll understand that along with that grief comes an amazing life of living after loss because you have something that no one else can ever, ever have. And that is the love, that is the love – that’s the love that remains.’ Melo has experienced three multiple significant


  • Nathalie with Katja Faber on Homicide Loss – Effect on the Victim’s Family | Episode 2 Part 1

    Nathalie with Katja Faber on Homicide Loss – Effect on the Victim’s Family | Episode 2 Part 1

    ‘I wish to be ok with it if for no other reason than I owed it to myself and I owed to my still-living children and those that care about me. Because they have a right to have a full and beautiful life, and having a mother that’s traumatised and overwhelmed by something that she


  • Nathalie with Rachel Tenpenny on Why and How Healing Is Possible | Episode 1

    In this episode, we will be talking about child loss and loss through a divorce. I’m joined by Rachel Tenpenny, who is sharing her experiences and her insight that healing is possible. I promise that if you will be here listening until the very end, you will know why she is absolutely sure that healing


  • How To Deal With Grief and Trauma

    How To Deal With Grief and Trauma

    A new podcast is coming your way: How To Deal With Grief and Trauma You can’t go through life without experiencing loss and trauma the question is how do we deal and live with the grief and pain? Join Nathalie Himmelrich, grief expert and author, talking to people who have experienced grief and trauma first-hand.


  • NEWS: Podcast coming soon!

    NEWS: Podcast coming soon!

    I am excited to let you know that I have been working diligently on my podcast for the last few months and it is ready to be released in June. The podcast is called: How to deal with Grief & Trauma. I interview people like you, and together we find out how everyday people deal