Kintsugi Your Heart: Carol Banens' Journey of Grief and Growth

In this comprehensive episode of The Teaching Journeys Podcast, host Dave Roberts engages with Carol Banens, a certified grief educator and grief to gratitude coach, to explore the intricate journey of grief and healing. Carol shares her personal narrative of losing her husband, Brian and her journey from physical therapist to grief coach. The episode delves into themes of personal transformation, the impact of anticipatory and post-traumatic grief, and the importance of maintaining bonds with deceased loved ones. Carol highlights her unique grief program, 'Choose,' and her grief poetry book, 'Kintsugi, Your Heart, the Art of Living with Grief.' The discussion also critiques societal misconceptions about grief, emphasizing the need for self-compassion, the significance of expressing emotions, and the reality of grief's physical toll. Methods such ...