Thought Project With Ashley Rothstein

Episode #022: Grieving the loss of someone who is still alive (transforming 'simulated grief' into love & presence)

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I didn't plan for this episode to be released right before Thanksgiving. It just happened. Based on the order of episodes I recorded and how the days fell, today was the day it ended up being released. This is interesting, because it feels like the perfect episode to post right before Thanksgiving. I never strive to play God, and I don't know what you need. But this is a message that I think many people would find useful, especially as we gear up to see our families for the holidays. So...cool timing. A few months back, I was doing yoga. A song I had never heard before began to play. It struck me deep. I'm not sure if it was the melody, the lyrics, both, or something else, but it hit a part of me that obviously needed to be released. In what felt like an instant, I began to mourn the loss of my mom. The mourning felt like a tidal wave and grew intense. I cried, I felt, and it seemed was like I was being split open fast. Here's the interesting thing....my mom is still alive. Through the experience, I learne