The Heart of Grief

If you’re reading this, chances are that you’ve experienced at least one painful loss that continues to limit your life and leave an ache in your soul. The Heart of Grief exposes why the normal ways we respond to loss typically fail to help. Lorri Penner RSW, and Brian Magee are recovering grievers and active Certified Grief Recovery Specialists® You’ll hear bits of their personal grief journeys, but more, you’ll learn about practical actions you can take to move toward healing. Contact us: -email: feedback@theheartofgrief.com. -Mail: Martin Brothers Funeral Chapels Ltd. 610 4 St S Lethbridge AB Canada T1J 4P3 -www.mbfunerals.com-The Grief Recovery Institute: www.griefrecoverymethod.com

The Heart of Grief is a health podcast hosted by Unknown Host, with 61 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

Unknown Host hosts The Heart of Grief, a health show with 61 episodes published.

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  Episode #12

  Grieving Well Through the Holidays

  Dec 18, 202527 minS4

  <p>Send us a text</p><p>In July of 2025, Brian's wife of 45 years died. This loss has brought him into a new, deeper and more complex experience of grief. Christmas 2025 will be the first one in 4 1/2 decades without Diane's presence and participation. </p><p>This episode of The Heart of Grief is the fusing of two episodes from December 2024. Part two of this combo is a focus on spiritual faith in the bereavement journey. This is drawn from Brian's personal Christian faith.</p><p><b>25 Creative Ways of Remembering Loved Ones at Christmas</b></p><p><b>Managing The H...

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  Episode #11

  I'm Glad It's Over. So Why am I Still Feeling Badly? A "Less-Than-Loved-One Loss."

  Jun 15, 202512 minS4

  <p>Send us a text</p><p>Sometimes when people are faced with changes or endings in difficult or painful relationships, they wonder why they are feeling badly. Why are they grieving a relationship that was not enjoyable or good for them? </p><p>In this episode, Brian explains the feelings that can often follow the death of someone we call a "Less-than-loved-one." While this can be very confusing for the grieving person, there is a simple explanation for it. We are left with conflicted feelings about many things we wish had been different in the relationship.</p><p>Brian e...

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  Episode #10

  Integrating Loss Into Life: Keeping Connections Strong and Memories Fond

  Jun 1, 202510 minS4

  <p>Send us a text</p><p>Professional grief counselors sometimes refer to the tasks of integrating grief into our lives going forward. The goal is to recognize the changes brought by a loss and incorporating the memories, influence and emotional/spiritual presence of a deceased loved one into our life. This is a right and worthy objective and professional care givers offer many suggestions of what this could include. For many grievers, however, there is a frustrating inability to move into these positive adjustments. Brian explains the common experience of  "unresolved grief," how it prevents healthy integration and how t...

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  Episode #9

  Grief Following a Tragic or Traumatic Death: Cause Vs Loss.

  May 17, 202512 minS4

  <p>Send us a text</p><p>Following a tragic, traumatic or completely preventable death, a griever's thoughts can  become focused on the cause or circumstances of the loss to the point where they are missing out on a good grieving process for the loss itself.  Recovery from the loss of a loved one calls for attention to the person who has died and to the relationship that has ended. The healing process remains essentially the same regardless of the cause or manner of death. This episode looks at why we suggest  a conscious separation be made between the cause of...

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  Episode #8

  Will This GRM Help Me? Research Says It Will.

  May 3, 202518 minS4

  <p>Send us a text</p><p>The grief of loss happens to all of us. Sometimes that hurt digs in deep and keeps resurfacing. There are a lot of ideas and programs designed to help us find healing. What can we feel confident in to really help? </p><p>That’s what today's episode is about ... Has the Grief Recovery Method®  Program been shown to help? Does it really work? </p><p>Brian reviews the evidence from academic research to convincing anecdotal support. Any way we look at it, this program offers measurable healing from the pain of loss.</p><p>A...

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