Self-Care After Losing a Loved One: How to Get Through Grief

Agnes shares her Valentine's Day stay at Oheka Castle in Huntington, then she and Ryan turn to self-care after the loss of a loved one. They discuss how the quiet after a funeral is when grief hits hardest, why people should eat, exercise and see a doctor, how anniversaries and photo reminders trigger grief, and why there is no deadline for mourning.

Takeaways

• The hardest stretch of grief often comes after the funeral, when relatives go home, so keep checking in on the person left behind.
• Basic self-care, such as eating well, exercising and seeing a doctor, protects against the physical toll of grief.
• Do not tell a grieving person to move on or that time heals all wounds, because everyone grieves in their own way and on their own schedule.

Chapters

• 0:00 Welcome and Friday catch-up
• 1:04 Agnes's Valentine's Day stay at Oheka Castle
• 3:40 History and details of the castle
• 11:54 Moving to self-care after loss
• 14:30 The quiet that follows the funeral
• 17:39 Acknowledging grief, and company beyond a dinner out
• 20:46 Anniversaries, photo reminders and Jamaican nine nights
• 23:22 Cemetery commutes and memorial plans
• 30:41 Next episode and mailbag

Conversation and opinion, not medical, legal, tax or financial advice.