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Love Isn't Finite - Grieving A Partner

Published: Oct. 13, 2023, 6:29 p.m.

This was supposed to be an episode about going back to work with grief, but it's not. Emily did have to navigate going back to work after her partner Chantel was killed in a hit and run, but this conversation ended up being about love. And loss. And the magical powers of caring for a dog named Indie. It's also about bringing the love you had with a partner who died into a new relationship and what it's like to grow that love with someone else.\xa0

We discuss

  • How Emily and Chantel fell in love

  • What she remembers about the night Chantel died\xa0

  • The isolation and loneliness of the Covid shutdown so early in her grief\xa0

  • How guilt shows up

  • Grieving a partner when you\u2019re so young and not married \u2013 and other people\u2019s opinions about it all

  • Navigating the logistics after a death\xa0

  • How being concerned about negative reactions from others hindered Emily\u2019s ability to talk openly about her relationship with Chantel \u2013 and how she would do things differently now\xa0

  • The wonders of therapy
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  • How Emily deals with the fear of someone else dying\xa0
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