Grief and Resilience: Tools for 'Bouncing Forward' after Loss with Blair Kaplan Venables

Grief and Light Podcast

In this conversation, Blair Kaplan Venables, a grief and resilience expert, shares her personal journey of resilience and how she turned her pain into purpose after experiencing multiple losses, including the loss of both parents and a pregnancy. She discusses the concept of resilience and defines it as 'bouncing forward' from a challenging experience.
Blair also introduces the Navigating Grief Framework, which consists of five tools she developed to help others navigate their own healing process. She emphasizes the importance of strengthening the resilience muscle and highlights the role of community and rituals in the grief process.
ABOUT BLAIR:
Blair is a grief and resilience expert, and the Founder of The Global Resilience Project. Her expertise has been featured in media outlets, including Forbes, CBC Radio, Entrepreneur, and Thrive Global.

She is the host of the Radical Resilience podcast, a motivational speaker and bestselling author, specializing in helping people strengthen their resilience muscle, and guiding grieving high-performers with her 'Navigating Grief Framework'.

USA Today listed Blair as one of the top 10 conscious female leaders to watch. The International Association of Top Professionals named her "Top Grief and Resilience Expert of the Year" in 2024.

Her life story will be showcased on a new show called “My Story” airing on Apple TV+. And she is on a mission to change lives and spark transformation, with a goal of empowering 88 million people by August 2025.

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1. Introduction: Exploring Resilience in Grief (00:00:00)

2. Blair's Journey of Loss (00:02:24)

3. Creating a Global Movement of Resilience (00:04:35)

4. Grief Week: Honoring Loved Ones and Finding Support (00:06:57)

5. The Need for a Framework for Healing (00:27:29)

6. The Grief Framework: Grounding, Resilience, Rituals, Introspection, Support, and Forward Movement (00:29:24)

7. Acknowledging and Expressing Emotions (00:31:15)

8. Building a Support System (00:33:41)

9. Moving Forward and Adapting to a New Normal (00:34:40)

10. Finding New Meaning and Joy (00:35:06)

11. The Role of Therapy and Self-Care (00:36:04)

12. Gaining a Global Perspective (00:41:05)

13. The nuance of each loss (00:45:25)

14. Finding the Healing that Works for You (00:49:03)

15. Gratitude Practice (00:51:03)

16. Closing Thoughts (00:52:25)