EPISODE DESCRIPTION

What have you lost, survived, or carried that you’ve never actually given yourself permission to grieve?

In this episode of I Buy Myself Flowers, I take an unexpected turn and explore what happens when we finally make space for the part of us that is grieving. Not just grief that comes from losing a person, but the grief that can come with layoffs, relationships ending, dreams changing, identities shifting, and realizing that the future you once imagined may no longer be the future you’re moving toward.

I share my own recent experience of realizing that, while I had been showing up, working, producing, and moving forward, there was a part of me quietly carrying everything that had been heavy and hard.

I also share the three-question Grief Inventory practice that has helped me intentionally create space for that part of myself – to acknowledge what hurt, what sadness may not entirely belong to me, and what I was grieving because I had grown beyond it.

This isn’t about fixing, solving, or finding closure. It’s about being honest with yourself, allowing what hurts to be witnessed, and giving the grieving parts of you permission to be cared for.

Because you don’t have to keep pushing through. The part of you that is grieving deserves space, too.

IN THIS EPISODE

• What it means to reclaim the part of yourself that is grieving and why grief can come from much more than losing a person.

• How being the strong one, the capable one, or the person everyone relies on can make it difficult to create space for sadness and grief.

• My personal experience with grief, including a layoff, the end of a relationship, changing dreams, and grieving versions of myself I could no longer bring into my next chapter.

• The three-question Grief Inventory practice for intentionally creating space to acknowledge and process what you’ve been carrying.

• Why allowing yourself to grieve isn’t about getting stuck in the past. It’s about releasing what you’ve been carrying so you can move forward with more space and wholeness.

THE PARTING GIFT

“How do you celebrate your wins?”

THIS WEEK, BUY YOURSELF FLOWERS BY…

Giving yourself permission to actually grieve something that you’ve been carrying for a while.

LINKS & RESOURCES

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ABOUT ALLISON TIBBS

Allison Tibbs is an executive wellness coach, leadership consultant, and the founder of Nourished Life. She coaches, speaks, and creates for high-achieving women who are ready to redefine success so they can live, lead, and achieve in ways that are sustainable, human, and rooted in congruence.

Learn more at allisontibbs.com