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by Sarah Peterson, LCSW |Fellow Griever| Founder of Clear Mourning, a nonprofit dedicated to shifting the culture of grieving| experienced in hospice care| Familiar with Grief and Loss
Enduring Grief - “Healing Practices & True Stories of Living After Loss" is a compassionate and insightful podcast dedicated to exploring the true nature of grief and loss. Hosted by Sarah Peterson, LCSW, along with frequent guests Dr. Marlis Beier and Dr. Dean Sharpe, both seasoned physicians who have spent their lives caring for others, including grievers. This podcast roots into the complex and often misunderstood journey of grieving.Through real stories, honest conversations, and expert insights, we uncover the realities of living with loss, challenging the traditional stages of grief and embracing the full spectrum of emotions that come with it. Whether you're navigating your own grief or supporting someone through theirs, "Enduring Grief" offers a space to find connection, comfort, healing practices, and practical guidance.Each episode brings a blend of personal experiences, therapeutic practices, and discussions on how to cope with the everyday challenges of loss. From answer
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- Jul 14, 202659 min
How Each Enneagram Type Grieves and Supports Others Through Loss with Elizabeth Orr - 30
What if understanding your Enneagram type could help you grieve with more self-compassion and support others without trying to fix their pain? In part two of this heartfelt conversation, Sarah Peterson and The Unfiltered Enneagram author Elizabeth Orr explore how Enneagram Sixes and Sevens respond to loss, fear, control, and emotional pain. They also explain how every Enneagram type can offer care while staying aware of their own habits. From setting healthy boundaries and releasing perfection to sitting with discomfort and knowing when humor is helpful, this episode offers honest, practical guidance for showing up during life’s hardest moments. Whether you are grieving a death, a relationship, a job, or an unexpected change, you will learn how presence, courage, and compassion can matter more than having the perfect words.Episode highlights: How Enneagram Sixes experience grief, fear, and powerlessness Why Enneagram Sevens may avoid pain through plans and activity Supporting grief through the lens of your Enneagram type Type Eight: Releasing control and connecting with vulnerability Type Nine: Staying present through discomfort Type One: Letting grief be messy and imperfect Type Two: Setting caring and healthy boundaries Type Three: Moving past performance toward honest connection Type Four: Making room for breaks from emotional intensity Type Five: Showing up without needing all the answers Type Six: Offering courage, loyalty, and practical help Type Seven: Reading the room before reaching for humor How self-awareness helps us offer better grief support Resources for discovering your Enneagram typeConnect with Elizabeth:IG: https://www.instagram.com/lzjhnsnrr/?hl=enhttps://www.instagram.com/rudeassenneagram/?hl=enGrab a copy of her book The Unfiltered Enneagram: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0C9Y3X6MPConnect with Sarah:✅ Instagram: instagram.com/clearmourning✅ Official Website: clearmourning.orgFollow us on Instagram: @ClearMourningStay inspired with daily reflections, quotes on healing, and behind-the-scenes content from the podcast.Love What You Hear?Leave us a review on your favorite podcast platform—it helps others discover these stories of healing. And if this episode resonated with you, share it with someone who might benefit. Word of mouth is the best way to spread healing and hope.
- Jul 7, 202636 min
Living With Schizophrenia, Grief, and Hope: Brad’s Story of Rebuilding After Diagnosis - 30
What happens when grief is not tied to death, but to the life you thought you were going to have? In this honest and moving episode of Enduring Grief, Sarah sits down with Brad to talk about living with schizophrenia, losing confidence, facing stigma, and rebuilding a meaningful life one day at a time. Brad shares how medication, therapy, community, nature, and self-awareness have helped him accept his diagnosis without letting it define him. Together, they explore grief as the loss of dreams, identity, relationships, and independence, while also holding onto hope. This conversation is a caring reminder that healing takes effort, support matters, and even on the hardest days, tomorrow can still be different.Episode highlights: Learning to let go and trust life Expanding grief beyond death Brad’s story of living with schizophrenia Diagnosis, lost dreams, and rebuilding Reality, medication, and personal responsibility Grieving hopes, dreams, and former expectations Mental health stigma and loss of relationships The role of family, therapy, and community support What Brad would tell his younger self Relax, let go, and keep going How to support someone facing serious mental illness Growth through pain, support, and time Journaling, tracking progress, and finding hopeConnect with Sarah:✅ Instagram: instagram.com/clearmourning✅ Official Website: clearmourning.orgFollow us on Instagram: @ClearMourningStay inspired with daily reflections, quotes on healing, and behind-the-scenes content from the podcast.Love What You Hear?Leave us a review on your favorite podcast platform—it helps others discover these stories of healing. And if this episode resonated with you, share it with someone who might benefit. Word of mouth is the best way to spread healing and hope.
- Jun 30, 202646 min
How the Enneagram Can Help You Support Grief: Elizabeth Orr on Love, Anger, and Healing After Loss - 29
What if your grief response is not “wrong,” but a clue to how you learned to survive? In this warm, honest, and funny conversation, Sarah welcomes Elizabeth Orr, author of The Unfiltered Enneagram, to explore how the Enneagram can help us better understand grief, support, anger, love, and emotional shutdown. Together, they look at how different personality types may carry loss, from the fiery anger of Type 8 to the quiet weight of Type 9, the high standards of Type 1, the caregiving struggle of Type 2, and the hidden inner world of Type 5. This episode offers practical, compassionate insight for grievers and the people who love them, reminding us that grief does not have to look one certain way to be real.Episode highlights: Clear Morning’s mission to shift grief support How the Enneagram helps explain grief responses What the Enneagram is and why it matters Supporting Type 8 grievers through anger How each type offers a gift in support Gut center types: 8, 9, and 1 Type 2 grief and learning to receive care Type 3 grief and the pressure to do it “right” Type 4 grief, meaning, and feeling misunderstood Type 5 grief, shutdown, and the need for steady support Enneagram resources and where to learn moreConnect with Elizabeth:IG: https://www.instagram.com/lzjhnsnrr/?hl=enhttps://www.instagram.com/rudeassenneagram/?hl=enGrab a copy of her book The Unfiltered Enneagram: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0C9Y3X6MPConnect with Sarah:✅ Instagram: instagram.com/clearmourning✅ Official Website: clearmourning.orgFollow us on Instagram: @ClearMourningStay inspired with daily reflections, quotes on healing, and behind-the-scenes content from the podcast.Love What You Hear?Leave us a review on your favorite podcast platform—it helps others discover these stories of healing. And if this episode resonated with you, share it with someone who might benefit. Word of mouth is the best way to spread healing and hope.
- Jun 23, 202643 min
When Life Throws You Into a New Room: How Grief Changes Who You Are - 28
What happens when the life you knew disappears, but you still have to wake up and live the next day? In this heartfelt episode of Enduring Grief, Sarah Peterson sits with Marlis and Dean for an honest conversation about identity, loss, and the painful moments when life no longer feels familiar. They talk about illness, parenting through hardship, losing roles that once defined them, and learning to live in “new rooms” after grief changes everything. Through personal stories, gentle humor, and deep wisdom, they explore how sadness can slowly make room for gratitude, love, and meaning. This episode offers comfort for anyone facing a major life change, reminding listeners that they do not have to like the loss to keep moving toward what matters most.Episode highlights: When life no longer feels like your life Losing the expected version of motherhood Illness, identity loss, and career grief How roles change through every stage of life Why grief may always be present Feeling lost when old guideposts disappear Redefining yourself after loss One small step toward what matters most Entering the “new room” after grief Why we cannot return to the old rooms Choosing one guidepost for todayConnect with Sarah:✅ Instagram: instagram.com/clearmourning✅ Official Website: clearmourning.orgFollow us on Instagram: @ClearMourningStay inspired with daily reflections, quotes on healing, and behind-the-scenes content from the podcast.Love What You Hear?Leave us a review on your favorite podcast platform—it helps others discover these stories of healing. And if this episode resonated with you, share it with someone who might benefit. Word of mouth is the best way to spread healing and hope.
- Jun 16, 20261h 0m
Grief, Connection, and Communication: Healing Support with Aurena and the Planet Grief Bereavement Cards - 27
What do you do when grief leaves you asking, “Now what?”In this heartfelt episode of Enduring Grief, Sarah Peterson sits down with Aurena, licensed mental health counselor, yoga instructor, and co-creator of the Planet Grief deck. Aurena shares how the loss of her mother inspired a practical, compassionate tool for grievers and the people who love them. Together, Sarah and Aurena talk about receiving help, grief-informed support, changed humor, secondary losses, complicated family relationships, and why bringing up someone’s loss can feel like love instead of pain. This conversation offers real comfort for anyone living after loss, with gentle reminders that grief can feel lonely, but no one has to carry it alone.Connect with Aurena:✅ Instagram: @aurena✅ Website: inner-compass-therapy.com✅ Planet Grief Deck: hackyournervoussystem.org/products/planetgriefEpisode highlights: Meet Aurena and the Planet Grief deck Losing her mother and creating grief tools How the deck supports grievers and loved ones The practice of receiving help Aurena reads her poem “Pump” Helpful grief questions and changed humor Complicated grief and family relationships The kindest support after loss Why it helps to bring up grief Understanding secondary losses Hope, hopelessness, and healing in communityConnect with Sarah:✅ Instagram: instagram.com/clearmourning✅ Official Website: clearmourning.orgFollow us on Instagram: @ClearMourningStay inspired with daily reflections, quotes on healing, and behind-the-scenes content from the podcast.Love What You Hear?Leave us a review on your favorite podcast platform. It helps others discover these stories of healing. And if this episode resonated with you, share it with someone who might benefit. Word of mouth is the best way to spread healing and hope.
- Jun 9, 202651 min
When Grief Can’t Be Fixed: The Power of Simply Being Present With Katie Hartley - 26
What does it really mean to show up for someone whose pain cannot be fixed? In this heartfelt episode of Enduring Grief, Sarah Peterson sits down with her dear friend Katie Hartley to talk about grief, friendship, and the quiet power of practical support. Katie shares how her years as a hospice nurse, along with her own personal losses, shaped the way she cared for Sarah after the death of Sarah’s daughter, Marley. Together, they discuss what “being present” truly means, from doing laundry and organizing bills to offering love with no expectations. This conversation is a moving reminder that grief does not need quick answers. It needs steady people, honest love, and the courage to stay close when life feels unbearable.Episode highlights: Sarah introduces Katie and their long friendship What supporters can learn from hospice care Practical help during deep grief Why “What do you need?” is not always enough How grief changes relationships Feeling inadequate as a grief supporter Learning to live with lasting pain Katie’s top advice for supporters Books, quotes, and language that helped explain grief Why support can still matter 10 years later Trust as one of grief’s greatest gifts Why “everything happens for a reason” can hurt rather than helpConnect with Sarah:✅ Instagram: instagram.com/clearmourning✅ Official Website: clearmourning.orgFollow us on Instagram: @ClearMourningStay inspired with daily reflections, quotes on healing, and behind-the-scenes content from the podcast.Love What You Hear?Leave us a review on your favorite podcast platform—it helps others discover these stories of healing. And if this episode resonated with you, share it with someone who might benefit. Word of mouth is the best way to spread healing and hope.
- Jun 2, 202650 min
Pixie Lighthorse on Grief, Community, and Letting Loss Move Through You - 25
What if grief is not something to fix, but something asking to move through us with care, witness, and community?In this heartfelt episode of Enduring Grief, Sarah Peterson welcomes Pixie Lighthorse for a powerful conversation about loss, kinship, and the deep need for support when life breaks open. Pixie shares why grief cannot be rushed, hidden, or carried alone, and how a “support core” can help us stay connected when pain feels too heavy. Together, they talk about death, men and grief, the body’s role in sorrow, and the courage it takes to let tears, shaking, silence, and love have their place. This episode is a gentle reminder that grief changes us, but we do not have to face it by ourselves.Pixie Lighthorse is an author, poet, teacher, and grief tender whose work helps people build honest relationships with grief, healing, nature, and community. An enrolled member of the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma, Pixie writes about sorrow, belonging, boundaries, and the support we need when life breaks open. She is the author of several books, including Prayers of Honoring Grief, Boundaries & Protection, Goldmining the Shadows, and The Wound Makes the Medicine.Connect with Pixie:Web: https://www.pixielighthorse.com/IG: @pixielighthorseEpisode highlights: Why Pixie said yes to the conversation Holding grief for others What to say when you do not know what to say How work culture limits grief Men, vulnerability, and unspoken grief Why grief needs community Building a “support core” Why grief is human and painful Grief as an inside job Letting tears and sorrow move What helped Sarah in her deepest grief Pixie’s kinship school and grief groupsConnect with Sarah:✅ Instagram: instagram.com/clearmourning✅ Official Website: clearmourning.orgFollow us on Instagram: @ClearMourningStay inspired with daily reflections, quotes on healing, and behind-the-scenes content from the podcast.Love What You Hear?Leave us a review on your favorite podcast platform—it helps others discover these stories of healing. And if this episode resonated with you, share it with someone who might benefit. Word of mouth is the best way to spread healing and hope.
- May 26, 202653 min
Finding Refuge in Grief: How to Breathe, Feel Safe, and Keep Going After Loss - 24
What if refuge in grief is not a place where pain disappears, but a small moment where you can finally breathe? In this heartfelt episode of Enduring Grief, Sarah Peterson sits down with Marlis and Dean to talk about finding steadiness when loss feels too heavy to carry. Together, they explore what true refuge can look like, from feeling your feet on the ground to calling a friend, reaching out to 988, or reconnecting with nature, faith, ancestors, and inner wisdom. They also speak honestly about false refuge, the pull to escape, and the brave work of learning who you are after loss. This conversation offers gentle reminders that grief and love are deeply connected, and even in the hardest moments, you are not alone.Episode highlights: Finding refuge in grief Taking the next breath False refuge versus real safety Losing and rediscovering yourself Self-soothing tools for grief Letting go of control How supporters can help Going into the “hole” of grief When grief feels scary and isolating Asking for help and calling 988 Faith, ancestors, and inner sources of comfort Creating daily practices for supportConnect with Sarah:✅ Instagram: instagram.com/clearmourning✅ Official Website: clearmourning.orgFollow us on Instagram: @ClearMourningStay inspired with daily reflections, quotes on healing, and behind-the-scenes content from the podcast.Love What You Hear?Leave us a review on your favorite podcast platform—it helps others discover these stories of healing. And if this episode resonated with you, share it with someone who might benefit. Word of mouth is the best way to spread healing and hope.
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Enduring Grief - “Healing Practices & True Stories of Living After Loss" is a compassionate and insightful podcast dedicated to exploring the true nature of grief and loss. Hosted by Sarah Peterson, LCSW, along with frequent guests Dr. Marlis Beier and Dr. Dean Sharpe, both seasoned physicians who have spent their lives caring for others, including grievers. This podcast roots into the complex and often misunderstood journey of grieving.Through real stories, honest conversations, and expert insights, we uncover the realities of living with loss, challenging the traditional stages of grief and embracing the full spectrum of emotions that come with it. Whether you're navigating your own grief or supporting someone through theirs, "Enduring Grief" offers a space to find connection, comfort, healing practices, and practical guidance.Each episode brings a blend of personal experiences, therapeutic practices, and discussions on how to cope with the everyday challenges of loss. From answer
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