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My guest today is Katty Douraghy.
Her memoir, The Butterfly Years: A Journey Through Grief Toward Hope, details her personal journey through grief.
Katty is beautifully honest about the complexity of her experiences, and along the way, I also share some of the stories I told myself when my own mother died. It means this is another deeply tender conversation. And I offer my love and compassion to you as you listen.
Self-compassion can feel particularly hard to access when we experience loss. But as Katty notes, 'we’re all going to grieve in our own way' and I love this recognition. We can even hold harsh self-judgment over the way we grieve (and how we see others' grief).
Loving ourselves through loss is vital.
Journaling was the path that helped Katty as she moved through the phases of her experience, and helped her access a powerful truth: “Recognising what I still had, rather than focussing on what I had lost was a turning point for me.”
And it is this practice of journalling that she shares to support others in their own journeys.
CONNECT WITH KATTY
KattyD@ArtisanCreative.com
www.ButterflyYears.com
The Butterfly Years: A Journey Through Grief Toward Hope
“It is surprising how few books there are that deal with first hand accounts of grief, especially of a parent, when it is such a universal experience. The Butterfly Years fills that gap in a beautiful, honest way.”
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