Andrew G. Marshall on the power of embracing pain in order to heal
<p>Andrew G. Marshall is a well known marital therapist and I sat down with him to discuss the grief he felt following his father’s death. His understandings are rooted in his decades as a therapist and have a particular clarity I think many of you will find helpful.</p><br><p>In this episode, we discuss:</p><p><br></p><ul><li>How the death of a parent in old age is still a big psychological event and brings up many related losses which are often unrecognised. </li><li>The power of the unconscious, how we can limit who we are and how we are in the world when we only focus on our conscious lives. </li><li>For those with parents who are still alive, this episode is a timely reminder to have those important conversations before they die - don’t pretend they are immortal. </li><li>Be patient with friends and family - allow time, space, commit, endure and try again if they are resistant. </li><li>The power that rituals hold and how they can help us to move through the pain.</li><li>Finally how, despite our fear, when we walk towards our pain that is when we can heal. It takes courage, but fear is exhausting and pervasive and this is a route to releasing yourself from it. </li></ul><p><br></p><p>I won’t spoil the drama in this episode but suffice to say there are some big surprises - to do with wolves, rituals and tattoos…! </p><br><p><strong>Support links: </strong></p><p>Grief Works app: <a href="https://apps.apple.com/gb/app/grief-works-self-care-love/id1558867513" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://apps.apple.com/gb/app/grief-works-self-care-love/id1558867513</a></p><p>Grief Works book: <a href="https://juliasamuel.co.uk/books/grief-works" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://juliasamuel.co.uk/books/grief-works</a></p><p>Feel The Fear and Do it Anyway book: <a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/Feel-Fear-Anyway-Indecision-Confidence/dp/0091907071" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.amazon.co.uk/Feel-Fear-Anyway-Indecision-Confidence/dp/0091907071</a></p><br><p><strong>Find Andrew G. Marshall:</strong></p><p>Website: <a href="https://andrewgmarshall.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://andrewgmarshall.com/</a></p><p>Podcast:<a href=" https://andrewgmarshall.com/podcasts/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> https://andrewgmarshall.com/podcasts/</a></p><br><p><strong>Find Julia: </strong></p><p>Website: <a href="https://juliasamuel.co.uk/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://juliasamuel.co.uk/</a></p><p>Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/juliasamuelmbe/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/juliasamuelmbe/</a></p><br><p><strong>A big thank you to Youth & Earth for sponsoring this episode. Head to </strong><a href="http://www.youthandearth.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>www.youthandearth.com</strong></a><strong> now and take advantage of a very generous 25% off when using the code JULIA25 on your first order. </strong></p><br><p>Produced by Georgie Rutherford</p><br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>