Good Grief Bites is here to provide you with small bites of grief tips, support and information through listener submitted questions, interviews, and community conversations.
Hosted by Katie Zicarelli, licensed clinical social worker, grief advocate, and widow.
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On this weeks episode we talk about how do you know when you are ready for certain steps that happen after a loss and my thoughts on not making any changes in the first year.
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*Disclaimer* This episode is generalized advice on how to know when you may or may not be ready for steps after a loss. Please be sure to consult with your individual mental health professionals and consider your specific situation when making decisions.
1 Apr 2022
The Right and Wrong Way to Grieve?
There’s some arguments over what’s the right and wrong way to grieve. Let’s look at why this conversation is even happening, what might be “normal” in grief and when you might want to consider getting help.
**Content Warning for brief mentions of thoughts of wanting to die, mostly in reference to what is “normal” and what might involve additional support needed.
As a reminder, the discussion around what may be normal and when to consider further help are generalized and do not speak to specific situations. Please always consider your specific situation and refer to your own individual mental health professionals.
Be sure to follow me @goodgriefbites on Instagram and TikTok for small bites of no BS grief support
Submit a question to be answered on a future episode by emailing goodgriefbites@gmail.com or www.goodgriefbites.com/podcast
Resources:
Suicide Hotline: 800-273-8255
Crisis text line: Text HOME to 741741
Therapist Directories:
inclusivetherapist.com
openpathcollective.org
therapyden.com
Additional Websites:
www.dontcallthepolice.com -for crisis support in your area with alternative to calling police
www.Refugeingrief.com -great resource for support for yourself and others
www.Whatsyourgrief.com -great resource for all things grief
25 Feb 2022
Nuance and Context is Everything
This weeks episode we talk about getting to the “acceptance stage”, how the expression, “let me know if you need anything” can be really unsupportive, and if it’s unfaithful to date again after your spouse dies.
11 Feb 2022
"How are you?" and other things I'd like to avoid
On this weeks episode we look at how to answer the question "how are you?", what to do when you don't really care about your friends problems anymore and how to face returning to work or school.
Unofficial Grief Rulebook is a grief advice podcast, hosted by Katie Zicarelli, Clinical Licensed Social Worker, Grief Advocate, and Widow. This podcast is meant as informational and is in no way intended to be a replacement for individual therapy or mental health support. You should always consider your specific situation and remember, there is no rulebook for grief.
Follow Katie on Instagram and TikTok @goodgriefbites for small bites of no BS grief support and submit your own question on grief, loss, death, dying, and anything in between to be answered on a future episode at www.goodgriefbites.com/podcast or by emailing goodgriefbites@gmail.com
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4 Feb 2022
Am I going to feel this way forever?
Mini-episode where we look at one of the most popular questions about grief and spend sometime getting to know your host just a little bit more.
12 Jan 2022
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