#81-How to Heal When Grief Changes Everything with Margaret Dennis
In this episode of The Art of Being Unstoppable, Vicki McDougall welcomes Margaret Dennis to discuss the theme of alignment and the importance of following one's urges. They delve into Margaret's coaching experience with executive and entrepreneurial women, emphasizing the significance of retreats and group dynamics. The conversation highlights the Unshakable Me camp for girls, addressing challenges they face today and the expansion of the camp. They explore workshops on grief and trauma, the impact of suppressing emotions, and the concept of emotions as energy in motion. The discussion underscores the importance of teaching children to express emotions and supporting others through grief, emphasizing healing and personal growth.
Key Points
- Embracing and expressing emotions is crucial for healing and personal growth, regardless of age.
- Creating safe spaces for women and girls to explore their feelings can lead to profound personal breakthroughs and stronger self-worth.
- Grief is a lifelong journey that requires continuous support and understanding, and healing is a choice that can transform how we carry our past into our future.
In this episode of The Art of BEing Unstoppable, Vicki McDougall sits down with Margaret Dennis, Holistic Grief Coach, TEDx speaker, and founder of Evolv Coaching, for a heartfelt conversation about grief, healing, and the courage to move forward after life's most difficult experiences.
Margaret shares her own personal journey through grief and how it ultimately led her to discover her purpose of helping others navigate loss with compassion, grace, and hope. Together, Vicki and Margaret explore why grief is not a one-size-fits-all experience, how healing looks different for everyone, and why there is no "right" timeline for moving forward.
The conversation also shines a light on invisible grief—the losses that often go unseen or unrecognized, including miscarriage, infertility, the end of relationships or friendships, emotional abuse, major life transitions, career changes, and more. Margaret explains how these experiences can deeply impact our emotional well-being, our identity, and even our professional lives, particularly for women who feel pressured to continue performing while quietly carrying immense pain.
This powerful episode challenges society's expectations around grief, encourages listeners to give themselves permission to heal in their own way, and reminds us that acknowledging our pain is not a sign of weakness—it's the first step toward transformation.
Whether you're grieving the loss of a loved one, navigating a life transition, or carrying a loss that others may not recognize, this conversation offers hope, validation, and the reminder that healing is possible.
Connect with Margaret Dennis
Website: https://evolvcoaching.com/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/margaretdennis/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/evolvcoaching
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/evolvcoaching/
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