MY DEVASTATING LOSS OF BURYING A CHILD!

<p>&quot;I think if my child died I would prefer it if I were dead&quot;, Saoirse Ronan<br/>Our interview with Shirley Thiessen on our show, Most people don’t know what is helpful to say or do to support a grieving friend. It can feel awkward and uncomfortable. <br/>I get it. I’ve been there. As a grief coach, I want to help<br/>For 48 years, I didn’t know how to effectively come alongside my grieving friends.<br/>I was uncertain about what to say or do that would be helpful and not hurtful. Often I avoided my grieving friends – not because I didn’t care. I felt their loss so deeply. Tragically, it was my own discomfort that caused me to be unavailable. I didn’t know how to show up for the bereaved.<br/>Can you relate?<br/>It wasn’t until my devastating loss of burying a child – a young adult son, Jordan, that I began the sharp learning curve into my grief education.<br/>Twelve days after Jordan’s wedding, I was thrown into the unimaginable task of planning his funeral. Life felt like a wasteland of profound disappointments and heartache. I didn’t see a way forward.<br/>You can reach Shirley at:  www.shirleythiessen.com  <br/><br/>TALKING TABOO WITH TINA PODCAST is brought to you from YOUR BACKUP PLAN.  YOUR BACKUP PLAN APP puts your life in 1-place in preparation of any unpredictable circumstance while taking the painful aftermath out of any tragedy!  Whether you are a senior, retired, single, or have a family you will want to get this APP for yourself to be more organized! www.yourbackupplan.ca<br/><a href='https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&amp;redir_token=QUFFLUhqbmUyMkhwQVFMbDdHTDJIdG02NVFSa2F6Wl9mUXxBQ3Jtc0trc2NkZlFneUpILU9jWDNjaUxxTW50Z213VktrTVoxeGJHYV84SEhTa0tzY3AtaDIzRmZMZk1pbEI0REJJaUFLUUI4dGRKTU5FdFJveXZldDJsR1dfbTBpdGdVTUVVN2tNSEZmZFYxNU1HQllESWNtSQ&amp;q=https%3A%2F%2Flinktr.ee%2Fyourbackupplan&amp;v=JpuUA9PZzQ8'>https://linktr.ee/yourbackupplan</a><br/><a href='https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/emergencypreparedness'>#emergencypreparedness</a> <a href='https://www.youtube.com/ha