Only those who have been in the process of making, loving, and losing family can talk about what it feels like, yet all of us can learn from it.

In today’s episode, I’m joined by the Author, Advocate, Speaker, and Podcaster Jessica Fein. Jessica’s relationship with grief started when she lost her sister, who was only three years older, at the age of 27. Several years later, one of her daughters was diagnosed with a rare disease, taking Jessica and her family through a chaotic journey of heart-wrenching challenges, relentless battles, love, laughter, and lessons about life, grief, and the indomitable human spirit.

Throughout this episode, you’ll hear Jessica’s thoughts on caring for loved ones with special needs and the significance of finding ways to include them in daily life. Jessica also talks about Dalia, her daughter, who was diagnosed with MERRF syndrome, her family’s life before and after the diagnosis, the deep connection between grief and creativity, and much more.

Tune in and listen to episode 262 of Grief and Happiness, and learn more about Jessica’s powerful journey through the profound joys and painful challenges of love and loss.

In This Episode, You Will Learn:

• Jessica talks about the diagnosis that changed her and her family’s lives (1:40)
• About Dalia’s determination to BE in this world (5:10)
• Grief has many layers, and it is different for each one of us (10:00)
• Figuring out how to integrate losses (16:50)
• Self-care can be a two-edged sword (22:10)
• Creativity and grief go really well together (24:50)

Connect with Jessica Fein:

• Website
• Instagram
• Book: Jessica Fein – Breath Taking: A Memoir of Family, Dreams, and Broken Genes
• I Don’t Know How You Do It podcast

Let’s Connect:

• Website
• LinkedIn
• Facebook
• Instagram
• Twitter
• Pinterest
• The Grief and Happiness Alliance
• Book: Emily Thiroux Threatt – Loving and Living Your Way Through Grief

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Emily Thiroux Threatt Podcast Host, Facilitator, Author

Having gone through the experience of the deaths of so many loved ones, I have learned to face life with love, optimism, and joy.

I have kept journals and written to express myself most of my life which led me to a career of teaching writing and writing books. I naturally turned to writing to help deal with my grief, then I discovered I could use writing to help friends deal with grief, too.

In contemplating how I could best help the grieving people I was working with, my Ignite moment came when realized the importance of helping people understand the importance of happiness and how they could grieve and be happy at the same time.

To share my message, I host the Grief and Happiness podcast, I wrote the book Loving and Living Your Way Though Grief, I facilitate weekly meetings of the Grief and Happiness Alliance, I founded the Grief and Happiness nonprofit foundation, I publish a weekly newsletter and blog, and my new book, The Grief and Happiness Handbook is coming out soon.