How to Live a Productive Life While Grieving

It is problematic that we tend to look at being productive as a standalone thing, without considering the other aspects of our lives. The reality is that life doesn’t happen in a vacuum and even the small things can have an impact. Everything we are and feel, especially grief, affects what we do and how we do it. This week, episode 223 of the Positively LivingⓇ Podcast is about how to live a productive life while grieving.

In this episode of the Positively LivingⓇ Podcast, I’m sharing a glimpse of my personal journey with grief throughout my life and giving you actionable steps to take to acknowledge your grief and move forward with what you can do, while also giving yourself grace for what you can’t.

I cover the following topics:

• Defining grief—the emotional response to loss of any kind (even including the change we welcome into our lives). 
• How grief can manifest physically, cognitively, and emotionally, significantly impacting every aspect of one’s life.
• Acknowledging the presence of grief in our lives is the first step to moving forward with it.
• Planning our personal approach with realistic goals, self-care, and support from others. 
• Adjusting our expectations and reframing what “productivity” means, can create the space needed for healing.

Acknowledging and working with—not against—grief is not only a kindness to ourselves but also a key to unlocking our productivity potential.

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Chapters

• 0:00 How to Live a Productive Life While Grieving
• 4:11 My personal experiences with loss and grief throughout my life.
• 9:04 Grief, at its core is the natural emotional response to loss of any kind.
• 10:11 Planning a personal approach to grief with self-care and support from others.
• 10:22 The profound impact of grief on us physically, emotionally, and cognitively.
• 14:06 Reframing what it means to be “productive” as we grieve.
• 15:45 Stepping back and creating space for healing is a form of productivity.