How to find the gift in grief | Teri Pugh | TEDxAntioch

Grief isn’t only about physical death! We often exhibit behaviors that are symptomatic to dealing with unresolved grief; behaviors Teri calls "grief gremlins" because they come out when we feed them. Despite our best efforts residuals of grief like chaos and addiction can show up when we least expect them to. In this talk, Teri shares the key components to finding the gifts in our grief and invites healthy, sustainable life shifts that many of us never thought possible.
Author, Mom, and Grief Specialist, Teri Pugh is dedicated to helping folks make sense of life’s hiccups and crossroads. Through her program Transcending Turbulence she helps folks navigate loss to reconnect and reclaim their peace of mind, happiness and balance and discover the gift in grief.
Teri sees clients in private practice and travels the country facilitating workshops and seminars on this personal freedom. In addition she teaches her program to inmates at a local Maximum Security State Prison. With over 2 decades in this arena, Teri knows the domino effect of unresolved grief, pain and anger. It not only weighs heavy on the heart and mind, over time can result in a state of “dis-ease”, showing up in a variety of discomforts in our physical, as well as emotional and mental states.
This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at ted.com/tedx

[@wolfrayet2082]

My care partner over the last several years was diagnosed a few weeks ago with very aggressive GI cancer. They said she had a couple of weeks left. She passed away last weekend. She did not make it to her thirtieth birthday. None of us could of imagined it happening so fast. My experience at her bedside throughout it all has impacted me forever.

[@samallen6322]

Thanks for sharing this. We have to open up and express grief. I lost my Father last December and writing poetry has been my outlet. I have just started a KZbin channel with my poems. So important to keep the dialogue about grief open.

[@elainemansfield4353]

Thank you for letting me know about your talk, Teri. I love your emphasis on the importance of facing grief and learning from it. Mostly I love the way you've turned your personal pain to a gift to imprisoned men who suffer grief on so many levels.

[@fowzziabegum3397]

I just wanted to say thank you for this talk I loss my mother to cancer few weeks ago 😢 I found this very helpful.

[@JamieZoeGivens]

I remember when you and Les met, married, and the Dr. visit. You are one of my heroes, Teri Pugh.

[@transcendingturbulence432]

+Jamie Zoe Givens thank you so much for your sweet words. It's been quite the journey, right? I have such deep gratitude for you...and beyond honored and humbled to share space on this big round ball with you

[@beatrizmanchadoleal727]

+Transcending Turbulence ety

[@ashleydayton4374]

I love this. Thank you.

[@transcendingturbulence432]

+Ashley Dayton Thank you...and huge appreciation for taking the time to watch. Have a wonderful day! Teri

[@tasnimwaka7590]

This is brilliant :) thank you for this.

[@transcendingturbulence432]

Much gratitude for your kind words -

[@lvcaster9082]

you're right. suicide is opulence and more easier than going through the pain of another birthday.

[@transcendingturbulence432]

Thank you for your feedback. It is true, Pain changes people...