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Ep 0109 – Bonus – First Podcast Duet With Sandy

Laurie and Sandy in the grove of oak trees by the podcast rock
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Sandy is the FIRST person ever to share the podcast rock with me. It was FUN to podcast with a friend. xoxoxox

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For the first time ever, I record LIVE with a BC! Sandy and I walk down to the podcast rock at the local park and have a wonderful bonus discussion. We each let go of something different. I let go of being the ONLY one to do tasks and Sandy lets go having to feel productive every second of the day. We also discuss my F-word habit, feeling good enough as we are, what loss, grief and forgiveness can teach us and what other lessons our lives have been teaching us lately. I’m on call for jury duty next week, so I may not be able to blog or record. I’ll keep you posted on CompulsiveOvereatingDiary.com Happy Birthday Sandy!

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Credits

Host: Laurie Weaver
Special Guest: BC Sandy
Main Theme: I’m Letting Go by Josh Woodward from The Simple Life Part 1 Used by permission of Josh Woodward under a Creative Commons License

Sandy’s Birthday Song: birthday birthday by E. J. Greenberg from The Free Music Archive Birthday Song contest Used by permission under a Creative Commons License

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  • Crowd Cheering
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Ep 0046 – Robot Aliens vs. True Grief – and Happy Birthday Stefano and Cheryl!

Laurie with a cane on a bench under a tree.
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Still walking with a cane due to my bad back. Since it’s an overcast day, I enjoy my shady time in my regular spot at the dry riverbed at Descanso.

Podcast Recap

I discover the painful difference between Robot Alien distraction and true grief. I then struggle to relate the powerful, meaningful event that taught me this without telling actual details, because it involves people currently in my life. I muse too on the nature of friendship and relationships. I’m delighted to wish Brave Companion Stefano a Happy 46th Birthday on day 46! Also good wishes for Cheryl’s birthday that was yesterday. Comments and thoughts by Michelle Mc, Cheryl and Stéfanie. Stéfanie proposes a new feature for the show. Shout-outs for FaceBook supporters and iTunes reviewers.
Happy Birthday to Brave Companions Stefano and Cheryl.

Happy Birthday to Brave Companions Stefano and Cheryl.

Mentioned

Abby’s helpful back exercise on Facebook

Day 44 – go check out the funny squirrel pic!

Michelle Mac’s comment about episode 44 posted as a reply to MY comment on day 43. Thanks Michelle!

My good and loyal friend Cheryl beat me while I was publishing the “woe is me” episode on Day 45 and posted an interesting comment on Day 44

Stéfanie’s proposal comment on day 45

Marie’s comment on day 42

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Sandy’s Story on Who are the Brave Companions?

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Credits

Host: Laurie Weaver

Main Theme: I’m Letting Go by Josh Woodward from The Simple Life Part 1

I’m Letting Go (Josh Woodward) / CC BY 3.0

Birthday Song by Joe Milutis

Birthday Song (Joe Milutis) / CC BY 3.0

Birthday Cake graphic by Dstankie at open clipart.org

Resource of the day


Feeling Grief Means Being Alive: 7 Tips to Help by Elisha Goldstein, PH.D, from the blog, ‘PsychCentra’. Really great short article explaining how to feel our grief and not push it down. Recommended!
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Ep 0008 – What if today were the last day of your life? Remembering Unc

Laurie's legs in a hammock
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I reverse the process from last episode and begin from my hammock.

Podcast Recap

I wrestle with the unexpected death of my uncle as I journey from the comfort of my hammock back up the mountain to ponder, ‘What if today were the last day of my life’?

Mentioned

Laurie’s Sparkpeople team for listeners of the podcast and for those dealing with compulsive overeating, binge eating, or emotional eating issues who’d like support. – Closed 10/22/14 due to lack of participation

Deukmejian Wilderness Park

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Credits

Host: Laurie Weaver

Main Theme: I’m Letting Go by Josh Woodward from The Simple Life Part 1

I’m Letting Go (Josh Woodward) / CC BY 3.0

Resource of the day

The Grief Monster a touching and thought-provoking blog post by author, Shannon Cutts where she quotes Dr. Daniel Siegel’s The Mindful Brain. In his chapter on “Stress and Suffering”, Siegel writes, “When the mind grasps onto preconceived ideas it creates a tension within the mind between what is and what “should be”. This tension creates stress and leads to suffering.”
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