Loss 46/101: Loss through disenfranchised grief and childlessness: Jody Day

#082. Have you ever felt like you didn't have the right to grieve something/someone? Or been through a loss that felt unacknowledged by social norms? Or maybe your loss was minimised or not understood by others. If so, that's disenfranchised grief.  <br/><br/>This is The Silent Why, a podcast on a mission to open up conversations around grief, to see if hope can be found in 101 different types of loss.<br/><br/>And as it's World Childless Week we thought we'd tie this week's loss into a subject that's also very close to our own hearts as a childless couple. <br/><br/>So loss #46 of 101 is exploring what's felt through disenfranchised grief and childlessness.<br/><br/>Our guest is Jody Day from rural Ireland. Jody is a well-known name in the world of involuntary childlessness, she wrote the book 'Living The Life Unexpected', started Gateway Women, is a psychotherapist, TEDx speaker (The Lost Tribe of Childless Women), World Childless Week ambassador and so much more (just Google her 😉).<br/><br/>In this conversation Jody shares the losses she's been through, why she's so passionate about speaking on subjects like disenfranchised grief and childlessness, how her childlessness broke her open more than her divorce, her long-term relationship with grief, and some of the healing moments she's had along the way for losses, like abortion. <br/><br/>Jody explains why she's a fan of grief, how she's learnt to recognise it when it appears, why she now partners with it, and how amazing it can be for transformation.<br/><br/>She also shares why she's a World Childless Week ambassador and what benefits weeks like this can have to help educate and create awareness. To find out more about that, and for all the free webinars they're offering this week visit: https://worldchildlessweek.net/whats-on<br/><br/>For more about Jody, her books, Gateway Women and all the other projects she's got on the go, visit: https://gateway-women.com/.<br/><br/>And find her on social media:<br/>https://www.facebook.com/GatewayWomenUK<br/>https://www.instagram.com/gatewaywomen<br/>https://www.instagram.com/apprenticecrone<br/>https://twitter.com/gatewaywomenSupport the show-----<br/><br/>Instagram | Facebook | Twitter | LinkedIn <br/><br/>Support the show through: buymeacoffee.com/thesilentwhy <br/><br/>Review the show: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Goodpods <br/><br/>More about the hosts, our childless journey, photos of guests, blog, and official 101 losses list: thesilentwhy.com <br/><br/>What's a Herman? - thesilentwhy.com/herman<br/><br/>Tips on how to help and talk to griefy people: thesilentwhy.com/post/howtotalktothegrieving<br/><br/>Episode transcripts and support the show: thesilentwhy.buzzsprout.com<br/><br/>Thank you for listening.