#50 The Love & Lessons in Loss: Stories about Staying in the Moment and Feeling Held with Hana Mari Mäkinen

This episode shares valuable life experiences for anyone grieving the loss of a loved one, pet, freedom or hope. One of the stories Hana shares here is an experience with her father, who was slowly slipping away due to alzheimer's (this is something I, too, am currently dealing with). Here is part of what Hana shared:"All I had was each moment and conversation - in the now. And there were days when some of those nows were extremely painful, but I was like, I'll deal with my emotion after. I want to give him everything I've got because I want to literally savour this moment to the depths... to create a memory.He and I would have conversations, and I was like, Oh! There's Dad! Oh, there's his alzheimer's. Oh, there's his spirit. And I would find ways to make him laugh. I just wanted to spend time with this man who was slipping away from me and treat him with love and respect."Other topics discussed include:Pet lossOpenly communicating about griefWhat is griefWays to cope with lossThere is no wrong way to grieveHow to find the beauty and joy in griefConsiderations for those dealing with past trauma from loss of a loved oneWays to cope with and support an aging loved one Connect with Hana and all her wisdom at endandafter.com and on Instagram @endandaftermedium.Connect with the Fempreneur Community: FempreneurLand.com.Learn more about Fempreneur Marketing School by clicking here.Connect with us on Instagram @yycfempreneurs. Thanks for tuning into this episode and sharing it with other women like you!Until next time,~Lyndsie BarrieAuthor & Marketing Mentor Learn about Lyndsie's Marketing Courses and upcoming YYC Fempreneurs Community Events at yycfempreneurs.com!