Natasha Daniels is an anxiety and OCD child therapist and has published multiple books including How to Parent your Anxious Toddler, Anxiety Sucks: A Teen Survival Guide, Social Skills Activities for Kids and It is Brave to Be Kind. She also hosts the AT Parenting Survival Podcast and has a Youtube channel, Ask the Child Therapist. She joined me on Uncorking a Story to talk about her latest book, The Grief Rock: A Book to Understand Grief and Love.
Key Takeaways
- Processing Grief: The discussion centered on how to help children process grief, especially when the person assisting them is simultaneously dealing with their own grief.
- Writing as Therapy: Natasha turned to writing after the sudden passing of her husband, which left her widowed with three young children who were each expressing their grief in unique ways.
- Silver Linings: The conversation revealed that Natasha has a strong focus on her relationship with her children and her parenting, emphasizing the importance of not getting lost in the details of life and appreciating every moment:
- Grief can lead to a greater appreciation for life, as it makes you realize that tomorrows are not guaranteed.
- Grief can bring families closer together, as it did for Natasha and her children, strengthening their bond.
- Experiencing grief can lead to significant lifestyle changes that prioritize family and personal well-being, such as closing a private practice to focus on more flexible work that allows for traveling and spending quality time together.
- It can inspire personal growth and new experiences, like traveling to different parts of the world, which might not have been considered before the experience of loss.
Buy The Grief Rock: A Book to Understand Grief and Love
Amazon: https://amzn.to/40ztEQs
Bookshop.org: https://bookshop.org/a/54587/9781839974397
Connect with Natasha
Website: https://www.anxioustoddlers.com/
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