What To Do When Your Pinterest Board Doesn’t Look Like You Thought It Would with Cortney McDermott and Jill McMahon

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What To Do When Your Pinterest Board Doesn’t Look Like You Thought It Would with Cortney McDermott and Jill McMahon

In this episode, you'll hear:

• How grief shows up in our everyday life
• How to be more purposeful with your grief and get through it with less self sabotage
• Healthy practices to grieve
• How to direct your thoughts in a more intentional and trusting way

In this episode, Mathew, Cortney, and Jill discuss the complexities of grief. They explore how grief surfaces in everyday moments and how we can process these experiences. They also discuss the role of expectations in shaping our experience of grief and ways to be more purposeful with our language, helping us sit with our grief and truly learn from it.

Jill McMahon is a returning guest on the show. A licensed professional counselor specializing in grief, trauma, and loss related to suicide, she has spent 20 years working with families and survivors of suicide. Jill owns a private practice in Scottsdale, Arizona, and dedicates her time to providing suicide prevention presentations and training within the community, as well as speaking nationally and internationally on survivor experiences and complicated grief.

Cortney McDermott, also a returning guest and a cherished voice on the show, has spent over half her life in Italy and recently returned to the U.S. She reflects on creating space for her daughter to process grief around the move. Cortney also shares her experience with the recent loss of her mother, offering insights into her personal journey with grief.

“Expectation is the fastest road to disappointment.”

Follow the podcast:

• Listen on Apple Podcasts (link: https://apple.co/3s1YH7h)
• Listen on iHeart (link: https://ihr.fm/3MEY7FM)
• Listen on Spotify (Link: https://spoti.fi/3yMmQCE)

Resources:

• Courtney McDermott Website
• Jill McMahon Website
• Bulletproof--Healing After Gun Violence & Trauma: A Guide for Survivors, Caregivers, and Clinicians by Jill McMahon
• Good Will Hunting
• LFPWLI Episodes with Jill McMahon
  • Get a vision that is bigger than your story
  • Understanding Suicide, Prevention and Coping with Loss
• LFPWLI Episodes with Cortney McDermott
  • In the Middle of a Hard Transition? Learn How to Embrace Change
  • Part 1: Why You Don’t Have What You Want
  • Part 2: How to Create More Time in Your Day
  • Part 3: Let Go and Laugh
  • Everything is Fine, But You Are Still Unhappy: Change Your Mindset

Connect with Mathew Blades:

• Twitter - twitter.com/MathewBlades
• Instagram - instagram.com/MathewBladesmedia/
• Facebook - facebook.com/mathewbladesmedia/
• Website - learnfrompeoplewholivedit.com/

Additional Credits:

• LFPWLI is managed by Sam Robertson