Bringing Wellbeing to Life - Coping with Loss - 10 - Grief on the Run – a story of active grieving to cope with loss

Bringing Wellbeing to Life - Collective Resilience

“I wasn’t running away from grief, I was running with my grief”. Denise talks to Julie Zarifeh, clinical psychologist about life after the heart-breaking loss of her husband and son in 2017. Julie shares her experience of active grieving which she says was not running away from grief, but running with her grief. She shares the strategies that worked for her including: deep emotional connection, helping others, learning, and focusing on the good. Listen to how Julie ran with her grief through a marathon, a 1000km hike and a country-wide bike trip. Broadcast on OAR 105.4FM Dunedin - oar.org.nz