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Healing Through Grief, Change, and Midlife Transitions

Marianne DeMello-Smith Season 1 Episode 180

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Midlife brings so many shifts—children leaving home, aging parents, career changes, identity shifts, and layered on top of it all, grief in its many forms. Sometimes it’s the loss of a loved one, and other times it’s the ache of realizing life looks different than we imagined.

In this episode of Message in the Middle, I’m joined by Jane Dye, a registered nurse, board-certified holistic health coach, and certified grief educator. With more than 30 years of nursing practice, much of it in psychiatric settings, Jane brings a unique perspective to midlife healing. She blends clinical expertise with holistic health, grief education, and spiritual connection to help women navigate transitions with compassion and hope.

 Together, Jane and I explore:
 ✨ Why you never get over loss—you learn to build a life around it
 ✨ Why all loss matters and there is no “grief Olympics”
 ✨ How grief can keep us looking backward, and what it takes to move forward
 ✨ How to support someone who is grieving
 ✨ What not to do when you’re trying to support someone through grief 

If you’ve ever felt stuck in the in-between or uncertain about how to move through loss and change, this conversation is a reminder that healing is possible, but everyone must do it in their own way and on their own timeline. 

Connect with Jane: https://janekdye.com

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