Navigating Holiday Grief: Radical Honesty, Self-Preservation, and the Portal of Loss with Dr. Mekel Harris

The holidays can amplify grief in ways that catch you completely off guard. Dr. Mekel Harris returns to help you navigate loss during a season that demands presence, celebration, and energy you might not have. Mekel gets real about her own journey and breaks down why radical honesty matters more than any framework, how self-preservation differs from self-care, and why your body knows what's happening long before your mind catches up.

Whether this is your first holiday without someone or your thirteenth, Mekel offers micro-practices you can use anywhere to check in with what's true right now. She reframes boundaries and shows how grief can become a portal that opens you up to more life—if you let it. 

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Dr. Mekel Harris:

• Instagram: @drmekel
• Website: https://www.growwithbloomwell.com/ 

Resources mentioned:

• "The Body Keeps the Score" by Dr. Bessel van der Kolk
• Permission To Not Be Okay: Navigating Self-Care In The Face of Grief with Dr. Mekel Harris

Key Topics:

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