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In today’s episode, I was joined by Krissy Teegerstrom, an Austin-based artist and creative consultant at Featherweight Studio, and podcast host of Beyond and Back Podcast. Krissy bravely explores how her father’s death due to addiction when she was 11, a condition her family never discussed, profoundly impacted her life. She reveals how her mother’s insistence on not talking about it, virtually removing traces of his existence from their home, taught her some damaging lessons about love, grief and loss. Krissy illuminates what her grief work has looked like, a journey she says she only began a few years ago, nearly 3 decades after her father’s death.  She explores the power of a good question to break open the embodied trauma she had been carrying around since childhood. Krissy reflects honestly and openly about the various paths she has traveled to find healing. She is putting into practice a commitment she made recently on her healing journey, to use her voice. As founder of Reimagining Grief, Lisa is on a mission to help you find the language when you’re at a loss for words. She is changing the narratives of grief. In addition to hosting this podcast, Lisa offers 1:1 grief support, Grief-Smart Workplace Consulting, a unique line of Empathy Cards, and works as a freelance speaker and writer on the topics of grief, loss and empathy for many outlets including as a VIP contributor to Thrive Global. Learn more by visiting www.reimagininggrief.com and follow her journey on social media @reimagininggrief. If you like this series, please make sure to leave a rating and write a review TODAY on Apple Podcasts. On the next episode of Grief is a Sneaky B!tch, I was joined by international filmmakers Ryan Bouman and Michael Janke who created a beautiful short-film documentary called We, The Bereaved. I highly encourage you to watch it now before their episode airs on February 18th, 2020. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.