The first time you laugh, smile, or feel happiness while grieving can be very unsettling. You might feel like you aren’t properly grieving if you get distracted for a moment and don’t feel the exquisite pain of your loss. Sukey Forbes wants you to know that not only is it ok to do those things, it’s necessary. Sukey has learned a lot about grief in the 18 years since her daughter Charlotte died at only six years old. Sukey tells Claire how she was able to parent her two other children while grieving for Charlotte, why she thinks we need to be careful when we talk about being resilient in the face of grief, and why being open-minded while you are grieving can be so important to your healing.



Resources from the show
Read The Angel in My Pocket by Sukey Forbes



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The first time you laugh, smile, or feel happiness while grieving can be very unsettling. You might feel like you aren’t properly grieving if you get distracted for a moment and don’t feel the exquisite pain of your loss. Sukey Forbes wants you to know that not only is it ok to do those things, it’s necessary. Sukey has learned a lot about grief in the 18 years since her daughter Charlotte died at only six years old. Sukey tells Claire how she was able to parent her two other children while grieving for Charlotte, why she thinks we need to be careful when we talk about being resilient in the face of grief, and why being open-minded while you are grieving can be so important to your healing.
 
Resources from the show
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<li aria-level="1">Read <a href="https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/312050/the-angel-in-my-pocket-by-sukey-forbes/">The Angel in My Pocket</a> by Sukey Forbes</li>
</ul>
 
Do you have something you want Claire’s help with? Send her a question to be featured on an upcoming episode by emailing us at <a href="mailto:newday@lemonadamedia.com">newday@lemonadamedia.com</a> or submitting one at<a href="http://www.bit.ly/newdayask"> www.bit.ly/newdayask</a>.
 
Want to connect? Join the New Day Facebook Group!  <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/newdaypod">https://www.facebook.com/groups/newdaypod</a>
 
Click this link for a list of current sponsors and discount codes for this show and all Lemonada shows go to <a href="http://lemonadamedia.com/sponsors">lemonadamedia.com/sponsors</a>.
 
To follow along with a transcript and/or take notes for friends and family, go to <a href="https://lemonadamedia.com/show/newday/">lemonadamedia.com/show/newday/</a> shortly after the air date.
 
Follow Claire on IG and FB @clairebidwellsmith or Twitter @clairebidwell and visit her website: <a href="http://www.clairebidwellsmith.com">www.clairebidwellsmith.com</a>.
 
Stay up to date with us on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram at @LemonadaMedia. 
 
Joining Lemonada Premium is a great way to support our show and get bonus content. Subscribe today at <a href="http://bit.ly/lemonadapremium">bit.ly/lemonadapremium</a>.

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Good Things from Lemonada Media is a podcast about the good people in the world who are rolling up their sleeves and working hard to make things better. Each week, we'll be talking about this country's most complex and confounding issues in an effort to affect systemic change, with a rotating cast of incredible guests and Lemonada hosts. From the dire condition of the American foster care system to the decline of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion initiatives, protecting democracy, and more, we’re focusing on solutions – with the people putting them into action.

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