21. Experiencing grief or want to support a friend who is? Sadie Banks, the creator of Good Greif Journals is here to help

Whether you yourself are experiencing grief, or you're looking for ways to support someone who is- I am SO deeply grateful you're here.

Before I get into the episode, here's the blog post I said I'd write that sums up the 10 ways you can support someone who's experiencing grief (or send this blog post if YOU're the one grieving and someone says, "let me know if there's anything I can do"):

https://kelseyformost.com/blog/10-ways-to-support-a-grieving-friend/

Now for today's episode! My guest today is Sadie Banks, the owner, and creator of Good Greif Journals. She started her business after she experienced and saw a topic that has touched every single one of us at some point in our lives: grief.

She started in 2018 when she and her husband were struggling with infertility. Her plan was to go to college, get married, have the white picket fence, have babies, and be a stay-at-home mom.  But it was not working, she was not able to get pregnant and spiraled down into a deep and dark place.

The unique and most amazing part of the good grief journals, Sadie actually interviews hundreds of women on the topic and runs it by a sensitivity reader, so the journals are extra helpful and not triggering!

If you yourself have not experienced grief, we also talk about how we can help our friends and family who have experienced grief.

We cover 10 things for you to do when you experience grief. People always offer to help when people are experiencing grief, and when you are in the thick of it, the last thing you want to think about is asking for help! I put these all in a blog post on my website, kelseyformost.com/blog

We give you ideas for boundaries, exit strategies for awkward family functions, and how to create your own holiday magic, even if your home looks different than how you imagined this holiday.

Her grief journals include topics like (General) Grief, Anxiety, Infertility, IVF, Miscarriage, Pregnancy, Motherhood, and More!

Connect with Sadie:

Website: https://goodgriefjournals.com/

Instagram: instagram.com/goodgriefjournals

A Baby for Christmas 2021 fund: https://goodgriefjournals.com/pages/a-baby-for-christmas-2021

Connect with Kelsey:

Kelsey’s Blog: https://kelseyformost.com/blog/

Kelsey’s Website: http://www.kelseyformost.com

Kelsey’s Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/user/keformost

Kelsey’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kelsey.writes/

Kelsey’s Courses: https://kelseyformost.com/courses

Original Themesong composed by Jules Grant https://www.instagram.com/j.u.l.e.s.g.r.a.n.t/

Produced by Hayleigh Hayhurst https://www.espressopodcastproduction.com/