E14: When Every Month Is Griefy: Navigating Multiple Losses and Anxiety with Illustrator Tyler Feder

Written By Shelby Forsythia

Grieving more than one loss can make the calendar feel like a minefield. Illustrator and author Tyler Feder joins me to talk about cumulative grief, anxiety, and how art can become a companion when no part of the year feels safe.

In this episode, we cover:

  • Why no month feels emotionally “safe” after multiple losses

  • How to create and use a grief calendar

  • The link between anxiety and loss after death

  • How illustration and creative expression help process grief

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Check out Tyler's work, including her book, Dancing at the Pity Party:

https://www.tylerfeder.com/

Read Tyler's comic about her father's cancer coming back:

https://www.instagram.com/p/DC_ASrLxKPD/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==

Read Tyler's comic about how no part of the calendar is safe from grief:

https://www.instagram.com/p/DHKGCcNxOws/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==

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Shelby Forsythia

Shelby Forsythia (she/her) is a grief coach, author, and podcast host. In 2020, she founded Life After Loss Academy, an online course and community that has helped dozens of grievers grow and find their way after death, divorce, diagnosis, and other major life transitions.

Following her mother’s death in 2013, Shelby began calling herself a “student of grief” and now devotes her days to reading, writing, and speaking about loss. Through a combination of mindfulness tools and intuitive, open-ended questions, she guides her clients to welcome grief as a teacher and create meaningful lives that honor and include the heartbreaks they’ve faced. Her work has been featured in Huffington Post, Bustle, and The Oprah Magazine.

https://www.shelbyforsythia.com
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