E21: Friendship Grief After Loss Is REAL: What to Do When Your Circle Gets Smaller

Written By Shelby Forsythia

Friendship grief is one of the most overlooked and heartbreaking parts of loss. I’m talking about why friends pull away after death, divorce, or diagnosis—and what to do about it.

You’ll hear:

  • What friendship grief is and why it hurts so much

  • 3 toxic grief tropes to look out for in your friendships

  • My 5-step framework for navigating hurtful relationships

  • How to set new boundaries and rules for friendship after loss

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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.

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