{"id":1385,"date":"2020-05-05T10:33:00","date_gmt":"2020-05-05T17:33:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.armenshirvanian.com\/podcast\/?p=1385"},"modified":"2021-08-24T21:08:56","modified_gmt":"2021-08-25T04:08:56","slug":"260-claire-bidwell-smith-grief-therapist-on-handling-the-passing-of-others-in-anxiety-the-missing-stage-of-grief","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.armenshirvanian.com\/podcast\/260-claire-bidwell-smith-grief-therapist-on-handling-the-passing-of-others-in-anxiety-the-missing-stage-of-grief\/","title":{"rendered":"260: Claire Bidwell Smith | Grief Therapist On Handling The Passing Of Others In &#8220;Anxiety: The Missing Stage of Grief&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.armenshirvanian.com\/podcast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/claire.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1391\" width=\"361\" height=\"360\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.armenshirvanian.com\/podcast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/claire.png 500w, https:\/\/www.armenshirvanian.com\/podcast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/claire-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.armenshirvanian.com\/podcast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/claire-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 361px) 100vw, 361px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Handling the stages of grief after a loss is challenging, but grief therapist and author Claire Bidwell Smith brings her knowledge and experience to the table in this category with her latest book <em>Anxiety: The Missing Stage of Grief<\/em>. In it, Claire details how one can handle the anxiety that is associated with a loss. She lost her mother and father to cancer by the time she had turned 25, bringing about a level of understanding normally reserved for those at a much later time in their lives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Claire has written multiple books, including <em>The Rules of Inheritance<\/em> and <em>After This: When Life Is Over, Where Do We Go?<\/em> As an author, speaker, and grief expert, she has written for the New York Times, Washington Post, The Guardian, and many more publications. She has a Master&#8217;s Degree from Antioch University.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Show notes:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>how to deal with the loss of loved ones, whether from family or friends<\/li><li>why anxiety is one of the key stages of grief to be addressed<\/li><li>some of Claire&#8217;s story regarding how she got to be a grief therapist<\/li><li>what kinds of issues she normally helps clients with<\/li><li>what people are currently facing in New York and other regions due to the epidemic, and how they can better handle end-of-life management<\/li><li>the way to prepare for a loss prior to it being a huge issue<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"260: Claire Bidwell Smith | Grief Therapist On Handling &quot;Anxiety: The Missing Stage of Grief&quot;\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/-FIzFhl2mQU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>You can check out Claire on <a href=\"https:\/\/clairebidwellsmith.com\/\">her website<\/a>, Instagram <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/clairebidwellsmith\">@clairebidwellsmith<\/a>, or on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/B079L67DP3\/ref=dp-kindle-redirect?_encoding=UTF8&amp;btkr=1\">Amazon for her book<\/a>. Glad to have her on~.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.armenshirvanian.com\/podcast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/ClaireBook.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1406\" width=\"355\" height=\"358\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.armenshirvanian.com\/podcast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/ClaireBook.jpg 922w, https:\/\/www.armenshirvanian.com\/podcast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/ClaireBook-297x300.jpg 297w, https:\/\/www.armenshirvanian.com\/podcast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/ClaireBook-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.armenshirvanian.com\/podcast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/ClaireBook-768x776.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 355px) 100vw, 355px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_9009\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-1385-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/thearmenshow\/www.armenshirvanian.com\/podcast\/episodes\/tas260clairebidwellsmith.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/thearmenshow\/www.armenshirvanian.com\/podcast\/episodes\/tas260clairebidwellsmith.mp3\">http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/thearmenshow\/www.armenshirvanian.com\/podcast\/episodes\/tas260clairebidwellsmith.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/thearmenshow\/www.armenshirvanian.com\/podcast\/episodes\/tas260clairebidwellsmith.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/www.armenshirvanian.com\/podcast\/?powerpress_pinw=1385-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/thearmenshow\/www.armenshirvanian.com\/podcast\/episodes\/tas260clairebidwellsmith.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"tas260clairebidwellsmith.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_subscribe_links\">Subscribe: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.armenshirvanian.com\/podcast\/feed\/podcast\/\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_rss\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe via RSS\" rel=\"nofollow\">RSS<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Handling the stages of grief after a loss is challenging, but grief therapist and author Claire Bidwell Smith brings her knowledge and experience to the table in this category with her latest book Anxiety: The Missing Stage of Grief. 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