{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/6515527d3d898a0011b410e3/69ce217eab5d25f9c9aae8b0?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"81 - A Personal Update: Grief, Losing My Voice, and Why I’m Here","description":"<p>This episode is a little different.</p><p><br></p><p>I wanted to sit down and share a personal update, what’s been happening behind the scenes for me, why I went quiet for a while, and what I’ve been navigating over the past few months.</p><p><br></p><p>Just before Christmas, I received some devastating news.  </p><p>A dear friend of mine, Jack Nagel, passed away suddenly.</p><p><br></p><p>This episode is me trying to put words to that experience.</p><p>The grief, the shock, the strange loneliness of grief when you lose someone you didn’t share “people” with… and how it, to be honest, completely stopped me in my tracks.</p><p>I found myself quietly paralysed and questioning everything.</p><p><br></p><p>My voice.</p><p>My work.</p><p>Whether anything I was saying even mattered.</p><p><br></p><p>This grief felt so familiar in a way, yet so different. That grief where it just feels so heavy, where you’re quietly carrying something that no one else can really see or understand.</p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><h3>👉 <strong>If you need support:</strong></h3><p><br></p><p>My DMs are always open on <strong>Instagram:</strong> <a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/addictionmakesthree/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">@addictionmakesthree</a></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><strong>1️⃣ Book a Friendly Chat:</strong> Explore what working together could look like because you’ve been trying “this way” long enough, and it’s not helping anyone.</p><p>👉 <a href=\"https://addictionmakesthree.as.me/friendlychat\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Click here to find a time</a></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><strong>2️⃣ Join the Pathway to Wellness Waitlist:</strong> My signature program helps you rebuild your life alongside (or beyond) a loved one’s addiction — with calm, confidence, and community</p><p>👉 <a href=\"https://www.addictionmakesthree.com/programwaitlist\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Join the waitlist here</a></p>","author_name":"Amanda Lockyer"}