#21 How to Find Joy When You Lose Someone You Love with Tess Bermudez (Grief & Death Episode Part 1)

OUR GUEST:
Tess Bermudez is a Southern California Native who has been exploring her Native American heritage through Shamanic education and other holistic healings. She is an animal lover and rescuer, business professional, and mental health advocate. She is determined to help normalize grief in all aspects of life.

THIS EPISODE IS DEDICATED TO THESE LOVED ONES WHO HAVE PASSED:

Grandma Diane Staggs 

Grandma Jenny Hernandez

Zack Portka 

Lurissa Holcomb 

Kyle Lewis 

Bonnie Staggs 

Mike Samson 

Kathy Ivans 

Grandpa Manuel Hernandez

Brandon Furlough 

Grandma Staggs

Nathan Hernandez 

Ben Mertlich 

David "Blue" Verwyest 

Grandpa Richard Roehl

Danielle Stevens 

Robin Staggs 

HOW TO CONNECT WITH TESS:
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WHAT JUNE & TESS TALKED ABOUT:

• What is joy to Tess
• Struggling to find joy / deserving to feel joy, especially during times of grief
• How Tess calls in joy on a daily basis 
• 20 deaths
• Challenges faced during the first loss at a young age
• Death speeding up adulthood
• Writing as a healing tool
• Seeing the humanity in grief and death
• The differences of healing from every death 
• Self empowerment and resilience via grief 
• Slipping into darkness
• Coping mechanisms during grief / Bypassing grief 
• The importance of closure (no matter the timeline)
• Shamanism- what is it and how it worked for Tess
• The shame and guilt that can come with losing someone you love 
• Mediums and the ever-growing popularity of connecting with Spirits 
• Spirituality - what is it to Tess and how it supports her
• Religion vs Spirituality
• Connecting with loved ones you’ve lost 
• The importance of signs
• Every day things that become important after someone you love is gone

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If you'd like to work with June one-on-one, join her Joy Guidance Program! Learn more HERE.