Every loss is hard... indescribably hard. Zoya Bokhoor experienced the loss of her beloved husband, and two years later, her precious son. She found herself and her purpose through the tragedy and heartbreak. In this episode we talked about:
- The gift she looks for since her son’s passing
- Her journey from growing up in Tehran, Iran to the United States
- Her first husband’s sudden illness and passing
- The unexpected passing of her son two years later
- The messages she began receiving a few days later from her son in Spirit - and the surprising messenger that guided her to it
- The awareness she had that caused her to decide to heal
- What happened when she decided to heal
- The gift her sister gave her that helped her on her healing journey
- The gifts she received from doing her healing work
- The thing she did that moved her forward after her losses
- What it means when we feel the sadness
- Her introduction to Reiki and how it helped her on her healing journey
- The way I had an energetic release during my first Reiki session
- The shift that happened to many people with the recent Covid pandemic
- The myth people believe about holding onto their grief
- How cortisol affects us when we hold onto our grief
- Recommendations for navigating our grief journey
- What journaling does to help us move through grief
- What I would have wanted for my Mom if I had left this life before she did
- The cultural differences - and similarities - between her native country of Iran and the United States / western countries
- Finding her purpose after her husband and son both went to Spirit
- Feeling joy after loss
- How we create limiting beliefs, and some ways we can release some of them
- What you can do in the initial stages of grief
- A beautiful question to ask yourself about where you’re giving your power
- Ways we try to control ourselves and others after loss
- How you can support someone who is grieving
- Choosing to see someone as the hero of their journey and not a victim
- Is it too late for you?
You can find Zoya on her website, Healing With Compassion, and on Facebook.
You can learn more about her non-profit, Roy's Love Foundation, here.
I've been using The Work by Byron Katie for almost 10 years and highly recommend it. You can learn more about it here.
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