What do you do when grief leaves you asking, “Now what?”

In this heartfelt episode of Enduring Grief, Sarah Peterson sits down with Aurena, licensed mental health counselor, yoga instructor, and co-creator of the Planet Grief deck. Aurena shares how the loss of her mother inspired a practical, compassionate tool for grievers and the people who love them. Together, Sarah and Aurena talk about receiving help, grief-informed support, changed humor, secondary losses, complicated family relationships, and why bringing up someone’s loss can feel like love instead of pain. This conversation offers real comfort for anyone living after loss, with gentle reminders that grief can feel lonely, but no one has to carry it alone.

Connect with Aurena:

✅ Instagram: @aurena

✅ Website: inner-compass-therapy.com

✅ Planet Grief Deck: hackyournervoussystem.org/products/planetgrief

Episode highlights:

(2:26) Meet Aurena and the Planet Grief deck

(5:16) Losing her mother and creating grief tools

(9:49) How the deck supports grievers and loved ones

(14:47) The practice of receiving help

(22:05) Aurena reads her poem “Pump”

(27:49) Helpful grief questions and changed humor

(35:01) Complicated grief and family relationships

(45:36) The kindest support after loss

(50:52) Why it helps to bring up grief

(52:17) Understanding secondary losses

(56:23) Hope, hopelessness, and healing in community

Connect with Sarah:

✅ Instagram: instagram.com/clearmourning

✅ Official Website: clearmourning.org

Follow us on Instagram: @ClearMourning

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