Growing Around Grief: Staying Connected While Moving Forward After Loss
Growing Around Grief: Staying Connected While Moving Forward After Loss with Guest Charlotte Shuber
Have you ever wondered if it's okay to still feel close to someone who has died? If holding onto their memory somehow means you're not healing — or moving on the "right" way?
You are not alone. And the answer might surprise you.
In this powerful episode (24) of the GRIEF Ladies Podcast, licensed clinical social worker Charlotte Shuber flips the script on what grief is supposed to look like — and gives grieving women permission to carry their loved ones with them, not leave them behind.
You Don't Have to Let Go to Move Forward
One of the most damaging myths about grief is that healing means detaching. That at some point, you pack up the memories, put them away, and "get back to normal."
Charlotte's message is the opposite: staying connected to someone who died is not only healthy — it's part of how we grow.
Rather than moving on, she invites us to move forward — with our loved ones woven into who we are becoming.
What You'll Take Away from This Episode
Why "letting go" is the wrong goal — and what to reach for instead
How to interact with your emotions and memories in ways that fuel healing, not avoidance
Charlotte's personal story of loss and how it shaped her clinical approach
Practical tools for maintaining a connection with a loved one while still fully living your life
Why grief is not a problem to solve — it's a relationship to tend
The GRIEF Framework: Interacting
This episode falls under the I — Interacting category of the GRIEF Framework, which focuses on how we engage with our inner world: our emotions, our memories, and the ongoing relationship we have with those we've lost.
Charlotte's approach reminds us that grief is not passive. It requires us to show up — to sit with what hurts, to speak the names of those we love, and to let that love continue to shape us.
About Charlotte Shuber
Charlotte Shuber is a licensed clinical social worker who specializes in grief and loss. She works with children, teens, and adults, combining professional expertise with her own lived experience of loss. Charlotte is passionate about creating a compassionate space where people can explore grief openly, adapt to life changes, and discover meaningful ways to stay connected—with loved ones who have died, with others, and with themselves.
Connect with Charlotte: https://www.creatingspacetherapy.com/charlotte-shuber-lcsw
Ready to Listen?
🎙️ Tune in to this episode of the GRIEF Ladies Podcast wherever you listen to podcasts or on YouTube— and share it with someone who needs to hear that staying connected is not a weakness. It's wisdom.
Because you don't have to choose between honoring them and living fully. You were never meant to.
The GRIEF Ladies Podcast is dedicated to supporting grieving individuals through loss with real conversations, expert guidance, and community.