Resilient overcomer: Embracing Grief with Curiosity

Episode Title: Resilient Overcomer: Embracing Grief with Creativity
Guest: Jocelyn Bates – Soul Art Guide, Creativity Mentor, and Healing Facilitator

In this transformative episode of The Resilient Mother Podcast, we welcome Jocelyn Bates, a Soul Art Guide, Creativity Mentor, and devoted mother, who shares her journey of resilience and healing. Jocelyn takes us through her experiences of profound grief, including the sudden loss of both her parents within a week’s time. With courage and insight, she explores the power of creativity, spirituality, and self-expression in navigating life’s darkest moments.

Jocelyn’s story is a testament to the strength found in embracing grief, transforming pain into purpose, and redefining identity amidst adversity. Together, we explore:

Key Points
Early Experiences with Grief: Jocelyn reflects on her initial encounter with loss in her teenage years and how a series of significant losses throughout her life prepared her for the journey of resilience that would follow. Losing both parents in September 2021, seven days apart and unexpectedly, brought about a unique level of grief that reshaped her identity.

Navigating Loss and Identity: As an only child with close family bonds, Jocelyn describes the impact of her parents’ passing on her sense of self. Their loss created a void in her identity, leading to PTSD and a period of feeling “frozen” by grief during COVID.

The Role of Creativity in Healing: Jocelyn shares how art became a sanctuary for her spirit. Her journey back to life involved leaning into her creative pursuits, including Soul Art, Yoga Nidra, and various healing certifications, which helped her reconnect with herself and process her trauma. She describes how creativity and self-expression opened her up to rediscover her identity and heal from within.

Unschooling and Parenting Through Grief: Jocelyn explains her approach to unschooling her children, emphasizing creativity, curiosity, and allowing children to follow their passions. Her dedication to this educational method provided a healing framework for her family, giving her children space to process grief on their own terms. She encourages parents to foster resilience by supporting children in exploring their unique interests and emotions.

Human Design and Spirituality: A call to spirituality became a key part of Jocelyn’s healing journey. Using Human Design and other spiritual tools, she found deeper insights into her purpose and life’s journey. She shares how these tools helped her embrace her new identity, overcome fear, and lean into life with renewed hope.

Facing and Accepting Grief: Jocelyn shares how the experience of grief was not only painful but also transformative. She describes how grief, when faced and walked through, can be a portal to personal growth, allowing one to see life with new perspective. Her reflections on death taught her to embrace life more fully, shifting her mindset from fear to acceptance.

The Resilient Mother: Jocelyn and the host discuss the essence of resilience and what it means to be a resilient mother. Jocelyn’s journey showcases the strength required to overcome challenges, transform pain into purpose, and honor the uniqueness of each journey.

Quotes from Jocelyn
“Grief can be an amazing open door that breaks your heart open. Walking through it with curiosity allows it to transform you.”
“Creativity and spirituality are the tools that helped me crawl back to life and rediscover who I am.”
“Children hold a natural genius, and honoring that as a parent helps cultivate resilience and allows them to reach their full potential.”
Contact Information

Host: Tiffany Lorraine Galloway
Https://linktr.ee/theresilientmother
Guest: Jocelyn Bates
Instagram: @soulartguide

Tune in to this moving episode to gain insights into the journey of a true resilient overcomer. Embrace creativity and spirituality as Jocelyn inspires us all to find strength in the face of loss.

Thank you for listening!!!

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