# Grief & Making Space for Something New (with Uma Girish)

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Podcast: [It's All Poetry](https://stenobird.com/podcast/it-s-all-poetry-6729537)
Published: 2026-01-01T09:44:00+00:00
Episode link: https://itsallpoetry.transistor.fm/s3/41
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## Resource

In this episode, Nicole and grief companion Uma Girish unpack grief as a loss of connection, a physical experience, and an invitation to live more meaningfully. In This Episode, You’ll Discover… Why beginning a new year with the word grief can be unexpectedly liberating How grief lives in the body, not just the mind Why shame so often sneaks into the grieving process What it means to companion grief instead of trying to “fix” it How grief can become a doorway to deeper compassion and purpose Further Research Explore Uma Girish’s work as a grief companion at https://www.umagirish.com Listen to Uma’s podcast Being Fully Me (all seasons available wherever you listen to podcasts) Subscribe to Uma’s weekly(ish) Substack newsletter via links on her website As always, you can reach the team at itsallpoetry.podcast@gmail.com

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