# Becoming Who We Were Meant to Be: Grief, Loss, and the Women We Are Now | Nora Neiterman

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Podcast: [The Midlife Realignment: Menopause, Hormones, HRT, Perimenopause, Weight Gain,Progesterone, Estrogen](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-midlife-realignment-menopause-hormones-hrt-perimenopause-weight-gain-progesterone-estrogen-7557659)
Published: 2026-05-11T07:00:00+00:00
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## Resource

➡️ Get the Macro Reset: https://estherblum.com/macros What does grief really feel like when you’re the one caring for your dying parent? In this raw and deeply emotional episode, Nora Neiterman returns to discuss caregiving, grief, death doulas, advanced directives, generational trauma, spiritual healing, and the profound transformation that comes after losing parents. Together, they unpack the emotional reality of caring for aging parents, navigating hospice decisions, honoring end-of-life wishes, anticipatory grief, and the guilt, anger, love, and exhaustion that often coexist during the caregiving journey. Nora shares intimate stories about guiding both of her parents through death, how grief reshaped her identity, and the healing practices that helped her reconnect with herself — including meditation, inner child work, spirituality, and psychedelic-assisted healing. This episode is an honest conversation for anyone navigating caregiving, grieving the loss of a parent, processing generational trauma, or seeking meaning after loss. 🔥 Topics Discussed: 📍 Being a death doula for a parent 📍 Caregiving burnout and emotional overwhelm 📍 Advanced directives and end-of-life planning 📍 Grief in midlife 📍 Spiritual signs after death 📍 Generational trauma and healing 📍 Psychedelics and grief recovery 📍 The emotional reality of hospice decisions 📍 Healing after losing your parents

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