Ep. 83: Navigating Grief With Aromatherapy: Alaura Pittman’s Expert Advice
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In this episode, Nikki interviews Alaura Pittman from Shrouded in Love about how to support yourself in different kinds of grief.
Alaura is a trauma informed aromatherapist, folk herbalist, home funeral guide, pet aromatherapist and death doula who stewards a homestead in the Midwest. She focuses on helping those dealing with loss, grief, trauma and autoImmune issues and is passionate about bringing hard conversations, including those about death dying, into everyday life. Her work is centred around a desire to provide relief, comfort and care to those who may otherwise be facing their struggles and challenges alone.
In this episode, Nikki and Alura go over
Alaura’s journey into aromatherapy and grief
Supporting oneself through smaller griefs such as changing jobs
Different life changes can count towards grief
It’s ok to talk about grief and death
Keeping the aromatherapy blends and oil simple and comforting
Incorporate it into your self care routine
Using essential oil, herbs, and/or hydroalts
Supporting kids in grief
Anticipatory grief and how to support yourself and those around you
The benefit of crying
Supporting oneself and loved ones through the stages of grief
Some go-to essential oils to support secondary symptoms can include,
Cedarwood, black pepper, cistus, cypress, myrrh, geranium, sweet marjoram, and rose for later in grief.
Connect with Alaura
Website: Www.ironhorsehomestead.com
Instagram: www.instagram.com/shrouded.in.love
TikTok: www.TikTok.com/@shrouded.in.love
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Show music: Happy Dreams - By David Fesliyan
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