Ep 38: Fighting The Brain Fog of Grief To Find Purpose and Motivation Again
This week’s episode, Curtis shares his battle with “grief brain.” He opens up about memory loss, disconnection, and the struggle to function—while pointing toward healing, purpose, and hope.
GRIEF BRAIN
Ever feel like grief has literally changed the way your brain works?
You're not alone.
It's like it rewires things in there.
Memory issues. Compartmentalization. Checking out. Difficulty connecting.
Curtis shares his raw and real experience with what he calls "grief brain" in an effort to help you know you're not alone, and hopefully to start down the path of healing.
But, we also talk about finding purpose and motivation in grief, what grieving does to relationships, and how Curtis is trying to take every thought captive with examples from his life.Join us.
CHAPTERS
0:00 Grief Brain
8:18 Getting Stuck in "Boxes"
18:13 Motivation in Grief
22:52 Finding Purpose in Grief
28:17 Grief Makes It Hard To Connect
39:18 Seriously Taking Thoughts Captive
41:58 Not What I Envisioned Life To Look Like
47:17 God Uses The Hard Stuff To Prepare Us
52:12 Prayer
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Episode Transcript
Throughout episodes, Curtis shares his own hardships, from childhood to adulthood, and how Michal’s words have taught him to look at things from a new perspective.
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