THE GRIEF MAGIC PODCAST

#209 Curating our grief into beauty with Charlene Lam

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Welcome to October! This is a beautiful interview with Charlene Lam, a creative and thoughtful voice whose work weaves together storytelling, curation, and deep personal reflection.

Charlene speaks with honesty about the sudden loss of her mother and the early days of navigating grief and shock. We talk about how she approached the emotionally complex process of going through her mom’s belongings, and how her background as a creator shaped the way she honoured her mother’s memory. She offers practical, meaningful tools that can help anyone who is navigating grief to move forward with more ease and gentleness.

Charlene Lam is a certified grief coach, TEDx speaker and the founder of The Grief Gallery. After her mother died suddenly in 2013, Charlene leaned into her creativity and instincts as a curator to guide herself through grief. Her Curating Grief® framework is a creative, accessible way grievers can navigate dealing with the physical stuff and the emotional stuff. Her first book, Curating Grief: A Creative Guide to Choosing What to Keep After a Loved One Dies, is out now.

Website www.charlenelam.com

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Hi, my name is Yarrow.

I’m a maker, grief companion and tarot reader living in a small coastal town in Scotland. 

I facilitate creative projects and tarot rituals for seasons of loss, make handmade textile magic and host the Grief Magic podcast. 

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