What If It's All Grief? with Debi Jenkins Frankle, LMFT| 8.27.2025
In this episode, Kristen explores how grief often underlies anxiety, trauma, and panic attacks with Debi Jenkins Frankle, LMFT, a grief-informed psychotherapist. They share insights and tools for working through unfinished business and moving toward healing.
You'll Learn
- Why Debi challenges the traditional five stages of grief model
- The ways resentment, anger, and regret reveal unfinished business in relationships
- How creating a timeline exercise can uncover unprocessed grief and hidden patterns
- How release statements can help people let go of resentment and reclaim energy
- Why grief work isn’t about “getting over it” but about doing the internal repair necessary to heal
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This information is being provided to you for educational and informational purposes only. It is being provided to you to educate you about ideas on stress management and as a self-help tool for your own use. It is not psychotherapy/counseling in any form.