96: Grief and Grace: A Feminine Transmission on Loss, Cycles & Letting Go

96: Grief and Grace: A Feminine Transmission on Loss, Cycles & Letting Go

What are the common struggles and victories in addiction recovery? For Charli Wall, grief sits right at the centre of that story, and this episode of Courage Dear Heart leans into grief through a deeply feminine lens. Originally shared with her private Circle community, Charli brings a raw, in-the-moment sharing prompted by the recent death of a close friend.

Rather than treating grief as something to fix or rush through, she talks about it as a “mystical dimension of feminine magic” and keeps coming back to its original meaning as “to make heavy” – a weight felt in the body, especially for women. You’ll hear her reflect on decades of loss: family deaths, miscarriage, the end of a marriage, and how old protective patterns of numbing, overworking and pretending to be fine used to run the show.

Now, she’s choosing a different relationship with grief: “I am not okay, I am okay, but I am heartbroken.” That paradox threads through the whole conversation. Charli links grief to cycles of the moon, the seasons, menstruation and Chinese medicine’s metal element, showing how letting go, resting and feeling sadness are all part of a natural rhythm rather than a personal failure.

She also challenges the idea that “we all grieve differently,” suggesting instead that many people are simply avoiding grief in different ways. A powerful guided meditation with the goddess Demeter gently invites you to imagine grief as a season rather than a problem — something that needs time and space before new life can grow. The tone is gentle, honest and spiritually grounded, speaking especially to women, sensitive folk and anyone who’s tired of putting on a brave face.

If you’ve ever felt heavy, exhausted or guilty for not being “over it” yet, this conversation might help you see grief, and yourself, with a lot more grace. Where might your own grief be quietly asking to be honoured?