What happens when you lose not just the people you love, but the version of yourself that existed alongside them?
Well, in today’s Friday’s with Friends episode, our guest Carey Conley takes us into a deeply personal conversation about grief, loss, identity, purpose and what it means to keep moving forward when life completely changes.
Carey has experienced unimaginable loss in her lifetime- losing both her husband and 25-year-old son to suicide, three years apart. She shares with us the different ways that grief can show up, why there is no “right” way to grieve, and the identity shifts that happen when you lose someone who has been a part of your life for decades.
Together we explore how to find joy again without feeling guilty about it, the importance of having a vision for your life, and how it can actually give you something to move toward- even when life feels incredibly heavy.
This conversation is raw, vulnerable and filled with some seriously potent reminders about how little time we actually have here, why we need to stop waiting for the “right” time, and how sometimes the thing that keeps us going is simply having something meaningful enough to keep moving toward.
Tomorrow isn’t promised. So what are you going to do with today?
Lets dive in!
Here’s A Little About Carey + Her Journey:
Carey Conley is an international keynote speaker, author, and transformational coach dedicated to helping people live intentionally and create lives they truly love. As the founder of Infinite Nation and a certified John Maxwell coach, she has spent more than two decades empowering individuals and organizations through personal growth, leadership, and purposeful goal setting.
Following the unimaginable loss of her husband and son, Carey's work took on a deeper dimension. Today she combines practical strategies with lived experience to help others navigate grief, rediscover hope, and create meaningful futures after life's greatest challenges. Her message reminds audiences that while we cannot always choose what happens to us, we can choose how we move forward—with courage, intention, and purpose.
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About the Host:
Hey there! I’m Brianne, the messy human behind Go Regulate Yourself. I’m a full-time podcast host, speaker, and writer behind The 30 Something Bible. Born and raised a small-town Alberta girl, I now spend six months a year travelling the globe in search of a slower, softer way of living.
Here, I talk about navigating the changes and challenges that your 30’s can bring, how to heal and move past the difficult shit you’ve experienced in your life, and all the ways to create a life more magical and delicious than your wildest dreams.
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