Moving Through the Unthinkable Grief of Infant Death with Sahar Shariati

Sahar Shariati is a general life enthusiast who strives to find meaning, purpose, and joy in her daily interactions. Following the passing of her son, she is working to reframe and process her grief, reconnect with community and serve a broader purpose.

In this episode, we discuss:

  • The constant feeling of knowing something was off with your newborn

  • The surreal feeling of learning that your 3-month old has a malignant tumor

  • Managing another young child when your son is diagnosed with cancer

  • Friends hesitant to reach out because they don’t know what to say

  • How to support someone going through grief: be comfortable being uncomfortable

  • Witnessing community coming together after tragedy as a silver lining

  • Still wanting to support your community after going through your own pain

  • Letting go of “what if” thoughts that you could’ve done something different

  • Reaching for other tools to self-soothe when the mind starts to wonder “why me?”

  • The strain of losing a young child on marriage and the path back to a partnership

  • Self-care tools to regulate the nervous system and discharge emotions as they come up

  • Cultivating joy as a mission for the upcoming year

  • The process of raising money for pediatric cancer research

  • Grief experts, David Kessler and Elisabeth Kubler Ross

  • Kian's Website: https://kians-last-rawr.myshopify.com/

Cami Wolff