Higher Conversations Podcast

In episode forty-nine of the Higher Conversations Podcast, Kellee sits downs and holds space for Annika Roner, who shares her story about the tragic loss of her Husband, Erik Roner of MTV’s “Nitro Circus.” He passed on September 28th, 2015 at a Squaw Valley Institute Golf Tournament in a ill-fated Skydiving accident.  Be prepared for one Tear-Jerker of a Conversation that offers Storytelling, Tools for moving through Grief, and Rituals for Healing after a Traumatic Loss.    Takeaways:  -Quote from Annika: “It’s like birth.  Everyone’s birth story is different and everyone’s grieving story is different.”  -The Loss of High Profile Spouse is hard in a small place like Tahoe.  The (public) eye is always on you, staring and gawking.  -The Shift to Functional Being is Slow.  It started to happen for Annika two years after the tragic loss of her Husband.    -Therapy Helps: On Taking little steps to Deal with Overwhelm  -On choosing to stop teaching Pilates & How she could no longer Hold Space for Others  -Hooke