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The Getting Real With Hilary Show, August 19, 2025

S4EP12, Lean in to Grief, Nurture Yourself, and Embrace the Loving Memory with Sally McQuillen
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S4EP12, Lean in to Grief, Nurture Yourself, and Embrace the Loving Memory with Sally McQuillen

The Getting Real With Hilary Show with Hilary Arnow Burns

Title: S4EP12, Lean in to Grief, Nurture Yourself, and Embrace the Loving Memory with Sally McQuillen

Summary:
Sally McQuillen's memoir touched me deeply.  She beautifully weaves losing her son, Christopher and her overwhelming grief, with the joy of raising this wild, beautiful child.  You will feel her pain, her joy, and travel along her path of loss, acceptance and love.  

Sally wants to help others who are grieving, affected by addiction, and/or overcome with fear.  Sally learns to lean into the grief, give up her guilt and self-doubt, and embrace the time she had with her high energy and sensitive son.

Please pass this book on to anyone you think is experiencing grief, addiction related suffering or living with fear.  Her book, "Reaching for Beautiful," A Memoir of Loving and Losing a Wild Child, is a wonderful, nurturing book.

Thank you, Sally, for allowing us to experience your loss and road to recovery with you.  Blessings to you and your family.

BIO
Sally McQuillen, LCSW, CADC, is a psychotherapist in private practice specializing in addiction recovery, grief and trauma healing. An avid reader with a double major in writing and dance criticism in college, she began working in public relations and marketing prior to obtaining her master’s degree in social work. Reaching for Beautiful is Sally’s first book. She and her husband live on the north shore of Chicago where they raised their three children.

Website: sallymcquillen.com

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The Getting Real with Hilary Show is a weekly show where ordinary heroes tell their extraordinary stories of how they have triumphed over unexpected challenges. The show is fun, entertaining, and inspires audiences to get real, get connected, and create a life they love.

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