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Grief Episodes

Exploring the multifaceted experience of grief, this category shares personal stories that highlight how individuals navigate loss and find a new sense of normal.
What Survives: A Story About Loss, Resilience, and Inner Friendship
May 24, 2026

What Survives: A Story About Loss, Resilience, and Inner Friendship

Matin Miryeganeh lost her mother at 13, her family's support, and the permission to grieve. This episode is about what happens when you survive alone and slowly find your way back to yourself.

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Grief and Fatherhood: The Song That Changed Everything
May 20, 2026

Grief and Fatherhood: The Song That Changed Everything

Matt Fogelson lost his father before they ever really knew each other, and when he became a dad himself, a single unplanned song in the middle of the night started him on a years-long journey back to himself.

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Grief, Ancestors & Cuba: Finding Your Mother Again
May 13, 2026

Grief, Ancestors & Cuba: Finding Your Mother Again

When Rebe Huntman finally stopped moving forward and took a pilgrimage to Cuba, she discovered that her mother had been waiting there all along.

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Part of Me Died That Day: Learning to Live After the Worst Day of Your Life
May 6, 2026

Part of Me Died That Day: Learning to Live After the Worst Day of You…

Stephen Panus lost his 16-year-old son Jake in a sudden accident. This conversation explores grief, forgiveness, guilt, and what it means to keep walking when part of you didn’t survive.

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Existing vs. Living: A Mother's Journey Back to the World
March 10, 2026

Existing vs. Living: A Mother's Journey Back to the World

After losing her son at 23, adventurer and author Dianette Wells had to find her way back to a world that had lost its sparkle, and she did it one step, one trail, and one yes at a time.

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Grief: Learning to Stay Open When Everything Hurts
Feb. 24, 2026

Grief: Learning to Stay Open When Everything Hurts

A tender conversation about loving fully, grieving honestly, and staying open to life even after profound loss.

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Grief: Making Something Beautiful From What Broke
Feb. 17, 2026

Grief: Making Something Beautiful From What Broke

A quiet conversation about learning to stay open and find meaning when life moves you through loss and change.

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Grief: Learning to Carry Joy and Loss Together
Feb. 10, 2026

Grief: Learning to Carry Joy and Loss Together

A conversation about love, loss, and the quiet courage it takes to stay open when life refuses to follow the plan.

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How We Slowly Rebuild After Loss | Bonus
Feb. 1, 2026

How We Slowly Rebuild After Loss | Bonus

This episode is part of The Things We Carry , a solo series shaped by the themes that stay with me after the conversations on The Life Shift. Today I am talking about the quiet ways people rebuild after loss. Not the dramatic...

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Grief Does Not Look the Same for Everyone | Bonus
Jan. 18, 2026

Grief Does Not Look the Same for Everyone | Bonus

This episode is part of The Things We Carry , a solo series shaped by the themes that stay with me long after the conversations on The Life Shift. Today, I am talking about the way grief shows up differently for each of us. G...

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Grief Can Be a Love Story Too
Dec. 23, 2025

Grief Can Be a Love Story Too

Therapist Brianna Laricchia shares how the loss of her dog Molly transformed her understanding of grief, love, and healing.

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Learning to Live With Grief | Bonus
Dec. 7, 2025

Learning to Live With Grief | Bonus

A reminder that grief shifts and changes, and you are allowed to move with it.

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He Lost the Job. He Found His Life.
Nov. 18, 2025

He Lost the Job. He Found His Life.

After losing his job right before the pandemic, Clay Garrett discovered that slowing down was the key to finding purpose, presence, and peace.

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Why Marty Ross-Dolen Believes It’s Never Too Late to Change Your Mind
Oct. 21, 2025

Why Marty Ross-Dolen Believes It’s Never Too Late to Change Your Mind

Author and retired psychiatrist Marty Ross-Dolen shares how 9/11, motherhood, and multi-generational grief reshaped her life and inspired her memoir Always There, Always Gone.

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How Dan Boettcher Rebuilt His Life After a Mental Health Crisis
Oct. 7, 2025

How Dan Boettcher Rebuilt His Life After a Mental Health Crisis

Dan Boettcher shares how a mental health crisis unraveled his carefully planned future and led him to rediscover meaning through jewelry and storytelling.

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Healing Through Grief with Britt Michaelian
Sept. 16, 2025

Healing Through Grief with Britt Michaelian

After the loss of her mother and sister, Britt Michaelian shares how her journey with grief led her to rediscover healing through intuition, art, and energy work.

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Marie Alessi on Choosing Joy After Her Husband’s Sudden Death
Sept. 2, 2025

Marie Alessi on Choosing Joy After Her Husband’s Sudden Death

After losing her husband unexpectedly, Marie Alessi made a promise to choose happiness – and built a life of healing, light, and legacy.

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A Letter to My 8-Year-Old Self: Living 36 Years Without My Mom
Sept. 1, 2025

A Letter to My 8-Year-Old Self: Living 36 Years Without My Mom

A personal letter to my 8-year-old self, 36 years after losing my mom, on grief, love, and healing.

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The Wildfire Didn’t Burn Her House – But It Changed Everything with Katie Svoboda-Rini
Aug. 12, 2025

The Wildfire Didn’t Burn Her House – But It Changed Everything with K…

After surviving grief, burnout, and a wildfire that changed everything, Katie Svoboda-Rini shares how she finally stopped waiting for the perfect time and chose to begin again.

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Giving Grief a Voice: Live Panel from Reimagine.org with Five Grief Podcast Hosts
Aug. 9, 2025

Giving Grief a Voice: Live Panel from Reimagine.org with Five Grief P…

Recorded live at Reimagine.org, Giving Grief a Voice brings together five grief-focused podcast hosts for an honest, heart-level conversation on loss, love, and connection. Hear how sharing our stories can challenge cultural silence, deepen understanding, and help us feel less alone.

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Join Me on August 7: "Giving Grief a Voice" Panel with Reimagine
Aug. 3, 2025

Join Me on August 7: "Giving Grief a Voice" Panel with Reimagine

This is a personal invitation to something meaningful. On Thursday, August 7 , I’ll be part of a virtual panel hosted by Reimagine called “Giving Grief a Voice.” We’ll be talking about how grief-focused podcasts – including G...

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Lisa Sugarman on Grieving Her Father Twice and Rewriting the Story
July 29, 2025

Lisa Sugarman on Grieving Her Father Twice and Rewriting the Story

When Lisa Sugarman was ten, she was told her father died of a heart attack. But decades later, one unexpected question revealed a long-held secret that shifted everything. In this open and emotionally honest conversation, Lisa and I explore what it means to grieve someone twice, how silence can sha…

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When the Unthinkable Happens: Donna Kendrick on Widowhood and Moving Forward
July 15, 2025

When the Unthinkable Happens: Donna Kendrick on Widowhood and Moving …

In this honest and deeply human conversation, Donna shares how she navigated grief, rebuilt her life, and created a purpose-filled path for her family. Through heartbreak, she discovered strength she didn’t know she had – and now, she’s helping others do the same.

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Caregiving, Grief, and Loving Until the End | Tony Stewart
June 24, 2025

Caregiving, Grief, and Loving Until the End | Tony Stewart

In this episode, I talk with Tony Stewart—writer, partner, caregiver—about what shifted the day his wife, Lynn, was diagnosed with terminal cancer, and what he learned as they walked through the next six years together.This conversation isn’t just about loss.It’s about presence.And what…

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