Episode 198: Officer Katie’s Mom

I love how timing so often works out perfectly. Tracy should have been on the podcast months ago, but due to computer issues, this episode comes out one week after our coping strategies one. Tracy’s daughter, Katie, was a girl with a smile that would light up a...

Episode 197: Unhealthy Vs Healthy Coping

After the death of a child, grieving parents continue to function. We get up out of bed (most days). We usually shower. We eat at least something. Some of us even try to work. How do we do it? We cope and each person has different coping strategies that we rely on to...

Episode 196: Adam T’s Mom

This week’s episode was an emotional one for me as will be quite obvious to anyone listening. As I was listening one last time before releasing it, I think I realized why this week’s guest impacted me so intensely. I felt like I was talking to myself 20...

Episode 195: Becca’s Mom

Each week, I usually find one main takeaway point from the podcast episode. After talking with Chris though, I learned two key things. As much as I tried to get it down to one point, I couldn’t leave one out. They were both equally important. The first lesson...

Episode 194: Ryan’s Parents

After Greg and Cathy’s adult son died unexpectedly by suicide, every part of their lives was impacted by the grief. Day-to-day tasks seemed almost impossible. They were now looking at the world through the lens of grief. Cathy says that some days she would drive...