This week’s episode of Always Andy’s Mom is a replay of a Christmas Memories Livestream—an offering created with and for the Always Andy’s Mom community.
In this episode, Gwen and I read Christmas memories that were shared with us by bereaved parents from around the world. Each story carries the voice of a parent who loves deeply and grieves honestly. Together, they form a tapestry of memory—tender, heartbreaking, and beautiful in its truth.
As we read these stories aloud, we paused often. We let names be spoken. We allowed silence where it was needed. We honored the way Christmas can hold both joy and devastation in the very same breath. These are stories of gifts given and received, of traditions cherished and changed, of moments that still live vividly in the hearts of those who remember.
This episode is not about fixing grief or offering easy comfort. It is about presence. About slowing down in a season that urges us to hurry. About remembering that grief is not something to get over, but love that continues to move through our lives in different ways.
Christmas after loss is rarely neat or tidy. It can feel disorienting and overwhelming. And yet, in the remembering, there is connection. In the telling, there is meaning. In the love that remains, there is something steady enough to hold us.
As always, this episode closes with Andy’s voice—a reminder that love endures, even when everything has changed.
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