Episode 334: Why Grief Is So Hard – Gwen

by | Feb 5, 2026 | Grief, Podcast

Grief does not arrive with instructions. It does not follow a timeline. And it rarely looks the way we expect it to. This episode is Part 1 of a four-part educational series with grief educator Gwen Kapcia (grief-guide.com), created to help deepen understanding of...

Episode 333: What Color is Your Heart?

by | Jan 29, 2026 | Grief, Podcast

Early in this conversation, Rachael shares a question her friends began asking her after the loss of her 12-year old daughter, Addy: What color is your heart today? It is a gentle question. One that does not demand explanation or insist on answers. It doesn’t ask for...

Episode 325: Pike’s Mom

by | Dec 4, 2025 | Grief, Podcast

When Mika’s 13-year-old son, Pike, was diagnosed with leukemia, she was devastated — but not in the way most people might imagine. Only a year earlier, Mika herself had been diagnosed with an extremely aggressive form of lymphoma. After rounds of chemotherapy and a...

Episode 324: Josh’s Mum

by | Nov 27, 2025 | Grief, Podcast

Shortly after Leigh’s 22-year-old son, Josh, was killed in a plane crash, her best friend looked her straight in the eyes and said some of the most beautiful words a bereaved mother can ever hear: “Your grief doesn’t scare me.” When she told me that during this week’s...