Episode 210: Alonna’s Mom

For the first three months after Angela lost her daughter, Alonna, Angela said that she was in a fog and did not move. Alonna was shot and killed just as she was being dropped off to attend a bonfire at a friend’s house. Unbeknownst to her, Alonna was arriving...

Episode 207: Cadence’s Mom

Ally’s life changed in the blink of an eye just 6 months ago when her 20-year-old daughter and best friend, Cadence, was killed in a tragic car accident. Talking with Ally last month brought me back to those early days, weeks and months after losing Andy....

Episode 205: Five Years Later

Five years later. There aren’t words to describe the heaviness of this day. I got an email from my father-in-law saying that he felt like their lives ended when they received the phone call that night. I couldn’t agree more. The family we are now is not...

Episode 204: Ashley’s Mom

Every week before I release a new podcast episode, I listen to the full episode one last time in order to get one or two take-home points that I can write about to accompany the podcast release. I know that some people will never listen to the episode and only read...

Episode 201: Aaron’s Mom

I first met today’s guest, Destia, when I was a guest speaker for Lisa Boehm’s Hope and Healing Together Community last year. I learned that Destia’s son had died of Moyamoya disease, and that, in her grief, Destia was trying to educate the medical...