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...

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...