Episode 212: Vulnerability and Grief

Vulnerability is defined by dictionary.com as ‘willingness to show emotion or to allow one’s weaknesses to be seen or known; willingness to risk being emotionally hurt’. It is a wonder that anyone would ever allow themselves to be vulnerable. If you are a...

Episode 211: Austin & Kurt’s Mom

No one wants to be a drug addict. No one would choose that for themselves. It is a really hard life. Each day is spent worrying about how you can get more drugs or get the money to get more drugs. After the addiction takes hold, it no longer feels like a choice to...

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 208: Vincent’s Dad

When I see a cardinal flying around me, I believe it is a little ‘sign’ of Andy. I have many stories of cardinals, including two recent ones that came just when I needed them. Friends of mine who are bereaved parents have similar stories of things that...

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....