Episode 20: You’re NOT going crazy!

‘I think I’m going crazy. I’m going crazy. I am definitely going crazy!’  These are the thoughts that would go through my head starting several weeks after Andy’s death and peaking about 6 months afterward. Now, thankfully, these...

Episode 19: Caleb’s Mom

Today, as I publish this episode, Chrisy’s beloved son, Caleb, has been gone for 150 days, having died by suicide last year on August 12th. Undoubtedly, these has been the longest, worst days of Crissy’s life, of her whole family’s life. I didn’t...

Episode 18: Andy’s Dad – A New Year

‘Happy New Year’ is a phrase that has been said a lot over the past day and a half all over the world. I used to throw that phrase around, too, along with ‘Happy Holidays’ and ‘Merry Christmas.’ Nowadays, I don’t say those...

Episode 17: Messages of Hope

To be honest, last Tuesday when I was scheduled to meet with other grieving mothers to record this episode, I was not feeling very hopeful at all. As I share in the episode, the days prior to this had been filled with many tears. Although I had tried to do my best to...

Episode 13: Camilo’s Dad

On today’s episode of Losing a Child: Always Andy’s Mom, I talk to Camilo’s dad, Doug Van Doren. Since recording the first episode with my husband Eric, I have only spoken with women, so it was nice to get another dad’s perspective. We discuss...