Episode 366: It Was Never About the Grief

When Ben was in treatment, he had a signature move. He would flip on some music, put on his headphones, and check out. Not in a sad way. In the way of a boy who had discovered, long before anyone taught him the term music therapy, that sound could carry him somewhere...

Episode 342: Still Standing – Jake’s Mom

Before Angie lost her son Jake, she used to say something that I think many of us have said — or at least thought. If something ever happened to Jake, you would just have to bury me with him. Period. End of discussion. There was no way. And then the unthinkable...

Episode 340: Thankful In, Not For – Mikael’s Mom

There are moments in grief when words land in ways they never have before. For Leanne, one of those moments came in church as she read the words,“Give thanks in all circumstances.” And something in her resisted. Not because she didn’t have faith.Not because she didn’t...