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 203: Corban’s Dad

“I’m gonna leave.” This is such an innocent phrase. It is something that Chester’s son, Corban, likely said to his parents hundreds of times over his 21 years of life. It meant that he was going somewhere – to school, to the movies, maybe...

Episode 202: Delia Grace’s Mom

When someone asked Elizabeth what her grief felt like in the months after her 9-week-old baby, Delia Grace died, she described it as if her body was on fire, but that the fire was invisible to others. She says that she tried to continue functioning, but that it was...

Episode 196: Adam T’s Mom

This week’s episode was an emotional one for me as will be quite obvious to anyone listening. As I was listening one last time before releasing it, I think I realized why this week’s guest impacted me so intensely. I felt like I was talking to myself 20...