Episode 271: AJ’s Mom & Dad

Choose Joy. This is the motto that today’s guests, Jen and David, decided that their family would follow after a prenatal ultrasound showed that their fourth son AJ would be born with not one, but two newborn abnormalities. He had achondroplasia as well as a...

Episode 270: Honoring Your Grief

Since this week’s livestream fell on Veteran’s Day here in the US, it made Gwen and I think about ideas of sacrifice and honor. We set aside this day to honor veterans and the sacrifices that they made while fighting to defend this country. Military awards...

Episode 269: David Kessler: David’s Dad

When David Kessler’s publicist asked if he could come on the podcast to promote his newest workbook, Finding Meaning: Grief Workbook: Tools for Releasing Pain and Remembering with Love, I felt honored. David Kessler is one of the world’s foremost experts...

Episode 268: Alina’s Mom

‘Is life still worth living?’ ‘Will I ever be happy again? These are questions often asked by bereaved parents. They are asked quietly amongst other grieving parents or therapists. They are often left unsaid entirely but still plague us inside. We...

Episode 267: Henry’s Mom

Today’s guest, Elizabeth, lived through a nightmare after moving her oldest son, Henry, into college. Elizabeth never imagined that on his first day of class, only days after leaving a smiling Henry in his dorm room, he would be killed in a freak accident on...