Episode 337: Surviving the Long Haul

This week marks the fourth and final episode in our February educational series with Gwen Kapcia of grief-guide.com. In this conversation, Gwen turns our attention toward something many grieving people quietly wonder: How do I survive this — not just today, but in the...

Episode 321: The Many Emotions of Grief

During one of the first grief‑support group sessions that Eric and I attended in the weeks after Andy died, our Starlight Ministries facilitators led us in an exercise. We were given a black‑and‑white copy of an image created by H. Norman Wright titled “Grief – A...

Episode 259: The Podcast Turns 5

I cannot quite believe I have been doing the Always Andy’s Mom podcast for 5 years.  As of today, there have been well over 250,000 downloads in 128 countries as we share stories from around the world. This week, we went back to talk to guests who have been with...

Episode 224: Tattoos, Trips, & Toys

When I saw that December 28th was a podcast release day, I immediately thought of my mom and of the ‘Be Still’ tattoo that I got last year in honor of Andy on the anniversary of my mom’s death. I knew that I wanted to do a Livestream the week between...