Episdoe 349: When Seasons Change

The flowers are blooming. The days are getting longer. The world looks like it is coming back to life. So why do so many of us feel so heavy? In this episode, Gwen Kapcia, social worker and thanatologist, and I sit down to talk about something grieving parents...

Episode 343: Not Alone – Gwen & Marcy

We are not meant to do this alone. That is the thread that runs through every moment of this conversation, and these are the words Gwen chose to close with, because they are simply true. This episode is a replay of our recent live Q&A, a chance to follow up on the...

Episode 341: Still His Mama – Raiden’s Mom

When Samantha first came on this podcast in Episode 282, she was only a few months out from losing Raiden. She was raw and fresh in her grief — and yet even then, just four months into her loss, she reached out to ask me about Andy. She stepped outside her own pain to...

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...

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...