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 334: Why Grief Is So Hard – Gwen

Grief does not arrive with instructions. It does not follow a timeline. And it rarely looks the way we expect it to. This episode is Part 1 of a four-part educational series with grief educator Gwen Kapcia (grief-guide.com), created to help deepen understanding of...

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 308: Finding Respite

Livestreams with Gwen are back! This week’s livestream topic was to be about the fact that we are living in two worlds – longing to live in the past while dealing with our messy lives in the present. I talk about my struggles of missing Andy while trying...