Episode 61: Intimacy after Child Loss

Today’s episode is far different than the average Always Andy’s Mom episode. We dive into a topic that I never would have considered on my own. About 2-3 months ago, a listener wrote in to me asking if I could do an episode focusing on intimacy with...

Episode 54: Gwen – grief-guide.com

The days after Andy’s death were such a blur to me. Information came at me from all directions. In those days leading up to what should have been his first day of high school, we instead found ourselves in a funeral home, picking out a casket and a cemetery...

Episode 43: Finding Encouragement

Strength and courage are two very powerful words. Those words conjure up images in my mind of a person physically strong and without fear, perhaps a member of the military, a firefighter,  or someone else who shows bravery in the face of danger. Rarely, if ever, would...

Episode 29: Grieving in a Pandemic

After a week off due to the COVID pandemic and the stresses surrounding it, I decided to restart the podcast. I tried stuffing my grief down deep into myself, feeling like it was not important enough to give any attention to during these trying times, but that is not...

Episode 20: You’re NOT going crazy!

‘I think I’m going crazy. I’m going crazy. I am definitely going crazy!’  These are the thoughts that would go through my head starting several weeks after Andy’s death and peaking about 6 months afterward. Now, thankfully, these...