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247. The Loneliness of Grieving Differently Than Your Family or Friends

2026-10-0529:51

Drop me a message or voice note! Have you ever looked around at the people who are supposed to be grieving right alongside you and felt like you're on a completely different planet? Maybe they seem "fine" while you're barely holding it together. Or, maybe you're moving through it while they still seem stuck, and you feel guilty for that, too. In this episode, I'm talking about the isolating experience of grieving differently than your partner, siblings, parents, or friends, even when you're ...

246. Losing Two Children to a Drunk Driver: Restorative Justice & Choosing Compassion with Colin Campbell

2026-10-0101:00:40

Drop me a message or voice note! Imagine walking into a prison to sit across from the woman responsible for your children's deaths, bracing to be wrecked for a month, and walking out feeling lighter instead. That's just one moment from my conversation with Colin Campbell, and it's one I'm still thinking about. I'm sitting down with Colin, author, playwright, and part-time professor of theater and film. On June 12, 2019, Colin and his wife, Gail, lost their two children, 17-year-old Ruby and...

BONUS: What People Don't Tell You About the Second Year of Grief

2026-09-2504:30

Drop me a message or voice note! Welcome to a special bonus minisode! This 5-Minute Grief Chat (usually exclusively on YouTube) is all about the second year of loss. Ever feel like your grief got harder in year two instead of easier? You're not imagining it, and that is a VERY real thing in grief. In this 5-Minute Grief Talk, I'm breaking down why the second year of loss can hit differently than the first, and why that's actually a normal, honest part of the healing process. ✨ Why year one r...

245. Growing Through Grief: Words That Actually Help & Permission to Grieve with Shelby Forsythia

2026-09-2457:15

Drop me a message or voice note! "You can't be sad forever." A professor said that to Shelby two months after her mom died, and I'm still not over it on her behalf. Whether you're the one grieving or the one trying to support someone who is, the words we use can make a person feel seen or completely unseen in a split second. In this episode of Life With Grief, I'm sitting down with grief coach, author, and podcaster Shelby Forsythia to talk about what to say (and what to skip) when someone i...

244. Why Silence Feels So Different After Loss

2026-09-2121:58

Drop me a message or voice note! Grief has a sound. Or more accurately, it has an absence of sound... and that silence after loss is a completely different kind of quiet than anything you've known before. In this episode, I'm getting honest about why the silence after loss feels so deafening, why it can bring up some of our darker and scarier thoughts, and why—as uncomfortable as it is—learning to sit with it is actually one of the most important things we can do for our healing. I'm p...

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Life With Grief Podcast | Grief Support Podcast