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Welcome to the Life With Grief Podcast!
I'm your host and Grief & Soul Purpose Coach, Tara Accardo. I created Life With Grief and this community to normalize the complexities of grief, navigate life after loss, feel inspired along the way, and so much more.
Consider this your safe space where you feel seen, validated, and supported. I'm in this with you as a fellow griever who lost both parents to cancer before I turned 30 (six months apart, no less), lost my fur baby less than a year later, and experienced a traumatic birth. I'm here to walk this path with you as we we work together and dig into how to live a fulfilling, vibrant life with grief in tow.
I warmly invite you to tap into the world of healing with me and some truly incredible guests as you take in guidance, support, tangible coping tools, and uplifting conversations to help you cultivate a more meaningful, intentional existence.
Be sure you're subscribed for laughs, life lessons, and everything in between... even beyond the grief, life is so much more than what we've lost, too.
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Send a text In this episode of Life With Grief, I sit down with Nina Rodriguez to talk about sibling grief after the sudden death of her only brother, Yosef, who died from fentanyl poisoning on September 11, 2019—just one day after his 32nd birthday. Nina shares what it means to grieve as a sibling, why bereaved siblings are often the “forgotten mourners,” and how the loss of a brother or sister can deeply impact identity, birth order, and family dynamics. Together, we explore the complex l...
Send a text Grief and life transitions often bring emotions that feel confusing, complicated, and sometimes even contradictory. One of the most common experiences people face after loss is feeling genuinely happy for someone they love, while simultaneously feeling sadness, longing, or grief for themselves. Can you relate to this? If you’ve ever celebrated someone else’s milestone while quietly mourning what feels missing in your own life, you are not alone. Let's talk about: ✨ Why it’s norm...
Send a text In this episode of Life With Grief I sit down with Dr. Heather Taylor, a Licensed Psychologist and Grief Educator, for an honest and deeply human conversation about grief, sibling loss, and living with chronic illness. Dr. Heather shares her personal story of losing her younger brother and navigating the often-overlooked experience of sibling grief. She opens up about her own struggles to find effective grief therapy, and how those gaps ultimately led her to pursue a career in ps...
Send us a text Grief doesn’t just change how you feel, it often changes your relationships, too. After losing someone you love (or after any loss, really), friendships, family dynamics, and romantic relationships can start to shift. You may feel misunderstood, unsupported, or emotionally unsafe sharing your grief. And for many grievers, this can feel like a secondary loss layered on top of the first. Join me in talking about the very real experience of outgrowing relationships after loss, wh...
Send us a text Grief doesn’t just break your heart, it literally changes who you are. In this heartfelt 5-Minute Grief Talk (in honor of my 35th birthday!), I’m sharing a truth that so many grievers quietly wrestle with: the way loss reshapes your identity. The moment you realize you don’t feel like the same person anymore. The disorientation of trying to understand who you are now after everything you’ve lost. We talk about: ❤️🩹 How grief changes your sense of self ❤️🩹Why wanting to “go ...
Send us a text In this birthday episode of Life With Grief, I’m sharing five life lessons I’m still actively practicing as I turn 35! Lessons grief, age, motherhood, and lived experience have etched into me over time. These are things rooted in identity shifts, discernment, presence, and learning how to live a full life while carrying loss. I’ve realized that I’ve gone through many deaths and rebirths in my life—once when my parents died, again when I became a mother, and in quieter ways as ...
Send us a text In this heartfelt episode of Life With Grief I’m joined by Dominic Simpson, who shares his experience of losing his older brother, Paul, at the age of nine—and how that early loss quietly shaped his life in ways he’s still uncovering today. We talk about sibling loss as a deeply under-acknowledged form of grief, especially when it happens in childhood, and how bereaved siblings often learn to carry their pain silently. Dominic opens up about grief, masculinity, and the pressur...
Send us a text In this episode I’m reflecting on what living a “soft life” really means—especially after loss. As I approach my 35th birthday, especially, I’ve been thinking deeply about how grief reshaped my priorities, my energy, and the way I move through my days. This isn’t about perfection, productivity, or avoiding hard emotions. It’s about creating gentle, supportive rhythms inside a very real life. One that includes grief, responsibilities, and limited capacity. I’m sharing six soft...
Send us a text In this deeply honest episode of the Life With Grief Podcast, I sit down with artist and spoken word poet Tiriq Rashad to talk about grief, loss, and the role creativity can play in healing. Tiriq shares his experience navigating multiple profound losses, including the sudden death of his mother in a car accident and the loss of a child. We explore how these losses shaped his emotional world, his identity, and his relationship with art. We also dig into: ✨ Navigating the mult...
Send us a text Grief doesn’t just change your life, it reveals YOU. In this episode of Mourning Sips & Soul Shifts let's explore what I like to call the "mirror effect" of grief. The way loss acts as a mirror that reflects our unacknowledged strengths, emotional patterns, and capacity for renewal. We dig into: ✨ Why grief acts as a mirror rather than something to “get over” ✨ How loss reveals strength you didn’t know you had ✨ The emotional and behavioral patterns grief brings to the sur...
Send us a text In this episode of Life With Grief, I sit down with author Theo Boyd for a deeply honest and heart-opening conversation about navigating layered loss and finding hope after profound grief. Theo is the author of "My Grief Is Not Like Yours"and "Hope All the Way", and she shares openly about the many losses that have shaped her life. Together, we explore what it truly means to live with grief when loss keeps stacking, and how healing and purpose can still exist alongside heartbr...
Send us a text Grief doesn’t just affect how we feel, it impacts how we think, plan, and make decisions. If you’ve been avoiding decisions lately or feeling frozen and overwhelmed by even small choices, you’re not alone (and you’re not broken). Let's explore why decision-making feels so difficult in grief, how the nervous system and brain are affected by loss, and why decision avoidance is often a form of self-protection. I'm also sharing how new year pressure can intensify this struggle whe...
Send us a text In this deeply moving episode of Life With Grief we welcome Danny Lesslie, who shares the intimate and transformative story of losing his wife, Raffi, to vulvar cancer and navigating life, fatherhood, and grief in the aftermath. Danny opens up about the raw realities of anticipatory grief, caregiving through cancer, and what it meant to walk alongside Raffi during her battle. He reflects on the strength found in vulnerability, the evolving grief journey he shares with his daug...
Send us a text After loss, many people find themselves asking a quiet but heavy question: What do I even want anymore? Let's explore how grief reshapes our goals, dreams, and vision for the future—and why that doesn’t mean anything has gone wrong. Loss changes us. It changes what feels meaningful, what feels safe to hope for, and how we imagine our lives moving forward. This episode is an invitation to gently revisit your goals through a new lens. One shaped by lived experience, loss, and d...
Send us a text In this episode of the Life With Grief Podcast, I’m joined by Grief Activist and Guide, Author, and Licensed Clinical Social Worker Lisa Keefauver for a deeply honest and expansive conversation about living with grief, trauma, and resilience. Lisa shares her personal and professional journey with grief, including the devastating loss of her husband and navigating a cancer diagnosis of her own. Together, we explore how grief reshapes identity, relationships, and the way we move...
Send us a text Entering a new year while grieving can feel incredibly complex. While the world celebrates fresh starts and new beginnings, your grief doesn’t simply disappear when the calendar changes. In this episode, we explore: ✨ Why the “fresh start” narrative can feel painful when you’re grieving ✨ How to approach the new year as a gentle continuation, not a restart ✨ Letting go of forced positivity and making space for emotional complexity ✨ Why capacity-setting matters more than goal-...
Send us a text In this special end-of-year episode, I’m closing out 2025 by pulling Angel and Aura cards for listeners using the Angels and Auras Oracle deck. This episode offers gentle spiritual guidance and emotional support for anyone navigating grief as we prepare to step into a new year. I share three individual readings along with a collective message for all of you, touching on themes of continued connection with loved ones who have passed, resilience through personal challenges, and ...
Send us a text In this episode of Mourning Sips & Soul Shifts on Life With Grief, let's explore the powerful and grounding practice of choosing a word of the year—especially when traditional New Year’s resolutions feel unrealistic, overwhelming, or misaligned during grief. Rather than focusing on rigid goals, I'm inviting you to choose a single intentional word to anchor you throughout the year. This practice can offer clarity, emotional steadiness, and self-trust while navigating loss, l...
Send us a text Join me as I sit down with Katrina Shaw for an honest and deeply layered conversation about living with grief across multiple seasons of life. Katrina shares her personal grief journey, including the loss of her mother at age 15, the premature death of her nephew, and her experiences with recurrent miscarriage and infertility. She opens up about the emotional complexity of becoming a parent after loss, navigating postnatal depression, and the profound identity shifts that can ...
Send us a text In this episode of Mourning Sips & Soul Shifts, we're exploring what it really feels like to face the unknown—especially when you’re grieving and heading into a new year. If the uncertainty of the future is stirring up anxiety, fear, or that “I don’t know what comes next” ache, this episode walks with you through it. I'm sharing grounding, compassionate guidance for navigating the discomfort of not having all the answers, and how to gently reframe the unknown as a place wh...
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