Living Through The Schmidts

One of the hardest things about healing is the fear that moving forward means leaving the person we love behind. But what if we could carry them with us instead? In this final episode of our Saying It Out Loud series, I’m exploring what grief looks like when the sharp edges begin to soften. We talk about "mature grief," that strange, quiet place where you realize you can hold deep sorrow...

When someone we love is hurting, we desperately want to do something to "fix" it. But the truth is, grief isn't a problem to be solved. It’s a journey to be witnessed. In this episode, I’m getting honest about what actually helps when you’re in the middle of deep loss, and what can unintentionally wound. I’m sharing stories from my own widowhood and my journey through loss to introd...

If you are grieving a spouse, a parent, a child, or supporting someone through a heartbreak they can’t explain... this episode is for you.  When my husband, Mitch, was diagnosed with terminal cancer, my world didn't just break when he died, it started breaking the moment we got the news. That is the heavy, often lonely space of anticipatory grief. In this first episode of Saying It Out Loud ,...