After Life with Samina Bari

In the season finale of the After Life Podcast, host Samina Bari returns to reflect on the powerful conversations and lessons learned over the past five episodes. With honesty and gratitude, she shares how these raw, intimate discussions - rooted in her own journey of spousal loss - have opened doors for compassion, healing, and new understanding. Joined by lifelong friends, thought leaders, and g...

In this episode of the After Life Podcast, Samina Bari sits down with Cara Belvin, founder and CEO of Empower, a nonprofit devoted to building community for children who've lost a parent. Cara opens up about her own experience of losing her mother at the age of nine, the "rules" she picked up about remaining silent, and how that isolation motivated her to help other children who have lost a parent...

In this episode of the After Life Podcast, Samina Bari sits down with Jason Fang, founder of TerraFirma Wealth Partners, to explore the often unseen challenges that come after losing a loved one. Jason shares his personal story of losing his father at a young age and how that shaped his empathetic and hands-on approach to helping families navigate the overwhelming financial and administrative resp...

In this episode of the After Life Podcast, Samina Bari is joined by Abby Reyes, a powerhouse communications executive and a longtime friend of both Samina and her late husband, Doug. Abby shares the extraordinary and tender role she played in supporting Samina during the immediate aftermath of Doug's sudden passing - including managing the countless details that weigh heavily on those left behind....

In this episode of the After Life Podcast, Samina Bari is joined by her lifelong friend, Stephanie Koze, who shares a deeply personal account of the moments surrounding the loss of Samina's husband, Doug. From the first 3 a.m. phone call from the hospital to rushing cross-country to be by Samina's side, Stephanie reveals the realities and raw emotions of showing up for someone in the darkest times...

In the premiere episode of the After Life Podcast, host Samina Bari opens her heart and shares the deeply personal story that inspired her to create this show. With honesty and vulnerability, she talks about the sudden death of her husband, Doug, how that loss transformed her world as a wife, mom, now solo parent, and as a person, and why she is committed to changing how we support grieving spouse...