All the Grief

In this episode Andrea & Rebecca talk with poet and author Reese Zahner whose debut poetry album "Moving With" under the pen name, Cleo Childs explores her raw experiences of losing her mother. Reese joins us to talk about her mother's diagnosis of early onset Alzheimer's at just 66 and Reese only 21.  A touching and informative episode about the impacts of an early onset Alzheimers diagnosis...

In this episode Andrea and Rebecca interview Rebecca Feinglos. In December 2021, Rebecca quit her job to take a sabbatical year to grieve after the sudden death of her father. It became so much more as she faced the grief of her father's death and the grief she had buried after her mother's passing when she was just 13. She documented her thoughts on her blog and social media - it was her "Grieve...

Andrea and Rebecca interview author, Annie Sklaver Orenstein about her recently released her book Always a Sibling , published by Hachette Go.   After her brother was killed by a suicide bomber in Afghanistan, Annie was heartbroken. Standing in the grief section of her local bookstore, she searched for guides on how to work through her grief as a mourning sibling—and found nothing.  More than 4 mi...

On this episode Andrea and Rebecca take another look at grief on the screen by watching and discussing The Banshees of Inisherin. The film, starring Colin Farrell and Brendan Gleeson was released in 2022 and follows two lifelong friends who find themselves at an impasse when one abruptly ends their friendship. SPOILER ALERT of course, but this episode can be listened to before or after seeing this...

In this episode Rebecca & Andrea chat with Adam Zuckerman, founder of Buried in Work. After the death of his father and managing that estate for his family Adam, a lawyer and MBA, decided to simplify estate planning and end-of-life tasks. He shares with us the Buried in Work origin story and has A TON of tips for us all!  Get tons of free and paid resources at www.buriedinwork.com  Find Adam a...

Andrea and Rebecca interview author, Jessica Waite about her debut memoir - A Widow's Guide to Dead Bastards. She shares with us how, in the wake of her husband’s sudden death, she uncovered secrets that undermined everything she’d trusted about the man she loved and their extraordinary life together. Then, amidst the chaos and confusion of her new reality as a widowed single mom, strange, inexpli...

In this episode Andrea and Rebecca welcome Dr. Ramona Beltrán to talk about ancestral grief and the ways that we carry the trauma - and the love and strength - of those who came before us. Dr. Beltrán reminds us to invite complexity, be open to shifting in the ways we see ourselves and others, and to get moving.

In this episode we chat with Kate Trombley, mother of a child with medical complexities. Kate's uncharted journey into this version of motherhood started in 2020 right as the US was entering lockdown due to Covid. We hope you enjoy this  vulnerable and tender-hearted conversation of love, grief, frustration, acceptance, and resilience.  You can follow Kate on instagram at @kt.and.myboys and @advok...

In this episode Andrea and Rebecca chat with author, Warren Kozak about his new book Waving Goodbye: Life After Loss. He speaks with is about a book he never imagined having to write - a journey through the life altering loss of his love, his wife, Lisa. With humor, connection, and tenderness Warren invites us to know him, Lisa, and their daughter Claire.  We are so grateful for Warren's openness...

In this episode Andrea and Rebecca welcome poet and spoken word artist, Andrea Gibson to talk about love, mortality, embracing the chaos and when fear turned into grief, which became awe. Andrea shares their "stage 4 wisdom" and the three wind through hyperbaric chambers and the cosmos with laughter, insights, and of course, poetry.    You can find Andrea Gibson at  www.andreagibson.org on Instagr...

Every story is unique and in this episode Tia Houston shares her adoption story and the threads of love that bind her and the grief that can ebb and flow as an adoptee. In the end, it as a story of love and family and an ending any mom could hope for.   Follow Tia @1rock1heart on Instagram

In this episode Andrea and Rebecca talk with Cheryl Slover-Linett, co-founder of Lead Feather - an organization that provides immersive, supportive wilderness journeys that empower a connection with your true nature.  This beautiful conversation reflects on the healing power of nature, the ways that Mother Earth can hold us in our grief, and how deepening this connection to the lands around us can...

In this episode Rebecca & Andrea chat with Alma McKinley, author of the new memoir The Shape of Me.  Through laughter and tears the three discuss how Alma's memoir about her breast cancer odyssey took them on a journey of love, friendship, grief, renewal, and into liberation. Take a listen and then click on the link below to order your copy! To purchase The Shape of Me: https://a.co/d/bQAZCEO...

On this episode Andrea and Rebecca introduce a new theme - examining grief on the screen. The Tepic will be explored throughout the podcast using different TV shows, movies, and documentaries to explore how grief is portrayed . In this episode your hosts talk about the hit Apple TV show, Shrinking and all of the layers of grief that each character in the show experiences. Major spoiler alert if yo...

In this episode Rebecca and Andrea interview Maggie Miller, a coach for adults caring for aging parents. Through the discussion we explore the grief of shifting expectations and roles between parent and child and how caring for our aging parents allows us to face our own mortality and think about our own approach to aging.  Find Maggie at https://www.maggiemiller.org Or on LinkedIn https://www.lin...

On this episode we have guest Willow Meili who helps us understand and explore Estrangement Grief. We chat about the complexities of estrangement, sometimes it is forced upon us, sometimes it is because we set necessary boundaries, but almost always comes with deep loss. Link to Marisa De La Peña's beautiful "deck" (Tarot heck) Rebecca references: https://www.etsy.com/listing/791704451/the-circo-t...

In this episode we explore the concept of performative grief and parasocial relationships, as well as reflecting on our own judgy relationship to these topics.

In this episode Andrea and Rebecca talk about the weight of miscarriage, the hushed conversations about them, carrying the loss, and shining a light on the grief of what could have been. So that no one has to bear the loss alone. 

In this tender hearted return to recording, after a series of unexpected losses,  we offer a timely discussion about holiday grief. Our first guest, Rebecca's good friend, Sandra Traganos (a mother, homesteader, and healer), who lost her stepson to suicide eight years ago in October, shares how she navigated those first holidays and how she oscillates between the grief and the joy during this comp...

Andrea and Rebecca use the book Four Thousand Weeks: Time Management for Mortals by Oliver Burkeman to explore the reality of a human lifespan and the grief and beauty of our own mortality. 

Acute grief. What exactly is it? And how does its name impact how people perceive this intense part of grieving? Rebecca and Andrea explore their own experiences with acute grief and share what was helpful in those times.  Show Notes Finding Meaning David Kessler https://www.amazon.com/Finding-Meaning-Sixth-Stage-Grief-ebook/dp/B07P5GCND6/ref=tmm_kin_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1695334696&...

In our first episode we  talk about the losses that brought us into relationship with grief and transformed us into podcasters. Though we each lost a father the losses were different - as every loss is - but we found safety and comfort in one another and in talking about how grief continues to shape our lives. We invite you into this conversation and those to come. Show Notes: Foo fighters - the t...

Grief can be over powering and overwhelming - how do we move through our grief in a society that has moved away from outward expressions of grief? With all the grief that surrounds us from personal loss to global tragedies how can we allow ourselves and others the full experience(s) of grief? Show Notes: The Wild Edge of Sorrow http://www.amazon.com/The-Wild-Edge-Sorrow-Rituals/dp/1583949763/ref=d...