Grief Girls Podcast. Navigating Life After Loss

Grief Girls Podcast – Episode 12 Helping Each Other Through the Holidays: Grief, Gratitude & Healing The holidays can be especially difficult after the loss of a spouse. Traditions change, familiar moments can feel different, and the empty space left by someone we love can feel even more present. But sometimes, getting through them becomes a little easier when we don't have to do it alone. In...

Grief Girls Podcast – Episode 11 Died by Suicide Series: Stories That Encourage Discussion Theme: Suicide and personal stories leading to how we can help other families. In this deeply personal and important episode, Tamara and Paula explore the difficult conversation about suicide, the stigma surrounding suicide loss, and the misconceptions that can make it difficult for families to talk openly a...

Episode 10: When the Fog Lifts, What Now? At some point in the journey of grief, the fog begins to lift. You come up for air and find yourself asking, “What am I going to do with my life now?” In this episode, Tamara and Paula explore what it means to begin living again while still carrying grief for a lifetime. They talk about the gift and fragility of life and the importance of choosing to live...

Episode 9: The Kids' Perspective The Kids' Perspective on Losing a Parent What is it like to lose a parent as a teenager or young adult? What do children wish the adults and friends around them understood about grief? In one of the most personal episodes of the Grief Girls Podcast, Tamara welcomes her daughters—Sofia, Ava, and Mia—to share their individual experiences following the sudden loss of...

Episode 8: Say His Name The Importance of Saying Their Name, How to Support Someone who is Grieving One of the greatest gifts you can give someone who is grieving is to continue saying the name of the person they love, sharing stories that keep their memory alive, and simply showing up with unexpected acts of kindness. In this heartfelt episode, Tamara and Paula talk about why sharing stories and...

Episode 7: The Milestones They Should Have Been Here For Welcome back to Grief Girls Podcast. One of the most challenging parts of grief is navigating life’s milestone moments without the person you expected would always be by your side. Weddings, birthdays, anniversaries, holidays, graduations, and family celebrations can bring a complicated mix of joy, sadness, gratitude, and longing. In this ep...

Episode 6: The Signs from Heaven Welcome back to Grief Girls Podcast. Grief changes the way we experience the world around us. Sometimes, in the midst of loss, we begin to notice moments that feel too meaningful to be coincidence—signs, messages, and connections that remind us our loved ones are still with us in spirit. In this episode, Tamara and Paula share personal stories about how they have l...

Episode 5: The Routines and Tools That Help Get Us Out of Bed Welcome back to Grief Girls Podcast. Grief can make even the simplest tasks feel overwhelming. Some days, getting out of bed feels like the biggest accomplishment of all. In this episode, Tamara and Paula share the routines, resources, strategies, and tools that continue to help them navigate life after the loss of their husbands. From...

"Family as a Pillar of Strength" In this episode of Grief Girls Podcast, Tamara and Paula reflect on the powerful role of family, one of the main pillars of strength, in the midst of grief. When loss brings fear, trauma, and overwhelming sadness, it is often the people around us who help carry us through. In this heartfelt conversation, they share personal stories of how their extended families sh...

In this episode of Grief Girls Podcast, Tamara and Paula reflect on the first year after the loss of their husbands, a time marked by raw emotion, deep pain, and profound transformation. Through honest and vulnerable storytelling, they share what it truly felt like to move through those early days of grief. The shock, the sadness, the moments that felt impossible, and the small steps that helped t...

In this episode of Grief Girls Podcast, Tamara and Paula open their hearts to share the deeply personal realities of what they miss most about their husbands. The big things, the small things, and the everyday moments that quietly shaped their lives. From the roles their husbands once held to the countless responsibilities they now carry alone, this conversation explores the raw truth of grief in...

Episode 1. Introducing Grief Girls. Finding Each Other After Loss Welcome to the very first episode of Grief Girls Podcast. Meet your hosts, Tamara and Paula, two women navigating a new chapter of life after the loss of their husbands. Through heartbreak, healing, unexpected laughter, and deep connection, they found each other and created this space for others walking their own grief journey. In t...