Brad Morrell, LPC-MHSP

Grief Observed Podcast

Health EN ↓ 114 episodes

Grief Observed is a podcast where real people share their personal journeys through loss. Host Brad Morrell, a Licensed Professional Counselor specializing in grief, guides heartfelt conversations that reveal the many ways we process and live with grief. Each episode offers comfort, insight, and connection—whether through the stories of everyday people or the wisdom of mental health professionals, funeral directors, authors, and grief experts. If you’re navigating loss, or supporting someone who is, this podcast is a companion on the road toward healing and understanding.

Author

Brad Morrell, LPC-MHSP

Category

Health

Latest episode

Jul 9, 2026

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Episodes

Episode 95 Siobhan - Celtic Rose Doula (Hospice and Grief) 07.08.2025

My guest today is Siobhan, otherwise known as Celtic Rose Doula.  She is a death doula for hospice care and has some personal stories to tell today.   TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@celtic.rose.doula Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61569938912001 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/celticrosecompassionatecare/ ____________________________________________________________________...

Episode 94 Dr. Rachel Piltch-Loeb (Author of The Millennial Caregiver) 24.07.2025

My guest today is Dr. Rachel Piltch-Loeb PUBLIC HEALTH EXPERT, PROFESSOR, & CONSULTANT.  She is here to discuss her new book The Millennial Caregiver.   Website: https://www.rpiltchloeb.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rachael-piltch-loeb-050a8213/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rachaelpl/ ______________________________________________________________________________ If you wou...

Episode 93 Elissa Laing - Unscripted Grace (Loss of Husband) 18.07.2025

My guest today is Elissa Laing. She is a widow, but happily remarried, and is passionate about sharing her journey of growth.   Blog: https://medium.com/@ElissaLaing TikTok: www.tiktok.com/@unscriptedgrace Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/unscriptedgrace Website: www.unscriptedgrace.com Email: elissa@unscriptedgrace.com ____________________________________________________________________________...

Episode 92 Dr. Anna Lembke - Author of Dopamine Nation (Grief and Dopamine) 08.07.2025

My guest today is Anna Lembke is professor of psychiatry at Stanford University School of Medicine and chief of the Stanford Addiction Medicine Dual Diagnosis Clinic. A clinician scholar, she has published more than a hundred peer-reviewed papers, book chapters, and commentaries.    Website: https://www.annalembke.com/ Book: https://www.amazon.com/Dopamine-Nation-Finding-Balance-Indulgence/dp/1524...

Episode 91 Jonathan Foster - Author (Loss of Daughter) 20.06.2025

My guest today is author Jonathan Foster who is here today to speak about the loss of his daughter.   Website: https://www.jonathanfosteronline.com/ ______________________________________________________________________________ If you would like to join me on an episode, find me at:   www.facebook.com/griefobservedpodcast griefobservedpodcast@gmail.com https://www.tiktok.com/@griefobservedpodcast...

Episode 90 Diane Namm (Author of Children's Grief Book, What Happens After) 06.06.2025

My guest today is Dianne Namm.  She is a playwright, screenwriter, director, producer, and author.  She is here today to speak about her new book “What Happens After”.   Website: https://www.dianenamm.com/ Book Website: https://whathappensafter.store/ ______________________________________________________________________________ If you would like to join me on an episode, find me at:   www.faceboo...

Episode 89 Kendelle Phillips from TikTok (Loss of Son) 05.06.2025

My guest today is Kendelle Phillips.  She speaks about the traumatic loss of her son Zeppelin.   TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@grieving.zeppelin ______________________________________________________________________________ If you would like to join me on an episode, find me at:   www.facebook.com/griefobservedpodcast griefobservedpodcast@gmail.com https://www.tiktok.com/@griefobservedpodcast Ad...

Episode 88 Shelby Davis of Eternal Reefs (Cremation/Sea Burial) 29.05.2025

My guest today is General Manager Shelby Davis from Eternal Reefs.  Eternal Reefs is part of the most experienced and professional reef building team in the world. An Eternal Reef is created when a person’s cremated remains are incorporated into a gigantic “reef ball”.    Website: https://www.eternalreefs.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/eternalreefs LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/compa...

Episode 87 Lisa Bogatin (AfterTalk.com) 16.05.2025

My guest today is Lisa Bogatin from AfterTalk.  Website: https://www.aftertalk.com/ Book: https://www.routledge.com/Living-Beyond-Loss-Questions-and-Answers-About-Grief-and-Bereavement/Neimeyer/p/book/9780367143480?srsltid=AfmBOoowfyFfyokOyzcv8VkucHorM8rDAKLwSjEPHe7ULu8ydw8WNGca ______________________________________________________________________________ If you would like to join me on an episod...

Episode 86 Jennifer Schrappe (Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor) 15.05.2025

My guest today is Jennifer Schrappe.  She is Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor with over 20 years of experience. With a heart rooted in serving others, she specializes in issues of trauma and emotional woundedness.     Website: https://www.jenniferschrappe.com/ Instagram: @jenniferschrappelpcc ______________________________________________________________________________ If you would like t...

Episode 85 Britt Frank LSCSW (Author of Align Your Mind) Speaks about Grief 13.05.2025

Today, my guest is BRITT FRANK.  She is here to speak about there brand new book Align Your Mind.  She is an LSCSW, speaker, and trauma specialist, and the author of The Science of Stuck and The Getting Unstuck Workbook. Her work has been featured by NPR, Forbes, Esquire, New York magazine, and The New York Times. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/brittfrank Website: https://www.brittfrank.com/...

Episode 84 Amanda Gervais - Pure Heavenly 27 (Grieving Mothers) 02.05.2025

Today, my guest is Amanda Gervais.  She helps grieving mothers heal through holistic self-care, nutrition, and emotional support. Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/amanda.s.gervais Facebook for Pure Heavenly 27: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61555535135632 Email: info@pureheavenly27.com Website: https://www.pureheavenly27.com/   __________________________________________________________...

Episode 83 Robert A. Neimeyer. PhD (Living Beyond Loss) Grief Book 18.04.2025

On today’s episode, I have the honor and privilege of hosting Dr. Robert Neimeyer.  He is Professor Emeritus of the Department of Psychology, University of Memphis, and maintains an active consulting and coaching practice.  He also directs the Portland Institute for Loss and Transition, which provides both onsite and online training internationally in grief therapy.  He has published over 35 books...

Episode 82 Catherine McNulty (Grief Inspired) 11.04.2025

Today, my guest is Catherine McNulty, a grief coach and educator.  Website: www.griefinspiredme.com   ______________________________________________________________________________ If you would like to join me on an episode, find me at www.facebook.com/griefobservedpodcast or send me an email to griefobservedpodcast@gmail.com . Laser Link: https://acmerlaser.com/?ref=griefobservedpodcast  

Episode 81 Kayla (Grief of Multiple Deaths) 04.04.2025

Today, my guest is Kayla.  She processes multiple types of grief and several deaths of important people in her life starting at age 7 through her adult life.  TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@505s_sunshine Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/kayla.m.simpson.3 _________________________________________________________________ If you would like to join me on an episode, find me at www.facebook.com/grie...

Episode 80 Karen Taylor (Certified Rapid Transformational Therapy Practitioner) 20.03.2025

Today, my guest is Karen Taylor, a Certified Rapid Transformational Therapy Practitioner and Grief Educator dedicated to reimagining loss support. Website: https://atmalogy.net/ Website: https://stan.store/grieflosslove TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@grieflosslove ______________________________________________________________________________ If you would like to join me on an episode, find me at...

Episode 79 Chelsea Ohlemiller - (Author of Now That She’s Gone) 07.03.2025

My guest today is author Chelsea Ohlemiller.  She has contributed to many books on the market, but wrote her own book, Now That She’s Gone, about her mother and her grief journey.    Website: https://hopeandharshrealities.com   Books:   https://www.amazon.com/Now-That-Shes-Gone-Reflections/dp/0800772687   ______________________________________________________________________________ If you would l...

Episode 78 Mary-Frances O'Connor (Neuroscientist, Clinical Psychologist, and Author of The Grieving Body) 11.02.2025

Today, I am honored to welcome Dr. Mary-Frances O’Connor.  She is a professor of psychology at the University of Arizona, and a leading expert in grief and bereavement research. She’s also the author of The Grieving Brain and her newest book, The Grieving Body, which explores how grief affects not just our minds but our entire physiology. Books: https://www.amazon.com/Grieving-Brain-Surprising-Sci...

Episode 77 Marcia Cole (Author of Shattered Yet Broken) 09.01.2025

My guest today is Marcia Cole is an empowered speaker, and now author of Shattered Yet Unbroken.  She speaks about the death of her brother.   Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/marciancole/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/marciancole/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@marciancole Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@MarciaNCole   Book: https://www.amazon.com/Shattered-Yet-Unbroken-Finding-Strengt...

Episode 76 Brooke Tichenor - Into the Light with Brooke (Living Loss of Mother) 19.12.2024

My guest today is Brooke Tichenor.  She speaks about her mother who has Alzheimer’s.  She also speaks about ambiguous grief and anticipatory grief.   Website: https://www.intothelightwithbrooke.com Email: brooketichenor79@gmail.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61558836388912   _________________________________________________________________ If you would like to join me on an...

Episode 75 Annie Sklaver Orenstein (Author of Always a Sibling) 06.12.2024

My guest today is Annie Sklaver Orenstein.  She is the author of Always a Sibling.  Annie speaks about the loss of her brother Ben.    Website: www.annieorenstein.com   Instagram: @anniesklaverorenstien   Books: https://www.amazon.com/Always-Sibling-Forgotten-Mourners-Guide/dp/030683149X   ______________________________________________________________________________ If you would like to join me o...

Episode 74 Robbie Parker (Father of Sandy Hook victim, Emilie Parker) 21.11.2024

Robbie Parker is the father of Emilie Parker, one of the twenty children who were tragically killed in the Sandy School Shootings on December 14, 2012. He works as a Physician Assistant in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit for Oregon Health Science University and has spent his professional career supporting child health and safety.  Robbie just released his book titled A Father's Fight: Taking on A...

Episode 73 Cris Duval (Speaker, Author, Coach, and Founder of LifeGuard Approach) 14.11.2024

My guest today is Cris Duval, Founder of LifeGuard Approach, Speaker, Author, Coach.   Website: https://www.thelifeguardapproach.com   Email: cris @thelifeguardapproach.com     ______________________________________________________________________________ If you would like to join me on an episode, find me at www.facebook.com/griefobservedpodcast or send me an email to griefobservedpodcast@gmail.c...

Episode 72 Catherine Duncan, MA, BCC 08.11.2024

My guest today is Catherine Duncan.  She is an Integrative Spiritual Consultant, Author, Holistic Healer, Inspirational Speaker, and Resilience Trainer.    Website: https://www.catherineduncan.org/   Book: https://www.amazon.com/Everyday-Awakening-Practices-Living-Feeling/dp/163755608X/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2YCUQOOESHXBX&keywords=catherine+duncan&qid=1679888336&sprefix=catherine+duncan%2Caps...

Episode 71 Kelci Jager - Grief Coach and Author (Loss of Husband) 26.09.2024

My guest today is Kelci Jager.  She is a grief coach, life coach, an RN, a mother of 4, and a widow.  She is here today to tell us about her grief story with the loss of her husband.    Grief Email Newsletter: https://us14.list-manage.com/contact-form?u=cd5d104308eb93dbc83b26b4f&form_id=991cb645340e27a33cfdd08654a300db   Facebook: www.facebook.com/kelci.calljager   Instagram: https://www.insta...

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