Grief Witnessed

Don't forget to watch on Youtube! In this episode of Grief Witnessed, I sit down with Todd to share the story of his wife, Rachel, and the seven months that changed their family's life forever. Rachel was diagnosed with stage 4 lung cancer on her birthday in April of 2023, despite never smoking a day in her life. Todd remembers reacting with complete panic, while Rachel, despite being deva...

Don't forget to watch on YouTube! In this episode of Grief Witnessed, I sit down with Peyton Marchant to talk about loving someone so fully that, even in the middle of unimaginable loss, you can look back without regrets. After Lexi gave birth to their first child, Eddie, the future they had dreamed of together changed forever. She was diagnosed with a rare form of cancer, and instead of settl...

Don't forget to watch on Youtube! In this episode of Grief Witnessed, I sit down with my friend Kylee to share the story of her husband, Brett, and the six-year fight that changed their family forever. Kylee and Brett met at BYU, fell in love quickly, and built a beautiful life together. After eight years of marriage and a young son, Brett was diagnosed with stage 4 colon cancer at just 31 yea...

In this episode of Grief Witnessed, I sit down with Becca to talk about loving someone through chronic illness, the unexpected shock of sudden loss, and finding love again after heartbreak. Bekah met Kenyon while working at Sundance, and what started as a snowboarding season romance turned into a marriage full of deep love and unimaginable challenges. Just six months after their wedding, Kenyon un...

In this episode of Grief Witnessed, I sit down with Laura to share the story of her love with her husband, Kyle. The two met on Bumble and knew almost immediately that they had found their soulmate. They got married and soon welcomed their baby girl into the world. Like so many new parents, they found themselves deep in the newborn trenches when Kyle began experiencing severe fatigue. They assumed...

Don't forget to watch on Youtube! In this episode of Grief Witnessed, I sit down with my widow friend Sophie to talk about young love, loss, and choosing love even in the middle of heartbreaking uncertainty. Sophie met Hyrum when they were just 15 years old. As teenagers, they built a friendship and love story that would continue through some of life’s most unexpected turns. While serving a mi...

Don't forget to watch on Youtube! In this episode of Grief Witnessed, I sit down with Matt Okula to talk about the kind of loss that changes your life in a single moment. Matt and his wife Hailey were together for 13 years. They built a beautiful life filled with love, travel, and years of dreaming about becoming parents together. After walking through infertility, they were overjoyed to final...

Don't forget to watch on YouTube! In this episode of Grief Witnessed, I sit down with Collin to talk about love, loss, faith, and how quickly life can change. Before meeting Camry, Collin thought he would become a pastor. After moving to Australia and pursuing ministry, an unexpected shift sent him on a deep faith journey. Through his journey he then met Camry. What started as a stage 1 colon...

Don't forget to watch on YouTube! In this episode of Grief Witnessed, I sit down with Leslie Harter-Berg to talk about grief, motherhood, and the complicated feeling of being told “you’re so strong.” After the sudden loss of her husband, Leslie found herself raising two young boys while trying to navigate a life she never imagined. She shares what that really looked like behind the scenes. Not...

Don't forget to watch on YouTube! In this episode of Grief Witnessed, I sit down with Abby Howard as she shares the story of losing her baby girl and the confusing, tender kind of grief that comes with loving someone you never got to hold the way you imagined. Abby opens up about the moment everything changed. A routine appointment, and then the words no parent is ever prepared to hear. There...

Don't forget to watch on Youtube! In this episode of Grief Witnessed, I sit down with my dear friend Jenn to talk about her story with her husband Justin, and the loss that changed everything. Just two months into their marriage, Justin was diagnosed with cancer. In the middle of it all, they chose to keep building their life, welcoming twin boys through IVF. Justin was there for their birth…...

Don't forget to watch on YouTube! In this episode of Grief Witnessed, I sit down with Alexa, founder of Grief Shine, as she shares the story of losing her dad in a sudden skiing accident in 2017. Alexa opens up about the moment everything changed, the grief that followed, and what it means to lose a parent at a young age. We talk about the heaviness of that loss, and the slow, intentional proc...

Don't forget to watch on Youtube! In this episode of Grief Witnessed , I sit down with Abby Cullimore as she shares the story of her love, and the sudden loss of her husband, Brenan. Married in 2023, Abby and Brenan had the kind of love that felt rare and deeply certain. She reflects on the everyday moments they built together, and the future they were just beginning. When Brenan passed away unexp...

Don't forget to watch on YouTube! In this episode of Grief Witnessed, I’m sitting down with someone who has been part of my life for a very long time, one of my best friends, Hannah Lorsch. Because we’ve walked through so many seasons together, this conversation is deeply personal to me. Hannah shares about two very different kinds of grief she has carried in her life. When she was just 17 yea...

Don't forget to watch on Youtube! In this episode of Grief Witnessed, I sit down with Kendra Bird to talk about the life and loss of her daughter, Brielle. Brielle was just nine years old when she passed away after a long and incredibly brave battle with stage 4 neuroblastoma, a diagnosis she first received when she was only four. Kendra shares what it was like to walk alongside her daughter t...

Don't forget to watch on Youtube! In this episode, I sit down with Ashlyn, one of my best widow friends, to share the story of her husband, Marcus, and the unimaginable loss she experienced while pregnant with their first child. When Ashlyn was just 16 weeks pregnant, Marcus passed away from COVID after a lifetime of battling autoimmune diseases and chronic health struggles. What makes her sto...

Don't forget to watch on Youtube! I am so honored to sit down with Hannah, someone who has been a dear friend of mine for years. In this episode, she shares the story of losing her mom, her best friend, unexpectedly at just 24 years old, right at the beginning of COVID. It’s the kind of loss that shifts everything in an instant, and Hannah opens up so honestly about what that experience was li...

Make sure to watch on Youtube! In this episode of Grief Witnessed , I sit down with Colby Bell to talk about the life and legacy of his wife, Emily, and sit with his grief in losing her to breast cancer. Emily lived a vibrant, adventurous life, teaching children, writing poetry, creating art, traveling the world, and raising three beautiful kids with Colby. Their love story began while Emily was t...

Make sure to watch on Youtube! Today on Grief Witnessed , I’m joined by the wonderful Annie Wright. Annie’s husband, Zach, passed away from complications from cancer just two days after a sudden and heartbreaking diagnosis. Her grief arrived quickly and intensely, and in this conversation, she shares what it was like to walk through that kind of loss. Annie now shares her world through cooking, re...

Make sure to watch on Youtube! In this first episode of Grief Witnessed , I want to share why this podcast exists, and why I believe grief doesn’t need to be fixed to be meaningful. I tell the story of Tanner and me. Our love. His stage IV colon cancer diagnosis. The years we walked through treatment, hope, fear, laughter, and heartbreak all at the same time. I talk about what it was like to love...

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