Grief'd Up

"Grief isn't a game. There are no winners, just people trying to survive." In this solo deep-dive episode of Grief'd Up, host Rebecca Feinglos steps back from the personal interview format and does something she's been wanting to do for a while: pull apart a story about grief that's being told out in the world. Rebecca has spent years watching the sports world handle grief in a very specific way....

"It is not upon you to complete the work, but neither are you free to desist from it." In this episode of Grief'd Up, host Rebecca Feinglos welcomes Rabbi Hannah Bender, assistant rabbi at Judea Reform Congregation in Durham, NC, queer non-binary rabbi, and someone Rebecca describes as one of the wisest people in her life. What starts as a conversation about Jewish mourning traditions quickly beco...

"No one brings a lasagna when a marriage dies." In this episode of Grief'd Up, host Rebecca Feinglos welcomes Oona Metz, a therapist with over 30 years of experience who specializes in divorce support and runs weekly divorce support groups for women in the greater Boston area.  Oona grew up as the "unpaid therapist" in her own family, shaped in part by her parents' divorce when she was six. B...

"I think 10-year-old Megan had trouble really believing in herself... I didn't feel really hopeful or optimistic about adulthood, honestly." In this episode of Grief'd Up, host Rebecca Feinglos welcomes Megan Bruneau, therapist, executive coach, Forbes contributor, and host of The Failure Factor podcast. Megan opens up about losing her mother, Barb, suddenly in April 2024, just three months before...

"COVID forced the rest of the world to experience what immigrants had already been living." In this episode of Grief'd Up, host Rebecca Feinglos welcomes Dr. Kristina Fullerton Rico, a sociologist whose research reveals the grief penalties built into U.S. policy. Through years of bi-national fieldwork, Kristina exposes how immigration policies force millions of people to choose between earning mon...

“ We are all worthy of grieving, we are all deserving of grieving, that grieving is part of life and that it is okay to grieve." In this episode of Grief'd Up, host Rebecca Feinglos welcomes Ana Marcela Rodríguez, a licensed marriage and family therapist who's transforming mental health care for the Hispanic community in North Texas. Ana Marcela shares how early losses shaped her calling to therap...

  "My first thought was, this is really bad timing because we had a difficult away game." In this episode of Grief'd Up, host Rebecca Feinglos welcomes Hugo Scheckter, founder of the Player Care Group, for a conversation that moves between professional football clubs and deeply personal loss. Hugo shares his journey from coaching to pioneering player welfare in Premier League soccer, and how...

"When somebody dies, the single thing that enables us to survive is the love and support of others." In this episode of Grief'd Up, host Rebecca Feinglos welcomes Julia Samuel, one of the world's most influential voices in grief support. Julia is a psychotherapist with over 30 years of experience, founder patron of Child Bereavement UK, and author of Grief Works , This Too Shall Pass , and Every F...

  "I think all of our healing starts in learning to find spaces that we can safely speak about our stories." In this episode of Grief'd Up, host Rebecca Feinglos welcomes Chanelle Jefferson, a contemporary artist, who's revolutionizing how we process grief through her stunning visual art. Chanelle shares her journey from childhood trauma to creating The Grief Project: an initiative that chann...

"What would it look like if this year we were all just a little more open and honest about our grief over the holidays? And what if we stopped trying to prove how great things are or how perfect our holiday season looks and let our guards down a little bit?" In this solo episode of Grief'd Up, host Rebecca Feinglos explores the pressure to perform perfection during the holidays when you're grievin...

  "The knee jerk reaction is ‘you’re not alone.’ But the reality is that you feel really f***ing alone!" In this episode of Grief'd Up, host Rebecca Feinglos welcomes Andrea Girón-Mathern and Rebecca Luttrell, the dynamic duo behind the All the Grief podcast. These two Colorado-based women prove that some of the most powerful friendships are forged through shared experiences of loss– what we...

  "Grief is not a journey. It is a language. The goal is not finishing. It's becoming fluent." In this episode of Grief'd Up, host Rebecca Feinglos sits down with John Onwuchekwa, one of the most prominent voices in the grief space and creator of the We Go On Tour. John shares his journey from a child with a severe stutter to a pastor, author, and grief advocate whose work has touched million...

"Can a person you're getting to know sit with your pain and hold it alongside you? Can they listen and be present for whatever grief you're sharing with them, without trying to fix it or ignoring it? Can they just let your grief be? Can just be in the room with you?" In this solo episode of Grief'd Up, host Rebecca Feinglos gets vulnerable about one of her favorite topics: dating while grieving. R...

“I think you have to keep one foot solidly in the camp of, this is a replication echo. It is not actually a digital version of the person that I loved." In this episode of Grief'd Up, host Rebecca Feinglos welcomes her best friend, Brooke Hartley Moy, CEO of Infactory and seasoned tech leader, to explore the surprising and  complex intersections of artificial intelligence and grief. The conve...

  "Shame is what killed my brother…and I refuse to let shame take anything away from us anymore.” In this episode of Grief'd Up, host Rebecca Feinglos welcomes Nina Rodriguez, grief guide, educator, podcaster, and founder of Grief and Light. Nina shares her experience of the death of her little brother and only sibling, Yosef, at 32 to fentanyl poisoning. His death transformed her into a pass...

  “I would look around and just be indignant and shocked that anybody could be laughing because my parents were dead.”  In this episode of Grief'd Up, host Rebecca Feinglos welcomes Rebecca Soffer, co-founder of Modern Loss and author of "The Modern Loss Handbook." Rebecca Soffer shares her journey of losing both parents by age 33, her mother, Shelby, in a sudden car accident when Rebecc...

"’I just want a break from my body.’ ‘I feel that my body is just being unfair to me.’ All of that is body grief. The feeling of loss of bodily autonomy is more prevalent than ever right now in this world, for all of us." In this episode of Grief'd Up, host Rebecca Feinglos welcomes Jayne Mattingly, nationally recognized disability advocate, body image speaker, and author of the new book "This Is...

"We only have so much battery in a day... you owe it to those people and the work that you do to take care of yourself." In this episode of Grief'd Up, host Rebecca Feinglos welcomes Chris Punsalan, the content creator known to millions as "the grandma guy." Chris shares his journey of caring for his beloved Apu for eight years, documenting their daily life through viral videos that resonated with...

"Losing someone at a young age is very hard. It gets easier to manage. It doesn't hurt less. You just grow as a person and you understand your emotions on different levels... your grief always stays with you, but not always in a bad way.” What happens when two people separated by decades but connected by this specific, terrible thing get to talk? In this very special episode of Grief'd Up, host Re...

"Give yourself some grace to feel your pet grief. Feel the anticipatory grief as your dog gets older and you navigate healthcare decisions and end-of-life decisions for your pet. That's grief. You are not silly. You are not weak. You are not being ridiculous. You are not overreacting.” In this episode of Grief'd Up, host Rebecca Feinglos welcomes listeners into her most unexpected grief journey ye...

Content Warning: Jessica gets really candid about her miscarriage experience in this episode. Not everyone is in a place where they can listen to a story about pregnancy loss, and that's completely understandable.. If you're not, it's okay. You can skip to 17 minutes 15 seconds and still get a lot out of this episode.  ​​"I think we should let grief change us. I'm not into the idea of silver...

"I got it out of him that he told his mom about me, and she told him to run as fast as he can and never be with someone who has complex medical issues." In this episode of Grief'd Up, host Rebecca Feinglos welcomes sisters Jacqueline and Alexa Child, founders of Dateability, the only dating app for disabled and chronically ill people. The sisters share their personal journey with chronic illness a...

"Grief is just transition. And when someone passes, they're just transitioning, but it's just a very big transition." In this powerful episode of Grief'd Up, host Rebecca Feinglos welcomes Thai Branch, a lifestyle influencer turned grief advocate. Thai shares her journey after losing her mother Eula in September 2021, and how it revolutionized her understanding of grief as something that touches e...

"It's my hope that through the Grief’d Up podcast, we spark more of those conversations outside of this setting, that we spark conversations that you can then have with people you love and that you care about." In this episode of Grief'd Up, host Rebecca Feinglos, certified grief support specialist and founder of Grieve Leave, delves into the often-unacknowledged grief associated with what she cal...

"Resilience is bullshit. I felt incredibly validated by her. Maybe you did too."     In this season finale episode of Grief'd Up, Rebecca Feinglos shares her top five takeaways from conversations that fundamentally shifted how she thinks about grief and loss. She returns to conversations with Erin Levine, JS Park, Amber Jeffrey, Shane Battier, and Jessica Guthrie - each bringing unique p...