Life, Death, Grief, Unscripted | Unfiltered Discussions on Living and Dying

Life, Death, Grief, Unscripted | Unfiltered Discussions on Living and Dying Hosted by Christina Holohan, Celebration of Life Event Planner, Certified Death Doula & Thanatologist Cremation is now the choice of roughly three out of four Colorado families, yet most of us know surprisingly little about what happens between the goodbye and the urn. In this episode, death doula and thanatologist Chr...

Life, Death, Grief, Unscripted | Unfiltered Discussions on Living and Dying Hosted by Christina Holohan, Certified Death Doula & Thanatologist   Most of us think we already understand traditional burial and embalming. But when it’s time to make decisions for someone we love, the gaps in our knowledge can be costly, financially and emotionally. In this episode, death doula and thanatologist Chr...

Life, Death, Grief, Unscripted | Unfiltered Discussions on Living and Dying Hosted by Christina Holohan, Certified Death Doula & Thanatologist   Someone you love just took their last breath, and somehow the world expects you to know what to do next. In this episode, death doula and thanatologist Christina Holohan sits with you in that hard, confusing space right after a loss and talks through...

Life, Death, Grief, Unscripted | Unfiltered Discussions on Living and Dying Hosted by Christina Holohan, Certified Death Doula & Thanatologist What happens when grief has nowhere to go? In this episode, death doula and thanatologist Christina explores the science and soul behind grief rituals, and why they are far more than a funeral tradition. Whether you’re navigating fresh loss, supporting...

Host: Christina Holohan (M.A. Thanatology, Certified End-of-Life Doula, CMP) Podcast: Life, Death, Grief, Unscripted Episode Summary: Happy Pride Month! We spend our whole lives fighting to build our identities, finding our people, and learning to stand proudly in our truth. But what happens to that authenticity when we die? In this deeply important episode, Christina explores the unique end-of-li...

What NOT to Say to Someone Grieving (And What to Say Instead) "I hate the phrase lost your dad. I didn't lose my dad... he died." When my husband Gerald shared this profound realization about his childhood grief, it stopped me in my tracks. It also perfectly highlighted a massive cultural shift: as a society, we have become deeply uncomfortable with the finality of death. In this episode of Life,...

Episode 4: Supporting a Grieving Child: A Lived Experience of Losing a Parent Grief isn't a season we pass through; it’s a landscape we learn to live in. But what happens when we are forced to enter that landscape as a child? In this deeply personal, unscripted episode, Christina is joined by her husband, Gerald, who shares his lived experience of losing his father at just 11 years old.   Stepping...

Episode 3 Description: When someone passes, we are often conditioned to believe a clock immediately starts ticking, that we only have a few days to plan a somber, traditional funeral. But what if we separated the physical care of the body from the emotional gathering of the community? What if we gave ourselves the gift of time? In this episode of Life, Death, Grief, Unscripted, Christina explores...

"Silence around death doesn't protect families. It breaks them." In this episode, Christina moves from the "why" to the "how" of end-of-life planning. We explore "The Conversation", the shift from managing a family crisis to planning with intention. Using real-world stories and frameworks from the Doulagivers "Good Death" model, Christina provides a roadmap for having one of the most meaningful ex...

In this opening episode, Christina Holohan shares her personal origin story and the pivotal losses that led her to become an End-of-Life Doula, Celebration of Life Planner, and Grief Coach. In 2014, Christina lost both of her grandmothers within six weeks. A year later, in 2015, her family experienced another devastating loss when her adult cousin was killed in a sudden accident. As she graduated...

Join Christina , an event planner, certified death doula, and master’s-trained thanatologist, as she breaks the silence around death and shares lessons from a decade helping families through end of life transitions. After losing her grandmothers without clear plans, she guides listeners to avoid rushed decisions, family conflict, and unnecessary crisis. Each episode offers practical frameworks, pe...