Our Candy Rose: For Those Who Stay

In this episode of Our Candy Rose: For Those Who Stay, Dena reflects on a quiet but powerful truth: we are not machines and our worth is not measured by productivity. In a culture that glorifies output, hustle, and constant improvement, it’s easy to confuse doing with being. Many of us learned to equate rest with laziness, stillness with falling behind, and healing with visible progress. But what...

In loving memory of my dad, Darrell Ore (1937-2017).There is a quiet season that comes after everything changes; when the old chapter is done, but the next one has not yet arrived. In this episode of Our Candy Rose: For Those Who Stay, Dena reflects on the long cycles of her life (service, motherhood, loss, identity) and the strange, sacred space that follows when the tide goes still. Not sadness....

Emotional regulation isn’t a personality trait, it’s survival. In this episode, Dena explores how unregulated pain fuels addiction, violence, disconnection, and generational trauma and how emotional education may be one of the most powerful forms of prevention. What if the key to a better world isn’t louder opinions… but steadier nervous systems? For those navigating grief, trauma, healing, and ac...

In this episode of Our Candy Rose: For Those Who Stay, Dena reflects on the version of herself that learned to survive. Healing is often described as soft, gentle, and peaceful. But sometimes healing is confronting. Sometimes it’s realizing that the calm, competence, independence, and strength you were praised for… were actually adaptations. Trauma responses. Survival strategies. This episode expl...

In this episode of Our Candy Rose: For Those Who Stay, Dena unpacks a dream that lingered, a haircut gone wrong. Short, uneven bangs. No mirror. No consent. Dismissal when she spoke up. What begins as a simple dream becomes a layered reflection on identity, autonomy, grief, visibility, and the fear of being changed without permission. Hair in dreams often represents agency and self-image, how we f...

In this episode of Our Candy Rose: For Those Who Stay , Dena is joined by her friend Jen for a thoughtful conversation about how grief shows up differently for each of us. Together, they explore grief through two lenses, one grounded in logic, acceptance, and steadiness, and another that lives deeply in the heart. Through shared reflection, they discuss how loss can be processed through understand...

This episode is a quiet one. After making a vision board at a community event, I realized something unexpected: what I created wasn’t a plan for the future , it was a place to land. In this reflective episode, I talk to myself and gently to you about space, boundaries, and healing that doesn’t perform. About honoring truth without over-explaining. About letting a year unfold without forcing clarit...

As the year ends, grief often hits in a way no one prepares us for. It’s not just the calendar turning, it feels like being pulled farther away from the last place our child existed. December becomes a quiet choke-point: the final month their name was spoken in the present tense, the last calendar where they were still “here,” the closing of shared seasons we never wanted to end. In this deeply pe...

Some days, the mind won’t settle. Intrusive thoughts hop from one situation to another. Anger and blame surface unexpectedly. And old moments replay, especially the ones where you handled things with grace, but later wished you’d spoken up. In this bonus episode of Our Candy Rose: For Those Who Stay , Dena gently explores what’s really happening beneath intrusive thoughts, anger, and regret throug...

What if survival has less to do with strength and more to do with which voices we let reach us? In this deeply reflective episode of Our Candy Rose: For Those Who Stay, Dena shares a simple story about two frogs trapped in a well and the devastating difference made by encouragement versus hopelessness. One frog hears the voices saying “you’ll never make it” and gives up. The other keeps jumping un...

A Season Finale on Survival, Love, and Becoming the Flame We Carry In this emotional season finale, Dena invites listeners into a tender, conversational reflection on what it really means to survive deep grief. Through personal moments from life after losing her daughter Candace, and guided journaling prompts, she explores how love reshapes us into someone softer, wiser, and unexpectedly strong. T...

Where the Soul Goes: Signs, Presence, and the Love That Stays Connected In this spiritually rich episode, Dena explores one of grief’s deepest questions: Where does the soul go after death…and how do our loved ones stay connected to us? Through powerful stories, synchronicities, and lived spiritual experiences, she shares how Candace continues to appear through signs, timing, intuition, and undeni...

Candace’s Path, and Ours: The Soul Journey We’re Still Walking Together In this deeply personal episode, Dena explores the sacred dimension of grief — not just her own, but her daughter Candace’s ongoing soul journey. Instead of focusing on the circumstances of loss, Candace’s Path, and Ours looks at who Candace was at her core: her light, her purpose, her intuitive wisdom, and the spiritual assig...

What if healing isn’t about moving on… but becoming through it? In this heartfelt episode, Dena shares the quiet, raw process of transformation that grief brings — the way love and loss intertwine to form something entirely new. Through her journey after losing her daughter, Candace, she reflects on how grief reshapes identity, deepens compassion, and becomes a sacred teacher. This is not a story...

In this heartfelt conversation, we explore what it means to keep creating — even after life shatters. Mike joins me to talk about the courage it takes to make something beautiful out of pain, and how creativity itself can become an act of survival, faith, and love. Together, we talk about the moments when it feels easier to stop — to turn away from purpose — and the quiet, soul-level choice to beg...

Tonight’s story invites you into a quiet garden, where a soft lantern glows and peace begins to settle over your heart. This guided reflection is meant to help you release the weight of the day and rest in comfort. Our Candy Rose: For Those Who Stay is created in loving memory of Candace Rose Olson (2007–2025) . For those who stay, we remember. Your life will not be in vain—everything we do will b...

What do we do with pain when it feels too heavy to carry? In this episode, I share my journey of grief after losing my daughter, Candace, and how purpose began to slowly emerge—not to erase the pain, but to give it meaning. This conversation is not about silver linings, but about the small ways pain can point us toward love, growth, and deeper connection. Our Candy Rose: For Those Who Stay is crea...

Start your morning with peace and love. In this short affirmation, I guide you into a calm and grounded space—reminding you that no matter what today brings, you carry strength, love, and purpose within you. This series, Our Candy Rose: For Those Who Stay , is created in loving memory of my daughter, Candace Rose Olson (2007–2025) . For those who stay, we remember. Your life will not be in vain—ev...

Welcome to Our Candy Rose: For Those Who Stay — a grief and soul journey podcast in loving memory of Candace Rose Olson (2007–2025). 🌙 Bedtime Story: The Lantern by the River This is a gentle story to help you rest and release the day. Settle in, breathe deeply, and allow the calm rhythm of words to carry you toward sleep. 🌹 Dedication: For those who stay, we remember. Her life will not be in va...

Welcome to Our Candy Rose: For Those Who Stay — a grief and soul journey podcast in loving memory of Candace Rose Olson (2007–2025). 🌹 Episode 04: Beyond This Lifetime: The Bonds That Never Break Grief doesn’t just live in this lifetime. Sometimes it awakens us to bonds that feel bigger than time, deeper than logic. In this episode, we explore soul ties, twin flames, parent-child soul contracts,...

Welcome to Our Candy Rose: For Those Who Stay. This is your weekly reset — a moment to ground yourself, breathe, and begin again. 🌹 Dedication: In loving memory of Candace Rose Olson (2007–2025). For those who stay, we remember. Her life will not be in vain — everything we do will be in her name. #OurCandyRose #ForThoseWhoStay #MorningAffirmation #Healing

Welcome to Our Candy Rose: For Those Who Stay This is your gentle invitation into rest — a story to quiet the mind and soften the body at the end of the day. Settle in, breathe deeply, and let this reflection carry you toward peace and sleep. What you’ll experience: A grounding practice for evening calm Soft imagery to release the day Space for rest, safety, and letting go Our Candy Rose: For Thos...

Welcome to Our Candy Rose: For Those Who Stay In this episode, I share reflections on purpose vs free will — how grief makes us wrestle with fate, choice, and the paths we walk. Along the way, I share a personal moment of connection on September 11th, where signs from nature and memory brought both sorrow and peace. Topics we touch on: Purpose, destiny, and the role of free will Signs from nature...

Welcome to Our Candy Rose: For Those Who Stay This is your weekly reset — a moment to breathe, ground yourself, and step back into peace. Morning Affirmation Whisper after me: “I take a breath in… I feel life filling me. I breathe out… I let go of yesterday. Today is a new beginning. Today I choose peace. Today I welcome what is meant for me. I carry this breath as a gift into my day.” Grounding P...

“Welcome to For Those Who Stay, a podcast dedicated in loving memory of my daughter, Candace Rose Olson (2007–2025). For those who stay, we remember. Your life will not be in vain — everything we do will be in your name.” 🌹 In this episode, Dena explores what it really means to care for yourself after loss. Self-care isn’t indulgence. It isn’t optional. It’s survival. From the smallest comforts t...