The Kaye Steinsapir Podcast

We want to talk about those we've lost, especially our kids. We want to tell you about who they were, what they loved, and share our favorite stories about them. Ask the grievers in your life to tell you about their person. Give them the gift of sharing your memories of them. On The Obliterated Place podcast, we honor our loved ones who've died by keeping their spirits alive. We celebrate them. Th...

Elizabeth Kopple began writing creative nonfiction after her 18-year-old son Henry was killed on his first day of college in 2022. Elizabeth wrote in an essay published in the Huffington Post, “in an instant, every expectation for our family and our future was obliterated.” I met Elizabeth at her family’s home shortly after Henry’s funeral. In our conversation on the podcast, Elizabeth explained t...

We want to talk about the ones we’ve lost. You aren’t upsetting us when you mention their names and tell us stories about them. You’re giving us a gift. Grief is lonely - especially when the loss wasn’t “supposed to happen.” We experience isolation on top of our sorrow. The Obliterated Place will help to change that. On my new podcast, we celebrate our loved ones who died. We reveal our pain, whic...

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Shabbat Shalom! It appears that every Jew in the world is expected to answer for Israel, and your host is no exception. So-called “progressives” have joined the “Free Palestine” movement, chanting “From the River to the Sea,” though most couldn’t say which river or sea. Few of these privileged Westerners have been to the Middle East or studied its complex history. They appear uninterested beyond s...

Last Mother’s Day, my long-time friend, Stephanie Renner, discovered that her eighteen-year-old son, Jordan, had died. Jordan ended his life by suicide the prior day. I’m honored that Stephanie agreed to chat with me, as the first anniversary of Jordan’s death and Mother’s Day approach. The words below were written by Stephanie to describe Jordan. Jordan “Gilly” Gilford was a brilliant, vibrant so...

In today’s episode of Coffee & Commiseration, we’re talking about grief (how parents and other family members grieve differently and how to find each other in your respective grief journeys), how to respond to stupid s**t people say when you’re going through something hard, how I keep going and living a life of meaning amidst soul-shattering loss, and what motivates me to do everything I do. Thank...

I don’t know about you, but my life feels pretty overwhelming. Juggling being a mom, maintaining a solid marriage, facing an uncertain future, living with ever-present grief, among other things, is A LOT! How are ya’ll doing? What helps you to stay sane during insane times? How do we keep our personal lives and families afloat while also making a difference in a world that needs us to fight for it...

Please join me for a cup of coffee or tea as we commiserate over difficult family relationships, serious illness, and feeling like we’re standing on shifting sands during these crazy times. Yet, life is still beautiful. I’m grateful for every day and optimistic about the future. Pain and joy can co-exist. Get full access to Transforming pain into purpose at kayesteinsapir.substack.com/subscribe

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