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Moms Don't Have Time to Grieve with Kelsey Chittick

When it comes to grief, individual loss is unique, yet so much of grief is universal. How do we lean into the pain, and then let it go? How do we reconnect with our loved ones and find them in new ways? What does death a
Latest Episode11/28/2022

The Hard Goodbye: An Honest Conversation about Suicide and How to Find Peace

Season 3, Ep. 6
Complicated grief is a subject that is hard to talk about and even harder to experience. In these situations, there are few words that will comfort those who are left behind. Because of this unique type of loss, Kelsey knew she needed to start with someone she knew intimately. This conversation is between Kelsey and her childhood best friend, Lise Davis. They speak with honesty, love, and deep trust about the loss of Lise’s father. This episode is about learning how to listen, how to support people, and what it means to have the tough discussions with those who need a place to share the most.   
11/28/2022

The Hard Goodbye: An Honest Conversation about Suicide and How to Find Peace

Season 3, Ep. 6
Complicated grief is a subject that is hard to talk about and even harder to experience. In these situations, there are few words that will comfort those who are left behind. Because of this unique type of loss, Kelsey knew she needed to start with someone she knew intimately. This conversation is between Kelsey and her childhood best friend, Lise Davis. They speak with honesty, love, and deep trust about the loss of Lise’s father. This episode is about learning how to listen, how to support people, and what it means to have the tough discussions with those who need a place to share the most.   
11/14/2022

Compounded Grief and How we Survive

Season 3, Ep. 5
Nathalie Himmelrich is a holistic counselor and coach who accompanies people therapeutically through the challenges presented by life and death. She walks this path with her clients as she, too, understands loss in a very personal way. Her insights, the way she looks at grief, and the advice she has around healing is so important to hear. She is an author of many books about grief and healing which you can find on her website . 
11/7/2022

What's Your Grief?

Season 3, Ep. 4
“Grief is a complex topic. It is an emotional, logistical, and existential nightmare.” This week's guests and What's Your Grief co-founders Eleanor Haley and Litsa Wiliam talk with Kelsey about why grieving in your own particular way, having support, and doing the work is so important. They share what has helped them, and so many other people, walk this path with dignity, community, and grace. “What’s Your Grief” website and book are two of the best resources you can find if you or a loved one is experiencing grief.  
10/31/2022

From Scratch - Healing and Loving Again

Season 3, Ep. 3
Tembi Locke knows grief intimately. In this powerful podcast, she shares her story and her healing. Her perspective and her advice is important to hear. Tembi is the New York Times bestselling author of her memoir From Scratch, and an actor, producer, and screenwriter with a passion for connecting with an audience. From Scratch is a Reese’s Book Club pick, an Audie Awards Best Audiobook finalist, and a Goodreads Best Books finalist. 
10/24/2022

Different After You — A Path through Grief and a Guide to Community

Season 3, Ep. 2
In this conversation, Michele Neff Hernandez shares how she has changed the way we speak about and experience grief. She is a leader in grief work and a pioneer of how best to bring grieving people together in a supportive and healing way. She is the founder of Soaring Spirits International — a non-profit organization which has served over four million widowed people and is for anyone who has experienced the death of a spouse or partner. Michele is also the creator and director of the Camp Widow® Program; a first-of-its-kind event bringing together widowed people from all walks of life.
10/14/2022

A Hole in The World - Finding Hope in Ritual of Grief and Healing

Season 3, Ep. 1
Amanda Held Opelt knows grief well. After having what felt like a charmed life, she experienced 5 years of back-to-back losses that changed the way she looked at and experienced grief. In this episode, Amanda discusses faith, grief, and creativity, and why she believes in the power of community, ritual, shared worship, and storytelling to heal even our deepest wounds. Amanda is the author of “A Hold in the World,” a book about finding hope in rituals of grief and healing.
10/7/2022

On the Ledge

Season 2, Ep. 10
Fifty-five years after Amy Turner’s father climbed out on a hotel ledge and threatened to jump—a story that received national news coverage—Amy is convinced she's dealt with all the psychological reverberations of her childhood. Then she steps into a crosswalk and is mowed down by a pickup truck—an accident that nearly kills her. In this episode, Amy and Kelsey discuss the power of secrets, the gifts of grief, and how everything we go through teaches us lessons that we would have never wanted to miss.