My Mom Died

After losing someone, you start seeing them everywhere. A cardinal. A butterfly. A song on the radio at the exact moment you needed it. In this episode of My Mom Died, Gabri Segui breaks down the actual brain chemistry behind why grievers see signs from their loved ones, from how your brain filters emotionally significant information to the grief psychology concept of continuing bonds. She shares her own sign from her mom, the stories her community shared in Grief Circle, and why the relationship with the person you lost does not end when they die, it just changes. Whether you see signs constantly or feel like you never get them, this episode will give you language for what you are experiencing. Share in the comments: what is your sign from your loved one, and when did you last see it?

When you lose someone, grief raises questions that nobody around you seems to know how to answer. In this episode of My Mom Died, Gabri Segui answers the second round of questions submitted by her community, including how to handle grief guilt, what to do when everyone expects you to be over it, whether you will ever forget the sound of your mom's voice, how to deal with a surviving parent who takes their grief out on you, what to do with a loved one's belongings, and how grief changes your relationship with the things they left behind. She also shares what her mom's last text said, and why she never responded. This is part two of the community Q&A series. Share in the comments: what grief question has never been answered for you?

After losing someone, grief raises questions that most answers just do not touch. In this episode of My Mom Died, Gabri Segui answers real questions submitted by her community about what grief actually looks like from the inside. She covers how to introduce new people to a mom they will never meet, how to celebrate milestones after losing a parent, what to do when dreams of your person feel more real than waking life, how to handle family members who take their grief out on you, what grief looks like when the relationship was complicated, and what a medium told her about what her mom experienced crossing over. This is part one of two. Share in the comments: what is the one grief question you have never been able to find the answer to?

When you lose someone, the first thing most people do is reach for a book. In this episode, Gabri Segui walks through the grief books that actually helped her after losing her mom, including Death by Steve Case, Grief and Grits by Marsha Gray Hill, Moving On Doesn't Mean Letting Go by Gina Moffa, and Motherless Daughters. She also shares two honorable mentions that helped her understand grief in unexpected ways. Whether you are newly grieving or years into it, this is a practical reading list from someone who has been through it.

After losing her mom, Gabri Segui stopped eating, lost her friends, and spent so much time on her couch that the cushions had a permanent indent from her body. In this episode she talks about the habits that pulled her out of the worst days of grief and changed how she carries loss every single day. She covers her "Pockets of Happy" gratitude practice, finding the right therapist, grief journaling, talking about the people you have lost, and building community when grief has left you completely alone. Whether you are in early grief or years into it and still struggling, this episode offers practical tools that actually work. Share in the comments: what is one habit that has helped you get through grief?

Grief therapy is not what most people expect. In this episode, Gabri Segui walks through her full therapy journey after losing her mom, from ghosting her therapist for a year after the loss to finally going back and learning what therapy actually does for grief healing. She covers how to find a grief therapist, what to do when you can't afford therapy, why grief is not something to solve, and the tools that changed how she carries her loss every single day. Whether you are considering therapy for grief or wondering if it is even worth it, this episode will give you an honest and realistic picture of what the process actually looks like. Share in the comments: have you tried therapy for grief, and what has your experience been?

It's normal to feel like grief made you stop caring. But what if it made you care more about everything instead? In this episode, Gabri explores the tension between grief awareness and grief anxiety, what the salience network in your brain actually does after experiencing death, and why oversensitivity after loss is not grief done wrong. Whether you are navigating the loss of a parent or wondering why ordinary moments suddenly feel unbearable, this episode offers language for what you are feeling. Share in the comments: what is one ordinary moment that hits differently now that your person is gone?

After losing someone, grief doesn't just change how you mourn. It changes how you see everything. In this episode of My Mom Died, Gabri Segui talks about what happens when death stops being an idea and becomes a reality you carry into every relationship, every milestone, every ordinary moment. She reads a poem she wrote about grieving futures that haven't happened yet, talks about the anxiety of loving someone when you know loss is possible, and shares the most important distinction she has learned: awareness deepens life, but obsession steals it. This episode ends with a reframe that will change how you think about grief entirely.

Nobody talks about what happens to your surviving parent after you lose one. In this episode of My Mom Died, Gabri Segui finally opens up about watching her dad grieve her mom, prompted by a text he sent asking why she never talks about his grief. She shares the story of how her parents met at 14, were together 40 years, and what it has been like to watch her dad go from the goofy Arthur-watching guy he used to be to someone she barely recognizes. She also talks about the difference between supporting someone and trying to save them, why someone else's grief is not yours to carry, and how compassion for another person does not require you to abandon yourself.RSVP for the Grief Circle support group on June 23rd here: https://luma.com/kxfzua86