Send us a text Welcome to Day 1 of my 5 Days of Holiday Grief series! In this episode, we explore how to cope with grief during the holiday season, especially when facing your first holiday after a significant loss. Whether your grief stems from the death of a loved one, divorce, or another life-changing event, this episode offers guidance to help you navigate the emotional challenges. We chat about the importance of acknowledging and processing complex emotions, setting healthy bound...

Send us a text Today I'm welcoming Brittney Ann, a gifted medium who opens up about her incredible journey of discovering and embracing her spiritual gifts after years of denying them. From her early childhood experiences of seeing and sensing spirits to the trauma that ultimately led her to accept her mediumship, Brittany shares a powerful story of healing, resilience, and transformation through grief. In this episode, you’ll learn: ✨ How Brittney first discovered her mediumship and learn...

Send us a text In today’s episode of Mourning Sips & Soul Shifts, we’re exploring a common challenge in the grief journey: the pressure to return to your “old self” before loss. I'm here to remind you that it’s completely normal to change after a significant loss. Grief transforms us, and that transformation isn't something to fix. It’s something to honor. In this conversation, we're digging into why people around us may struggle to understand our evolution, and mindset shifts to help y...

Send us a text Today I'm sitting down with Jessica Maguire, a Grief and Nervous System Expert, to explore the powerful link between grief, trauma, and the nervous system. Together we dive into how grief is stored in the body, why our nervous system responds the way it does after loss, and how to begin healing trauma and regulating your body through mindful awareness and connection. Jessica opens up about her own story of loss (in particular, her brother to suicide), and how it inspired her ...

Send us a text In this episode of Mourning Sips & Soul Shifts, let's explore how to navigate the holiday season while grieving the loss of a loved one. More specifically, missing their presence at the holiday dinner table or celebrations. I'm sharing a glimpse into the evolution of my own holiday seasons without my parents over the years, but more importantly, I'm offering you practical, compassionate advice if you're struggling with loneliness, sadness, or emotional overwhelm during the...

Send us a text In this episode of the Life With Grief Podcast I'm joined by Angela Vitiello, founder of The Expat Parenting Collective, to explore a unique and often overlooked form of grief: the kind that comes with major life transitions and relocation. Angela opens up about her personal journey of moving abroad, adjusting to new cultures, and navigating motherhood as an expat. She shares how the excitement of starting fresh can coexist with feelings of loss, identity shifts, and postpartu...

Send us a text In this episode of Mourning Sips & Soul Shifts on the Life With Grief podcast, we’re exploring a rarely discussed aspect of grief: changes in appetite. Whether you’re noticing a loss of appetite or overeating, these shifts are common and deeply connected to the body’s response to loss. We dig into: ✨ Why grief affects our appetite and can cause undereating or overeating ✨ How stress and hormones impact hunger cues ✨ Our nervous system response to stress ✨ Practical ...

Send us a text In this episode I'm sitting down with Lauren Sisler, award-winning ESPN sideline reporter and author of Shatterproof, to explore how grief can shape—and strengthen—our lives. Lauren opens up about losing both of her parents to fentanyl overdoses when she was just 18, and the more recent passing of her brother. Together we dive into the complexities of coping with sudden loss, the stigmas surrounding grief and addiction, and the importance of normalizing conversations abo...

Send us a text In this episode of Mourning Sips and Soul Shifts, we’re exploring one of the most common and tender fears in grief: feeling like a burden. If you’ve ever kept your pain quiet because you didn’t want to “bother” anyone, this conversation will remind you that your grief is not too much. We’ll chat about the cultural discomfort around grief, why we often suffer in silence, and how to begin releasing guilt when asking for support. You’ll learn mindset shifts to reframe the belief...

Send us a text In this episode of the Life with Grief Podcast, I sit down with Diandra Ford-Wing—a tech sales professional turned author—for a heartfelt conversation about grief, healing, and the power of creative expression after loss. Diandra opens up about losing her mother, aunt, and grandfather, and how her grief journey inspired her to write her debut memoir, Redbird. She shares how writing became a form of therapy, helping her process pain, honor her loved ones, and rediscover herself...

Send us a text In this episode of Morning Sips & Soul Shifts, I explore the tender yet powerful journey of rediscovering joy after loss. Grief often brings fear, anxiety, and hypervigilance, making it difficult to fully trust moments of happiness. Together, we’ll talk about how to gently lean into joy, even when it feels fleeting or overshadowed by the fear of “the other shoe dropping.” You’ll hear practical insights on: ✨ How to trust joy while grieving ✨ Why micro moments of hap...

Send us a text Today on Life With Grief I'm sitting down with Hannah Rumsey, creator of the Friends Missing Friends Podcast, to discuss the unique and often overlooked grief of losing a friend. Hannah opens up about her personal story of losing her friend, Lauren, under tragic circumstances, and how this loss inspired her to create a space for others navigating friendship loss grief. Together, we explore: ✨ Why friend loss grief is often minimized or misunderstood ✨ The lack of resour...

Send us a text Have you ever felt pressured to find your big life purpose after loss? Like you need to radically change everything or discover one monumental calling? In this episode of Mourning Sips & Soul Shifts on Life With Grief, we’re unpacking why that’s not the only way forward. We’ll explore: ✨ Why the idea of “purpose” can feel overwhelming after loss. ✨ The truth about small, everyday purposes and why they matter just as much (if not more) than a grand mission. ✨ How embracing ...

Send us a text In this heartfelt episode I'm joined by Laura Walton—a licensed mental health therapist—as she opens up about her deeply personal journey with grief after losing her father to suicide and her best friend to a drug overdose in her twenties. These profound losses shaped her purpose and career, leading her to become a grief and trauma therapist dedicated to helping others navigate loss. In this beautiful conversation, Laura shares how yoga and the mind-body connection became powe...

Send us a text In this episode of Mourning Sips & Soul Shifts, we're exploring the powerful connection between grief, the body, and healing. When we experience loss, it’s common to feel disconnected from ourselves—especially from our physical body. I'm sharing insights on how learning to listen to your body can become a guidepost for alignment, embodiment, and transformation in life after loss. You’ll hear about: ✨ Why grief often creates a sense of disconnection from our bodies. ...

Send us a text In this impactful episode of Life With Grief, Lauren Hunter (LCSW, PMH-C) and I explore the profound impact of birth trauma and stressful NICU experiences on women, relationships, and family life. But before we dig into that, Lauren also shares her experience with mourning the loss of the relationship with her father after finding out some life-altering news, and how painful that living loss can be. And, as we move into our conversation around NICU trauma, how she lost h...

Send us a text In this episode of Mourning Sips & Soul Shifts on the Life With Grief podcast, we’re diving into the connection between love languages and grief. While love languages are often talked about in romantic relationships, they can be a powerful framework for supporting someone who is grieving and even for understanding your own needs in grief. You’ll hear: ✨ How each of the five love languages—words of affirmation, acts of service, gifts, quality time, and physical touch—can ...

Send us a text In this episode I sit down with evidential psychic medium Kelly Palmatier for a powerful and eye-opening conversation about mediumship, psychic development, and connecting with loved ones who have passed. I'm giving a glimpse into my own experience working with Kelly, and we open the door to an authentic discussion about the difference between psychics vs. mediums—and why understanding that distinction matters. Kelly explains what makes her an evidential medium, sharing stori...

Send us a text Today we're exploring the unexpected perspective shifts that often come with grief. When we lose a loved one—or face any significant loss—what we once valued can change dramatically. I'm sharing insights on how grief can transform priorities, strip away what no longer matters, and invite us to focus on what truly does. You’ll also hear practical strategies for navigating this shift, including: ✨ Practicing self-compassion when your world feels upside down ✨ Setting healthy bo...

Send us a text In this episode of the Life With Grief Podcast I'm sitting down with Brendan Shaw, a creator whose raw and heartfelt videos about grief have touched millions. Brendan shares the devastating story of losing his brother in a tragic and senseless act of violence in April 2022, and how he continues to navigate the overwhelming grief and complex emotions while awaiting trial. He opens up about how his grief journey led him to start creating content on TikTok as a form of therapy an...