This week we have a preview of our Patreon exclusive podcast HTG: Happy Hour with hosts Tiffany and Amber and special guest Brittany! We talk friendship breakups, art, the importance of close friends and everything in between.
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Marci Warhaft, author of The Good Stripper: A Soccer Mom's Memoir of Loss, Lies and Lapdances, shares with us how two significant losses completely changed her life. TW: eating disorders, suicide, medical malpractice
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Alanna is a nineteen-year-old writer based in Ireland. Her main topic of interest is promoting writing among other arts to young people, multitasking her creative work, university and her full-time job. In this episode we talk friendship, the loss of her grandfather, and how these things have informed the rest of her life.
She hosts her own podcast ‘The Art of Conversation’ where she give artists of all genres a platform, encouraging listeners to try their craft.
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Danielle is owner of 11 year old digital branding firm Octane Design Studios. She is a podcaster, wife, mother, and lover of chai tea, comics, cosplay and live MMA. In this episode she opens up about her middle son running away and how her family has moved forward since his safe return.
Danielle is a blended family advocate as both a biological and adopted parent of 4 beautiful boys.
Her children’s attributes range from special needs and interracial heritages to hormonal growth spurts and challenging independence. Her youngest is currently 1.5 years old.
As much as Danielle is passionate about providing creative services she strives to be more than just the graphics she creates.
Over the years her hashtag #MoreThanGraphics has become more than just a marketing slogan; it's become a life principle for herself that she executes through storytelling and life chronicles as producer and co-host of the #MoreThanGraphics podcast.
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Emily talks to us about the loss of two husbands who taught her two very different lessons on living life.
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Lee talks to us about what it's like to process 10 years of grief after all of it is over.
In this episode, Emajah speaks to us about how the death of her aunt lead her to look inward.
Currently working on her first book, Emajah "hopes to give people a source for mental development and conscious achievement." She also is the owner of an online metaphysical shop.
Jourdan Rystrom discusses how facing her addiction lead her to ultimately learn of her own grief.
Jourdan is a soulful singer-songwriter & inspirational speaker, Certified Hypnotherapist and Reiki Master Teacher & Spiritual Life Coach. She is also the creator of the Finally Free Transformation Program.
I sat down with Kat Bonner who has made a business of "helping women find relief from grief." We talked about how her decision to get sober and "stop wallowing in pity" ultimately led her to a career in grief work.*
*Kat Bonner is not certified by any governing body to be a grief coach/therapist.*
Chelsea Ohlemiller is "a thirty-something wife, mother and educator who has Indiana roots and a passionate spirit. Chelsea is a sappy romantic, coffee junkie, book collector, and person who wears her heart on her sleeve. She’s sarcastic, full of jokes, full of tears, and enjoys writing most when life gets messy or complicated. In 2017, Chelsea's mother passed away. Through her grief journey, she decided to take her mother’s advice and share her writing with the world. One day she gained the courage to honor her mother's wishes and write. It turned out to be one of the best decisions she's ever made."
In this episode Chelsea and I discuss her passion for writing and how it lead her to creating a grief community full of hope, but one that isn't afraid of talking about the harsh realities we all face when grieving.
In this episode Tiffany interviews HTG editor Emanuel, who after witnessing his mother's long battle with cancer turns to his anger and the avoidance of his own grief in order to survive. TW: drug/alcohol abuse, suicide, depression.
Julia Morin is a writer, certified Grief Educator, Grief Support Specialist and healing and growth facilitator. In this episode Julia shares how losing her mother at a young age lead her to an interest in grief education--20 years later. She is the name behind the instagram account @girl_meets_grief.
Bianca Maria is a grief coach and mastermind behind the instagram account @good.grieving. In it she shares all the ways she's learned to "live and grow alongside [her] grief."
In this episode we discuss her personal story of grief and how that led her to healing, creating an online community and becoming a certified grief coach.
During one of the most pivotal times in her life, Hannah shares with us how two losses within a short time of one another, including the loss of her mother, changed her life.
In this episode we discuss what it was like for Michelle to go through the loss of the future her late mentor had promised. What do we do when we expected someone to be there and they can't be?
"Michelle was born and raised a Florida girl, went to UCF for her BA in English Literature and then a few months after graduating started a program to receive her Masters in clinical mental health counseling. She graduated from that program in spring of 2020 and for the last year has been providing individual and group therapy to people in the state of Florida. Outside of her professional life she enjoys reading and writing as well as crafting. She's very passionate about social justice & advocacy and has been fortunate enough to do work to help others understand the importance of these topics. She describes herself as a lifelong learner/educator and it's her desire to bring others along on this journey as well."
Ginny is a South Carolina native and current resident of Colorado Springs. She’s lived and travels all over but still has much more to see and do. Ginny designs and builds costumes for theatre for a living, and she also works with Tiffany at the Wild Goose. In her free time Ginny loves to spend time with her friends, eating good food and drinking good drinks, but she also loves staying up too late watching Netflix or Tiktok.
In this episode we discuss what it's like to choose to no longer have a romantic relationship with someone you love and what it's like to move forward.
Amber is a proud mom, wife and the social media manager for Quigley Coffee Co and Ratliff Auto Detailing (her family's company!) in Sanford, FL. She is also one of Tiffany's best friends and has been for 11 years! In this episode we discuss what it's like when your community fails you and how it can ultimately lead you to finding yourself in the wreckage.
After her mom passed suddenly, Maggie realized there was a shortage of grief resources for those in her age group. In this episode we talk about what its like to go through unexpected grief, and how we can be a resource to others when we least expect it. Maggie is a college senior, a nature and animal lover, and the proud daughter of Laurie Fitzgerald.
A conversation with Alex E. Castro.
