Pet Loss as a Legitimate Bereavement Experience Pet loss is one of the most common grief experiences in the United States — and one of the most consistently minimized. Helping professionals who work with bereaved individuals will encounter pet loss regularly, often embedded within other presenting concerns, and often carrying a layer of shame because […]
Coping with Pet Loss: Grieving a Beloved Dog & Preparing for End of Life Losing a pet can feel devastating — and yet pet grief is often minimized or misunderstood. In this episode, Adam Greenbaum shares the story of losing his Boston Terrier, Baxter, and how that experience led him to create Love Baxter, a […]
One of the least talked-about effects of grief is what it does to your sense of self. The qualities you relied on — your ability to make decisions, stay organized, show up for people, feel capable — can feel completely out of reach when you are grieving. This is not a personal failing. It is […]
Grief has a complicated relationship with time. It pulls you backward into memories — replaying moments, conversations, things you wish had gone differently. It pushes you forward into fear — worrying about a future that now looks nothing like you imagined. The present moment, the only place where healing can actually happen, can feel like […]
Mindfulness for Grief: Finding Peace and Healing After Loss Grief can pull you into the past or push you into fear about the future. Mindfulness invites you back to the present moment. In this episode, we talk with Holly McNeill about how meditation and mindful awareness can support healing after loss. We explore the PUR-LOVE […]
Yes — and not only is it normal, these emotions are part of how grief actually works. Anger at the person who died. Guilt over things said or left unsaid. Resentment toward people whose lives seem untouched by loss. These are some of the most common experiences grieving people have, and some of the least […]
What does it really mean to be there for a family in their most vulnerable moment? In this episode of the Grief Ladies podcast, Karyn and Kelly sit down with Brittany DeMarco-Furman, a licensed funeral director, to explore the deeply human side of the funeral industry. Brittany opens up about why interacting with grieving families […]
After a loss, one of the hardest things isn’t just the grief itself — it’s the feeling that no one around you really gets it. Grief support groups exist for exactly that reason: to put you in a room (or a Zoom) with people who understand because they’ve been there too. Grief in Common, founded […]
Grief changes you — and that means it changes every relationship around you too. The people you expected to show up may disappear, the things people say can sting even when they mean well, and you can feel completely alone in a room full of people who love you. In Episode 4 of the GRIEF […]
Grief Across Development: What Professionals Need to Know Children grieve. That statement seems obvious, but the ways in which child grief is misread, minimized, or mishandled in clinical, educational, and family systems suggest that professional understanding of childhood bereavement still has significant room to grow. Children do not grieve the way adults grieve — and […]
