All the Grief

In this episode Andrea and Rebecca interview Rebecca Feinglos. In December 2021, Rebecca quit her job to take a sabbatical year to grieve after the sudden death of her father. It became so much more as she faced the grief of her father's death and the grief she had buried after her mother's passing when she was just 13. She documented her thoughts on her blog and social media - it was her "Grieve Leave." Through sharing knowledge, advice and tangible resources, and creating a space for others to grieve, Rebecca has expanded Grieve Leave beyond her own personal journey and has grown into a community of thousands. Whether you've lost a pet or you've lost your parents, grief is not one-size-fits-all. Grieve Leave is a community built to support others in learning to grieve all of our losses. There's no wrong way to grieve. 

This touching, honest, and deeply personal conversation will benefit anyone touched by sibling loss.

 Find Annie
@anniesklaverorenstein on Instagram
LinkedIn

On this episode Andrea and Rebecca take another look at grief on the screen by watching and discussing The Banshees of Inisherin. The film, starring Colin Farrell and Brendan Gleeson was released in 2022 and follows two lifelong friends who find themselves at an impasse when one abruptly ends their friendship. SPOILER ALERT of course, but this episode can be listened to before or after seeing this incredible film. 
Oh, and did we mention there is a miniature donkey? Becasue there is. 

In this episode Rebecca & Andrea chat with Adam Zuckerman, founder of Buried in Work. After the death of his father and managing that estate for his family Adam, a lawyer and MBA, decided to simplify estate planning and end-of-life tasks. He shares with us the Buried in Work origin story and has A TON of tips for us all! 

Get tons of free and paid resources at
www.buriedinwork.com
 Find Adam and his incredible team at:
https://www.facebook.com/buriedinwork

https://www.youtube.com/@buriedinwork

https://www.linkedin.com/company/buriedinwork/

Andrea and Rebecca interview author, Jessica Waite about her debut memoir - A Widow's Guide to Dead Bastards. She shares with us how, in the wake of her husband’s sudden death, she uncovered secrets that undermined everything she’d trusted about the man she loved and their extraordinary life together. Then, amidst the chaos and confusion of her new reality as a widowed single mom, strange, inexplicable coincidences forced Jessica to consider whether her husband might be reaching back from beyond the grave. 

You can find Jessica 
@endless_stories_jess on Instagram 
and at
www.jessicawaite.work

In this episode Andrea and Rebecca welcome Dr. Ramona Beltrán to talk about ancestral grief and the ways that we carry the trauma - and the love and strength - of those who came before us. Dr. Beltrán reminds us to invite complexity, be open to shifting in the ways we see ourselves and others, and to get moving.

In this episode we chat with Kate Trombley, mother of a child with medical complexities. Kate's uncharted journey into this version of motherhood started in 2020 right as the US was entering lockdown due to Covid. We hope you enjoy this  vulnerable and tender-hearted conversation of love, grief, frustration, acceptance, and resilience. 

You can follow Kate on instagram at @kt.and.myboys and @advokate.like.a.mother

In this episode Andrea and Rebecca chat with author, Warren Kozak about his new book Waving Goodbye: Life After Loss. He speaks with is about a book he never imagined having to write - a journey through the life altering loss of his love, his wife, Lisa. With humor, connection, and tenderness Warren invites us to know him, Lisa, and their daughter Claire. 
We are so grateful for Warren's openness in his writing and in this episode.


Find Warren at 
www.warrenkozak.com

Instagram
@writerkozak

And on X
@WKozak

Thanks to our Editor John Mattaliano
johnvincent.productions

In this episode Andrea and Rebecca welcome poet and spoken word artist, Andrea Gibson to talk about love, mortality, embracing the chaos and when fear turned into grief, which became awe. Andrea shares their "stage 4 wisdom" and the three wind through hyperbaric chambers and the cosmos with laughter, insights, and of course, poetry. 
 

You can find Andrea Gibson at 
www.andreagibson.org
on Instagram @andreagibson
Facebook https://www.facebook.com/AndreaGibsonPoetry/

More About Andrea:

Andrea Gibson is one of the most celebrated and influential spoken word artists of our time. Best known for their live performances, Gibson has changed the landscape of what it means to attend a “poetry show.” Gibson’s poems center around LGBTQ issues, spirituality, feminism, mental health and the dismantling of oppressive social systems. Andrea is the author of seven books, most recently “You Better Be Lightning.”

Every story is unique and in this episode Tia Houston shares her adoption story and the threads of love that bind her and the grief that can ebb and flow as an adoptee. In the end, it as a story of love and family and an ending any mom could hope for.
 
Follow Tia @1rock1heart on Instagram