All the Grief

In this episode Rebecca and Andrea talk with licensed clinical social worker, Kristy Howlett. Kristy shares the wisdom gained after over two decades of working with children as a play therapist.

She offers us - any of us with kids in our lives, not only caregivers  - encouragement on how to talk about grief with children and how we can best meet them where they are.

Find out more about Kristy:

https://www.kristyhowlettlcsw.com/

Resources:

Sesame Street clip: Sesame Street - "Goodbye, Mr. Hooper" Excerpts

Books: 

The 10th Good Thing About Barney by Judith Viorst

The Hare Shaped Hole by John Dougherty and Thomas Doeherty

The Rabbit Listened by Cori Doerrfeld

Rebecca and Andrea invite the mystic and poet, Wendy Havlir to All the Grief to talk about the complexities of life's choices and the courage, excitement, and grief that come with following your path. For the past seven years Wendy has been walking with grief as she left a career, a marriage, and the place she called home - but ultimately found herself.

Find Wendy

On Instagram @theschoolofwildandholy

On Facebook www.facebook.com/wendyhavlircherry/

Online: www.shegathersbeauty.com

Her Book can be purchased on Amazon: https://a.co/d/i79ATDh

Or Woman Craft Publishing: https://womancraftpublishing.com/product/the-mistress-of-longing/

Rebecca and Andrea watched Good Grief, written, produced, directed by, and starring the incredible Dan Levy. It’s a film about an artist grieving the loss of his famous writer husband. As his grief unfolds he takes his two best friends on a trip to Paris, where much is revealed about loss, relationships, and their friendships. 

Watch now on Netflix. 

Rebecca and Andrea chat with Diandra Ford-Wing about her first book, Red Bird, a memoir detailing the tragic losses of her beloved aunt and her mother in less than a year and a half. The stunning and mysterious death of her aunt, and the heartbreak it created for her mother, caused Diandra to set her grief aside as she worked to lay her aunt to rest on the other side of the world. Her mother's subsequent loss sent Diandra searching for answers and signs from her mother.

Find Diandra:

On Intsagram @diandrafordwing

Online: www.booksbydiandra.com

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/diandrafordwing

Rebecca and Andrea talk with Carolyn Flyer who was succeeding as “Corporate Carolyn” before she knew world shattering grief was told by not one, but two, psychics that she would be of service to others in grief as a psychic medium herself. 

When her baby girl, Delaney, was born still everything changed. Now she helps others connect to love ones across the veil. 

Find Carolyn

Online at: https://www.carolynflyer.com/

In Instagram: @cflyerintuitive

On YouTube: https://youtube.com/@carolynflyer7054?si=l1DBMRSXm7EEqusT

In this episode, Andrea and Rebecca are joined by author Kristina Amelong who shares about her new memoir, What My Bother Knew, a fascinating story about Kristina's younger brother, Jay, and his prediction of his own tragic death. Kristina shares her eye-opening journey, recounting how searching for answers to Jay's death became an integral part of her healing from abuse to her spiritual awakening.

Book available now wherever you get your books.

Find Kristina:

https://www.kristinaamelong.com/

on Instagram @optimalhealthnetwork

www.facebook.com/kristina.amelong

In this episode, we chat with Cera Marquez, creator of CC Oddities by Cera. Cera channels her grief into art using ethically sourced bugs, bones, and natural elements—pieces that speak to both the fragility and resilience of life. With a deep respect for the cycles of life and death, Cera reminds us how even in endings, there is profound beauty to be found.

Find Cera

In Instagram @ccodditiesbycera

Facebook https://www.facebook.com/ccodditiesbycera

On her Website shopccodditiesbycera.com

Podcast https://deathchatswithcera.buzzsprout.com/

Jonathan Niziol, model, athlete, trainer, and speaker joins Andrea and Rebecca for a conversation about how addiction was a distraction from grief. He shares how a series of losses put him on a self-destructive path until forgiveness, acceptance, and sharing his truth set him free.

Find Jonathan

https://www.jonathanniziolofficial.com/

On Instagram @jonathanniziol

Facebook https://www.facebook.com/people/Jonathan-Niziol-Official/

TikTok @jonathanniziol

YouTube www.youtube.com/@jonathanniziol

Rebecca and Andrea talk with Aurena Green and Brianna Rose, sisters and co-creators of the incredible and beautiful card Deck - Planet Grief. 

Both trauma therapists, yoga instructors, and fellow grievers. They lost their bright, vibrant, vivacious mom after an 8-month battle with uterine carcinosarcoma. 

Her loss catalyzed an achingly profound and transformational grief journey for both of them. leading them on a path of unity, deeper connection, and creation. 

Planet Grief was released this year and this conversation explores all that the loss and creation has brought forth for them.

Find Planet Grief on:

https://www.instagram.com/planet.grief/

Get your own Planet Grief Card Deck

https://hackyournervoussystem.org/products/planetgrief

In this heartfelt episode, we’re joined by Matt Jacobson, the Co-Founder and CEO of LifeBooks, a powerful platform that helps families preserve the stories, voices, and legacies of loved ones who have died. Matt shares how the loss of his own father sparked a deep desire to create something lasting—something that would allow future generations to truly know the people they’ve lost. From that grief, LifeBooks was born. We explore how creating a LifeBook can be both a healing ritual and a meaningful legacy project. Whether you're navigating loss or supporting someone who is, this conversation offers a beautiful, tangible way to honor memory, connection, and love across generations.

Learn more about LifeBooks...

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lifebooks.io

Website: https://lifebooks.io/