Step back into the Beyond with us. In this episode, Lexie and Andie sit down with David Oliver, Deputy Wellness Editor at USA Today, for a conversation about love that lives on after loss.

Together, the three explore how death and grief have become part of the mainstream wellness conversation, especially with the rise of social media, and why that visibility can help people feel less alone while also reminding us to make room for nuance. David puts into words what so many of us feel but struggle to explain: grief is love persevering, and it shows up not only in death, but in the loss of the versions of life we expected to have.

David shares a refreshing reminder that even in the hardest seasons, there can still be laughter and light, because joy and sorrow are not mutually exclusive. In fact, they just might be two sides of the same coin.

Read David’s work here: https://www.usatoday.com/staff/2647916001/david-oliver/.

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