Don't Forget To Breathe: A Podcast for Living after Child Loss.

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In this deeply moving episode of Don’t Forget To Breathe, Tammy shares the story of her son, Easton, a bright, joyful little boy who was deeply loved and long awaited.

What began as a normal season of life turned into unimaginable loss in a matter of hours. Tammy walks us through the shock of losing Easton, the trauma of those final moments, and the long road of learning to live with grief that doesn’t go away.

She speaks candidly about:

• The physical and emotional weight of grief 
• The loneliness that many bereaved parents feel 
• How loss reshapes identity, relationships, and even future joy 
• The fear and complexity of loving again 
• And the ways she continues to honor Easton’s life and legacy 

This conversation is especially meaningful as we approach Mother’s Day, a time that can be incredibly painful for grieving mothers.

Tammy’s story is raw, honest, and full of love, a reminder that even in the deepest grief, connection and meaning can still be found.

If you are a grieving parent, or someone who loves one, this episode will stay with you.

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There’s a moment many grieving parents experience, but rarely say out loud.

A moment where laughter returns, or a sense of lightness breaks through… and almost immediately, it’s followed by guilt.

In this episode, Bruce and Kristin explore the complex and often conflicting emotions that arise when joy reenters life after child loss. Why does happiness feel like betrayal? Why do we question our right to feel anything other than grief?

Through personal stories, including Bruce’s first unexpected laugh after loss and Kristin’s experience during a pregnancy after losing her son, this conversation gently unpacks the tension between love, loyalty, and healing.

They talk about:
• The emotional “whiplash” of joy and guilt
• The pressure to appear visibly sad
• The fear of forgetting, or being seen as “over it”
• How grief and joy can exist side by side, not in opposition
• And the slow, often reluctant permission to live again

If you’ve ever felt guilty for smiling, laughing, or simply feeling okay… this episode is for you.

Joy is not a betrayal.
It’s love, continuing to find a way forward.

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In Part 2 of Gina’s story, we move beyond the moment everything changed and into the long, complicated reality of living after child loss. This conversation holds space for what grief becomes over time, the loneliness that cannot be fixed, the misunderstandings that even well-meaning people carry, and the deeply personal work of healing.

Gina shares what it means to feel “Gabe-sized loneliness,” a space no one else can fill, and how grief work looks different for everyone. From avoidance and delayed healing to the life-changing impact of family therapy, this episode brings honesty to the hard, often unspoken parts of grief. 

You’ll also hear how love continues, through everyday rituals, through memories, and through the intentional ways Gina and her family carry Gabe forward. This is a conversation about choosing to live, about staying connected, and about finding strength you didn’t know you had.

For grieving parents and those walking beside them, this episode is a reminder, you don’t have to understand it all to show up, but presence matters.

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In Part 1 of this deeply moving conversation, Gina shares the story of her son, Gabe, a kind, funny, and compassionate 17-year-old whose presence impacted everyone around him.

From memories of his humor and heart, to the way he showed up for kids who felt unseen, this episode paints a beautiful picture of who Gabe was before everything changed.

Gina then walks us through the day of the accident, the hospital, and the unimaginable moments that followed. What unfolds is not only a story of loss, but a powerful reflection of love, community, and the way people come together in the face of tragedy.

This is a story about a life that mattered, a community that showed up, and a mother beginning to navigate the unthinkable.

This is Part 1 of Gina’s story.

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When a child dies, it can feel like everything is taken, your future, your identity, your sense of who you are. In this deeply honest conversation, Bruce and Kristin explore that raw reality, and then gently turn toward something many grieving parents eventually begin to notice, not what was taken, but what remains.

This episode sits in the tension between loss and love. It gives language to the feeling that death took everything, while also holding space for the truth that it didn’t take everything. The bond, the love, the influence of our children, those continue, even as everything else changes.

Through personal reflection, they talk about identity after loss, the fading and reshaping of memories, the evolution of relationships, and the quiet ways connection continues. They introduce the idea of continuing bonds, not letting go, but learning how to carry our children differently.

This is not about finding silver linings. It is about recognizing what still belongs to you.

If you are navigating life after child loss, or supporting someone who is, this conversation will meet you exactly where you are.

Because death may take their presence…
but it does not take your love. 

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In this episode, Natalie shares the story of her daughter Brooklyn, a joyful, imaginative little girl who filled every space with life.

Through heartfelt memories and honest reflection, we talk about sudden loss, the early days of shock and numbness, and what it means to keep living while grieving a child.

This conversation explores how joy and sorrow can exist together, and how love continues to show up in everyday moments.

If you’re walking this road, this is a reminder, there is no right way to grieve… only your way.

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In this episode, Bruce and Kristin reflect on the Academy Award winning documentary All the Empty Rooms, a film that quietly and honestly invites viewers into the sacred spaces left behind after the loss of a child.

Rather than offering answers or silver linings, the film simply bears witness, to bedrooms untouched, to memories preserved, and to the deep, ongoing connection between parents and their children.

Bruce and Kristin explore why the film’s simplicity is what makes it so impactful, how grief lives in physical spaces, and why there is no “right way” to hold onto what remains. They share personal experiences of being in these rooms, both as grieving parents and as supporters walking alongside others, and reflect on the importance of curiosity, presence, and allowing grief to exist without being fixed.

This conversation also challenges the cultural instinct to soften tragedy or rush toward strength, instead inviting us to sit in the reality of loss, to honor it, and to better understand what it means to support someone living through it.

Because behind every closed door, every untouched room, is not emptiness, but love that remains.

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In Part 2, Bruce and Kristin continue their conversation about the shattered future that follows child loss. Together, they talk about the milestones that can hit without warning, birthdays, New Year’s, graduations, weddings, and the quiet moments that remind grieving parents of all that was lost.

They also speak candidly about resentment, remembrance, and the deep longing to have their children’s lives acknowledged by others. This episode is a gentle but honest conversation about grief support, the lifelong nature of bereavement, and why it matters to keep saying our children’s names, sharing their memories, and making room for love that still has nowhere to go.

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When a child dies, parents don’t just grieve the life that was lived, they grieve the life that was supposed to be.

In this episode, Bruce and Kristin talk about the invisible loss many bereaved parents carry: the future that shattered. From missed milestones and imagined grandchildren to the identities we thought we would grow into as parents, this conversation explores the quiet grief of the “what ifs” that often follow child loss.

Together they reflect on how memories, milestones, and imagined futures can bring both heartbreak and unexpected moments of beauty, reminders that grief, love, and healing after the loss of a child often live side by side for grieving parents seeking understanding and support.

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In Part 3, Bruce and Kristin talk about what grieving parents often need most: to be seen, not fixed.

They explore why it matters when others say our child’s name, ask how they lived instead of how they died, and allow grief to be spoken out loud without trying to make it better.

This conversation touches on forever parenthood, the loneliness that can come from society’s invisible grief timeline, and the permission to grieve for life, while still holding joy.

Because love didn’t end.
And neither did our role as their parent.

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