Getting Real with Grief

Continuing on the subject of Pet Loss, I brought the incredible Cara DeLaRosa to join me for this next conversation. In this episode Cara offers guidance on making end of life decisions for our beloved animal family members, including quality of life evaluations, palliative care, hospice options, and euthanasia. There is a special bond between humans and animals, and Cara works to make sure that bond is honored on both sides. This episode will show you how!

On this episode, I'll be talking about the loss of my dear fur baby and friend, Mr. Stanley. I will also get into the subject of pet loss and how it impacts us. I will get into feelings of guilt or helplessness, and making decisions we hope were for the best.

On this episode, I had the incredible privilege to connect with a kindred spirit in the realms of grief work: Ari Simon. They are a facilitator, coach, grief care leader, writer, and founder of Grief at Work – a program delivering tools and teachings in grief & loss competency to teams, communities, and leaders. We get into a variety of topics including their personal grief story and  their work with the intersectionality of gender inclusion, climate action, mental health and well-being, workplace mission and value setting, and of course grieving. This was a JUICYYY one. You won’t want to miss this!

On this episode, you’ll get acquainted with one of the most helpful tools for bringing in attuned support when you are grieving: my personalized CHEAT SHEET! I’ll share about this important resource and walk you through step by step so you can provide the people who care about you most with specific and helpful ways to support you when you are going through a hard time. This streamlines the process of getting clear on what you need, when you need it, and easily provides answers and directions for the question many people ask: “Let me know if there’s anything I can do.” You won’t want to miss this episode.

In this episode, our guest Erika Zebedeo talks about something our society almost NEVER addresses: how it’s possible to love your kids…while ALSO hating parts of motherhood (such as your changing body, the loss of autonomy, the isolation, and postpartum anxiety and depression). Throughout the conversation we get REAL, open, and honest about the things that most people don't admit or say aloud when it comes to early parenthood. We also get into the deep love we have for our kids, as well as how to model self love so our kids can learn to love themselves.

In this episode, we're talking about the shift hat comes with transitioning (for a second time) from working professional to full-time mom. It's a mix of joy, grief, and everything in between. We talk about how to feel it all- the loss, the change, the unknowns, and explore what coming to back to professional life might be like. I'll be different, my business might be different, and that's okay. This is about giving yourself permission to grow, change, and see where this journey takes you.

TRIGGER WARNING: tragic death and suicide

This episode is a deeply moving conversation with Katrina of “Loving Ouroboros” that I can’t wait for you to hear. It’s a story of great loss, as well as of alchemy. Katrina transformed her grief and saw her losses and her life’s challenges as an opportunity to bring to the world her organization, Loving Ouroboros that helps prioritize the sacredness of dying (and living) on your own terms.

We talk about profound life long loss through tragedy, illness, and suicide. We get into becoming a death doula, about supporting a terminally ill parent, and about making her mark in the world serving in the way she believes is most important.

It’s a story full of layers, heartache, and, surprisingly, beauty. I hope you’ll find it as powerful as I did.

In this special episode, Randi shares her experiences navigating a variety of different kinds of parental losses, and describes the different kinds of parent figures and primary caregivers that count when navigating parent loss.

She also outlines "Legacy Loss", the Parent and Caregiver Loss Support Program, sharing ways to bring intention and meaning to the excruciating journey of losing a primary attachment figure.