What actually changes when the silence sets in?

One day you're walking on eggshells, and the next, you realize the rules to a game you never wanted to play have shifted entirely. In this episode, we are pulling back the curtain on the raw, unfiltered truth of adult child estrangement. No sugarcoating, no toxic positivity—just the real, hard, and sometimes surprisingly freeing reality of what changes within you when the dynamic changes with them.

If you are a parent sitting in the quiet, wondering how things got here, this one is for you. Grab your coffee, take a breath, and let’s talk about it.

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What if nothing is wrong with you? What if you're simply grieving?

After my son Nate died, I spent months believing I was falling apart.

I couldn't remember why I walked into a grocery store.

I questioned my memory.

I felt guilty the first time I laughed.

I watched people slowly disappear from my life.

I kept wondering why I couldn't "get back to normal."

Looking back, I wasn't broken.

I wasn't weak.

I wasn't grieving the wrong way.

I was grieving.

In this episode of Grief Loss & Life, I share the ten truths I wish someone had told me during my first year after losing my son. These aren't coping skills or inspirational quotes. They're the lessons I learned through years of living with profound loss.

In this episode we discuss:

• Why you'll never become the person you were before loss
 • Why grief affects your memory and concentration
 • Why the funeral isn't the hardest day
 • The guilt that comes with laughing again
 • Why the second year can feel even harder than the first
 • How ordinary moments become the biggest triggers
 • Why being called "strong" isn't always helpful
 • Why healing isn't betrayal
 • Why I'll never "get over" my son
 • How joy slowly finds its way back without replacing love

If you've ever wondered...

"Am I grieving the right way?"

This episode is for you.

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Have you ever heard someone say...

"Time heals all wounds."
"Everything happens for a reason."
"At least they're no longer suffering."
"You just need closure."

After losing my son, I realized many of the things people say about grief aren't comforting—they're simply myths that can make grieving people feel even more alone.

In this episode of Grief Loss & Life, I'm sharing 10 grief myths I don't believe anymore after living through profound loss. These aren't opinions from a textbook. They're lessons learned from years of surviving child loss, supporting thousands of grieving parents, and discovering that grief rarely follows the rules society expects.

Whether you've lost a child, spouse, parent, sibling, friend, or someone else you love, I hope this episode reminds you that you're not grieving wrong.

In this episode we discuss:

✔ Why time doesn't magically heal grief

✔ Why closure isn't necessary for healing

✔ Why "moving on" isn't the goal

✔ Why grief doesn't happen in predictable stages

✔ Why healing and forgetting are completely different things

✔ Why being strong all the time is exhausting

✔ Why grief changes your identity

✔ Why your timeline doesn't have to match anyone else's

✔ Why joy and sadness can exist together

✔ What I wish every grieving person knew

Grief changes us.

It changes our relationships.

It changes our priorities.

It changes how we see the future.

But that doesn't mean there's something wrong with you.

If you've ever felt guilty because your grief doesn't look like everyone else's...this episode is for you.

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Which grief myth do YOU no longer believe?

I'd love to hear your story.

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A few years after my son Nate died, something happened that changed the way I think about grief, love, and the possibility that our loved ones may still be closer than we realize.

In this episode, I’m sharing some of the most personal stories I’ve never fully explained.

The red notebook I almost threw away.

A grieving parent who somehow knew about a young man in the hospital.

My three-year-old grandson describing things he should never have known.

My mother’s experience in a hospital room shortly before she died.

The strange 3:02 AM bed-jumping story that even my husband witnessed.

And the message I received at a Theresa Caputo event only twelve days after losing Nate.

This episode isn’t about proving an afterlife.

It isn’t about convincing anyone to believe what I believe.

It’s simply a conversation about the experiences that brought comfort during some of the hardest years of my life.

Some people will call them signs.

Others will call them coincidences.

Others will call them grief.

I’m okay with all of those possibilities.

What matters most is this:

Love doesn’t end when a heartbeat does.

If you’ve ever had a dream, a sign, a coincidence, or an experience after losing someone you love, I’d love to hear your story.

 Grief, Loss & Life: A Podcast for Healing Parents

Honest conversations about grief, healing, and life after losing a child.

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There are some thoughts grieving parents have that never make it onto sympathy cards.

The jealousy.

The anger.

The exhaustion.

The guilt.

The moments when you're tired of being strong and wish more than anything that your child was simply here.

In this episode, I talk openly about the uncomfortable thoughts many grieving parents experience but rarely say out loud. Not because we're bad people. Not because we're grieving wrong. But because we're human.

If you've ever felt jealous of someone else's future, angry at the unfairness of loss, or guilty for the thoughts you've had while grieving, this episode is for you.

You are not the only one.

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After a major loss, many grieving people experience a second heartbreak nobody warns them about:

People disappear.

Friends stop calling.

Family gets uncomfortable.

Support fades.

Suddenly you're grieving both the person you lost and the relationships that changed afterward.

In this episode of Grief Loss & Life, Chris Workman explores the loneliness that often follows grief, why people pull away, and what grieving people wish others understood.

If you've ever asked yourself:

• Where did everyone go?
• Why did support disappear?
• Why do people stop checking in?
• Is this normal after loss?

You're not alone.

Hosted by Chris Workman, a nurse, bereaved parent, author, and grief educator, Grief Loss & Life offers honest conversations about grief, child loss, bereavement, suicide loss, resilience, and rebuilding life after loss.

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What do you do when your world falls apart—but the rest of the world expects you to show up like nothing happened? In this raw and honest episode, Chris and Candi unpack what it’s like to grieve a child in a society that doesn’t understand loss. From tone-deaf comments to unrealistic expectations, we share validation, spicy boundary-setting tips, and the truth grieving parents need to hear: you’re not broken—you’re doing the impossible.

Child loss doesn’t just break your heart—it blows your whole damn life apart. Today, we’re talking about what it really feels like when you realize the old you is gone—and you’re stuck trying to build a new version out of the wreckage. Newsflash: Laughing again? Still grieving. Wanting more out of life? Still grieving. Becoming someone new? Still freaking grieving. You’re not moving on—you’re moving with. Grab your coffee (or your wine)—this one’s raw, real, and a little rebellious.

Grief isn’t a straight line—and it doesn’t care that you’re “supposed” to be okay by now.

In this episode, we’re calling out the pressure to hold it together and exploring what healing really looks like when you’re still crying in Target and canceling plans to survive.

If you’ve ever felt like a mess and wondered if you’re doing this wrong—this one’s for you.

Have you ever felt like your child was still with you—just on the other side of the veil? A flickering light. A dream that felt too vivid to ignore. A song on the radio at the exact moment you needed it. In this episode, we’re talking about those powerful moments of connection that defy logic but feel like love.

Chris opens up about sensing her son Nate’s presence in deeply personal ways—from hearing a piano play when no one’s in the room, to a medium confirming something she never told a soul. Even the bed-jumping at 3 AM? Yeah… that happens too.

Candi shares her perspective as a parent who hasn’t experienced those signs—and the grief and self-doubt that can come with the silence. Together, we explore why some people feel these connections and others don’t, and how grief and spirituality intersect in completely personal ways.

Whether you’ve felt your child’s presence or you’re still waiting for a sign, this conversation is here to remind you: you’re not broken, you’re not crazy, and you’re definitely not alone.