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Episode 47: Answering Questions on Grief

This week I’m coming to your speakers solo to answer a handful of questions that I received from you. Missed your chance to submit a question? I’ll do another episode like this soon so DM me at @sosorrywighgianna. I’m also sharing a few grief news headlines and sharing a ton of really great resources from articles to books and podcasts. And of course, keeping you updated on all things So Sorry For Your Loss and the Grief Boutique! I answer questions like what to do when you have dreams of lost l

Episode 46: How to Help Children Cope with Grief with Michele Benyo of Good Grief Parenting

Even out of unspeakable grief, beautiful things can take wing which has been the case for this week’s guest, Michele Benyo. Michele loved the motherhood journey so much that she decided to go back to school after the birth of her two children and receive her masters in family education in order to become an Early Childhood Parent Educator. It was shortly thereafter that grief began when her son was diagnosed with cancer at the age of 4. The experience ultimately led to her current role as a Cert

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Episode 54: Does Reality TV Keep It ‘Real’ on Death and Grief? with Matt Marr

If Oprah and James Cordon had a baby, raised on Dolly Parton’s front porch—it would be today’s guest, Matt Marr. Matt will talk to anyone. He’s the guy in the grocery store that compliments your eye makeup and then two minutes later you’re asking him for dating advice. He is a therapist and holds a Masters of Clinical Psychology, specializing in Narrative Therapy and is also the co-host of the Reality Gays Podcast (ranked by Screenrant as the number one reality podcast everyone should be listen

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Episode 17: Fighting Grief with Gratitude and Overcoming Self Harm and Trichotillomania

Powered by RedCircle When I received an email from Joanna Gosset detailing the multiple losses and health issues she has endured, I thought, Holy Moly! I expected to be met with a woman who was full of scorn and distrust in the world. But it was quite the opposite. A...

Episode 16: Text Messages from My Dead Parent and Grief in HBO’s The White Lotus

Powered by RedCircle Imagine my surprise when I saw a text from my dad (who’s been dead for four years) on my phone last week. Yeah. So maybe he didn’t text me himself, but it sure felt like it. And I’m glad it happened! It’s a piece of him and our relationship...

Episode 15: Anger in Grief, Luke Bryan Speaks out on Losses, & Sex and the City Reboot

Powered by RedCircle Death can leave a messy tangle of emotions for loved ones to figure out. One of the tricky ones-- anger. Not having the opportunity to say how you feel or ask questions, and realizing you’ll never get the chance, can perpetuate this feeling....

Episode 14: Death Runs In the Family: How to Talk about it and Plan for a Personalized Ceremony

Powered by RedCircle Americans have made so many advancements in life, but why has the understanding and acceptance of death relatively stayed stagnant? Over the past year, COVID forced people to think about funerals and death differently as virtual arrangements...

Episode 13: Grief and Motherhood, Coping with Miscarriage, and the Loss of a Bachelor Nation Icon

Powered by RedCircle Thrilled to welcome Sarah Fraser to the show today! The host of The Sarah Fraser Show podcast, and a familiar face in DC media, Sarah has made a living in the public eye starring on various TV shows and radio shows interviewing celebrities,...

Best Books to Cope with Grief

Reading can be a great option for healing when you're grieving. It certainly helped me to escape to someone else's world for a bit. I also learned one of my greatest lessons from a chapter of a book in my early days of grief. The book, Option B by Sheryl Sandberg (COO...