Grief Is My Side Hustle
219 episodes - English - Latest episode: 18 days ago - ★★★★★ - 94 ratingsTrauma therapist, writer and podcast host Meghan, found herself on the receiving end of the same treatments she used with her own clients after the death of both her parents within two years of each other. Meghan hosts a weekly discussion with guests who carry personal loss, professional expertise, and a belief that talking about grief and loss helps provide needed support in a world that finds the topic all kinds of awkward.
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Cheryl Jones: Good Grief Podcast Host, counselor and grief educator
November 09, 2021 13:03 - 1 hour - 61.1 MBCheryl lets us into her world of loss as a clinician, podcast host, author, and bereaved spouse. Cheryl's first wife died over two decades ago when her daughters were 14 and two. She shares with us her personal experience, clinical knowledge, humor, and deep commitment to joy. Also, we talk about my favorite grief movie, "Truly, Madly, Deeply." Join us. Cheryl Jones is a grief counselor, educator, and host of Good Grief, a podcast about transformation after loss. She is also the auth...
Double Parent Loss: with Counselor David Pope
November 02, 2021 12:11 - 1 hour - 59.1 MBDavid Pope has struggled with depression anxiety and suicidal ideation for most of his life and his battles with mental illness began at six years old. He was relentlessly bullied throughout primary and secondary school and suffered a double bereavement when he was 25 years old, losing both his parents within a year of each other. His constant battles with depression and anxiety fuelled his quest to find daily coping mechanisms and strategies to combat his mental illness. He subsequently...
Ep. 34. Double Parent Loss: with Counselor David Pope
November 02, 2021 12:11 - 1 hour - 59.1 MBDavid Pope has struggled with depression anxiety and suicidal ideation for most of his life and his battles with mental illness began at six years old. He was relentlessly bullied throughout primary and secondary school and suffered a double bereavement when he was 25 years old, losing both his parents within a year of each other. His constant battles with depression and anxiety fuelled his quest to find daily coping mechanisms and strategies to combat his mental illness. He subsequently...
Rachel Levy Lesser: Author of Life‘s Accessories and Host of Blaze Baking with Rach
October 26, 2021 13:39 - 1 hour - 56.5 MB18 years after the death of her mother, author, baker, and all-round lovely human Rachel Levy Lesser joins the podcast to talk about living with loss over time and the ways in which she honors but does not dwell in her mother's death. https://rachellevylesser.com
Ep. 33 Rachel Levy Lesser: Author of Life‘s Accessories and Host of Blaze Baking with Rach
October 26, 2021 13:39 - 1 hour - 56.5 MB18 years after the death of her mother, author, baker, and all-round lovely human Rachel Levy Lesser joins the podcast to talk about living with loss over time and the ways in which she honors but does not dwell in her mother's death. https://rachellevylesser.com
Author Jessica Kantrowitz: Writing through and With Depression
October 19, 2021 09:03 - 48 minutes - 44.5 MBJessica Kantrowitz is the author of three books, The Long Night: Readings and Stories to Help You through Depression, 365 Days of Peace, and Blessings for the Long Night: Poems and Meditations to Help You through Depression. Her writing has appeared in Sojourners Magazine, The Good Men Project, and the Madeleine L’Engle blog, and she has worked as a storyteller for Together Rising. She also has many years of experience as an editor helping people convey their thoughts clearly and concisely. ...
Ep. 32. Author Jessica Kantrowitz: Writing through and With Depression
October 19, 2021 09:03 - 48 minutes - 44.5 MBJessica Kantrowitz is the author of three books, The Long Night: Readings and Stories to Help You through Depression, 365 Days of Peace, and Blessings for the Long Night: Poems and Meditations to Help You through Depression. Her writing has appeared in Sojourners Magazine, The Good Men Project, and the Madeleine L’Engle blog, and she has worked as a storyteller for Together Rising. She also has many years of experience as an editor helping people convey their thoughts clearly and concisely. ...
Ep. 31 Helkin Berg: The Loneliness of Leadership
October 12, 2021 14:05 - 55 minutes - 50.9 MBTech CEO Helkin Berg Talks to Meghan about what it's like to ascend to the top ranks in a field dominated by men. Helkin talks about the challenge of feeling isolated as a leader, further isolated as a woman and the difficulty of trying to be an agent of change to get a wider diversity of voices at the table.
Helkin Berg: The Loneliness of Leadership
October 12, 2021 14:05 - 55 minutes - 50.9 MBTech CEO Helkin Berg Talks to Meghan about what it's like to ascend to the top ranks in a field dominated by men. Helkin talks about the challenge of feeling isolated as a leader, further isolated as a woman and the difficulty of trying to be an agent of change to get a wider diversity of voices at the table.
Michele Benyo: Grieving Parent& Grief Recovery Specialist
September 28, 2021 11:54 - 59 minutes - 54.5 MBMichele Benyo is a Certified Grief Recovery Specialist, parent mentor and founder of Good Grief Parenting, whose purpose is to support parents who are raising young bereaved siblings after child loss. Her mission is to be a voice for the youngest of grievers and to help parents nurture and understand the unique needs of the children who have lost a sibling in early childhood. https://www.goodgriefparenting.com/about [email protected]
Ep. 30 Michele Benyo: Grieving Parent& Grief Recovery Specialist
September 28, 2021 11:54 - 59 minutes - 54.5 MBMichele Benyo is a Certified Grief Recovery Specialist, parent mentor and founder of Good Grief Parenting, whose purpose is to support parents who are raising young bereaved siblings after child loss. Her mission is to be a voice for the youngest of grievers and to help parents nurture and understand the unique needs of the children who have lost a sibling in early childhood. https://www.goodgriefparenting.com/about [email protected]
Matt Bays:Leather and Lace--A memoir
September 21, 2021 10:02 - 1 hour - 61.7 MBOn the day of his sister’s funeral, while standing alone at her grave, Matt Bays tells the truth for the very first time; that he is gay. At forty-six years old, and with a highly religious worldview, Matt sets out on a powerful journey to grapple with this new reality and find the part of himself that was buried in his youth. Together, Bays and his dead sister take to the open road, listening to 80s music and lying under the stars at the Grand Canyon. Her prevailing love had once given him...
Ep 29. Matt Bays:Leather and Lace--A memoir
September 21, 2021 10:02 - 1 hour - 61.7 MBOn the day of his sister’s funeral, while standing alone at her grave, Matt Bays tells the truth for the very first time; that he is gay. At forty-six years old, and with a highly religious worldview, Matt sets out on a powerful journey to grapple with this new reality and find the part of himself that was buried in his youth. Together, Bays and his dead sister take to the open road, listening to 80s music and lying under the stars at the Grand Canyon. Her prevailing love had once given him...
Ep. 28 Una & Amit Basak
September 14, 2021 12:06 - 1 hour - 60.8 MBParents of 18 year old sons with severe autism, Una and Amit Basak discuss the beauty and the challenge of children with disabilities, the community that supports them and the techniques they use to regulate stress, and stay resourced and hopeful.
Una & Amit Basak
September 14, 2021 12:06 - 1 hour - 60.8 MBParents of 18 year old sons with severe autism, Una and Amit Basak discuss the beauty and the challenge of children with disabilities, the community that supports them and the techniques they use to regulate stress, and stay resourced and hopeful.
Ep. 27 Melissa Savage: Middle Grade Author
August 31, 2021 12:37 - 1 hour - 56.2 MBThe extraordinary author of "Lemons" and "The Truth About Martians" joins Meghan on the podcast to talk about child loss, using writing to grieve and what children can teach adults about how to grieve. https://www.melissadsavage.com
Melissa Savage: Middle Grade Author
August 31, 2021 12:37 - 1 hour - 56.2 MBThe extraordinary author of "Lemons" and "The Truth About Martians" joins Meghan on the podcast to talk about child loss, using writing to grieve and what children can teach adults about how to grieve. https://www.melissadsavage.com
Kids & Death: Talking with Lucy (13), Daniel (11), and Nicky (9) about Loss
August 24, 2021 12:40 - 31 minutes - 28.4 MBJoin me as I talk to the my three kids about what it was like to live through the death of their papa, and nana in the past 4 years, as well as my inpatient hospitalization for PTSD. Come learn from Lucy (13), Daniel (11) and Nicky (9) about loss.
Ep 26. Kids & Death: Talking with Lucy (13), Daniel (11), and Nicky (9) about Loss
August 24, 2021 12:40 - 31 minutes - 28.4 MBJoin me as I talk to the my three kids about what it was like to live through the death of their papa, and nana in the past 4 years, as well as my inpatient hospitalization for PTSD. Come learn from Lucy (13), Daniel (11) and Nicky (9) about loss.
Dr. Joshua Black: Grief Dreams
August 17, 2021 14:17 - 1 hour - 63.9 MBThis episode got to me. I cried (not just teared up) for the first time on the podcast. I just loved learning about how our subconscious can help us move toward healing even when we are sleeping. To learn more about Dr. Black go to his web page https://www.griefdreams.ca
Ep 25. Dr. Joshua Black: Grief Dreams
August 17, 2021 14:17 - 1 hour - 63.9 MBThis episode got to me. I cried (not just teared up) for the first time on the podcast. I just loved learning about how our subconscious can help us move toward healing even when we are sleeping. To learn more about Dr. Black go to his web page https://www.griefdreams.ca
Ep. 24 Laila Tarraf--Strong Like Water:Author, coach, chief People Officer
August 10, 2021 05:07 - 1 hour - 60.1 MBLaila's husband died of an accidental overdose, within a few weeks her father died, and shortly after her mother. In this discussion we talk about compound loss, avoiding feelings and what it looks and feels like to honor them. Strong Like Water: Lessons Learned From Leading With Love https://shewritespress.com/portfolio/laila-tarraf/ https://www.lailatarraf.com
Laila Tarraf--Strong Like Water:Author, coach, chief People Officer
August 10, 2021 05:07 - 1 hour - 60.1 MBLaila's husband died of an accidental overdose, within a few weeks her father died, and shortly after her mother. In this discussion we talk about compound loss, avoiding feelings and what it looks and feels like to honor them. Strong Like Water: Lessons Learned From Leading With Love https://shewritespress.com/portfolio/laila-tarraf/ https://www.lailatarraf.com
Melissa Gould: Author of Widowish
August 03, 2021 06:22 - 1 hour - 55.3 MBWidowish author Melissa Gould talks about her husband's death from West Nile virus, raising a teenage daughter with a legacy of loss, and writing as a way to navigate grief. An award winning screenwriter who worked on such shows as Bill Nye the Science Guy, Beverly Hills 90210, Party of Five and Lizzie McGuire, Melissa's book is a quick, compelling beautiful read that will leave you thinking. Read it and you'll be recommending to friends. Join Meghan as she learns from this wise, funny a...
Ep. 23 Melissa Gould: Author of Widowish
August 03, 2021 06:22 - 1 hour - 55.3 MBWidowish author Melissa Gould talks about her husband's death from West Nile virus, raising a teenage daughter with a legacy of loss, and writing as a way to navigate grief. An award winning screenwriter who worked on such shows as Bill Nye the Science Guy, Beverly Hills 90210, Party of Five and Lizzie McGuire, Melissa's book is a quick, compelling beautiful read that will leave you thinking. Read it and you'll be recommending to friends. Join Meghan as she learns from this wise, funny a...
Jessica DuLong: Author of Saved by the Seawall: Stories from The September 11th Boatlift
July 27, 2021 04:56 - 55 minutes - 50.4 MBJoin Meghan as she talks with the brilliantly warm, trauma informed author, Jessica DuLong, about her extraordinary book: Saved At The Seawall. A deeply emotional, and personal telling of one of the greatest stories of hope from 9/11, that you may have never heard before. Jessica and Meghan talk PTSD, brain science and the ways in which writing can help manage trauma and allow us to tell some of the most important stories of hope. Saved At The Seawall is Meghan's First Book Club book!! C...
Ep. 22. Jessica DuLong: Author of Saved by the Seawall: Stories from The September 11th Boatlift
July 27, 2021 04:56 - 55 minutes - 50.4 MBJoin Meghan as she talks with the brilliantly warm, trauma informed author, Jessica DuLong, about her extraordinary book: Saved At The Seawall. A deeply emotional, and personal telling of one of the greatest stories of hope from 9/11, that you may have never heard before. Jessica and Meghan talk PTSD, brain science and the ways in which writing can help manage trauma and allow us to tell some of the most important stories of hope. Saved At The Seawall is Meghan's First Book Club book!! C...
Ep. 21. Dr Lisa Shulman:The Brain Science of Loss
July 20, 2021 05:33 - 50 minutes - 46 MBDr. Lisa Shulman is an award winning neuroscientist and prolific author including of the truly singular book:"Before and After Loss: A Neurologist's Perspective on Loss, Grief and Our Brain." In her conversation with Meghan, Dr. Shulman talks about how the brain cannot distinguish between the emotional trauma of bear attack versus the emotional trauma of a sudden attachment loss, discusses her husband's death from cancer and how it gave her work a much more personal perspective, and frames t...
Dr Lisa Shulman:The Brain Science of Loss
July 20, 2021 05:33 - 50 minutes - 46 MBDr. Lisa Shulman is an award winning neuroscientist and prolific author including of the truly singular book:"Before and After Loss: A Neurologist's Perspective on Loss, Grief and Our Brain." In her conversation with Meghan, Dr. Shulman talks about how the brain cannot distinguish between the emotional trauma of bear attack versus the emotional trauma of a sudden attachment loss, discusses her husband's death from cancer and how it gave her work a much more personal perspective, and frames t...
David Richman: Author Cycle of Lives
July 13, 2021 04:56 - 1 hour - 57.6 MBDavid Richman is an author, philanthropist, and athlete who was so impacted by his sister's death from cancer he not only wrote a beautiful book including 15 stories that cover a wide breadth of people whose lives were impacted by cancer, he also rode his bike 5,000 miles across the county to connect the stories and the story tellers. Don't miss this warm and thoughtful episode as he shares his experience and learnings with Meghan https://david-richman.com/cycle-of-lives/
Ep 20. David Richman: Author Cycle of Lives
July 13, 2021 04:56 - 1 hour - 57.6 MBDavid Richman is an author, philanthropist, and athlete who was so impacted by his sister's death from cancer he not only wrote a beautiful book including 15 stories that cover a wide breadth of people whose lives were impacted by cancer, he also rode his bike 5,000 miles across the county to connect the stories and the story tellers. Don't miss this warm and thoughtful episode as he shares his experience and learnings with Meghan https://david-richman.com/cycle-of-lives/
Megan MacCutcheon, LPC-PMH-C:Perinatal Mental Health, Grief and New Motherhood
July 08, 2021 13:11 - 56 minutes - 51.9 MBJoin Meghan for this discussion with perinatal mental health specialist Megan MacCutcheon about where grief can shows up in the processing of trying to get pregnant, being pregnant and new motherhood. Both mother's of three, who experienced miscarriages (with the same name) these two therapists discuss the importance of opening up the conversation on pregnancy in a way that dispels obstacles to taking the best care of new moms. https://www.meganmaccutcheon.com
Ep. 19 Megan MacCutcheon, LPC-PMH-C:Perinatal Mental Health, Grief and New Motherhood
July 08, 2021 13:11 - 56 minutes - 51.9 MBJoin Meghan for this discussion with perinatal mental health specialist Megan MacCutcheon about where grief can shows up in the processing of trying to get pregnant, being pregnant and new motherhood. Both mother's of three, who experienced miscarriages (with the same name) these two therapists discuss the importance of opening up the conversation on pregnancy in a way that dispels obstacles to taking the best care of new moms. https://www.meganmaccutcheon.com
Sherri Puzey
July 06, 2021 12:50 - 1 hour - 64 MBIn this Episode Meghan talks with Sherri Puzey, Director of "Mom's Don't Have Time to Grieve", a new off shoot of Zibby Owen's "Mom's Don't Have Time To..." media powerhouse. Sherri reflects on her trajectory of grief after her brother's murder when she was only 21, and her passion project of creating a resource clearinghouse to help others in grief. For those still new to grief, Sherri offers so much hope of finding a manageable way grow into grief. https://zibbyowens.com/grieve-1
Ep 18. Sherri Puzey
July 06, 2021 12:50 - 1 hour - 64 MBIn this Episode Meghan talks with Sherri Puzey, Director of "Mom's Don't Have Time to Grieve", a new off shoot of Zibby Owen's "Mom's Don't Have Time To..." media powerhouse. Sherri reflects on her trajectory of grief after her brother's murder when she was only 21, and her passion project of creating a resource clearinghouse to help others in grief. For those still new to grief, Sherri offers so much hope of finding a manageable way grow into grief. https://zibbyowens.com/grieve-1
Infant and Mother-loss with Liz Tichenor:Author and Episcopal Priest
July 01, 2021 11:07 - 1 hour - 59.3 MBIn this episode Meghan talks with Episcopal priest and author Liz Tichenor about the death of her son Fritz at only 40 days old as well as the legacy of her mother's suicide. Liz reflects how running, community, family and eventually her religion helped to support her through her loss and find her way back to life.
Ep. 17 Infant and Mother-loss with Liz Tichenor:Author and Episcopal Priest
July 01, 2021 11:07 - 1 hour - 59.3 MBIn this episode Meghan talks with Episcopal priest and author Liz Tichenor about the death of her son Fritz at only 40 days old as well as the legacy of her mother's suicide. Liz reflects how running, community, family and eventually her religion helped to support her through her loss and find her way back to life.
Dara Kurtz: Decades after Mom
June 29, 2021 12:37 - 55 minutes - 50.5 MB20 years after her mother's death, Author, cancer survivor, mother and wife, Dara Kurtz's found a bag full of letters from her mother and grandmother. A mother to a new baby at the time of her mother's death, Dara's did not truly begin to process the depth of her grief until she began reading and ultimately writing " I Am My Mother's Daughter: Wisdom on Life, Loss and Love, about all she had lost. Listen as Meghan and Dara talk about the truisms of carrying grief and the many ways loss mani...
Ep. 16 Dara Kurtz: Decades after Mom
June 29, 2021 12:37 - 55 minutes - 50.5 MB20 years after her mother's death, Author, cancer survivor, mother and wife, Dara Kurtz's found a bag full of letters from her mother and grandmother. A mother to a new baby at the time of her mother's death, Dara's did not truly begin to process the depth of her grief until she began reading and ultimately writing " I Am My Mother's Daughter: Wisdom on Life, Loss and Love, about all she had lost. Listen as Meghan and Dara talk about the truisms of carrying grief and the many ways loss mani...
Ep. 15 Dr. Kathryn Mannix: Palliative Care Specialist/Best Selling Author
June 24, 2021 13:24 - 1 hour - 66.7 MBDr. Kathryn Mannix is an expert in Palliative Care and death and dying educator based in the UK. Author of the best selling With the End in Mind and upcoming Listen, Dr. Mannix has revolutionized our understanding of end of life care, and authored guidebooks for those wanting to learn more about death and how the body dies. In this delightful conversation, Dr. Mannix gives Meghan a generous tutorial on how palliative care is most effective, how we have become so unskilled in managing grief...
Dr. Kathryn Mannix: Palliative Care Specialist/Best Selling Author
June 24, 2021 13:24 - 1 hour - 66.7 MBDr. Kathryn Mannix is an expert in Palliative Care and death and dying educator based in the UK. Author of the best selling With the End in Mind and upcoming Listen, Dr. Mannix has revolutionized our understanding of end of life care, and authored guidebooks for those wanting to learn more about death and how the body dies. In this delightful conversation, Dr. Mannix gives Meghan a generous tutorial on how palliative care is most effective, how we have become so unskilled in managing grief...
Peg Conway: 5O years of life without mom--the legacy of grief unspoken.
June 22, 2021 09:27 - 1 hour - 56.3 MBPeg Conway is a writer, and energy healer who shares her story of losing her mother at age seven, the protracted grief that didn't really manifest until her 20's after she witnessed a dear friend injured by a car. Peg discusses how reading and writing her own book has helped her come to know her loss better and as well as face the surprising ways that grief shows up even 50 years on. Peg says: visit my website to sign up for my newsletter (ie for book updates) and to join the book club. ...
Ep 14. Peg Conway: 5O years of life without mom--the legacy of grief unspoken.
June 22, 2021 09:27 - 1 hour - 56.3 MBPeg Conway is a writer, and energy healer who shares her story of losing her mother at age seven, the protracted grief that didn't really manifest until her 20's after she witnessed a dear friend injured by a car. Peg discusses how reading and writing her own book has helped her come to know her loss better and as well as face the surprising ways that grief shows up even 50 years on. Peg says: visit my website to sign up for my newsletter (ie for book updates) and to join the book club. ...
Brooke James (The Grief Coach):Father's Day Without Fathers
June 19, 2021 23:25 - 51 minutes - 47.2 MBIn the final episode of our Father's Day Series, Meghan interviews her friend, colleague and podcast co-host Brooke James of the Grief Coach. With more laughter than tears Brooke and Meghan talk anniversaries and counting days, living into loss, and setting boundaries. Don't miss this one. Brooke is truly something special. https://www.thegriefcoach.co/about
Ep 13. Brooke James (The Grief Coach):Father’s Day Without Fathers
June 19, 2021 23:25 - 51 minutes - 47.2 MBIn the final episode of our Father's Day Series, Meghan interviews her friend, colleague and podcast co-host Brooke James of the Grief Coach. With more laughter than tears Brooke and Meghan talk anniversaries and counting days, living into loss, and setting boundaries. Don't miss this one. Brooke is truly something special. https://www.thegriefcoach.co/about
Lindsey Mead Russell--writer, mother, financial service professional
June 17, 2021 12:58 - 46 minutes - 42.2 MBFather's Day Special Join Meghan in this special conversation with her long time high school friend, Lindsey Mead Russell, about losing her father-in-law and father within six weeks of each other. Lindsey talks poetry, writing and long months of tears as ways we actively grieve.
Ep. 12 Lindsey Mead Russell--writer, mother, financial service professional
June 17, 2021 12:58 - 46 minutes - 42.2 MBFather's Day Special Join Meghan in this special conversation with her long time high school friend, Lindsey Mead Russell, about losing her father-in-law and father within six weeks of each other. Lindsey talks poetry, writing and long months of tears as ways we actively grieve.
Ep. 11 Actress Alysia Reiner: Missing her Father
June 15, 2021 09:09 - 46 minutes - 42.5 MBJoin Meghan as she talks with Orange is the New Black Actress, Alysia Reiner (Fig) about losing her dad over a decade ago, growing in grief, maintaining a relationship with his memory for herself and her daughter and how she celebrates the anniversary of his death. Alysia is so warm and generous with her thoughts and feelings on grief and self care, you will find yourself wanting to listen again. https://www.alysiareiner.com
Actress Alysia Reiner: Missing her Father
June 15, 2021 09:09 - 46 minutes - 42.5 MBJoin Meghan as she talks with Orange is the New Black Actress, Alysia Reiner (Fig) about losing her dad over a decade ago, growing in grief, maintaining a relationship with his memory for herself and her daughter and how she celebrates the anniversary of his death. Alysia is so warm and generous with her thoughts and feelings on grief and self care, you will find yourself wanting to listen again. https://www.alysiareiner.com
Ep. 10 Writing through Grief with Editor Carolyn Murnick
June 08, 2021 10:48 - 40 minutes - 37.5 MBJoin Meghan as she talks books with writer/editor and author of THE HOT ONE: A MEMOIR OF FRIENDSHIP SEX AND MURDER, Carolyn Murnick. Carolyn discusses the gruesome death of her childhood best friend and how writing is a tool to process grief. https://www.carolynmurnick.com/