Restorative Grief with Mandy Capehart

Mandy Capehart
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Explore the raw and unseen sides of loss and healing with stories, reflections, and real-life guidance on navigating grief—whether it’s a deep personal loss, an identity shift, or life’s inevitable heartbreaks. Each conversation offers practical tools to integrate healing in mind, body, and spirit. Join for support, growth, and a compassionate community that understands. For bonus content, visit Patreon.com/MandyCapehart. Interested in sharing your story as a guest? Reach out at MandyCapehart.com/PodMatch.

  1. 2D AGO

    228. Care, Intention, and Reciprocity: What We Really Want In Our Relationships

    What are we really asking for in our relationships, even when we say we just want love or respect? In this episode, we explore how care, intention, and reciprocity shape the way connection actually feels in our bodies and in our day to day lives. We talk about how to notice when these qualities are present, when they are missing, and why their absence can leave relationships feeling hollow even when everything looks fine on the surface. Together, we reflect on small, practical ways we can gently guide our relationships toward what truly nourishes us. Links + Resources from this episode: Become a PatronConnect with MandyLearn more about Restorative Grief

    8 min

  2. FEB 15

    227. A Bright and Borrowed Light with Will Anderson, featuring Courtney Kampa

    "What does it mean to carry someone’s life forward when they are no longer here?" Musician Will Anderson reflects on love, grief, and the art that carries a life forward. He shares the process of bringing his late wife Courtney Kampa’s final poetry collection, A Bright and Borrowed Light, to life, and creating a surprising companion album, How Little Love Is / How Worth Everything, that captures their shared love, creativity, and memory. Links + Resources from this episode: Get a copy of A Bright and Borrowed Light by Courtney KampaFollow Courtney's poetry on TikTokConnect with Will on InstagramConnect with Mandy on InstagramBecome a Patron!

    44 min

  3. FEB 8

    226. Safety in Your Own Arms

    What would it mean to become a safe place for yourself in the midst of grief, overwhelm, and uncertainty? This week, we explore how often safety is sought outside of ourselves and what begins to change when internal steadiness is cultivated instead. It reflects on limits, rest, and the quiet wisdom of noticing when too much is being carried. Setting something down is framed as an act of strength, care, and deep self-respect. Links + Resources from this episode: Francis Weller’s bookBecome a PatronConnect with Mandy

    8 min

  4. FEB 1

    225. Living In The Low with Justin McRoberts & Scott Erickson

    Have you ever found yourself in a season that feels like “the low” — where everything familiar slips away, and you’re unsure whether to climb out or simply sit still for a while? This month, we're exploring that tender space with authors Justin McRoberts and Scott Erickson, co-creators of In the Low: Honest Prayers for Dark Seasons. Together, we talk about how prayer, art, and intention can bring us back to a sense of safety even when we’re still surrounded by darkness. Justin (an author, coach, speaker, songwriter, and host of The At Sea Podcast) and Scott (an artist, author, and performance speaker) have spent years collaborating on projects that stir up hope and creative connection. In the Low invites us to slow down, sit with our grief, and rediscover laughter, beauty, and presence in the midst of pain. Links + Resources from this episode: Order In The Low: Honest Prayers for Dark SeasonsLearn more about Justin's workLearn more about Scott's workConnect with MandyBecome a Patron!

    49 min

  5. JAN 25

    224. Finding Solid Ground After a Shift in Beliefs

    This work is not about resignation. It is about presence. Deconstructing faith brings losses that go far beyond belief changes. In this episode, we explore the grief of losing certainty, community, roles, and a sense of belonging, and how these losses live not just in our thoughts, but in our bodies. This conversation names faith deconstruction as embodied and identity grief, and invites listeners to move beyond intellectualizing toward restoring trust in their bodies, values, and authentic voice. Faith may change, expand, or rest. This is not failure. It is a refusal to live on illusion, and an invitation to rebuild from what is real. Links + Resources from this episode: Read the first chapter of Restorative Grief on AmazonLearn more about coachingBecome a Patron!

    10 min

  6. JAN 18

    223. The Lost Voice with Greta Morgan

    "In silence, I can unmatch from all of the noise that isn't mine." After starting a dream career as a touring musician in her teens, Greta Morgan faced a threat she never saw coming - the loss of her voice. In 2020, Greta's high fever from Covid caused a diagnosis of spasmodic dysphonia - limiting her ability to use her voice at all. Over the last five years, she has learned how to strengthen her vocal chords, but there is no cure. So instead of song lyrics, now she's telling her story in a new way through her memoir on loss and rediscovery. Links + Resources from this episode: Buy a copy of The Lost Voice by Greta MorganJoin Greta's mailing listFollow Greta or Mandy on InstagramBecome a Patron of the show!

    40 min

  7. JAN 11

    222. Defensiveness as a Grief Response - How Fear-Based Values Disrupt Connection

    We become more ourselves by allowing who we are becoming to arrive—and trusting that the parts we let go were never wasted. In this episode, we explore defensiveness not as a flaw, but as a grief-informed response designed to protect former versions of ourselves who carried us through pain. Links + Resources from this episode: Become a PatronConnect with MandyLearn more about Restorative Grief

    10 min

  8. JAN 4

    221. When Love Feels Far Away - Enneagram Wisdom for Estrangement with Jackie Contessa

    What if personal growth doesn’t mean becoming someone new, but learning to stay steady in who you already are? This week, Mandy sits down with Jackie Contessa, certified Enneagram coach and founder of Table for 9 Coaching, to talk about how the Enneagram offers stability through the ever-changing landscape of life and relationships. Jackie shares her story of discovering the Enneagram after years of loss and transformation, and how it’s helped her make sense of the patterns that surface in seasons of estrangement — where connection and distance coexist. Together, they explore what it means to change and stay the same, how self-awareness supports healing when relationships shift, and how compassion becomes the anchor when understanding feels out of reach. Links + Resources from this episode: Connect with Jackie!Connect with Mandy!Become a Patron!Learn more about Restorative Grief Coaching

    53 min
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Explore the raw and unseen sides of loss and healing with stories, reflections, and real-life guidance on navigating grief—whether it’s a deep personal loss, an identity shift, or life’s inevitable heartbreaks. Each conversation offers practical tools to integrate healing in mind, body, and spirit. Join for support, growth, and a compassionate community that understands. For bonus content, visit Patreon.com/MandyCapehart. Interested in sharing your story as a guest? Reach out at MandyCapehart.com/PodMatch.

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