What if grief wasn’t something to fix, but a place to belong? We open the door to a candid, unpolished conversation about loss, love that endures, and the kind of friendship that holds you up when the rest of the world says “move on.” Melinda shares how a grief coaching course—beginning on Mike’s birthday—became a turning point, and Malani reflects on the push into support too soon after losing her son and later her husband. Together we explore why society avoids grief, how language shapes healing, and what it means to be companioned instead of managed. We talk about saying died instead of passed away, the shock and silence that follow honesty, and the relief that comes from hearing your person’s name spoken out loud. Books and voices that helped—Nora McInerny, Megan Devine, Andrew Garfield, Anderson Cooper, Stephen Colbert—show up as guideposts that gave us words when we had none. We widen the frame to include non‑death grief: job loss, relocation, friendships that fade, identities that shift. The throughline is simple and hard: everything changes, and you deserve a space where that truth is safe. Our format is intentionally unscripted. We built a random topic wheel inside clear themes so conversations stay alive and real. Expect pets on camera, no mandatory makeup, and plenty of radical candor. Most of all, expect company. If you’re tired of being told to be strong, or if you need a place where your grief can breathe at its own pace, you’re home. Listen, share with someone who needs it, and help us grow this community. Subscribe for new episodes, send us the topics you want on the wheel, and leave a review to tell us what truth about grief you want the world to hear.
