Life With Grief Podcast | Grief Support Podcast

Tara Accardo
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Welcome to the Life With Grief Podcast! I'm your host and Grief & Soul Purpose Coach, Tara Accardo. I created Life With Grief and this community to normalize the complexities of grief, navigate life after loss, feel inspired along the way, and so much more.Consider this your safe space where you feel seen, validated, and supported. I'm in this with you as a fellow griever who lost both parents to cancer before I turned 30 (six months apart, no less), lost my fur baby less than a year later, and experienced a traumatic birth. I'm here to walk this path with you as we we work together and dig into how to live a fulfilling, vibrant life with grief in tow. I warmly invite you to tap into the world of healing with me and some truly incredible guests as you take in guidance, support, tangible coping tools, and uplifting conversations to help you cultivate a more meaningful, intentional existence.Be sure you're subscribed for laughs, life lessons, and everything in between... even beyond the grief, life is so much more than what we've lost, too. Leave me a voice message, too! https://www.speakpipe.com/LifeWithGrief

  1. 13h ago ·  Video

    222. Divorce, Disenfranchised Grief, and Finding Yourself Again with Jess Prudhomme

    Drop me a message or voice note! Have you ever grieved someone who's still alive? Or lost yourself so completely inside a relationship that when it ended, you didn't even know who you were anymore? In this episode, I'm sitting down with the incredible Jess Prudhomme—podcaster and host of The Great Detour—to talk about one of the most misunderstood forms of grief out there: divorce grief and identity loss. Jess married her high school sweetheart at 17. By 35, her marriage was over—and so was the version of herself she'd built around it. What followed was a deeply honest reckoning with grief, self-worth, and what it actually means to come home to yourself. In this episode, we get into: ✨ What disenfranchised grief is and why divorce grief is so often dismissed ✨ Grieving a living person , and the unique pain of losing someone who's still here ✨ Losing your identity, your future plans, and the life you thought you'd have ✨ How therapy, journaling, and solitude became part of Jess's healing ✨ Leaving a 10-year career to take a sabbatical and rebuild from the inside out ✨ Solo travel as a tool for healing ✨ How a trip abroad sparked the creation of The Great Detour podcast ✨ Finding alignment in friendships, career, and self after major loss ✨ Why the losses that break us open can also bring us home to ourselves Whether you're navigating a divorce, the end of a relationship, a career loss, or any kind of identity shift, this episode is going to make you feel deeply seen. 🔗 www.thegreatdetour.com 🔗 https://www.instagram.com/thegreatdetour/ Click here to get your copy of Love Like Thunder, Grief Like Rain: https://earthgrief.love/ Support the show Support the podcast: https://buymeacoffee.com/lifewithgriefpodcast 📖 Life Beyond Grief Substack: https://taraaccardo.substack.com/ Work with me: Micro-Moments for Transformation: https://lossesbecomegains.com/transformation14-Day Relief in Your Grief Challenge: https://lossesbecomegains.com/relief-in-griefWork with me one-on-one: https://lossesbecomegains.com/work-with-tara Connect with me further: Leave a voice note: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2429466/fan_mail/newInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/lossesbecomegains/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lifewithgriefpodcast/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/losses.become.gainsWebsite: https://lossesbecomegains.com/Shop the LBG Daily Journal: https://lossesbecomeg...

    1 hr

  2. 3d ago ·  Video

    221. The Fear of Forgetting Our Loved Ones: Navigating Grief and Our Memory

    Drop me a message or voice note! Have you ever woken up and panicked because you couldn't quite remember the sound of your loved one's voice, or the exact way they laughed? That quiet, creeping fear of forgetting is one of the most common and least talked-about experiences in grief.  And if you've felt it, you are so not alone... and you are absolutely not failing them. Six years out from losing both of my parents I'm still navigating this fear myself, and today I'm sitting with you in it, breaking down why it happens, what it actually means, and what you can gently do about it. In this episode, we explore: ✨  Why the fear of forgetting your loved one is so common in grief ✨ The shame spiral that tends to come with it  ✨ The neuroscience of grief and memory ✨ What neuroscientist and author Dr. Mary-Frances O'Connor says about how the brain works ✨ Why the feeling of someone stays encoded in you even when the specific details start to fade ✨ The continuing bonds framework ✨  Gentle, low-pressure ideas for preserving memories and staying connected to your person Whether you're newly grieving or years out from your loss like me, my hope is that this episode leaves you feeling seen, validated, and a little more at peace with the perfectly imperfect way your brain holds onto the people you love. Resources mentioned: 📖 The Grieving Brain by Dr. Mary-Frances O'Connor Click here to get your copy of Love Like Thunder, Grief Like Rain: https://earthgrief.love/ Support the show Support the podcast: https://buymeacoffee.com/lifewithgriefpodcast 📖 Life Beyond Grief Substack: https://taraaccardo.substack.com/ Work with me: Micro-Moments for Transformation: https://lossesbecomegains.com/transformation14-Day Relief in Your Grief Challenge: https://lossesbecomegains.com/relief-in-griefWork with me one-on-one: https://lossesbecomegains.com/work-with-tara Connect with me further: Leave a voice note: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2429466/fan_mail/newInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/lossesbecomegains/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lifewithgriefpodcast/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/losses.become.gainsWebsite: https://lossesbecomegains.com/Shop the LBG Daily Journal: https://lossesbecomeg...

    34 min

  3. May 28 ·  Video

    220. Twin Loss, Father Loss, Divorce, and the Power of Forgiveness with Robin Ducharme

    Drop me a message or voice note! What happens when grief keeps finding you in different forms, at different stages of life? In this episode, I'm joined by Robin Ducharme, author and founder of Real Love Ready, for a truly honest and vulnerable conversation. Robin shares the story of losing her twin brother Reese suddenly to a heart attack in 2012, and the profound, beautiful experience she had with his spirit that same night.  She also opens up about losing her father just weeks after closing Reese's estate (after serving as executor twice in two years, something so few people talk about), navigating separation and divorce, and ultimately surviving a toxic second marriage. Through all of it, she found her way to forgiveness, relational literacy, and love as the through-line of everything. We dig into: ✨ The sudden loss of her twin brother Reese and the incredible experience she had with his spirit the night he passed ✨ Planning a funeral with your brother's guidance, including why shot glasses were the perfect send-off ✨ What it actually means to be executor of an estate, and doing it twice, back-to-back ✨ Losing her father shortly after closing Reese's estate, and how grief compounded on grief ✨ Why divorce is a legitimate grief process, and why no relationship should ever be called a failure ✨ What relational literacy is and the skills Robin teaches through Real Love Ready ✨ Forgiveness as non-attachment: not condoning, not forgetting, but releasing ✨ Self-forgiveness and why Robin believes it's often the hardest kind This one goes deep, and I think it's going to hit home for many of you. Connect with Robin: https://realloveready.com/https://www.instagram.com/realloveready/https://www.instagram.com/robinducharmeofficial/https://geni.us/RealLoveReadyBookClick here to get your copy of Love Like Thunder, Grief Like Rain: https://earthgrief.love/ Support the show Support the podcast: https://buymeacoffee.com/lifewithgriefpodcast 📖 Life Beyond Grief Substack: https://taraaccardo.substack.com/ Work with me: Micro-Moments for Transformation: https://lossesbecomegains.com/transformation14-Day Relief in Your Grief Challenge: https://lossesbecomegains.com/relief-in-griefWork with me one-on-one: https://lossesbecomegains.com/work-with-tara Connect with me further: Leave a voice note: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2429466/fan_mail/newInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/lossesbecomegains/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lifewithgriefpodcast/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/losses.become.gainsWebsite: https://lossesbecomegains.com/Shop the LBG Daily Journal: https://lossesbecomeg...

    57 min

  4. May 21 ·  Video

    219. Suicide Grief, Self-Blame, and the Mindset Shift That Changes Everything with Toni Filipone

    Drop me a message or voice note! What happens when the grief you're carrying is the kind most people don't know how to talk about? Toni Filipone knows, and she's here to walk you through it. I'm sitting down with Toni Filipone, an international, multi-certified grief expert, author, speaker, and the founder of MasterGrief, a global platform helping people heal after loss all over the world. With over 30 years of experience in personal development alongside leaders like Tony Robbins, Toni has dedicated her life to helping people understand grief, master their emotions, and rebuild a life they actually want to live.  She's also the author of In the Trenches: A Coach's Walk Through Grief, which shares her own raw and honest story of loss and the tools that helped her move forward. Toni's expertise isn't just professional. It's deeply personal. Three and a half years ago, she lost her partner Terri to suicide. That loss cracked her open, reshaped her work, and gave her an entirely new lens for what it means to truly grieve. In this conversation, we get into ALL of it: ✨ What makes suicide grief uniquely traumatic and complicated ✨ The shock, denial, and self-blame that so many suicide loss survivors experience ✨ The concept of "causation bias" ✨ A powerful mindset shift: moving from "what if" to "even if" ✨ Why you can't go back to the life you had before loss, and what it looks like to build a new one ✨ Honest thoughts on grief groups, including what to look for and what to walk away from ✨ The difference between grief and mental illness ✨ Finding daily "pockets of joy" and what that actually means Whether you're navigating suicide loss, supporting someone who is, or just trying to understand what healthy grief can actually look like, this episode will leave you feeling seen, equipped, and a little less alone. Connect with Toni: https://www.tiktok.com/@tiktoktoni75https://www.instagram.com/mastergrief_thttps://www.linkedin.com/company/mastergrief/https://www.youtube.com/@MasterGriefThttps://www.facebook.com/people/MasterGrief/61576327545212/ https://mastergrief.com/Click here to get your copy of Love Like Thunder, Grief Like Rain: https://earthgrief.love/ Support the show Support the podcast: https://buymeacoffee.com/lifewithgriefpodcast 📖 Life Beyond Grief Substack: https://taraaccardo.substack.com/ Work with me: Micro-Moments for Transformation: https://lossesbecomegains.com/transformation14-Day Relief in Your Grief Challenge: https://lossesbecomegains.com/relief-in-griefWork with me one-on-one: https://lossesbecomegains.com/work-with-tara Connect with me further: Leave a voice note: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2429466/fan_mail/newInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/lossesbecomegains/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lifewithgriefpodcast/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/losses.become.gainsWebsite: https://lossesbecomegains.com/Shop the LBG Daily Journal: https://lossesbecomeg...

    54 min
  5. 218. What Kind of Griever Are You? Understanding Your Grief Style and Why It Matters

    May 18 ·  Video

    218. What Kind of Griever Are You? Understanding Your Grief Style and Why It Matters

    Drop me a message or voice note! In this episode, I'm diving into one of my favorite topics—grieving styles—and why understanding yours can be such a powerful part of your healing journey. Because here's what I want you to know before we even get started: there is no right way to grieve. There is only your way. I'm pulling from real research here, specifically the work of psychologists Terry Martin and Kenneth Doka, who identified a spectrum of grieving styles that explains so much about why we all move through loss so differently. Here's what we cover: ✨ The difference between intuitive and instrumental grieving, and why both are completely valid ✨ The five griever types: The Feeler, The Doer, The Blender, The Bottler, and The Spiraler, and how to identify which one you are ✨ How attachment theory connects to the way you experience and express grief ✨ Why some people bottle their grief inward, and how it can quietly show up in the body instead ✨ What's happening for the Spiraler, and why feeling stuck or consumed by grief doesn't mean you're failing ✨ How to use your grief style as a map, not a box, so you can start giving yourself exactly what you need ✨ A Soul Shift prompt to close the episode and carry into your week If you've ever looked at someone else's grief and thought how are they doing that?—or looked at your own and thought what is wrong with me?—this episode is for you. Click here to get your copy of Love Like Thunder, Grief Like Rain: https://earthgrief.love/ Support the show Support the podcast: https://buymeacoffee.com/lifewithgriefpodcast 📖 Life Beyond Grief Substack: https://taraaccardo.substack.com/ Work with me: Micro-Moments for Transformation: https://lossesbecomegains.com/transformation14-Day Relief in Your Grief Challenge: https://lossesbecomegains.com/relief-in-griefWork with me one-on-one: https://lossesbecomegains.com/work-with-tara Connect with me further: Leave a voice note: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2429466/fan_mail/newInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/lossesbecomegains/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lifewithgriefpodcast/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/losses.become.gainsWebsite: https://lossesbecomegains.com/Shop the LBG Daily Journal: https://lossesbecomeg...

    28 min

  6. May 14 ·  Video

    217. Navigating Suicide Loss: How One Mom Turned Losing Her Son into Purpose with Erin Blechman

    Drop me a message or voice note! When grief becomes the very thing that leads you to help others heal, that's when loss truly starts to become a gain. In this episode, I'm sitting down with Erin Blechman—mom, certified grief educator, and suicide loss survivor—for a conversation that is raw, real, and so deeply needed. Erin shares the story of her son Max, a wildly creative, deeply sensitive, and brilliantly funny young man who lived with medication-resistant depression and epilepsy, and who she lost to suicide in June 2020, right in the thick of COVID. Here's what we dig into: ✨ The early grief fog: numbness, depression, yearning, and an anger that surprised even her  ✨ How journaling became a lifeline and eventually evolved into a book ✨ The coping tools that helped her survive: creating a memorial garden and finding her people in a suicide loss support group ✨ Her path to becoming a certified grief educator who now leads online grief groups and speaks publicly about suicide loss ✨ The cultural problem of grief illiteracy ✨ Parental guilt, the brutal "what ifs," and how Erin learned to reframe them into "even ifs" ✨ Why healing in community isn't just helpful, it's transformative If you've ever lost someone to suicide, loved someone who struggled, or just needed a reminder that your grief doesn't have to look a certain way to be valid, this one's for you. Connect with Erin https://www.instagram.com/erin.blechman/https://erinblechman.com/https://www.facebook.com/erin.blechmanauthorClick here to get your copy of Love Like Thunder, Grief Like Rain: https://earthgrief.love/ Support the show Support the podcast: https://buymeacoffee.com/lifewithgriefpodcast 📖 Life Beyond Grief Substack: https://taraaccardo.substack.com/ Work with me: Micro-Moments for Transformation: https://lossesbecomegains.com/transformation14-Day Relief in Your Grief Challenge: https://lossesbecomegains.com/relief-in-griefWork with me one-on-one: https://lossesbecomegains.com/work-with-tara Connect with me further: Leave a voice note: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2429466/fan_mail/newInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/lossesbecomegains/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lifewithgriefpodcast/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/losses.become.gainsWebsite: https://lossesbecomegains.com/Shop the LBG Daily Journal: https://lossesbecomeg...

    52 min

  7. May 6 ·  Video

    216. Mother's Day Without Your Mom: An Conversation About Grief, Healing & Moving Through It

    Drop me a message or voice note! Mother's Day can be one of the most painful days of the year when you're missing your mom. And if you're dreading it, this episode is for you. In this special panel episode of the Life With Grief Podcast, I'm joined by three incredible women—Liz Quinn, Sara Rian, and Chelsea Ohlemiller—for an honest, heartfelt conversation about what it's really like to grieve your mother, navigate Mother's Day without her, and find your way forward without losing the love you carry for her. Each of us shares our own story of loss: 💔 Tara's mom, Lori, passed away from esophageal cancer in 2019 💔 Sara's mom, Susan, died by suicide in 2018 💔 Chelsea's mom, Rita, passed away in 2017 💔 Liz's mom, Colleen, died in 2020 following an Alzheimer's diagnosis Four different losses, four different journeys, one shared truth: grief doesn't follow a timeline, and you don't have to face Mother's Day alone. In this episode, we cover: ✨ The early days of grief: silence, trauma, confusion, and those overwhelming "never again" thoughts ✨ How grief shifts over time: identity changes, finding community, writing as healing, and reaching new life milestones without her ✨ Experiencing motherhood without your own mom by your side ✨ The duality of joy and grief, holding happiness and heartache at the same time ✨ Practical ways to approach Mother's Day that actually help ✨ Why grief is deeply personal, and why every loss, every relationship, and every timeline is valid Whether you lost your mom recently or years ago, whether this is your first Mother's Day without her or your tenth, this conversation will remind you that what you're feeling makes complete sense, and that you are not alone in it. 🎙️ Listen now and share this episode with someone who needs to hear it this Mother's Day. Connect with each of us through our websites: https://lossesbecomegains.com/https://lizquinnheals.com/https://www.sararianbooks.com/https://hopeandharshrealities.com/Click here to get your copy of Love Like Thunder, Grief Like Rain: https://earthgrief.love/ Support the show Support the podcast: https://buymeacoffee.com/lifewithgriefpodcast 📖 Life Beyond Grief Substack: https://taraaccardo.substack.com/ Work with me: Micro-Moments for Transformation: https://lossesbecomegains.com/transformation14-Day Relief in Your Grief Challenge: https://lossesbecomegains.com/relief-in-griefWork with me one-on-one: https://lossesbecomegains.com/work-with-tara Connect with me further: Leave a voice note: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2429466/fan_mail/newInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/lossesbecomegains/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lifewithgriefpodcast/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/losses.become.gainsWebsite: https://lossesbecomegains.com/Shop the LBG Daily Journal: https://lossesbecomeg...

    1h 2m
  8. 215. Podcast Update! + The Sacred Pause: Giving Yourself Permission to Pivot After Loss

    May 4 ·  Video

    215. Podcast Update! + The Sacred Pause: Giving Yourself Permission to Pivot After Loss

    Drop me a message or voice note! Have you ever found yourself doing all the things, showing up, checking the boxes, keeping the pace, but quietly wondering if something needs to give? If you've been feeling that pull to pause, pivot, or finally make room for the thing that's been calling to you... this episode is for you. This week, I'm getting really real with you. I'm sharing a personal update about Mourning Sips & Soul Shifts—and more importantly, the why behind it. Because the honest truth is, this decision didn't come from nowhere.  It came from a lot of self-reflection, some really vulnerable conversations with myself, and the three key reasons I made this decision and how I got here that I think you're going to deeply relate to—grief journey or not. Here's what we're getting into: ✨ The announcement: what's changing with this podcast and why ✨ Burnout in grief: what it actually looks like (hint: it's not always a breakdown) ✨ The pressure to keep producing, and why consistent output means nothing when you're running on empty ✨ Embracing slowness in a culture that glorifies busy. and what grief has taught me about truly living vs. just moving through life ✨ Fear disguised as logic: how many of us stay stuck in things that no longer serve us because change feels scary ✨ The exciting things I'm making room for, including a book I am no longer putting off ✨ A gentle invitation for you to ask yourself: do you need to take a sacred pause somewhere in your life, too? Where does your energy need to be reallocated?  This episode is for the person who has been going, going, going... not because they love the pace, but because slowing down feels terrifying. The one who has been holding on tight to everything they can control after loss took so much from them. The one who knows something needs to shift, but hasn't quite given themselves permission yet. If you see yourself in this, I know you'll get so much from this episode. Click here to get your copy of Love Like Thunder, Grief Like Rain: https://earthgrief.love/ Support the show Support the podcast: https://buymeacoffee.com/lifewithgriefpodcast 📖 Life Beyond Grief Substack: https://taraaccardo.substack.com/ Work with me: Micro-Moments for Transformation: https://lossesbecomegains.com/transformation14-Day Relief in Your Grief Challenge: https://lossesbecomegains.com/relief-in-griefWork with me one-on-one: https://lossesbecomegains.com/work-with-tara Connect with me further: Leave a voice note: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2429466/fan_mail/newInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/lossesbecomegains/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lifewithgriefpodcast/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/losses.become.gainsWebsite: https://lossesbecomegains.com/Shop the LBG Daily Journal: https://lossesbecomeg...

    53 min
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Welcome to the Life With Grief Podcast! I'm your host and Grief & Soul Purpose Coach, Tara Accardo. I created Life With Grief and this community to normalize the complexities of grief, navigate life after loss, feel inspired along the way, and so much more.Consider this your safe space where you feel seen, validated, and supported. I'm in this with you as a fellow griever who lost both parents to cancer before I turned 30 (six months apart, no less), lost my fur baby less than a year later, and experienced a traumatic birth. I'm here to walk this path with you as we we work together and dig into how to live a fulfilling, vibrant life with grief in tow. I warmly invite you to tap into the world of healing with me and some truly incredible guests as you take in guidance, support, tangible coping tools, and uplifting conversations to help you cultivate a more meaningful, intentional existence.Be sure you're subscribed for laughs, life lessons, and everything in between... even beyond the grief, life is so much more than what we've lost, too. Leave me a voice message, too! https://www.speakpipe.com/LifeWithGrief

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