Grief Unfiltered: Stories from Grow Through Your Grief

Krystle Hall & Danette Sugg
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Grief is raw, unpredictable, and deeply personal and you don’t have to navigate it alone. Grief Unfiltered: Stories from Grow Through Your Grief is a space for real, honest conversations about loss, healing, and everything in between. Hosted by sisters Krystle Hall and Danette Sugg, this podcast strips away the clichés and explores the messy, beautiful, deeply human experience of grief. Whether your loss is recent, lingering, or something you never fully processed, this podcast is here to hold space for you. Through heartfelt storytelling, sister-to-sister conversations, gentle insights, and real-life experiences, Grief Unfiltered offers comfort, connection, and a reminder that there’s no right way to grieve — only your way.

  1. How My Dad’s Death Changed Me: Time, Perspective, and Growing Through Grief with Danette

    1D AGO

    How My Dad’s Death Changed Me: Time, Perspective, and Growing Through Grief with Danette

    Danette hosts a solo episode of Grief Unfiltered to share who she was before her dad died in 2016 and how grief changed her. She describes being tightly wound, reactive, and focused on control and small inconveniences, then explains how losing a steady presence forced a new perspective where she stopped sweating the small stuff and became less reactive. Grief reshaped how she views time, making her prioritize connection, take chances, and live more in the moment, lessons she connects to her dad’s outlook and his unfulfilled retirement plans. She also shares how grief has made her more present as a mom to her son Owen, cherishing ordinary moments. Danette notes grief still brings sudden waves, especially as her son grows, but she’s learned joy and sadness can coexist and that grief changes shape over time, offering hope to those early in loss and pointing listeners to their journal and course for support.   📌 Timestamps  00:00 Welcome to Grief Unfiltered 00:35 Danette Solo Story 01:38 Who I Was Before 03:52 Losing Dad Changed Everything 05:19 Stop Sweating Small Stuff 07:35 Time Feels Different Now 10:18 Showing Up as a Mom 12:08 What Matters Most 12:39 Loving Who I Became 13:40 Waves That Still Hit 15:38 Hope for Early Grief 16:09 Resources and Goodbye   🌿 Get Support: 🌱 Ready to grow through your grief? Get my Befriend Your Grief course for the support and tools needed to transform your pain into a meaningful journey.  🌧️ Want to see how your grief is affecting you? Download my free quiz and complete it at your own pace.  🌐 Website: https://www.growthroughyourgrief.net/ 📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/growthroughyourgrief/ Subscribe to Grief Unfiltered + download each episode on Apple, Spotify, or Android.

    17 min
  2. Krystle's Grief Journey: Losing Dad, Living With Anxiety, and Finding Help

    MAR 26

    Krystle's Grief Journey: Losing Dad, Living With Anxiety, and Finding Help

    Krystle from Grief Unfiltered shares a solo episode about her grief journey after her dad’s stage-four lung cancer diagnosis 13 days after the birth of her second daughter in 2015, and his death 10 months later. She describes years of worsening anxiety that began around her 2012 honeymoon, including panic attacks, severe agoraphobia, postpartum depression/anxiety, and later health anxiety that intensified after her dad’s decline and death. Krystle explains how avoidance affected daily life and parenting until her husband urged her to seek help; about two and a half years after her dad died, she started therapy, used grounding and exposure exercises, and gradually regained independence. In January 2022 she began sertraline, pushed through early side effects, and found medication plus therapy life-changing. She encourages listeners to seek support, find the right therapist fit, and care for themselves while honoring loved ones. 📌 Timestamps:  00:00 Welcome to Grief Unfiltered 00:34 Why a Solo Story 01:34 Life Before the Loss 02:36 Anxiety Begins to Surface 04:32 Honeymoon Panic Trigger 06:55 Agoraphobia Takes Hold 07:47 Postpartum Struggles 10:01 The Cancer Phone Call 12:23 Stage Four Reality 15:19 Ten Months of Anticipatory Grief 17:12 Aftermath and Health Anxiety 20:28 Naming Anxiety and Hitting Bottom 21:46 Choosing Therapy 24:44 Therapy Tools and Small Wins 27:35 COVID and Setbacks 29:13 Trying Medication 30:53 Life Gets Lighter 33:26 What I Want You to Know 36:18 Support and Final Goodbye       🌿 Get Support: 🌱 Ready to grow through your grief? Get my Befriend Your Grief course for the support and tools needed to transform your pain into a meaningful journey.  🌧️ Want to see how your grief is affecting you? Download my free quiz and complete it at your own pace.  🌐 Website: https://www.growthroughyourgrief.net/ 📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/growthroughyourgrief/ Subscribe to Grief Unfiltered + download each episode on Apple, Spotify, or Android.

    37 min
  3. How Grief Changes Over Time (and Why That Doesn’t Mean You’re Doing It Wrong)

    MAR 19

    How Grief Changes Over Time (and Why That Doesn’t Mean You’re Doing It Wrong)

    Krystle and Danette of Grief Unfiltered discuss how grief evolves rather than fading in a straight line, sharing how losing their father felt consuming at first and later became more wave-like, with triggers such as birthdays, anniversaries, and holidays shifting from dread to moments of honoring and celebration. Krystlel explains that time alone didn’t help until she did the work, describing a major turning point around the five-year mark after therapy helped her channel her dad’s legacy of helping others into creating Grow Through Your Grief, an online course, and a journal. They explore why later grief can be confusing, emphasizing it can resurface without meaning failure, and suggest returning to basic self-care tools—movement, hydration, journaling, balanced rest, and small habit changes—while rejecting timelines, avoiding comparisons, and allowing joy and grief to coexist.   📌 Timestamps:  00:00 Welcome to Grief Unfiltered 00:33 How Grief Evolves 01:24 Early Grief Consumes 03:49 Time Plus Work Heals 05:27 Anxiety and Firsts 07:06 From Dread to Celebration 11:44 Five Year Turning Point 15:07 Why Later Grief Confuses 20:14 Tools for Later Stages 22:32 Self Care Small Steps 26:06 Permission for Joy 28:44 No Timeline Keep Going 31:37 Closing and Resources     🌿 Get Support: 🌱 Ready to grow through your grief? Get my Befriend Your Grief course for the support and tools needed to transform your pain into a meaningful journey.  🌧️ Want to see how your grief is affecting you? Download my free quiz and complete it at your own pace.  🌐 Website: https://www.growthroughyourgrief.net/ 📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/growthroughyourgrief/ Subscribe to Grief Unfiltered + download each episode on Apple, Spotify, or Android.

    32 min
  4. When the World Moves On but Your Grief Doesn’t

    MAR 12

    When the World Moves On but Your Grief Doesn’t

    Krystle and Danette of Grief Unfiltered discuss a common but rarely spoken part of grief: when initial support fades while the loss still feels intense. Using their father’s death as an example, Krystle describes overwhelming check-ins and help up to the funeral, followed by an abrupt drop-off that felt isolating and created pressure to “be better.” They explore why people stop reaching out, including discomfort, fear of saying the wrong thing, and misleading impressions from social media. They encourage grievers to ask for connection and set expectations about whether they want to talk or cry, and encourage supporters to ask how someone is truly doing. They emphasize that grief has no timeline, joy and grief can coexist, and healing requires intentional work such as therapy and journaling.   📌 Timestamps: 00:00 Welcome to Grief Unfiltered 00:33 When the World Moves On 01:29 Support Fades After Funeral 06:22 Why It Gets So Lonely 08:33 Awkwardness and Social Media 13:17 Ask for Real Support 14:03 What Helped Us Cope 1 5:04 Therapy and Doing the Work 20:20 Living With Grief Long Term 22:09 Final Takeaways and Resources     🌿 Get Support: 🌱 Ready to grow through your grief? Get my Befriend Your Grief course for the support and tools needed to transform your pain into a meaningful journey.  🌧️ Want to see how your grief is affecting you? Download my free quiz and complete it at your own pace.  🌐 Website: https://www.growthroughyourgrief.net/ 📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/growthroughyourgrief/ Subscribe to Grief Unfiltered + download each episode on Apple, Spotify, or Android.

    23 min
  5. Grief Triggers: The Random Tuesday Gut Punch

    MAR 5

    Grief Triggers: The Random Tuesday Gut Punch

    Krystle and Danette of Grief Unfiltered discuss unexpected grief triggers that arise outside obvious dates like anniversaries, such as songs, smells, grocery-store moments, milestones, and even feeling peaceful. They share personal examples, including Danette being triggered by a neighbor at the family farm who “loved” their dad and Krystle being hit by a Cheerios box campaign that referenced “dad” and “dog.” They explore how hearing stories about their dad can feel therapeutic on their own terms but triggering when initiated by others, and emphasize that triggers aren’t setbacks because grief isn’t linear and can persist even 10 years later. They suggest acknowledging triggers, letting emotions happen, talking to someone, journaling, therapy, and nature, and note their journal is available at growthroughyourgrief.net. 📌 Timestamps: 00:00 Welcome to Grief Unfiltered 00:33 Unexpected Grief Triggers 01:54 Farm Encounter Trigger 04:43 Grocery Aisle Gut Punch 06:42 Talking About Dad 13:39 Are Triggers Setbacks 17:56 Joy and Guilt After Loss 20:59 Tools to Handle Triggers 23:14 Journal and Closing  🌿 Get Support: 🌱 Ready to grow through your grief? Get my Befriend Your Grief course for the support and tools needed to transform your pain into a meaningful journey.  🌧️ Want to see how your grief is affecting you? Download my free quiz and complete it at your own pace.  🌐 Website: https://www.growthroughyourgrief.net/ 📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/growthroughyourgrief/ Subscribe to Grief Unfiltered + download each episode on Apple, Spotify, or Android.

    25 min
  6. Functional Grief: When You’re Still Showing Up but Falling Apart Inside

    FEB 26

    Functional Grief: When You’re Still Showing Up but Falling Apart Inside

    Krystle and Danette from Grief Unfiltered discuss “functional grief,” describing how people can keep working, parenting, and meeting responsibilities while internally carrying intense exhaustion, sadness, and emotional weight after losing a loved one. They share personal experiences after their dad’s death, including masking feelings in public, feeling judged or misunderstood, questioning their own grief when they appear “fine,” and crashing at home from the effort of coping. They highlight how others often assume functioning means healing, leading to less support, and note the loneliness that follows when check-ins fade. They emphasize permission to not be okay, the importance of processing grief rather than suppressing it, and tools that helped them, including journaling, therapy, and antidepressants, while encouraging listeners to seek support and care for their emotional and physical wellbeing. 📌 Timestamps: 00:00 Welcome to Grief Unfiltered 00:33 What Is Functional Grief 02:19 Krystle's Robotic Routine 05:12 When the Mask Slips 07:52 Highlight Reels and Assumptions 10:09 What Happens at Home 12:36 Questioning Your Own Grief 17:47 Why It’s So Exhausting 21:11 What Others Misunderstand 22:41 Permission to Ask for Help 24:07 From Surviving to Therapy 31:00 Journaling and Final Encouragement     🌿 Get Support: 🌱 Ready to grow through your grief? Get my Befriend Your Grief course for the support and tools needed to transform your pain into a meaningful journey.  🌧️ Want to see how your grief is affecting you? Download my free quiz and complete it at your own pace.  🌐 Website: https://www.growthroughyourgrief.net/ 📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/growthroughyourgrief/ Subscribe to Grief Unfiltered + download each episode on Apple, Spotify, or Android.

    35 min
  7. Parenting Through Grief: Navigating Loss While Raising Young Children

    FEB 12

    Parenting Through Grief: Navigating Loss While Raising Young Children

    In this solo episode, Krystle explores the immense challenge of grieving the loss of a loved one while parenting young children. The narrator shares their deeply personal story of losing a father to cancer shortly after welcoming their second daughter, and discusses the emotional turmoil and exhaustion that accompanied trying to parent through such immense grief. The episode delves into the struggle of balancing motherhood with anticipatory grief, the guilt and fears that arise, and the moments of small joy that act as a lifeline. Listeners are reminded that parenting doesn't demand perfection, merely presence, even through tear-stained and vulnerable moments. This story is a testament to resilience, the importance of self-care, and the reminder that it's okay to not have it all together while navigating the intersections of grief and parenthood.   📌 Timestamps: 00:00 Introduction: Grieving and Parenting 00:46 The Onset of Grief 02:44 Anticipatory Grief and Guilt 04:31 The Aftermath of Loss 06:02 Finding Strength and Joy 07:12 Healing and Moving Forward 08:30 Honoring Memories 09:01 Conclusion: Sharing and Support   🌿 Get Support: 🌱 Ready to grow through your grief? Get my Befriend Your Grief course for the support and tools needed to transform your pain into a meaningful journey.  🌧️ Want to see how your grief is affecting you? Download my free quiz and complete it at your own pace.  🌐 Website: https://www.growthroughyourgrief.net/ 📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/growthroughyourgrief/ Subscribe to Grief Unfiltered + download each episode on Apple, Spotify, or Android.

    10 min
  8. Navigating Anxiety and Grief: My Personal Journey

    FEB 6

    Navigating Anxiety and Grief: My Personal Journey

    In this solo episode of 'Grief Unfiltered,' Danette Sugg shares her deeply personal experience with anxiety following the loss of her father. She describes how grief unexpectedly manifested as anxiety, impacting her daily life and well-being. Danette discusses her struggle with the physical symptoms of anxiety, how she learned to recognize and manage it, and the importance of self-compassion and support systems. This episode offers a raw and honest exploration of grief and mental health, providing listeners with insights and relatable experiences to help them on their own healing journey.   📌 Timestamps:   00:00 Welcome to Grief Unfiltered 00:38 Danette's Solo Episode: Anxiety and Grief 01:21 The Unexpected Physical Impact of Grief 03:28 Recognizing and Addressing Anxiety 08:55 Practical Tips for Managing Anxiety 14:57 The Importance of Support Systems 17:22 Final Thoughts and Encouragement 🌿 Get Support: 🌱 Ready to grow through your grief? Get my Befriend Your Grief course for the support and tools needed to transform your pain into a meaningful journey.  🌧️ Want to see how your grief is affecting you? Download my free quiz and complete it at your own pace.  🌐 Website: https://www.growthroughyourgrief.net/ 📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/growthroughyourgrief/ Subscribe to Grief Unfiltered + download each episode on Apple, Spotify, or Android.

    19 min
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Grief is raw, unpredictable, and deeply personal and you don’t have to navigate it alone. Grief Unfiltered: Stories from Grow Through Your Grief is a space for real, honest conversations about loss, healing, and everything in between. Hosted by sisters Krystle Hall and Danette Sugg, this podcast strips away the clichés and explores the messy, beautiful, deeply human experience of grief. Whether your loss is recent, lingering, or something you never fully processed, this podcast is here to hold space for you. Through heartfelt storytelling, sister-to-sister conversations, gentle insights, and real-life experiences, Grief Unfiltered offers comfort, connection, and a reminder that there’s no right way to grieve — only your way.

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