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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.
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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 ever
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Have you ever felt like loss cracked something open in you, like it changed not just your heart, but the way you see the world? You're not imagining it.

I'm sitting down with Jessica Rachel, spiritual medium and intuitive coach, to talk about exactly that. Because here's what I'm learning more and more: grief has a way of awakening us. And your intuition? It's been there all along, just waiting for you to tune in.

In this episode, Jessica and I dig into:
✨ Why loss so often triggers a spiritual awakening, and why that's actually more common than you think
✨ What intuition really is (hint: it's a muscle, and you can strengthen it)
✨ The "clairs" : clairvoyance, clairaudience, clairsentience, claircognizance, and even rarer senses like smell and taste, and how to figure out which one is yours
✨ How to tell the difference between intuitive guidance and anxious thoughts (this one is a game-changer)
✨ A simple, body-based practice for actually receiving guidance: breath, movement, meditation, and calling in your guides or loved ones out loud
✨ How to ask questions and request physical confirmation so you know when you're being answered
✨ Signs, timing, and surrendering control (aka the hard part)
✨ Using your body as a yes/no compass
✨ The difference between spirit guides and guardian angels
✨ Soul purpose as service, and how your repeating life patterns and past-life lessons might be pointing you exactly where you're meant to go

If you've been feeling called to explore the spiritual side of your grief journey, or if you've been sensing something but don't quite know what to do with it, this episode is for you.

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Click here to join me in my 14-Day Relief in Your Grief Experience and begin feeling lighter, at peace, and more grounded today. Just $39! https://lossesbecomegains.com/relief-in-grief
 If you're ready to create real transformation in your life and shift from just surviving to truly thriving, join me now for just $47: https://lossesbecomegains.com/transformation
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Have you been forgetting things more than usual since your loss? Walking into rooms and blanking. Missing appointments. Re-reading the same sentence five times. Feeling like your brain just isn't working the way it used to?

You're not irresponsible. You're not "losing it." You're experiencing something called grief brain, and it's more common than anyone talks about.

In this episode, I'm breaking down what's actually happening inside your brain when you're grieving, why the fog and forgetfulness make complete sense, and how to gently support yourself through it.

Here's what we're getting into:
✨ What grief brain is and why so many grievers quietly struggle with it
✨ What's actually happening in your brain and nervous system during loss
✨ The shame that comes with feeling "slower" than you used to be — and the reframe you need
✨ 6 gentle ways to support yourself through the fog
✨ A closing reflection to help you offer yourself a little more grace this week

This episode is for the griever who has been silently criticizing themselves for not keeping up, not remembering, not functioning the way they used to. The one who wonders if something is wrong with them. The one who just needs someone to say: this is normal, and it won't be like this forever.
Click here to join me in my 14-Day Relief in Your Grief Experience and begin feeling lighter, at peace, and more grounded today. Just $39! https://lossesbecomegains.com/relief-in-grief
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Grief doesn't always look like loss of a person. Sometimes, it looks like losing a dream. In this episode, I sit down with Dr. Clay Brigance, an Infertility Counseling Expert, professional counselor, researcher, and host of the Love and Infertility podcast, for one of the most powerful conversations I've had on this show. 

We're talking about infertility and pregnancy loss as a grief experience. The kind that so often goes unnamed, unseen, and completely unsupported.

Dr. Clay brings both the clinical expertise and the deeply personal experience to this conversation. He and his wife navigated male-factor infertility, IVF, a traumatic birth, and a hysterectomy—and came out the other side with a whole lot of wisdom, purpose, and a marriage that's stronger for it. 

Here's what we dig into:
✨ Why infertility is a grief experience, and why so few people recognize it as one
✨ The "reproductive story" we all start building around age 2 or 3, and what happens when it gets torn apart
✨ Dr. Clay's four pillars of connection, and why some couples grow closer through infertility while others fall apart
✨ The "crescendo effect" that builds stress in relationships and what to do when your amygdala takes over
✨ Well-intended chivalry, and why trying to rescue your partner from their pain actually makes things worse
✨ Two practical tools: reverse engineering your conversations and the boardroom method for getting in touch with your emotions
✨ How to navigate the painful "at least" comments from well-meaning family and friends
✨ The grief that comes with relationships, learning who can truly hold space for you, and letting go of those who can't

Whether you're in the thick of an i
Click here to join me in my 14-Day Relief in Your Grief Experience and begin feeling lighter, at peace, and more grounded today. Just $39! https://lossesbecomegains.com/relief-in-grief
 If you're ready to create real transformation in your life and shift from just surviving to truly thriving, join me now for just $47: https://lossesbecomegains.com/transformation
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/transformation
14-Day Relief in Your Grief Challenge: https://lossesbecomegains.com/relief-in-grief
Work with me one-on-one: https://lossesbecomegains.com/work-with-tara

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