Grief, Caregiving & Life Transitions
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What do you do when you know something is wrong, but no one believes you? Tiffanny and Josh Thomason share the lessons that carried them through years of medical uncertainty.
What does open adoption look like years later? Birth mother Leah Outten shares the realities of grief, healing, trust, and maintaining a lifelong relationship with her daughter and her adoptive family.
What if every ending made room for something new? Brandi Fleck shares the personal experiences that transformed the way she understands grief, spirituality, and life after death, along with the message that continues to remind her why death brings new life.
You can't control someone else's addiction, but you can learn how to heal. Fran Cooper Van Allen shares the personal experiences that changed her understanding of love, loss, and recovery.
After years of unimaginable loss, Donna Campbell discovered that healing didn't just change her life. It changed what she chose to live for.
After his girlfriend died by suicide, Todd Maguire disappeared into a new identity as an undercover cop—and into a world of drugs, guns, biker clubs, and extreme risk. He shares how unprocessed grief shaped his years as “Donny,” what happened when he had to become Todd again, and why speaking openly about PTSD finally changed his life.
What do you do when someone you love is the person causing you the most harm? Kim Daigle shares how she learned to recognize manipulation and walk away from toxic relationships.
What happens when the work you love starts taking more than it gives? After 12 years in child welfare, Carmen Gosa reached a breaking point. Hear how burnout led her to an unexpected new chapter.
Most people don't learn about hospice until they're in the middle of a crisis. Discover what hospice nurses wish every family knew before the end-of-life journey begins.
After losing her husband unexpectedly, Laurah Jurca was faced with another unimaginable loss just 12 days later. She opens up about compounded grief, widowhood, mental health, and the small acts of support that made the biggest difference.
After years of misdiagnosis, Tiffanny Thomason finally received answers about her Cushing's disease. But treatment uncovered additional rare diseases and new challenges that affected her health, marriage, and plans for the future.
Heather Burwell shares why grief doesn't follow a formula, how loss extends far beyond death, and what it means to build a meaningful life without "moving on."
Adoption trauma shaped Lori Reising's life in unexpected ways. She shares how loss, healing, and purpose transformed her understanding of what it means to be human.
After years of unexplained headaches and brain fog, Lynnette Henderson discovered she had a cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) leak. She shares her diagnosis journey, treatment experiences, and how chronic illness reshaped her identity, relationships, and purpose.
Doctors told Mark Dant there was nothing he could do to save his son. Years later, that same son graduated college, started a career, and planned a wedding. This is a story about grief, determination, and why hope is something we create through action.
Life transitions rarely affect just one person. Meg Smidt shares what decades of family change taught her about relationships, boundaries, grief, and letting go of control.
When your life has always been built around other people, being alone can feel unfamiliar, if not uncomfortable. After a series of major life changes, Christy Pruitt-Haynes started solo dating as a way to reconnect with herself.
What if joy isn’t something you find after life gets easier—but something you choose inside of it? Katie Jensen shares a powerful perspective on resilience, motherhood, and finding happiness in unexpected circumstances. From mindset shifts to real-life strategies, this conversation will change how you think about control, connection, and what it means to truly enjoy your life.
After losing her daughter DeEbony Groves in the 2018 Waffle House shooting, Shirl Baker turned unimaginable grief into purpose. In this moving conversation, she shares how faith, community, and the DeEbony Groves Foundation are bringing healing to grieving mothers across the U.S.
Years of unexplained symptoms led Tiffany Thomason on a long search for answers before she was finally diagnosed with Cushing's disease. She and her husband share the road to diagnosis.