Grief, Loss & Changing Relationships

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.