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GRIEF AND LIGHT

This space was created for you by someone who gets it – your grief, your foundation-shattering reality, and the question of what the heck do we do with the shattered pieces of life and loss around us.It’s also for the listener who wants to better understand their grieving person, and perhaps wants to learn how to help.Now in its fourth season, the Grief and Light podcast features both solo episodes and interviews with first-hand experiencers, authors, and professionals, who shine a light on the

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64:31

No Man Walks Alone: A Journey Across America for...

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2025/11/04

No man should have to carry it alone. Many men are hurting in silence, and Robb Pollard knows that silence well. In this deeply human conversation, Nina Rodriguez sits down with Robb Pollard, founder of Walk With Me Brother, a nonprofit devoted to men’s mental health and connection. *** VIDEO AVAILABLE HERE *** Robb shares his journey of living with bipolar disorder, navigating bullying and alcohol, and learning to face the parts of himself he once tried to outrun. What emerges is a story not...

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Turning Pain Into Poetry: Sara Rian on Grieving and...

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2025/10/24

When Sara Rian’s mother unexpectedly died in 2018, her world, and her words, changed forever. *** This episode is available in video here. *** What began as a private act of survival through poetry slowly became a bridge to others who were grieving too. Her poems, often found reaching grieving hearts through social media feeds, give voice to what so many can’t yet name: the ache, the confusion, the beauty, and the brutal honesty of grief. In this conversation, Nina and Sara trace ...

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66:50

When Love Asks You to Let Go: Parenting, Grief, and...

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2025/10/14

A mother’s story of love, advocacy, and finding joy while parenting a child in hospice. What happens when the life you imagined for your child suddenly changes forever? For Dr. Tasha Faruqui, that question became her reality when her daughter, Soraya, was born with a rare and little-known genetic condition. A doctor herself, Tasha thought she knew how to navigate the medical world. But nothing prepared her for the mix of love, fear, and relentless uncertainty that came with parenting a child ...

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55:55

Grieving While Parenting: Mindfulness, Mental Health,...

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2025/10/08

How do you grieve while parenting? How do you tend to your own heartbreak and hold space for your children’s? In this heartfelt conversation with Reshma Kearney, a Trauma-Informed Mindfulness and Healing Guide, shares her journey after losing her husband, Sean, to suicide. She opens up about navigating grief as a solo parent, communicating loss with honesty, and finding moments of presence through mindfulness in the first three years of grief. *** This episode is also available in video here....

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Honoring Your Grief: a mini meditation for grievers...

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2025/10/01

This week, I’m honored to share something special with you—a guided meditation created exclusively for Grief and Light listeners by Hannah Castillo, host of the Love Your Calm podcast. Hannah has been a Mental Health Counselor for over 20 years and is passionate about making meditation approachable and supportive, especially in tender seasons of life. After her own health challenges led her to discover the power of daily meditation, she began sharing these practices with her clients, helping ...

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Permission to Pause: 7 Types of Rest for Your Own...

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2025/09/23

What if you gave yourself permission to pause? This episode explores why rest is essential, not optional, covering the seven types of rest, the cost of burnout, and practical ways to create your own “pause week.” Consider this your reminder that what doesn’t bend, breaks; and that even small pauses can refill your cup. Rather than a luxury, rest is a necessity for our mental, emotional, and physical well-being Key Takeaways: Pause is rest, and rest is essential for survival and life.The...

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Grief and Light: A Podcast About Life After Loss

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2025/09/20

You just lost your loved one. Now what? Welcome to Grief and Light, a podcast about the honest truth of life after loss. Hosted by Nina Rodriguez, whose world was forever changed after the sudden death of her only sibling, this show explores the reality of grief, not as something to fix, but as a lifelong companion we learn to live with. On Grief and Light, you’ll hear: Honest reflections on the complexity of griefConversations about post-traumatic growth without bypassing painStories that re...

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49:36

What if Death Wasn’t the End? Healing Through...

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2025/09/09

What if death wasn’t the end of the conversation? In this episode of Grief and Light, Nina Rodriguez sits down with psychic medium and mentor Karen Docherty to explore how mediumship can become a powerful source of comfort, connection, and healing after loss. With warmth and clarity, Karen shares her own journey of discovering and embracing her calling, and how she now supports both the grieving and the departed through spirit communication. Together, they unpack what mediumship really is (an...

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22:03

Award-Winning and Grieving: A Conversation with Women...

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2025/09/02

And just like that, we're an award-winning podcast! In this special episode, I’m sharing a replay of my conversation with Kathy Barron, founder and editor-in-chief of Women Who Podcast Magazine. We talk about the journey behind Grief and Light, the power of being recognized as an award-winning podcast, and why grief isn’t a linear process—it’s deeply personal, unpredictable, and life-changing. We dive into stories of life after loss, the sneaky ways grief shows up in everyday life, and how gi...

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45:06

Healing Through Journaling: Grief & Joy After...

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2025/08/27

If you’ve ever wondered how to keep living, and even loving, after losing someone you can’t imagine life without, this episode is for you. I sit down with Shawn Dinneen, creator of HeartStrings Journals, to hear her deeply personal story of grief, resilience, and rediscovering life and new love after the devastating loss of her fiancé to an overdose in 2022. ***Video version available here*** Shawn shares how journaling became a lifeline during her healing journey, inspiring her busines...

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48:10

Kids' Grief & Healing: Michelle Cove on Grief-Smart...

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2025/08/19

How can we better support grieving kids and teens? In this episode of the Grief and Light podcast, Nina Rodriguez sits down with Michelle Cove, award-winning media maker, communications manager of Experience Camps and Grief Sucks, in charge of making content across multiple platforms to build a more grief-smart culture. Together, they explore how teens navigate loss, the misconceptions surrounding teen grief, and the importance of creating safe spaces where young people can both p...

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61:16

Filmmaker Michael Flores: Grief and Healing in 'Dogs...

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2025/08/12

Whether you’re a griever, creative, or lover of independent film (and puppies!), this conversation is a moving exploration of how film can help us navigate trauma, honor legacy, and find our way back to light. In this powerful episode of the Grief and Light podcast, acclaimed filmmaker and educator Michael Flores shares the deeply personal journey behind his award-winning feature film, Dogs on the Sendero. The film follows Sol, a grieving teacher who embarks on a transformative road trip with...

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47:06

Healing the Father Wound and Sacred Lessons with Mike...

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2025/08/05

In this powerful episode, strategist, musician, and author Mike de la Rocha opens up about healing generational trauma, redefining masculinity, and reconnecting with his father through emotional truth-telling. ***Click here to watch on YouTube*** Drawing from his debut book Sacred Lessons: Teaching My Father How to Love, Mike explores how grief, silence, and inherited definitions of manhood shaped his early life—and how choosing vulnerability, mentorship, and collective healing became transfo...

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69:34

The Gift of Life: Organ Donation, Food Allergy...

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2025/07/22

Maryam De Groef on child and sibling loss, organ donation, food allergy awareness, faith, and the many ways her daughter, Zeynah, lives on. In this heartfelt and powerful episode of the Grief and Light podcast, host Nina Rodriguez speaks with grief educator, somatic practitioner, and mother Maryam De Groef about the unimaginable: the sudden loss of her 9-year-old daughter, Zeynah, to an anaphylactic reaction caused by a severe food allergy in 2023. *** Watch on YouTube *** Maryam shares the d...

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47:21

Why Everyone Over 18 Needs a Will: End-of-Life...

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2025/07/15

What if preparing for death could actually help you live more fully? In this powerful episode, Nina Rodriguez speaks with Marni Blank, certified end-of-life doula and founder of Begin With The End, about why planning for death is one of the most compassionate acts we can offer, both to ourselves and those we love. ***Click here to watch on YouTube*** This conversation weaves together the legal logistics of wills, advance directives, and digital assets with the emotional and spiritual tools ne...

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50:59

Grief at Work: From Self-Advocacy to Compassionate...

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2025/07/08

Grief doesn’t pause when you arrive at work, so why do so many workplaces expect us to carry on as if nothing happened? In this powerful episode of Grief and Light, host Nina Rodriguez is joined by Dr. Mekel Harris and Janet Gwilliam-Wright, co-founders of Bloomwell Partners, a consulting firm transforming how organizations handle grief and loss in the workplace. ***Watch on YouTube*** Drawing from their personal experiences of loss and their expertise in psychology, leadership, and org...

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The Grief of Uncertainty in Unprecedented Times

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2025/07/02

In this solo, audio-only episode, host Nina Rodriguez explores the unspoken grief many of us are carrying right now—the grief of uncertainty. From political turmoil and climate anxiety, to the dizzying pace of technological change, we’re living in times that feel increasingly unsteady. This isn’t just stress; it’s a kind of ambient grief. It's the ache of losing the future we thought we were heading toward. The episode reflects on: Why uncertainty feels so destabilizing to our ner...

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56:28

Jody Gelb on Navigating Life and Loss with a...

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2025/06/24

What does it mean to parent a child whose life is both a miracle and a medical emergency? In this tender and unflinching conversation, Broadway actor and author Jody Gelb shares the story of her daughter Lueza—her first child, born with disabilities resulting from a catastrophic birth injury—whose life was defined by both relentless caregiving and radiant joy. *** Click here to watch on YouTube *** Through the lens of her micro-memoir, SHE MAY BE LYING DOWN BUT SHE MAY BE VERY HAPPY, Jo...

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Grieving One Child, Racing to Save Another: The...

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2025/06/04

In this moving episode of Grief and Light, host Nina Rodriguez sits down with Bryan and Danielle Docobo to explore their journey through profound loss, love, and advocacy following the death of their son Ethan, who passed away from the rare genetic disorder Coats Plus Syndrome. As parents navigating complex grief while raising their surviving son Liam, who lives with the same diagnosis, Bryan and Danielle speak candidly about the emotional, spiritual, and logistical realities of their path, a...

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56:50

Soul Pets and Sacred Goodbyes: Grant Hazell on the...

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2025/05/20

Pet loss is real grief — and it deserves real support. In this heartfelt episode of Grief and Light, host Nina Rodriguez is joined by pet loss grief specialist, Grant Hazell, for an intimate conversation about the grief of losing a beloved animal companion. Together, they explore the deep bonds between humans and pets — often referred to as “soul pets” — and why losing them can be just as devastating as the loss of a human loved one. You'll hear about: The unique types of human–pet relationsh...

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