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Grief Episodes

Finding Your Way Without a Map: Rita Lussier and the Journey Back to You
June 11, 2025

Finding Your Way Without a Map: Rita Lussier and the Journey Back to You

What happens when the house suddenly goes quiet? When the roles that defined you for decades shift beneath your feet? In this heartfelt conversation with award-winning journalist and author Rita Lussier, we explore the profou...
Guest: Rita Lussier
One woman's pain became a national movement that helped a million people find homes: Karen Olson and Family Promise
June 4, 2025

One woman's pain became a national movement that helped a million people find homes: Karen Olson and Family Promise

The simple act of handing a ham and cheese sandwich to a homeless woman named Millie sparked something extraordinary – a movement that would transform the lives of over a million people experiencing homelessness across Americ...
Guest: Karen Olson
Again...Let Your Love Be Larger part 2 with Rebecca Galli
May 28, 2025

Again...Let Your Love Be Larger part 2 with Rebecca Galli

Rebecca Galli's story isn't just about survival—it's about creating a magnificent life from the pieces that remain after tragedy shatters your original plans. Picking up where Part 1 left off, this powerful conversation delve...
Let Your Love Be Larger Than Your Circumstances: Rebecca Galli's Journey
May 21, 2025

Let Your Love Be Larger Than Your Circumstances: Rebecca Galli's Journey

What does resilience look like after losing your brother, your son, your marriage, your ability to walk, and raising a child with autism? Rebecca Galli knows this terrain intimately. As a bestselling author of over 400 column...
Guest: Rebecca Galli
What Doesn't Kill You Makes You Quotable
May 7, 2025

What Doesn't Kill You Makes You Quotable

A 93-year-old powerhouse and her equally remarkable daughter share wisdom gleaned from lives spanning Depression-era hardship, wartime childhood, personal loss, and professional reinvention in this captivating Mother's Day conversation. Meet Gwen Borden and Amy Goober, co-authors of "My Mother Alwa…
Finding Faith After Unimaginable Loss: Autumn Starr Canterbury's story part 2
April 30, 2025

Finding Faith After Unimaginable Loss: Autumn Starr Canterbury's story part 2

The resilient spirit refuses to be broken. Autumn Star Canterbury embodies this truth in ways that will leave you breathless. When you've been traded for a horse, abandoned at a homeless shelter, and told repeatedly that your...
Discarded But Not Broken: Autumn Starr Canterbury Story of Survival Part 1
April 23, 2025

Discarded But Not Broken: Autumn Starr Canterbury Story of Survival Part 1

What happens when the people meant to love you become the source of your deepest wounds? In this unforgettable episode, one woman shares her powerful journey through a childhood shaped by betrayal, abandonment, and unthinkabl...
Battlefield of your mind: Trust, Faith and Believing Lies
April 16, 2025

Battlefield of your mind: Trust, Faith and Believing Lies

Do you like where your thoughts are taking you? Our minds are powerful instruments, capable of leading us toward hope or trapping us in cycles of fear and doubt. When facing situations we can't change – like caring for a love...
Life Happens on the Other Side of Hard Things: Zoe Smith part 2
April 9, 2025

Life Happens on the Other Side of Hard Things: Zoe Smith part 2

Zoe Smith shares her transformative journey from a high-powered career to becoming a holistic healing practitioner, offering powerful insights on overcoming fear to reach our goals and healing the whole self. • Everything we ...
Healing & Balancing Mind, Body, and Soul with Zoe Smith
April 2, 2025

Healing & Balancing Mind, Body, and Soul with Zoe Smith

Zoe Smith's transformation from policy-maker to holistic healer represents a journey many secretly yearn for but few dare to undertake. After years shaping national healthcare policy in the UK, including work on the groundbre...
Guest: Zoe Smith
Joy and Grief are companions: When Light Meets Darkness
March 26, 2025

Joy and Grief are companions: When Light Meets Darkness

Tina and Ann explore the complex relationship between joy and grief, examining how these seemingly opposite emotions often coexist and even strengthen each other. They share personal stories of experiencing both simultaneousl...
Navy SEAL to Social Warrior: Tom LaGrave's Mission for Youth
March 19, 2025

Navy SEAL to Social Warrior: Tom LaGrave's Mission for Youth

Tom LaGrave shares his remarkable journey from Navy SEAL to licensed clinical social worker, revealing how personal struggle and recovery led him to create Honor Bound Academy, a transformative program for youth transitioning...
Guest: Tom La Grave
The Simplicities of life make who we are: When finding our center can mean safety and peace
March 12, 2025

The Simplicities of life make who we are: When finding our center can mean safety and peace

When was the last time you truly appreciated an ordinary moment? In this heartfelt conversation, we unpack the counterintuitive idea that mundane moments might actually be the most meaningful parts of our lives. After recover...
When the one hurting you is in your own home: An interview with author Victoria Ellen Part 1
Feb. 12, 2025

When the one hurting you is in your own home: An interview with author Victoria Ellen Part 1

What if the person who vowed to love and protect you was the very one orchestrating your pain? Join us on Real Talk with Tina and Ann as Ann sits down with Victoria Ellen, the courageous author of "Painting in the Rain: A Tru...
Guest: Victoria Ellen
Not Perfection but Preparation: An Interview with Ann Marie Thrives
Dec. 18, 2024

Not Perfection but Preparation: An Interview with Ann Marie Thrives

What if life’s greatest challenges could become stepping stones to purpose and resilience? On this episode of Real Talk with Tina and Ann , we welcome Ann Marie Thrives—Amazon bestselling author, speaker, and life coach—who h...
When Grief Gets Real part 2
July 17, 2024

When Grief Gets Real part 2

Listen to Part 2 Of When Grief gets Real as Tina and Ann have a heartfelt exploration on this profound emotion. Through these poignant narratives, we emphasize the weight of love and the emotional challenges faced when sayin...
When Grief Gets Real
July 10, 2024

When Grief Gets Real

Tina and Ann talk about the heartbreaking topic of loss, but the episode is also very empowering and gives helps and resources. They uncover small comforts that help mend broken hearts. They discuss the symbol and solace that...
Anniversaries: The Delicate Balance of Celebrations and Grief Part 2
Feb. 21, 2024

Anniversaries: The Delicate Balance of Celebrations and Grief Part 2

Every year, as the calendar circles back to the day we said goodbye to a loss, we find solace in the small rituals we've created to honor memories. Today's episode is a tender exploration of how we navigate the poignant anniv...
Anniversaries: The Delicate Balance of Celebration and Grief Part 1
Feb. 14, 2024

Anniversaries: The Delicate Balance of Celebration and Grief Part 1

Tina and Ann get nostalgic in the complex tapestry of emotions that anniversaries weave into our lives. We unfurl the delicate threads of joy, heartache with reconciling past grievances with love and understanding. It's a jou...
Embracing New Beginnings Amidst Grief and Loss
Dec. 27, 2023

Embracing New Beginnings Amidst Grief and Loss

When the heartache of loss intertwines with the courage to embark on new beginnings, we find ourselves at life's most pivotal crossroads. While we have moments of sorrow, we find strength at the dawn of new chapters. Navigati...
SAD During the Holidays and Winter Months
Dec. 20, 2023

SAD During the Holidays and Winter Months

Our latest episode offers an intimate glimpse into the dichotomy of the winter months, from the warm glow of family gatherings to the cold touch of loneliness and loss. We recount our own experiences, and share how the festiv...