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Guest interviews
English
United States
78 episodes
since May 5, 2025
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After more than two decades in public education, Jennifer Zona found herself in what she calls "the desert": the old self gone, the new one not yet here, and no one bringing a casserole. In this conversation, she shares what sitting with hospice patients taught her about not waiting to li…

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Content note: This episode includes an open conversation about medical aid in dying (death with dignity) and the death of Tia’s father. Please listen with care. When Tia Ma’s father, Richard Powers, was diagnosed with ALS at 82, he chose death with dignity, and then did what he did best: he planned…
Rebecca Feinglos, certified grief support specialist, founder of Grieve Leave, and host of Grief'd Up podcast, shares how losing both parents and ending her marriage led to a year-long "grief sabbatical" and a movement to make grief a normal part of life and work. Rebecca was five wh…
Nicole Mixdorf spent 15 years chasing a chronic illness through 60+ healing modalities before she found the piece no doctor could give her: the grief she never let herself feel. In this episode, the transformational healer and Akashic Records practitioner shares how losing her dad just months after…
This week, Lisa discusses running a half marathon on the anniversary of her mom's death and getting get news at work, and all she wants to do is pick up the phone and call her mom. Instead, she communicates with her mom through what her mom did best: playing solitaire and eating chocolate. Thi…
Grief and life are a marathon, not a sprint. They are full of uphills, downhills, and unexpected turns. In this episode, recorded live on the fourth anniversary of Lisa’s mother Emily's passing (and just hours after finishing a half marathon together), Lisa sits down with her running partner a…
There's a mistake hiding in almost every "we'll buy your house for cash" letter. These sometimes come when a family is most vulnerable as they prepare for or already have a loved one in a continuing care community. It can cost them $200,000 instead of $100,000, often after they&…
This week, Lisa reflects on Dolly Parton's passing. Dolly was a legend, a woman whose warmth, honesty, and generosity touched millions. Her legacy teaches us about turning personal loss into lasting good. From the origin of the Imagination Library (born from her father's inability to read…
Lisa got the call about her dad this week, and instead of pretending everything's fine, she decided to talk about it because that's what this podcast has always been for. This is a real-time, in-the-thick-of-it episode about what happens in the first days after a parent's diagnosis: …
In this solo episode, Lisa tunes in from her family's camp in Maine — a place where her mom's presence still lingers in the woodland gardens, the lake air, and the memories tucked into every corner. Between a midsummer garden party at the Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens, a visit to her mo…
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