ABOUT THIS PODCAST 🔗
Welcome to Guide Through Grief, a podcast that explores the many ways grief can impact our lives. Hosted by Tom Van Ness, the first season of Guide Through Grief follows his personal grief journey after the loss of his wife. Along the way, listeners will meet others who have also faced grief, co-hosts and guides who bring their own stories and insights. Guide Through Grief is a space where people can open up about their experiences, share the lessons they’ve learned, and reflect on how they’ve continued to grow through grief.
The goal of this podcast is to create a safe and supportive place for anyone navigating a grief journey, a place to lean on one another and share openly. Because there is no single “right” way to grieve, only your way.
And remember: I got this. You got this. We all got this.
The goal of this podcast is to create a safe and supportive place for anyone navigating a grief journey, a place to lean on one another and share openly. Because there is no single “right” way to grieve, only your way.
And remember: I got this. You got this. We all got this.
Hosts:
Update frequency:
every 16 days
Average audio length:
66 minutes
Guest interviews
English
United States
22 episodes
since June 10, 2025
episodic
LATEST EPISODE 🔗
In the tenth episode of season two of Guide Through Grief, host Tom Van Ness closes out season two with a special solo episode. Episode ten, released on April 10th, 2026, marks the three-year anniversary of Lesley Van Ness's, Tom's late wife, passing. Tom shares some commentary and reflections abou…
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In the ninth episode of season two of Guide Through Grief, host Tom Van Ness is joined by guest Keith T. Hardeman, who taught various classes that Tom attended in college. Keith's wife, Shelly, was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2017 and fought a 14-month-long battle, which prompted Keith to publi…
In the eighth episode of season two of Guide Through Grief, host Tom Van Ness is joined by guest Frankie Murphy Giesing, who shares his personal grief journey. Frankie's father, Frank Murphy, passed away in 1986 from Liver Melanoma he had contracted during his military service in Vietnam. Frankie w…
In the seventh episode of season two of Guide Through Grief, join host Tom Van Ness and guest Ryan Murphy as they discuss the various financial impacts of losing your spouse or someone in your household. Adjusting to life after loss is difficult in its own right, but add to it the substantial shift…
In the sixth episode of season two of Guide Through Grief, join host Tom Van Ness and guest Katy Krieg Obrien, as she shares her story of loss as well as new beginnings. Katy is a teacher, mother of two, and a recent newlywed as of 2025. However, in September of 2021, tragedy struck when Katy and h…
In the fifth episode of season two of Guide Through Grief, host Tom Van Ness is joined by guest Brynne Behringer, a mother, an author, and a widow of three years. Brynne brings an incredible point of view to the Guide Through Grief podcast, filled with experience, wisdom, and compassion. She shares…
In the fourth episode of season two of Guide Through Grief, host Tom Van Ness is joined by guest Harold (Hal) B. Oakley, who specializes in Trust & Wealth Preservation, to discuss the difficult topic of the inevitable, how to prepare for a loss in the family. The conversation is a tough one to …
In the third episode of season two of Guide Through Grief, Tom Van Ness and guest Tracy Schlepphorst discuss how important it is to support children through their grief. At the age of 6, Tracy lost her father to cancer. This tragedy affected her greatly, and in her later years, made her keenly awar…
In the second episode of Season 2 of "Guide Through Grief," Tom Van Ness and Season 1 guest Dr Ryan Stivers return to discuss where Tom's grief journey stands today. Grief traps or "grief ambushes" are a constant reality for those grieving loved ones. It can be something as ordinary as a closet ful…
In the first episode of season two of Guide Through Grief, Tom Van Ness and season one Co-Host Bob Woolsey talk about Bob's personal grief journey and his experience as a gratitude coach. As a teenager, Bob experienced a tragedy when his father committed suicide in 1989. Bob will share how life cha…
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