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Grief, Gratitude & The Gray in BetweenGrief in Young Adulthood with Hannah RumseyHannah Rumsey is a writer, certified Grief Educator, and the podcast host of Friends Missing Friends. After the death of her beloved friend Lauren in 2015, she noticed a stark lack of friend-loss resources. To fill this gap, she launched the Friends Missing Friends Collective—an affordable online membership for friend-loss grievers to get 1:1 and group support. Her mission is to speak out about this disenfranchised grief, and nurture a community where folks grieving friends feel seen, heard, and understood.Contact Hannah Rumsey: : friendsmissingfriends.comhttps://www.instagram.com/friendsmissingfriends/ https://www.facebook.com/frien...
2026-02-0549 min
All the GriefFriend Loss: The Unseen Grief with Hannah RumseyIn this episode, Andrea and Rebecca interview Hannah Rumsey and explore the profound (and often unacknowledged) pain associated with the loss of a friend. Hannah shares how her experiences of being unmet and unseen in her grief taught her the importance of acknowledgment in the healing process. As Hannah moved through her grief, she decided to act on the absence she found when looking for support, creating a one woman play, a podcast, and now launching a community for support in friend loss. Hannah is committed to those suffering the disenfranchised grief of friend loss through her beautiful creation...
2025-12-0953 min
Grief House - PortalsDear Friends & Disenfranchised Grief: Sascha & Hannah RumseyJoin Sascha and Hannah Rumsey of Friends Missing Friends as we talk about the beauty and joy of having very dear friends and the disenfranchised heartbreak that can come along when those friends die. In a heteronormative world that likes to make hierarchies of our losses, I was so happy to spend time hearing about Hannah's dear friend Lauren. In Hannah's grief journey she began Friends Missing Friends (a podcast, a community and a collective) where she helps folks find community while working through this particular note of loss.
2025-11-1945 min
Grief 2 GrowthGrieving the Loss of a Friend | Hannah Rumsey on Platonic Love, Storytelling, and HealingWhat happens when your soulmate isn't a romantic partner — but your best friend — and they're suddenly gone?In this heart-opening episode, I sit down with writer, performer, and podcast host Hannah Rumsey to explore the often-overlooked pain of grieving the loss of a friend. After losing her friend Lauren in a tragic accident, Hannah found herself in a grief no one seemed to understand — one without rituals, recognition, or even language.Through storytelling, personal reflection, and a profound spiritual experience, Hannah turned her heartbreak into Friends Missing Friends, a community and podcas...
2025-10-101h 02
Life With Grief Podcast | Grief Support Podcast157. Navigating Friend Loss and Disenfranchised Grief with Hannah Rumsey of Friends Missing FriendsSend a textToday on Life With Grief I'm sitting down with Hannah Rumsey, creator of the Friends Missing Friends Podcast, to discuss the unique and often overlooked grief of losing a friend.Hannah opens up about her personal story of losing her friend, Lauren, under tragic circumstances, and how this loss inspired her to create a space for others navigating friendship loss grief. Together, we explore:✨ Why friend loss grief is often minimized or misunderstood✨ The lack of resources and support for those grieving a friend✨ How creative expression can sup...
2025-10-021h 03
Friends Missing Friends82. Reclaiming a Joyful, Meaningful Life after Loss: with Tara AccardoIn today's episode, I chat with Tara Accardo—a Grief & Transformational Life coach and the host of the podcast Life With Grief—about finding a joyful, fulfilling, and meaningful life again after loss. Grief expert David Kessler describes this as the “sixth stage of grief” in his book Finding Meaning. Now to be crystal clear: this is NOT referring to finding meaning in the death or horrific event, it’s referring to finding meaning in your life after the loss. “Finding meaning” is different for everyone. It might involve completely changing your life; it might be folded into...
2025-09-3046 min
Walk Through Grief with GraceHonoring Friend Loss with Hannah RumseySometimes our soulmates are our friends. The people that we hand select to go through life with. In this episode, we honor that bond and the deep grief that comes with losing a friend. Jenn is joined by Certified Grief Educator and Author Hannah Rumsey, whose work honors her friend Lauren, who passed in 2015. Hannah and Lauren had a supernova of a friendship that formed at summer camp and continued despite long distances. Since Lauren's death, Hannah has created a one-woman show titled "42 Days of Summer," the podcast Friends Missing Friends, and her upcoming memoir. Hannah truly honors the...
2025-09-2449 min
The Silent Why: finding hope in grief and lossLoss 65/101: Loss of a friend: Hannah Rumsey#137. Can losing a friend be overlooked in our culture? What happens when the friend who knew you best is gone? And why are there so few resources to help with this kind of grief?This is The Silent Why, a podcast on a mission to explore grief, asking if hope can be found in 101 different types of permanent loss.Loss #65 of 101: Loss of a friendIn this episode, we meet Hannah Rumsey from Chicago. She's the founder of Friends Missing Friends, a community she created for people navigating the loss of...
2025-09-1656 minFriends Missing Friends80. The Myth of Emotional Severance: 2 Girls With GriefIn today's episode, I chat with Rachel Dwyer and Kendel Rogers—the co-hosts of the podcast 2 Girls with Grief about integrating grief into your life, rather than emotionally severing. What do we mean by integrate? We mean rather than shoving the grief aside, pretending it doesn’t exist, and putting on a mask to the world—we embrace the grief, feel it fully, and show the world our WHOLE selves.We make comparisons to the show Severance (don’t worry, no spoilers!), and how it is a perfect metaphor for the idea of emotional severance as we gr...
2025-09-021h 01Friends Missing Friends79. Yoga Philosophies and Grief: with Des MathewsIn today's episode, I chat with guest Des Mathews (they them), a Yoga Guide and Grief & Death Doula, about the intersections between yoga philosophies and grief. Key takeaways:the role of Ahimsa (non-harm, one of the 5 Yamas) in self-compassion during griefsurrendering to emotions with Ishvaraparidhana (divine surrender, one of the 5 Niyamas)Supporting somatic healing and nervous system regulation with Asana (the movements and poses)Cultural differences in grieving friend-loss griefhow capitalism has contributed to a society that devalues friendshipsand more! QUOTES:“…feelings might come up and it’s completely normal in our jou...
2025-08-1228 min
Dear Psychopomp: Let's Talk About DeathEpisode 19 - with Hannah Rumsey // on the loss of a beloved friendgrief, loss, friend loss, writing, creativity, friendship, support, mental health, storytelling, healing, communityIn this episode, Hannah Rumsey shares her journey of grief following the sudden loss of her friend Lauren. Through storytelling, writing, and humor, she explores the complexities of navigating grief, the importance of witnessing pain, and the healing power of creativity. The conversation delves into the societal challenges surrounding grief, the need for support, and the significance of keeping memories alive through shared stories.takeawaysGrief is a complex and ongoing process that doesn't have...
2025-07-1155 minFriends Missing Friends78. Grief Note: feeling stuck in a liminal spaceIn today’s Grief Note episode I share my thoughts about liminal space – a term I read about in the book “The Art of Holding Space” by Heather Plett. In the book, Heather Plett describes liminal space as: “a period in which something—social hierarchy, culture, belief, tradition, identity, etc.—has been dissolved and the new thing has not yet emerged to take its place.” It’s “strange, vast, and sometimes uncomfortable, a space full of complex and often overlapping emotions.” When I read all that I thought, welp. Crap. That’s definitely what I’m in t...
2025-07-0811 minFriends Missing Friends77. Finding New Purpose after Traumatic Loss: with Brendan ShawIn today's episode, I chat with guest Brendan Shaw about navigating the many complex layers of tragedy and grief, and finding new purpose in life, after a traumatic loss. Since the 2022 murder of his brother, Philip, Brendan has been using storytelling, social media, and community work to process his own grief and help others feel less alone in theirs. We discuss:Processing his feelings and thoughts through social media, and how his videos have resonated with millions of strangers around the worldExploring healing through small shifts: even 1% at a timeFinding purpose in life again after a...
2025-06-1757 minFriends Missing Friends76. Remembering Poppy Chancellor: with The Grief Gang's Amber JeffreyIn today's episode, guest Amber Jeffrey shares stories about her beloved friend Poppy Chancellor, who died in September of 2023. The two of them met through their grief work in 2019 – Amber with The Grief Gang, and Poppy with The GriefCase – and what followed was a deep, loving friendship and creative partnership. QUOTES:“That’s a real aspect of friendship loss that maybe isn’t spoken about is how, when you choose people to be in your life and you actively build a friendship – and for that to die, for them to die – is catastrophic...
2025-06-031h 02Friends Missing Friends75. Grief notes: creative blocks & continuing my friendship with LaurenToday’s episode is a little different: I share my thoughts on various grief topics – while taking a walk! I was inspired by Amber Jeffrey’s recent episode on her awesome podcast The Grief Gang, and wanted to give it a try (all credit goes to her for the idea!). Think of it as a voice note from a friend :) I’ll still continue to do interviews on the pod, but will also have these Grief Notes every once in a while (especially now that summer is coming to Chicago!) In this Grief Note, I m...
2025-05-2709 minFriends Missing Friends74. Red Bird: Honoring her Mother’s Legacy, with Diandra Ford-WingJust a heads up: today's episode discusses mother-loss. If that's activating or upsetting, please take care of yourself. David Kessler has great resources for mother-loss grief at mothersdaygrief.com.In today's episode, I chat with Diandra Ford-Wing, a dynamic and innovative Sales Director whose profound journey through grief ignited her passion for storytelling. After the sudden loss of her mother, Diandra made the courageous decision to pause her thriving career, allowing herself the space to heal and reflect. This transformative experience ultimately inspired her debut novel, "Red Bird," a heartfelt exploration of loss and resilience. ...
2025-05-1336 minFriends Missing Friends73. Sisterhood Behind Bars: Poems from Prison with Toby DorrToday I chat with Toby Dorr, author of Living with Conviction and You Are Not Your Worst Mistake: Poems From Prison. Toby is a speaker and advocate for second chances and criminal justice reform. If you haven’t already, check out my other episode with Toby (18. Living With Conviction) – you don’t want to miss it! In this episode, Toby and I talk about her poetry book You Are Not Your Worst Mistake, and the unexpected sisterhood and lifelong friendships that she experienced while behind bars. Toby and I chat about: The power of stories...
2025-04-2841 min
2 Girls with GriefExploring Friend Loss and Disenfranchised Grief with Hannah RumseyIn this episode of Two Girls with Grief, Kendel and Rachel sit down with Hannah Rumsey, founder of Friends Missing Friends, to dive into the often-overlooked grief of losing a friend. Hannah shares her journey after losing her friend Lauren and highlights the emotional complexities that arise when grieving a friend in a society that doesn’t always recognize this type of loss.Key Takeaways: 💔 The societal stigma around friend loss and why it’s often minimized 🗣️ The healing power of sharing stories and creating safe spaces for grief 🌱 How friendships shape personal growth and why...
2025-04-011h 04Friends Missing Friends72. Unlearning Society’s Toxic Views on Grief: with Ken BarringerToday I chat with Ken Barringer, a licensed mental health counselor who provides individual and group counseling support to grievers as well as delivering training and consultation to schools, businesses and organizations following a loss. Ken is an adjunct faculty member at Lesley University in Cambridge Mass where he designed and teaches a course in grief. Additionally he produces a monthly newsletter and hosts the podcast Grief in Brief. Ken and I chat about:The difference between empathy and compassionHow crucial it is to ACKNOWLEDGE someone’s griefHow grief can manifest in any or all...
2025-03-3145 minFriends Missing Friends71. Update on My Grief Journey: True-Crime, Rage, and JusticeHi friends! Today’s episode is quite different. Rather than an interview, this is me giving you a real-time update of my grief journey right after hearing some very important news about the man responsible for my friend Lauren’s death. This is sort of a Part 2 to episode 68 (My friend’s death is part of a True Crime. Can I talk about it?), though you don’t have to listen to that one for this one to make sense. I go into the crime in a bit more detail in this episode, so it could be triggering or upsettin...
2025-03-0419 min
Grief'd UpThe Weight of Friendship: Hannah Rumsey on Grieving Those We Cherish "When a friend passes away, you often question—what was our relationship? Do I own this grief? Were we actually as close as I think? But grief doesn't work like that. The love was real, and so is the loss." In this episode of Grief'd Up, host Rebecca Feinglos engages in a heartfelt conversation with Hannah Rumsey, a writer, performer, and podcaster based in Chicago. After the unexpected death of her close friend Lauren in 2015, Hannah has turned her grief into art, creating a one-woman show and hosting the podcast Friends Missing Friends, where she explores the oft...
2025-02-0644 minFriends Missing Friends70. Friend-Loss is a Disenfranchised Grief: with Rebecca FeinglosToday I chat with Rebecca Feinglos, grief expert and founder
of Grieve Leave. Rebecca is a certified grief support specialist, startup founder, and former state and local policy advisor. Rebecca founded Grieve Leave in 2021 as a way to document her experience on a year-long grief sabbatical, and process her own grief and loss— she lost her mother in her teens, her father suddenly in 2020, and her marriage in a drawn-out divorce. Grieve Leave has grown into a global community of 30,000 with online reach well into the millions that provides tangible takeaways, resources, and a healthy dose of humor, creating an...
2025-02-061h 05Friends Missing Friends69. The History and Evolution of Female FriendshipsToday’s episode is all about friendships. I talk to my guest Sydney about the book “Text Me When You Get Home: The Evolution and Triumph of Modern Female Friendship” by Kayleen Schaefer. This book includes history, sociological perspectives, research, and more, about how female friendships have evolved and changed over the years. (Surprise surprise, the Patriarchy has impacted how female friendships have been treated throughout history. So, yeah -- some of the history might make you mad…)
Sydney and I chat about:
How friendships have been valued differently over the years
The “tend and befriend” response to...
2024-12-0337 minFriends Missing Friends68. My Friend’s Death is Part of a True Crime. Can I Talk About it?Today it’s just me, thinking out loud about something I’ve been grappling with for a while: if my friend died in a situation that is now a True Crime, can I talk about it?
I speak about this struggle, and also what I learned in Lilly Dancyger's essay collection "First Love" about how to engage in conscientious, rather than gratuitous, True-Crime.
Resources:
Read “The Hot One” by Carolyn Murnick: https://www.carolynmurnick.com/the-hot-one
Read “First Love” by Lilly Dancyger: https://www.lillydancyger.com/books
G...
2024-10-2912 minFriends Missing Friends67. Grieving a Friend You’re Disconnected FromToday we’re hearing from Ariel, a listener who shares her story of grieving a friend she was disconnected from at the time of their death. It’s so important to talk about this, and I don’t think we talk about it enough.
Thank you so much, Ariel, for reaching out and sharing your story.
Resources:
If you’re interested in being a part of a friend-grief group, fill out the interest form at friendsmissingfriends.com/griefgroup
Get in touch:
Thank you for listening to Friends...
2024-10-0111 minFriends Missing Friends66. Grieving a Friend Who Betrayed YouHow do you process your grief when an ex-friend has passed away?
Today I talk to Alex Kuisis about the complicated and messy grief that can come after an ex-friend’s death – in her case, the death of a friend who had majorly betrayed her—falsely accusing her of 7 felonies she did not commit (which she details in her memoir Truth Matters, Love Wins).
Alex describes the complex tangle of feelings that came with this kind of loss, and how she chooses to focus on the happy memories, rather than the bad. We also ta...
2024-09-0346 minFriends Missing Friends65. How to be a Grief AllySo you’ve sent flowers and cards to the bereaved, and
attended the funeral. Now what?
If you’ve ever wondered how to support your loved ones who are grieving – far beyond the initial weeks of grief – you don’t want to miss this episode. My conversation today is with author and psychotherapist Aly Bird about her book Grief Ally, which teaches us how to support the bereaved.
We talk about:
Her book Grief Ally and how to support the bereaved
How to use love languages in your support
Supporting the bereaved WILL involv...
2024-08-0644 minFriends Missing Friends64. Live Life with Death in Mind: Words of Wisdom from an End of Life DoulaToday I talk to Jenna Golias, the founder of The Light Hereafter. She is a Registered Nurse, End of Life Doula, Grief Educator, and Energy Practitioner. Her mission is to not only change how we provide end of life care, but to create a world where we no longer fear the end of it. Providing mind, body, and soul support at the end of life, she is dedicated to making the transition one of comfort and peace.
You can learn more about Jenna here:
IG: @thelighthereafter
Website: https://www.thelighthereafter.com/
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2024-07-0953 minFriends Missing Friends63. Walk Towards the Life You Want: Centering Your Life Around Friendship and CommunityToday I talk to Rob Farquhar, a Sydney voiceover talent and podcaster. If you haven’t already, you’ll want to check out my previous conversation with Rob in Episode 59: Life’s Too Short to Rush. In that episode, Rob was getting ready to make a big move across the country, and we talked about what it looks like to redesign your life, friendships, and relationships after a major loss.
Today’s episode was recorded one year after Episode 59, and we talk about how his big move went, how he’s been redesigning his life, what it’s like to bu...
2024-06-0436 minFriends Missing Friends62. Grief and DreamsToday I talk all about dreams with Alejandro Salinas, including:
Dreams we’ve had about dead loved ones
Connecting with our dead loved ones
How dreams help us to process emotions
Lucid dreaming
And more!
Alejandro is one of the co-founders and current president of the Chicago Death Doula Collective, a non-profit collective dedicated to providing support, advocacy, education, and care around death and dying in Chicago. It was formed in 2020 not long after the death of his father. He has hosted death cafés for 6 years and has recently created The Coffin Cards, a d...
2024-04-231h 07Friends Missing Friends61. Review of Dan Levy's film GOOD GRIEF (minor spoilers)If you're looking for a film about friendship and grief, look no further! Dan Levy's 2023 film Good Grief is about a man mourning the loss of his husband as his two best friends help him on his journey of grief.
(SPOILER alert: I don't give away juicy details but I do discuss the main character's emotional arc related plot points -- if you don't like to know anything before a film then just be aware!)
I also talk about how the movie acknowledges the nuances and complexity of grief...
2024-04-0910 minFriends Missing Friends60. From Best Friend to Ex-Friend: When Friendships Fall ApartToday I talk to Sydney Bauer about what it’s like to grieve a friend who’s still alive. When she was in high school, her best friend of 9 years abruptly ended their friendship, leaving her reeling. We talk about what that’s like, including:
How grief isn’t just mourning the past, but the future too
The importance of friendships
The long-term effects of losing your best friend at such an impressionable age
How to set healthy boundaries
And more!
Get in touch:
Thank you for listening to Friends Missing Friends. If you enjoy...
2024-03-2643 minFriends Missing Friends59. Life's Too Short to Rush: Redesigning Your Life, Friendships, and RelationshipsToday I talk to Rob Farquhar, a Sydney voiceover talent and podcaster, about redesigning his life after a major loss.
After the loss of his wife of eighteen years, Rob is moving back to be closer to his longtime friends. We talk about adult friendships, making big life changes after loss, and how the good stuff’s on the other side of fear. And a lot of that requires patience, not rushing the grieving or building of new relationships, and better getting to know ourselves and what we really want.
You can learn mor...
2024-03-1233 minFriends Missing Friends58. How to use Photography to Process GriefToday I talk to Shannon MacFarlane (she/they). Shannon is a compassionate, creative, kind, and quirky human who enjoys being outside, hoarding eclectic information, scratching dog and cat butts, and snacks. She's working on her PhD in psychology with an emphasis in Thanatology. She supports mourning and grieving humans with art and education.
Learn more about Shannon at www.slobberedlens.com and @slobberedlens (Facebook and Instagram)
Shannon and I discuss
How photography helps her be present with the big emotions, and revisit the intense emotions later
Including the...
2024-02-2753 min
Fierce Conversations with TobyFilling a Niche with Hannah Rumsey“I feel like it's gotten to the point where we're so scared of crossing a boundary that we just say nothing.” - Hannah Rumsey, developmental editor & writing coach for Sara Connell Coaching, Inc., creator and host of the podcast “Friends Missing Friends”, and today’s guest on Fierce Conversations with Toby. Find the video interview here! Transcripts available at https://tobydorr.com/podcast-schedule/ Hannah Rumsey talks with those who have experienced the death of friends, grief experts, and more, to normalize the complex grief of losing a friend in a world that often doesn’t understand. “I lost a dear friend several y...
2024-02-2038 min
Fierce Conversations with TobyFilling a Niche with Hannah Rumsey “I feel like it's gotten to the point where we're so scared of crossing a boundary that we just say nothing.” - Hannah Rumsey, developmental editor & writing coach for Sara Connell Coaching, Inc., creator and host of the podcast “Friends Missing Friends”, and today’s guest on Fierce Conversations with Toby. Find the video interview here! Transcripts available at https://tobydorr.com/podcast-schedule/ Hannah Rumsey talks with those who have experienced the death of friends, grief experts, and more, to normalize the complex grief of losing a friend in a world that often...
2024-02-2038 minFriends Missing Friends57. Big Friendship: Roadtrip Edition!This episode is a little different and special -- it takes place in the car, on a road trip with my friend Michele!
We talk about:
the book Big Friendship
what friendship means to us
loneliness and creating our own community
what we want from our life moving forward
(And lots of laughter and silliness!).
Resources:
Read the book Big Friendship: How We Keep Each Other Close https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/52766000-big-friendship
Get in touch:
Thank you for listening to Friends Missing F...
2024-02-131h 01Friends Missing Friends56. Embracing the Wild Side of Grief through Acting (Part 2)Welcome to Part 2 of my conversation with Andrew Gallant, where we talk all about acting and the wild side of grief. (To catch Part 1 of our convo, listen to episode 55!).
A bit about today’s guest, Andrew Gallant: Andrew is an actor and acting teacher extraordinaire. He holds an M.F.A in Acting from DePaul University, a postgraduate diploma from the Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts, a BA in Theatre from UW-Madison and is a proud member of Actor’s Equity. For the last 15 years, Andrew has worked professionally in Chicago as an actor, playwright, director, and...
2024-01-3018 minFriends Missing Friends55. Embracing the Wild Side of Grief through Acting (Part 1)What does acting have to do with grief? A whole lot. The best acting deals with life’s biggest moments and emotions; the ones we often run from in our day to day life.
Today my guest is Andrew Gallant, actor and acting teacher extraordinaire. Andrew holds an M.F.A in Acting from DePaul University, a postgraduate diploma from the Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts, a BA in Theatre from UW-Madison and is a proud member of Actor’s Equity. For the last 15 years, Andrew has worked professionally in Chicago as an actor, playwright, director, and artis...
2024-01-2026 minFriends Missing Friends54. Softening Your Grief with Tapping and BreathworkToday I talk to Silvia Freeman, a Corporate Health & Well-being Facilitator / Coach, NLP Master Practitioner, EFT Practitioner, and Breathwork Facilitator. She loves teaching and facilitating workshops, where staff learn different ways of dealing with stress and anxiety, expressing their emotions, and learning how to become emotionally fit and healthy. Silvia teaches how to manage big emotions, how to move through them, especially grief, anxiety, stress, burnout, panic attacks, feeling overwhelmed, anger, sadness, and depression. Silvia also runs events and courses such as a 6-month membership Art of Emotions, Corporate workshops, and Back to Work in 9 Hours program.
2024-01-0231 minFriends Missing Friends53. He's Woven Into Us: Grieving through Collective Memory (Part 2)Today is part 2 of my conversation with Jorin Garguilo, a teacher and longtime member of the Chicago improv community (for Part 1, check out episode 52!).
Jorin is a Wisconsin-born, North Carolina-educated, Chicago based improvisor. Jorin began improvising in 1991 at ComedyWorx in Raleigh, North Carolina, and since 2004 has performed, taught, and coached at theaters across Chicago, the country, and the world. He was a founding member of Rainbow Deli at CIC and Revolver at iO. Jorin has written and currently teaches the ensemble curriculum in CIC’s training program. For info on improv shows or classes, check out @cictheater on...
2023-12-1920 minFriends Missing Friends52. He's Woven Into Us: Grieving through Collective Memory (Part 1)Today I talk to Jorin Garguilo, a teacher and longtime member of the Chicago improv community (I've taken his improv classes, and can attest that he's an incredible teacher and performer!).
Jorin is a Wisconsin-born, North Carolina-educated, Chicago based improvisor. Jorin began improvising in 1991 at ComedyWorx in Raleigh, North Carolina, and since 2004 has performed, taught, and coached at theaters across Chicago, the country, and the world. He was a founding member of Rainbow Deli at CIC and Revolver at iO. Jorin has written and currently teaches the ensemble curriculum in CIC’s training program. For info on im...
2023-12-0523 minFriends Missing Friends51. Every Day is a Gift (Part 2)Today is Part 2 of my conversation with the amazing and talented Tekquiree, the founder of “Thrive Beyond Cancer” (for Part 1, check out episode 50!).
Her bio:
“My name is Tekquiree, and I am a Cancer Thriver. When I was only 34 years old; and 36 weeks pregnant with my son Jace (his name means healer), I was diagnosed with Stage IV Inflammatory Breast Cancer. By the grace of God, I welcomed a healthy baby boy and was healed 4-months later. I attribute my healing to my faith in God, my community, countless resources, and combining both holisti...
2023-11-2122 minFriends Missing Friends50. Every Day is a Gift (Part 1)Today I talk to Tekquiree, the amazing and talented founder of “Thrive Beyond Cancer.”
Her bio:
“My name is Tekquiree, and I am a Cancer Thriver. When I was only 34 years old; and 36 weeks pregnant with my son Jace (his name means healer), I was diagnosed with Stage IV Inflammatory Breast Cancer. By the grace of God, I welcomed a healthy baby boy and was healed 4-months later. I attribute my healing to my faith in God, my community, countless resources, and combining both holistic and conventional medicine.”
Learn more about her at ht...
2023-11-1430 minFriends Missing Friends49. RE-RELEASE: We Were Right at the Glorious BeginningPlease enjoy this re-release of my conversation with Audrey (original episode #27)!
Audrey and I discuss:
The shocking death of her friend in college, after just
cracking open the glorious beginning of their friendship
How hard it is to not have anyone to grieve the loss with
The fear of complicating the family members’ grief
Feeling gaslit by the world
And more!
TRIGGER WARNING: The topic of suicide comes up in this conversation. So please take care of yourself, and if you or someone you know is experiencing a suic...
2023-11-0745 minFriends Missing Friends48. RE-RELEASE: The Tapestry of Female FriendshipsAs I'm traveling and visiting friends and family, please enjoy this re-release of my interview with Jaymie, "The Tapestry of Female Friendships" (originally episode 15).
On today’s episode, my friend Jaymie and I discuss:
What the term “best friend” means to us
The idea of friendships being a tapestry throughout our life
Grieving the ends of friendships and the seasons of life
How the world often tells us our love and our emotions is “too” much
How to support your friends when they go through dark times
Our happiest memories with our friends
2023-10-3133 minFriends Missing Friends47. Mapping our grief through storytelling (Part 2)Welcome to Part 2 of my conversation with artistic director of Green Shirt (and acting/storytelling teacher extraordinaire) Jack Schultz! (If you want to catch part 1, check out episode 46).
Today, Jack and I talk about:
Using psychedelics to process grief
How he has had trouble finding groups and resources for sibling loss, and I have struggled finding resources for friend loss
How disconnected our Western society is
Using storytelling to rewrite unhelpful or unhealthy stories that are hardwired within us
And more!
About today’s guest Jack Schultz: Jack is an actor, teac...
2023-10-2433 minFriends Missing Friends46. Mapping our grief through storytelling (Part 1)Today I talk to Jack Schultz, who has been my acting and storytelling teacher in Chicago through Green Shirt Studio, and helped me to write and create my first-ever one-person show “42 Days of Summer” in 2020. That one-person show helped me to process, navigate, and share my grief after the death of my friend. Today, we talk about storytelling, and how it has helped us to map our grief over the years.
Today, Jack and I discuss:
Jack’s play “I’m Falling In Love All The Time” and how it helped him process his grief af...
2023-10-1726 minFriends Missing Friends45. The Holographic Heart (Part 2): honoring and remembering our friendsWelcome to Part 2 of my conversation with Suzanne Longstreet!
(If you want to catch part 1, check out episode 44).
Today, my friend Suzanne and I discuss:
Forgiving friends versus pulling away
How we protect ourselves after loss
How often people dismiss friend-grief
Not every friend is going to fulfill everything (and how friends respond to different facets of us)
“Each friend represents a world in us, a world possibly not
born until they arrive, and it is only by this meeting that a new world is
born.” ― Anaïs Nin
About...
2023-10-1017 minFriends Missing Friends44. The Holographic Heart (Part 1): honoring and remembering our friendsToday, my friend Suzanne and I discuss:
The question “Did I do enough?” after a friend passes away
How important it is to celebrate friendship and keep your heart open after loss
The holographic heart (our heart-mind), and how we can love multiple people with our whole heart.
Creativity after loss
About today's guest Suzanne Longstreet: Suzanne Longstreet coaches high performance mindset shifts that transform six figure entrepreneur’s mindset so that they can release their inner bad ass. To learn more about Suzanne: https://www.successandclarity.com
Get in touch:
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2023-10-0323 minFriends Missing Friends43. Picking up the scraps (Part 2): writing plays about our griefWelcome to Part 2 of my conversation with Ian Ornstein! (If
you want to catch part 1, check out episode 42).
About Ian: Ian grew up in California and moved to Chicago in 2015. He writes (plays, short stories, essays, monologues) and performs (improv in various forms) around town. Right now he's thinking about trying to move through life with less judgement and being open to the various varieties that life presents him.
To join Ian’s quarterly email list (where he shares his
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2023-09-2637 minFriends Missing Friends42. Picking up the scraps (Part 1): writing plays about our griefAbout today’s guest, Ian Ornstein: Ian grew up in California and moved to Chicago in 2015. He writes (plays, short stories, essays, monologues) and performs (improv in various forms) around town. Right now he's thinking about trying to move through life with less judgement and being open to the various varieties that life presents him.
To join Ian’s quarterly email list (where he shares his creative projects and more) go here: https://mailchi.mp/f07a754c2dc2/ianornsteinquarterlysignup
Today, Ian and I discuss:
The inspiration behind Ian’s play “The Virgin Death”
The imposs...
2023-09-1932 minFriends Missing Friends41. Flipping the script: Jaymie interviews me! (Part II)Enjoy Part 2 of Jaymie interviewing me!
Today, Jaymie and I discuss:
What I would say to my 23-year-old freshly grieving self
Identifying what we need and asking for help (which can be so hard!)
Being in that dark dark place, when it doesn't feel like it'll ever get better
And much much more!
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2023-09-1227 minFriends Missing Friends40. Flipping the script: Jaymie interviews me! (Part I)Today I thought it’d be fun to flip the script and have my good friend Jaymie (from episode 15 and 16) interview me!
Jaymie and I discuss:
Why I created the podcast
My grief journey (including how I’ve invalidated and gaslit my own grief!)
The complexities of friend-grief and what I’ve learned
What to say (and not to say) to people who are grieving
The MYTH of the 5 stages of grief
And much much more!
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2023-09-0538 minFriends Missing FriendsAnnouncing Season 2 of Friends Missing Friends!Season 2 of Friends Missing Friends begins 9/5/23! Make sure you follow/subscribe wherever you get your podcasts, so that you can continue to get updated whenever I release an episode.
I appreciate you!!
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2023-08-2902 minFriends Missing Friends39. Season 1 HighlightsEnjoy this compilation episode, where I share snippets of my favorite moments from Season 1. I truly loved talking to each person, and learned so much about myself and about grief.
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2023-08-2246 minFriends Missing Friends38. BONUS: Forgiveness in the movie Women TalkingToday I talk to co-producer Sydney Bauer about forgiveness in the phenomenal film Women Talking (directed by Sarah Polley, based on the book by Miriam Toews).
To find out more about the film, go here: https://www.mgmstudios.com/women-talking/
To find out more about the book, go here: https://www.bloomsbury.com/us/women-talking-9781635574340/
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2023-08-1509 minFriends Missing Friends37. BONUS: How forgiveness can set you free "Deleted Scenes"Enjoy this bonus episode of cut material – or “deleted scenes” as I like to call them – from today’s interview with Mark!
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2023-08-0811 minFriends Missing Friends36. How forgiveness can set you free (interview)About today’s guest, Mark Anthony Lord: Mark is a versatile and accomplished spiritual leader who has made a significant impact in both the arts and spirituality. His illustrious career began as a professional choreographer and director, including a notable three-year tenure at Disney, and he has since honed his spiritual acumen through studying with some of the most revered spiritual teachers, such as Michael Beckwith, Marianne Williamson, Gay & Katie Hendricks, and Byron Katie.
Mark’s passion for spiritual awakening led him to ordination as a Minister, and he has gone on to found two successful spiritual comm...
2023-08-0844 minFriends Missing Friends35. Platonic: How the Science of Attachment Can Help You Make – and Keep – FriendsMy co-producer Sydney Bauer and I discuss the book PLATONIC (written by Dr. Marisa G. Franco), including:
How to have difficult conversations with friends
How our society values romantic relationships more than friends
How it's totally okay (and great!!) to spend time alone
Resources:
Learn more about PLATONIC and Dr. Marisa G. Franco here: https://drmarisagfranco.com/
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2023-08-0121 minFriends Missing Friends34. BONUS: Boundaries and Expectations “Deleted Scenes”Enjoy this bonus episode of cut material – or “deleted scenes” as I like to call them – from today’s interview with Dr. Jessica Metcalfe!
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2023-07-2507 minFriends Missing Friends33. Boundaries and Expectations (interview)About today’s guest, Dr. Jessica Metcalfe: Dr. Jessica is a strategic leadership and workplace culture consultant with a focus on self-intelligence and relationship intelligence. She is an award-winning international speaker and best-selling author who is on a mission to empower and unlock the inner voices of high-stressed high-achieving leaders. As a former dental oncologist and education director at one of the top 5 cancer centres in the world, Dr. Jessica knows first-hand the challenges that come with high-stressed careers including impostor syndrome, perfectionism, and burnout.
To learn more about Jessica, go here: https://www.drjessicametcalfe.com/
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2023-07-2546 minFriends Missing Friends32. EmpathyToday I talk about empathy, my feelings on it, and how it relates to grief (including how to talk to someone who's grieving!), referencing Brené Brown's incredible advice. According to her, empathy has 4 main parts:
1. Taking the other person's perspective
2. Staying out of judgment
3. Recognizing the emotion in the other person
4. And then communicating that to them
And another hot tip...empathy almost NEVER starts with the words "at least..."
"Empathy is not connecting to an experience, its connecting to the emotions that underpin a...
2023-07-1809 minFriends Missing Friends31. BONUS: Healing rituals for your body and your soul “Deleted Scenes”Enjoy this bonus episode of cut material – or “deleted scenes” as I like to call them – from today’s interview with Amy Peele!
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2023-07-1103 minFriends Missing Friends30. Healing rituals for your body and your soul (interview)About today’s guest, Amy Peele: Amy enjoyed a thirty-five-year career in organ transplantation before retiring in 2014 from the University of California San Francisco, one of the largest and most successful transplant programs in the United States. Peele has a love for comedy and improv and graduated from Second City Players Workshop in 1985 in Chicago. She has been writing for over eighteen years. She enjoys meditating, practicing & teaching chair yoga, and swimming.
To learn more about Amy, go here: https://amyspeele.com/
Today, Amy and I discuss:
the grief she’s experienced throu...
2023-07-1134 minFriends Missing Friends29. MemoriesAfter my friend died, I slowly started to lose faith in my memories of her -- she was no longer around to bounce memories back and forth with. So how did I know they were still accurate? Were they shifting over time? And if they are shifting, then does that mean she is slipping away from me?
I shared this fear with one of my friends, who gave me a beautiful new perspective, which helped me SO much. I hope it helps you too.
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2023-07-0403 minFriends Missing Friends28. BONUS: We were right at the glorious beginning "deleted scenes"Enjoy this bonus episode of cut material – or “deleted scenes” as I like to call them – from today’s interview!
Audrey talks about how much her life has changed (for the better!) since college, mental health, and how the vast internet should have more resources for friend-grief for crying out loud!
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2023-06-2714 minFriends Missing Friends27. We were right at the glorious beginning (interview)On today’s episode, my good friend Audrey and I talk about:
The shocking death of her friend in college, after just cracking open the glorious beginning of their friendship
How hard it is to not have anyone to grieve the loss with
The fear of complicating the family members’ grief
How our society doesn't value friendships as much as romantic relationships
TRIGGER WARNING: The topic of suicide comes up in this conversation. Please take care of yourself, and if you or someone you know is experiencing a suicide crisis or mental health-related distress, you can c...
2023-06-2745 minFriends Missing Friends26. SignsToday I talk all about SIGNS -- or messages from loved ones who have passed.
Julia Louis-Dreyfus talked about signs on her podcast "Wiser Than Me" (the episode with Isabel Allende), and she said: "even if it isn't a sign -- which I would like to believe that it is -- even if it isn't, to think of it as a sign is okay...it is an affirmation of the mystery of life."
That's how I like to think about signs too. There's so much we don't know about the universe, that I can't definitively...
2023-06-2006 minFriends Missing Friends25. BONUS: Grieve the way you need to "deleted scenes"Enjoy this bonus episode of cut material – or “deleted scenes” as I like to call them – from today’s interview!
Karen and I discuss the dear friends she’s lost, how she expresses herself through laughter rather than tears, and the shock of grappling with her own mortality after the loss of a friend.
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2023-06-1307 minFriends Missing Friends24. Grieve the way you need to (interview)About today’s guest, Karen Cohen. Karen is a career & spiritual life coach, Emmy Award-Winning TV Producer, and certified Chikara-Reiki-Do Master.
To learn more about Karen, go here: www.karenleecohen.com
Karen and I discuss:
Her story of the multiple friends she’s lost over the
years, and how she’s grieved
how no one teaches you how to grieve – and we don’t get nearly
enough time off work to grieve!
Forgiving yourself
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2023-06-1322 minFriends Missing Friends23. By writing about her, am I erasing her?Y'all, I get real vulnerable here.
I talk about the memoir about my friendship that I've been working on, and the intense web of thorns that is grief and memories. I ask the really hard questions: by writing about her, am I honoring her? As the memories I write about change and morph over time, am I creating a memory of a memory of a memory of a memory? Am I, in short, erasing her?
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2023-06-0611 minFriends Missing Friends22. BONUS: Missing friends as a Third Culture Kid "Deleted Scenes"Enjoy this bonus episode of cut material – or “deleted scenes” as I like to call them – from today’s interview!
Susanna and I discuss:
How the media shaped our understanding of relationships
How little guidance we receive on how to build (and maintain!) healthy friendships
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2023-05-3007 minFriends Missing Friends21. Missing friends as a Third Culture Kid (interview)About today’s guest, Susanna Turner (she/her). Susanna was was born in Bogota, Colombia. Along with her adoptive mother, an international school principal from Newton, MA, Susanna has lived in six different countries: Colombia, Argentina, India, Pakistan, USA & Venezuela. She is passionate about telling stories about being an adoptee, growing up internationally, and being a Third Culture Kid. She is a visual artist, storyteller, and actor represented by BMG Talent (Chicago).
To learn more about Susanna, go here: https://www.susannaturner.com/
Susanna and I discuss:
Her friendships growing up as...
2023-05-3035 minFriends Missing Friends20. How a Death Changes your PrioritiesGrief can completely rearrange your priorities. It can be a sudden, vicious reveal of the most barren parts of your life, leaving you feeling naked and foolish; whose life was I even living? Why have I been spending my energy painstakingly building this ludicrous tower of cards?
Have you ever felt that way? That’s how I felt in the days, weeks, and months after my friend’s death, and I talk about it in today’s episode.
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2023-05-2305 minFriends Missing Friends19. BONUS: Living with Conviction "deleted scenes"Enjoy this bonus episode of cut material – or “deleted scenes” as I like to call them – from today’s interview!
In this episode, Toby Dorr and I discuss:
Lisa's children, and the generational trauma after an execution
the state of prisons in the United States (hint: it's bad)
how to support someone who's in jail or prison
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2023-05-1609 minFriends Missing Friends18. Living with Conviction (interview)About today’s guest, Toby Dorr: Toby Dorr is a bestselling author and the founder of Unleashed where she inspires women to escape their emotional prisons and find purpose. She has been featured on Dateline, Inside Edition, Lifetime, Anderson Cooper, and The Atlantic magazine. Her writing has appeared in: Newsweek, Today, Authority Magazine, USA Wire, and Huffington Post. Her first book LIVING WITH CONVICTION was released in 2022.
To learn more about Toby Dorr and her memoir LIVING WITH CONVICTION, visit her website here: https://tobydorr.com
On today’s episode, my Toby and I dis...
2023-05-1630 minFriends Missing Friends17. The Immediate Aftermath of a LossOn today’s episode, I read from an excerpt I wrote about the dark and tumultuous moments, hours, and days after I found out my friend had passed
away.
If you’re experiencing the aftermath of a loss, or are going through a hard time, I want you to know that I’m sending you love. And if you or anyone you know is going through crisis, you can reach out for confidential support at https://988lifeline.org/, or by dialing 988.
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2023-05-0905 minFriends Missing Friends16. BONUS: The Tapestry of Female Friendships "Deleted Scenes"Enjoy this bonus episode of cut material – or “deleted scenes” as I like to call them – from today’s interview!
In this bonus episode, Jaymie and I discuss:
Loneliness and belonging
The lattice pie of friendships
How to ask a friend for what you need
How to support a friend
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2023-05-0211 minFriends Missing Friends15. The Tapestry of Female Friendships (interview)On today’s episode, my friend Jaymie and I discuss:
What the term “best friend” means to us
The idea of friendships being a tapestry throughout
our life
Grieving the ends of friendships and the seasons
of life
How the world often tells us our love and our
emotions is “too” much
How to support your friends when they go through
dark times
Our happiest memories with our friends
Additional Resources:
This episode does bring up the topic of suicide. If you or anyone you know is going through crisis, you can reach out for confid...
2023-05-0233 min
Friends Missing Friends14. You are NOT overreactingOn today’s episode, I talk about:
· How no matter how strong, deep, and vicious your grief is, you are NOT overreacting
· How we often discount the depth of our sadness (and love)
· Megan Devine’s book IT’S OK THAT YOU’RE NOT OK
Additional Resources:
To Learn more about Megan Devine and buy her book IT’S OK THAT YOU’RE NOT OK,
go here: https://refugeingrief.com/book/
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2023-04-2506 minFriends Missing Friends13. BONUS: Grief is the other side of Love "deleted scenes"Enjoy this bonus episode of cut material – or “deleted scenes” as I like to call them – from today’s interview!
In this episode, Robin and I discuss:
· How you bring your value to your group of friends, but your value is not defined by the group
· The guttural experience of releasing her father as he died
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2023-04-1806 minFriends Missing Friends12. Grief is the Other Side of Love (interview)About today’s guest, Robin Pollak: Robin is a Speech Pathologist with over 30 years experience. She became an intuitive Life Coach after quickly realizing the way these magical gifts contributed to her work with speech clients. Robin has earned multiple certifications in coaching techniques, including Neuro-Linguistic Programming, which strengthened her ability to widen her practice to include coaching adults. Robin taps into intuitive gifts to work with her clients to guide them to discover and learn to use their own inner wisdom. She collaborates with them to find the key to unlock where they are stuck, often by showing th...
2023-04-1826 minFriends Missing Friends11. JealousyIs it normal to feel jealous? Yes. I talk about how intertwined with grief jealousy can be, and how much I've experienced it after the death of my friend.
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2023-04-1104 minFriends Missing Friends10. BONUS: The Science of Grief and Bereavement "deleted scenes"Enjoy this bonus episode of cut material – or “deleted scenes” as I like to call them – from today’s interview!
In this episode, Isabella and I discuss:
· The research behind her thesis
· The stigma behind death-related careers
Additional resources:
To learn more about Isabella's book recommendation THE MANSION OF HAPPINESS: A HISTORY OF LIFE AND DEATH by Jill Lepore, go here: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/13154889-the-mansion-of-happiness
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2023-04-0406 minFriends Missing Friends9. The Science of Grief and Bereavement (interview)About today’s guest, Isabella Cheremeteff: She is currently studying to get her Master's degree in Forensic Psychology at George Washington University and interning with the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children. She earned her Bachelor's degree in Psychology at Skidmore College in 2020, with her senior thesis focused on the significance of the corpse to the grief and bereavement process. She’s extremely passionate about deconstructing the social taboos around death, dying, and grief, and hopes to continue her career in helping families and loved ones suffering from ambiguous loss in situations where there is no body to bury...
2023-04-0444 minFriends Missing Friends8. Movie Review: "Close" directed by Lukas DhontIn today’s episode, I talk about my deep, complicated feelings about the gorgeous A24 movie "Close," which recently came out in 2023. Just so you know, there are SPOILERS halfway through this episode (but don't worry, I warn you when they're about to start!).
Additional resources:
To learn more about the film, go here: https://a24films.com/films/close
Watch the trailer here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6EJGnU2AmV4
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2023-03-2810 minFriends Missing Friends7. How Storytelling Saved MeI used to carry my grief around like it was a secret. Then storytelling became a conduit for me to live a more open baggage lifestyle, which lifted a thousand pound weight from my shoulders. If you want to tell your story -- reach out to me! I will listen.
Additional resources:
To learn more about Green Shirt studio in Chicago (where I took the storytelling classes), go here: https://www.greenshirtstudio.com/
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2023-03-2804 minFriends Missing Friends6. BONUS: My Best Friend Katie "deleted scenes"Enjoy this bonus episode of cut material -- or "deleted scenes" as I like to call them -- from today’s interview!
In this episode, Alex and I discuss:
· How our life grows around our grief, instead of grief getting smaller
· Signs from loved one who have passed
Additional resources:
To learn more about the book “Signs” by Laura Lynne Jackson, go here: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/42583943-signs
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2023-03-2109 minFriends Missing Friends5. My Best Friend Katie (interview)About today’s guest, Alex Kuisis: Alex Kuisis is a best-selling, award-winning author, a professional organizer, and a life coach who thrives at the intersection of truth and kindness. Her coaching practice, Soul Fitness Coaching, joyfully empowers human beings around the world to design lives they love, one habit at a time. Visit her website here: www.goaskalex.org
On today’s episode, Alex and I discuss:
· How Alex met her best friend Katie, and the grief after her passing
· Learning to balance the anger of grief
· Reactions versus chosen responses
·...
2023-03-2127 minFriends Missing Friends4. Book Review: "B.F.F." by Christie TateI LOVE Christie Tate’s new memoir, “B.F.F.”, which is all about the power of female friendships, and the grief after the death of a friend.
Additional resources:
To learn more about the author Christie Tate and buy her memoirs “Group” and “B.F.F”, go here: https://christietate.com/
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2023-03-1406 minFriends Missing Friends3. My Vision for the PodcastIn Western society, there are very few public grief and mourning channels for those who are grieving friends.
I talk about that and more, including:
How after my friend passed, I didn’t know if I was allowed to talk about it – which led to isolation, depression, and despair
Harold Ivan Smith’s book GRIEVING THE DEATH OF A FRIEND
My desire to build a community, and how you can be a part
Join me next week for another interview!
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2023-03-1408 minFriends Missing FriendsBONUS: Friend grief and Death Doulas “deleted scenes”Enjoy this bonus episode of cut material – or “deleted scenes” as I like to call them – from today’s interview!
In this episode, Anna and I discuss:
· The desire/need to have a label for my friend who passed
· The difference between grieving a family member and grieving a friend
· The desire for validation for our sadness
· A bit of backstory of how I met my friend
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2023-03-0708 minFriends Missing Friends2. BONUS: Friend grief and Death Doulas REFLECTIONSIn this episode I discuss my thoughts and feelings about the interview with Anna, including:
· How much I’ve changed since the interview, which was recorded in Aug 2021
· How I hope I’ll continue to grow
· The Death Doula Collective and Death Café in Chicago
Additional resources:
To learn more about the Death Doula Collective in Chicago, go here: https://www.chicagodeathdoulacollective.com/
To find a local Death Café (a safe space where people eat, drink, and discuss the concept of death and grieving), go here...
2023-03-0704 minFriends Missing Friends1. Friend grief and Death Doulas (interview)About today’s guest, Anna Zeisel: Anna is a local INELDA trained Death Doula and Yoga Instructor working towards her Mdiv to become an interfaith chaplain.
How do you navigate grieving the death of a friend without stepping on anyone’s toes? That’s what Anna and I discuss in this very first episode of Friends Missing Friends, including:
· The experience of losing a friend while in college
· How to integrate the death of a friend into the story of our life
· How we have the desire to know what we meant to...
2023-03-0744 min
Friends Missing FriendsPodcast premieres Tuesday, March 7th!Introducing Friends Missing Friends, hosted by Hannah Rumsey! A bit about me: I’m a 30-year old highly-sensitive empath who has been deeply grieving the death of a beloved friend for nearly eight years. And now, I want to talk about it. Grief, friendships, friend-grief, all of it. How freaking hard it is. How unbelievably lonely it is. How difficult it is to find a grief group for those grieving friends (if anyone out there has found one, please let me know. I haven’t found one yet).
While I can’t fix how much grief sucks, I can...
2023-01-3102 min
Speak Kindly, You’re ListeningBeing Gentle with Yourself with Hannah Rumsey - EP 5How do you propel your inner healing journey to slow down, give yourself grace, and listen to your body's signals telling you to take a moment before you hit total burnout? Gain a new perspective on why your inner gremlin speaks the loudest to deal with those triggers and memories that have haunted you for a while. This will help navigate quieting those voices in your head telling you that you aren’t good enough. Today Dr Jessica Metcalfe speaks with Hannah Rumsey on how to reframe your outlook and shift the inner negative conversations you face!
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2022-11-1029 min