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Grief in BriefEP 86: What’s Your Grief? with Litsa WilliamsLitsa is the Program Director and Co-founder of What’s Your Grief?. WYG is an online support and resource for all things grief. WYG has an emphasis on the unique experience and relationship we all have with loss. By sharing, exploring, and expressing we find that what is most personal applies to all. Further, they accentuate the benefit of community and the need for psychoeducation to compliment the compassion we all need for healing. Whether you are a griever, professional or someone supporting a griever WYG can be a home base. In this episode, Ken and Litsa discuss how Wh...2025-06-1120 min
Grieving Gracefully with Kelly PodcastMoving Forward With Loss: Why It's More Than Just Moving OnGrief can feel like a battle between holding on and moving forward. Society often tells us to "move on," but what if that’s not the answer?
In this episode of Grieving Gracefully with Kelly, host Kelly Sammon sits down with Litsa Williams, grief therapist and co-founder of What’s Your Grief, to unpack the emotional tension between grieving and rebuilding life after loss. If you’ve ever felt pressure to “get back to normal” or guilt for finding joy again, this conversation is for you.
💙 In this episode, you’ll learn:
✔️ Why healing isn’t about leaving...2025-04-0836 min
Grief is a Sneaky BitchLitsa Williams | What's Your Grief?I’m thrilled to bring you a conversation with the warm and one of the truly wisest people I know on the subject of grief and loss, Litsa Williams. She is the co-founder of the online grief organization, What’s Your Grief - - - which is also the title of the incredible book she co-authored. She is a grief therapist with over 15 years of experience working with sudden, traumatic, and disenfranchised losses as well as ambiguous grief. Litsa holds a Masters in Social work and one in Philosophy too. Both of those perspectives show up in this conversation.2025-02-131h 11
How the Wise One GrowsHow to Handle Holiday Grief: Advice from a Grief Therapist (112)The holiday season can be a joyful time, but it can also bring challenges, especially for those grieving the loss of a loved one. In this episode, we are joined by grief therapist Litsa Williams to explore practical and meaningful ways to navigate grief during the holidays. Whether you’re struggling to uphold traditions, finding ways to talk to your children during hard moments, or just trying to make it through the “most wonderful time of the year,” this episode offers heartfelt support, actionable tips, and all the things surrounding grief during the holiday season.You’ll Learn...2024-11-2746 min
The Plural of YouWhat’s Your Grief?: Grief Support for the Rest of Us - Litsa Williams (POY 58)Grief is a constellation of thoughts, feelings, and emotions. Litsa Williams co-founded What's Your Grief? to assist with the process.2024-08-1533 min
Grief Dreams PodcastE230 - Litsa Williams - What's Your GriefLitsa Williams, MA, LCSW-C is the co-founder of the online grief organization What’s Your Grief. She’s a grief therapist with over 15 years of experience working with sudden, traumatic, and disenfranchised losses as well as ambiguous grief. Drawing on both personal and professional experience with grief, WYG was built as a resource offering concrete, accessible, and relatable support, founded on the values of psychoeducation and creative coping. It has grown to serve more than 3 million grievers each year. Litsa received her master’s degree in Clinical Social Work from the University of Maryland School of Social Work, as well a...2024-07-0255 min
Bloom and Grow with Liz FiedlerValidating All Types of Loss with Litsa Williams of 'What's Your Grief'The conversation is about grief and the various types of losses that people experience. The guest, Litsa Williams, shares her background as a clinical social worker and how she founded What's Your Grief to provide resources and support for those grieving. They discuss the concept of non-death losses and the importance of acknowledging and validating these types of grief. They also touch on the challenges of comparing grief experiences and the need for individualized support. The conversation concludes with a discussion about Litsa's book and how it aims to provide accessible and helpful information for grieving individuals. The conversation...2024-05-0948 min
What About Grief?Regret, Guilt & Grief: a discussion with Litsa WilliamsSend us a textRegret and guilt are inevitably a part of life, but if you're grieving there are important differences to understand in order to better be able to cope. Larry's guest, Litsa Williams, has explored this very subject as Program Director at WhatsYourGrief.comand co-author of a new book called What's Your Grief? Lists To Help You Through Any Loss . She's here to help us understand how best to navigate this sea of emotions in order to begin healing. 2024-05-0141 min
The Power of Love ShowArticle: ‘Grief Care Plan: Your Foundation for Support’ by Litsa Williams of ‘What’s Your Grief?’On this episode of The Power of Love Show we will be discussing an insightful article written by Litsa Williams, MA, LCSW-C, for What’s Your Grief titled, ‘A Grief Care Plan: Your Foundation for Support’.
Tune in to learn more about what a Grief Care Plan is, as well as how and why you should implement one.
Read the Article: ‘Grief Care Plan: Your Foundation for Support’: https://whatsyourgrief.com/a-grief-care-plan-your-foundation-for-support/
Grief Care Plan PDF Fillable: https://whatsyourgrief.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/care-plan.pdf?fbclid=PAAaaQ4BNlOx5g6wpZ_2oMHoagjmEU4fYfHaiGOMHP4EmvZzcmJPDnjh03aGs_aem_AUNDSe1cUae4_2VOfYchdX45kwro6dT6G9JZJDmmN-UN...2024-04-1153 min
Little Miss RecapTalking Grief and Sister Wives with Litsa WilliamsAmye is joined by grief expert Litsa Williams, MA, LCSW-C, from What’s Your Grief, to talk about some of the issues surrounding the death of Sister Wives’ Garrison Brown.TRIGGER WARNING: We talk about suicide and loss. If you or someone you know needs support, please contact the suicide hotline at 988.You can also watch this interview on our youtube channel! You can find Litsa and follow her amazing work at www.whatsyourgrief.comSupport the show:To get ad-free episodes and bonus content inclu...2024-03-2545 min
What's Your Grief PodcastGrieving a FriendIn this episode, we talk about grieving a friend. Litsa has had four friends die in the last four years. As a grief therapist and someone who is not new to grief, it has left her reflecting on some of the unique and unexpected aspects of these losses. Though we're primarily focusing on when a friend dies in this episode, you can check out this article about grieving a friend following a falling out or estrangement. If you want to read more about the death of a friend you can check out these articles: https://whatsyourgrief.c...2024-03-2242 min
What's Your Grief PodcastBefriending GriefIn this episode, Litsa and Mary chat about what it means to 'befriend grief'. This includes plenty of thoughts about how modern western culture shapes our beliefs about death and grief, with a healthy dose of how we try to counteractive some of the pressures to pathologize grief. In this episode, Mary mentions the follow books that have had a big impact on her grief lens: The Wild Edge of Sorrow The Smell of Rain on Dust Visit whatsyourgrief.com for hundreds of free articles we've written about all things grief and loss. ...2024-02-0859 min
What's Your Grief PodcastThe Grief of Anticipated-Sudden DeathsIn this episode we talk about a new article on the website that Litsa wrote about a concept she's termed "paradoxical grief". It's the often-confusing experience of grieving a loss that is both anticipated but also sudden and shocking. We talk about this experience that is both incredibly common and yet also rarely talked about in grief, in part because it can feel difficult to explain. You can check out the article here: https://whatsyourgrief.com/the-paradoxical-grief-of-anticipated-sudden-death/ Visit whatsyourgrief.com for hundreds of free articles we've written about all things grief and loss. You can re...2024-01-2634 min
What's Your Grief PodcastFrom Grief Literacy to Grief HumilityWe kick off this episode with our review of the new Dan Levy Netflix film "Good Grief". If you haven't watched it and don't want any spoilers, jump into the episode closer to minute 27. In the rest of the episode we address a common question that comes up for grievers: with so much information out there about grief, why aren't people more grief-literate? Which of course begs the question, what is grief literacy? Should that be what we strive for? We're not so sure. The documentary Litsa mentioned about finding out secrets after a death is called S...2024-01-1857 min
What's Your Grief PodcastMoving Forward Challenges (in the New Year and Beyond)Come to the free Grieving in the New Year Webinar with Litsa this Sunday - sign up here -- https://whatsyourgrief.ck.page/432a2df1e7 This week we're talking about all the surprising challenges of facing the new year in grief. Everything from the passage of time to a Hub member question about what it means to 'live your best life' without fear of forgetting. The book Litsa mentioned in the episode is Wintering: The Power of Rest and Retrea in Difficult Times (though she hasn't read it, so don't think of this as a...2024-01-0939 min
Becoming MaternalThe One About What's Your Grief with Litsa WilliamsIn this podcast, Emily Burgess, LMSW, CGP interviews Litsa Williams, MA, LCSW-C about grief as it pertains to reproductive and perinatal loss. This episode is a must listen to if you are trying to understand your grief and make sense of the grief experience. Litsa Williams, MA, LCSW-C is the co-founder of the online grief community What’s Your Grief. She’s a grief therapist with 15 years of experience specializing in grief, with expertise in sudden and traumatic loss as well as ambiguous grief. Drawing on personal and professional experience with grief, WYG was built as a resour...2023-10-2352 min
Good MourningGrief, Relationships and Boundaries with Eleanor Haley and Litsa Williams (aka What’s Your Grief)In today’s episode, we’re joined by Eleanor Haley and Litsa Williams, who some of you may recognise as founders of the popular grief support website What’s Your Grief, and authors of the book under the same name. We chat about why relationships change after loss, grieving complicated relationships (ambiguous grief), grieving styles, and the importance of boundaries and how to set them.💛 If Good Mourning has helped you, consider becoming a Patreon supporter: patreon.com/goodmourning 💛 Help us keep supporting grievers everywhere.Sign up to our newsletter here for even more grief...2023-09-141h 02
The Widowed Mom PodcastAn Interview with Eleanor and Litsa from the What’s Your Grief PodcastEleanor Haley and Litsa Williams are the founders of "What’s Your Grief" and professionals working in the field of grief and bereavement, supporting people through the sudden and unexpected death of a loved one. After their own losses, their guiding principle has been to identify what is lacking in grief support and to fill those gaps. They are here this week to share nuggets of wisdom to assist you on your grief journey. Get full show notes and more information here: https://www.coachingwithkrista.com/2222023-08-2850 min
Grief Club: The Podcast with Addison BrasilFinding Community to Unravel the Complexities of Grief and Trauma with Whats Your Grief (Litsa Williams)When we least expect it, grief and trauma can completely upend our lives. Join me for a raw and powerful conversation with Litsa Williams, a compassionate guide in the grief community, as she shares her own grief journey and the importance of understanding trauma and grief. We explore how Litsa's childhood losses shaped her, the impact of her father's death when she was 18, and how grieving her sister's heroin addiction taught her that one can grieve someone who is still alive.Litsa offers her valuable insights on the differences between traditional grief support and trauma-specific support, as...2023-06-2649 min
Dead Parent ClubWhat's Your Grief? Community & Coping Strategies; with Litsa WilliamsWelcome to the LAST episode of this mini series of the Dead Parent Club Podcast.. before Kat has her baby VERY soon!In this episode we're chatting with one of the dedicated founders of What’s Your Grief, a grief support network and website that serves circa 5 million people per year. It’s truly an incredible resource for the grieving community. Litsa shares her grief story, the creation of What’s Your Grief, the positives and pitfalls of running a grief community, her experience as a mental health professional, how different causes of deaths are approached differ...2023-06-0235 min
What's Your Grief PodcastGrief Meets Existential DreadIn this episode we're going deep, talking about a very common but rarely discussed issue in grief: existential dread. Loss can make us face big questions about life and purpose. It makes us face our own mortality. This week we talk about what it's like to gaze long into the abyss. We reflect on our own discomfort with death (and our comfort with that discomfort). We don't have ads or a patreon. What helps us most is if you join the WYG hub for grief learning and connection. Open for summer cohort through May 31, 2023 and will then r...2023-05-3139 min
DEAD Talks107 - How you can deal with Grief | What’s Your Grief?Grief Therapist and Co-Founder of ‘What’s Your Grief?’ which serves 5 million + people promoting grief education and grief resources joins DEAD Talks Podcast. Litsa Williams shares practical ways of living with grief whether it’s your grief or someone else’s in your life. This episode covers variations of the grief process including anxiety, guilt, how you can approach someone grieving and trauma's that include unexpected death.
Visit www.whatsyourgrief.com or whatsyourgrief.campsite.bio for more information on their amazing platform.
DEAD Talks with David Ferrugio engages death a little bit differently. Each new guest shares th...2023-05-2649 min
What's Your Grief PodcastMother's Day & Father's Day GriefMay is here and that means the looming grief triggers of Mother's Day and Father's Day are upon us. In this episode we cover all the basics - why it's hard, who is impacted (spoiler alert: it isn't just bereaved parents and bereaved children), and some suggestions for coping. We have tons of Mother's Day and Father's Day articles and support over on What's Your Grief. Start with some of our favorites. Other mentions from the episode: Honest Obituaries site. We don't have ads or a patreon. What helps us most is if yo...2023-05-0937 min
Silvates29. What's your Grief with Litsa WilliamsLitsa Williams joins me to discuss all things grief. Lista is the co-founder and published author (along with Eleanor) of the online community and book, 'What's your Grief'. We discuss different types of grief, secondary losses and how the grief space online has changed over the years.Find more information about Litsa and Eleanor here:https://whatsyourgrief.comInstagram and Tiktok: @whatsyourgriefYoutube: @whatsyourgrief4765 Buy the book here: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Whats-Your-Grief-Lists-Through/dp/1683693027/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3ETID2PJ84HG8&keywords=whats+yo...2023-04-3059 min
Path 11 PodcastWhat's Your Grief? with Litsa WilliamsLitsa Williams, MA, LCSW-C is a grief therapist and co-founder of the online grief community What’s Your Grief. She has 15 years experience working with people who have experienced all kinds of loss and life transitions and has a specific interest in traumatic and unexpected loss, losses to addiction, and ambiguous loss. Litsa met Eleanor, What's Your Grief's co-founder while supporting families who had lost loved ones to unexpected deaths in Baltimore, MD. Drawing on their personal and professional experience with grief, WYG was built as a resource offering concrete, practical, creative, down-to-earth, and relatable support, founded on th...2023-03-201h 01
How the Wise One GrowsGrief Meditation (44)This mindful moment shares a meditation on being with grief. This practice is based on Episode 43: Experiencing Grief with Litsa Williams of What's Your Grief. This meditation is beginner-friendly and all levels are invited to practice.•01:30 Meditation beginsSupport the showFollow @howthewiseonegrows and @hollyzajur on Instagram for more and check out more offerings online. Join the ~*Dream Team*~ to support the podcast!Get the 28 Day Creative Wellness Challenge E-Workbook- Use the code KEEPCREATING for 15% off! Work 1:1 with Holly through mentorship & coachingJoin the FREE *Creative We...2023-03-1513 min
How the Wise One GrowsExperiencing Grief: Misconceptions, Types, and Healing Strategies with Therapist Litsa Williams (What's Your Grief) (43)In this episode, we dive into the often misunderstood and neglected subject of grief. Litsa Williams, renowned grief therapist, author, and co-founder of the thriving online grief community, What's Your Grief, uncovers common misconceptions surrounding grief. Gain valuable insights into the various types of grief we encounter and learn effective strategies to nurture a positive relationship with grief. Discover how to navigate the complex emotions associated with losing a loved one or experiencing other significant losses. Our discussion encompasses Introducing Litsa and her expertise on grief [03:08], Debunking misconceptions about grief[12:45]Exploring the evol...2023-03-081h 04
Grief Is My Side HustleEp. 95. What’s Your Grief: Grief Clinicians Eleanor Haley & Litsa WilliamsSit down with Meghan as she talks with the outstanding duo fo Eleanor Haley and Litsa Williams to talk about the publication of their recent book–What's Your Grief: Lists To Help You Through Any Loss
Eleanor Haley, MS and Litsa Williams, MA, LCSW-C are the co-founders of the online
community What’s Your Grief, one of the largest online grief and bereavement support organizations. Both are mental health professionals
with a collective 25+ years of experience working with people coping with all types of
complicated losses and life transitions. Eleanor and Litsa met whi...2023-03-0258 min
Path 11 PodcastThe Cardinal’s Journey: Grief Book ClubProducer of the Path 11 Podcast April Hannah and her colleague Kelly Daugherty, founder of the Center for Informed Grief are teaming up to offer a year long grief program for individuals and professionals who want to become more grief informed. Cardinal’s Journey Program is now a worldwide grief-informed educational and wellness program for anyone grieving the death of a loved one or for grief professionals looking for more grief tools, support, and education. We have expanded our program for anyone worldwide to attend with our new online group format. Cardinal’s Journey Program offers a unique way to meet...2023-02-2726 min
CCAirwavesWhat's Your Grief? with Litsa WilliamsSend us a textOur latest guest for the Inspiring Stories of Healing and Hope series is Litsa Williams, Program Director and Founder of What's Your Grief?, an online community for grief education, articles, sharing, support & more. In this episode, Litsa shares how losing her father and brother-in-law led her to start What's Your Grief with her co-founder, Eleanor Haley. In addition, we learn a little bit more about Litsa, grief, and the resources they provide, such as booklets, webinars, an informative podcast, and their new book! Do you have a topic...2023-02-2325 min
What's Your Grief PodcastAsk Me Anything (about Grief)Litsa's flying solo this week, answering questions about grief submitted on Instagram. Talking about supporting partners, siblings, navigating grief conversations with friends, plushies, and more! We don't have ads or a patreon. What helps us most is if you join the WYG member community for grief education, connection, accountability, a grief book club & more. It is only $8.33/month if you join annually and it is a big part of what keeps the podcast going - https://whatsyourgrief.com/online-grief-community/ If you're a grief professional, we have a community for you too. https://whatsyourgrief.com/grief-professionals-community/...2023-01-3131 min
What's Your Grief PodcastNew Year, Same MeWe're two days into 2023 and the theme for us has been . . . meh. That 'new year, new me' rhetoric gets old fast. In this episode we're talking about why moving into a new year can feel hard, especially for grievers. That means musing about what happiness is (and isn't), the appeal (and risks) of a 'fresh start', and living a 'because of' life instead of an 'in spite of' life. Read Eleanor's article that we mention here. Want to join our free webinar on coping with grief in the new year? Sign up here- https://whatsyourgrief.ck.page/70975d2c...2023-01-1428 min
As I Live and Grieve®What's Your Grief? with Litsa WilliamsSend us some LOVE!Summary:It is our goal to find ideas, modalities and resources to help those grieving. In this episode, we chat with Litsa Williams, of What's Your Grief , one of the most popular online resources for those grieving. Find out what you can find if you visit and join their community.Notes:Litsa herself says she has "taken a winding road" to where she is now as Program Director and Co-Founder of What's Your Grief? She has gone from Britain and a Master’s in Philosophy, to...2023-01-1033 min