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Grief Is My Side HustleEp. 154. Rachel Cargle: How to Survive Multiple Losses in the Public EyeI'm so honored to host the remarkable Rachel Cargle this week, of all weeks. With Mother's Day approaching- you are absolutely going to want to hear what she has to say. As a young girl, Rachel felt isolated in her grief experience after losing her father. Two years ago, in one calendar year, she lost her mother, grandmother, and older sister; catapulting her right back into the tsunami of untenable feelings. Currently, Rachel is a writer, entrepreneur and philanthropist. Her work (and upcoming book with Penguin Random House) centers the reimagining of womanhood, solidarity and se...2025-05-0855 min

Grief Is My Side HustleEp. 153. Jaycee Gossett: Trauma-Related ExerciseOne of my biggest tenets is that "Grief is the energy created in the body on account of loss." In this episode, I am so lucky to be sitting with the extraordinary Jaycee Gossett, one of the founding leaders of "The Class." Jaycee talks in an incredibly eloquent manner about this exercise movement, and how it is an effective companion to our grief experience. I've also had the pleasure of meeting Jaycee at The Nantucket Project, another wonderful gathering of inspiring individuals. In this episode we discuss how to turn grief from a noun into a...2025-05-0152 min

Grief Is My Side HustleEp. 152. Jessica Turner: How to Survive When Your Marriage Ends Using Honest StorytellingThis week, I am so thrilled to sit down with the lovely Jessica Turner! You may know Jessica from her incredible platform, The Mom Creative, or one of her many, many media appearances. Jessica is not just A content creator; she is one of THE content creators and a "tastemaker for busy moms looking for hacks to live life with more intention and less stress." Her energy and capability are unparalleled, truly. I first met Jessica at an Onsite retreat, where we were both wearing the same sweater (which let me know it was a good choice...2025-04-2449 min

Grief Is My Side HustleEp. 151. Tamsen Fadal: How to Survive Menopause Using a Cultural Change CampaignWelcome back to Grief is My Side Hustle! In this episode, veteran journalist, writer and advocate Tamsen Fadal and host Meghan Riordan Jarvis explore how grief and menopause are intertwined. They discuss their personal experiences, cultural perspectives, and the importance of education around women's health. Tamsen shares how her own menopause journey unfolded, the challenges she faced, and how it related to grief and loss, particularly in the context of aging and societal expectations. Their discussion emphasizes the need for open conversations in order to reduce stigma and provide support for women going through...2025-04-1731 min

Grief Is My Side HustleEp. 150. The Art of Losing: Barri Leiner Grant on The Grief of DivorceThe grief that results from losing relationships is profound, but it can feel especially isolating due to the guilt and shame often tied to it. Barri Leiner Grant has experienced the grief of divorce from many perspectives -- as a child whose parents split up, as a spouse whose marriage ended, and as a grief coach who helps others navigate relationship loss. In this conversation, Barri shares how her parents' divorce influenced her understanding of grief, shaped her approach to her own divorce, and how she uses these insights to support others. Barri...2025-02-2650 min

Grief Is My Side HustleEp. 149. The Art of Losing: Kelli Holloway on Following Where Grief LeadsAfter Kelli Holloway's mom died, she heard a very clear message from God: Build, Go, Rest. Her trust in this guidance not only shaped the way she grieved but also changed the entire trajectory of her life. Kelli Holloway is a Raleigh, North Carolina native with a passion for community, connection, and purpose-driven work. She is the creator and host of the Grief in the Raw Podcast, where she thoughtfully explores the role of grief in the Black community, and the CEO of Kelli & Co., a consulting firm that helps companies create meaningful c...2025-02-1958 min

Grief Is My Side HustleEp. 147. Shelby Forsythia: Transforming Loss through LearningShelby Forsythia (she/her) is a grief coach, author, and podcast host. In 2020, she founded Life After Loss Academy, an online course and community that has helped dozens of grievers grow and find their way after death, divorce, diagnosis, and other major life transitions. Following her mother’s death in 2013, Shelby began calling herself a “student of grief” and now devotes her days to reading, writing, and speaking about loss. Through a combination of mindfulness tools and intuitive, open-ended questions, she guides her clients to welcome grief as a teacher and create meaningful lives that honor and includ...2024-10-1847 min

Grief Is My Side HustleEp. 146. Dr. Edith Shiro : Author of the Unexpected Gift of TraumaTrauma specialist and psychotherapist Edith Shiro sits down with Meghan to discuss loss, traumatic growth and the role of hope in healing. Focused on healing trauma and facilitating Posttraumatic Growth, Dr. Edith Shiro holds space for patients, communities, and individuals to achieve greater potential and higher consciousness. Dr. Shiro's influence extends well beyond her private practice. She frequently engages as a guest expert on national media broadcasts and publications, including TIME magazine, Oprah Daily, and Billboard. Her groundbreaking book has garnered significant recognition, earning her the Innovation Award in Science in 2022, the International Lati...2024-08-0944 min

Grief Is My Side HustleEp. 145. Helen Marie: Psychotherapist, author and podcast hostUk based therapist Helen Marie is the author of Choose You: Gentle Words to Help You Heal and Grow. She sits down with Meghan to talk, grief, loss, healing and hope in this special episode. Learn more about Helen on her website: https://www.helenmariepsychotherapy.com/book 2024-07-2648 min

Grief Is My Side HustleEp. 144. When a Friend Dies by Suicide: Reporter & griever Jason NarkJason Nark is a reporter for the Philadelphia Inquirer and a freelance writer. He lives in New Jersey with his kids and a dog named Wanda and has written about grief and loss including about his own best friend's death by suicide. More here: https://jasonnark.com/about-me/ 2024-07-051h 01

Grief Is My Side HustleEp. 143. Novelette Munroe: Living with Chronic IllnessNovelette is 38 year old woman, living with a life limiting illness, called Epidermolysis Bullosa. I have the Recessive Dystrophic form of Epidermolysis Bullosa, RDEB. I live in Canada. I have a specialist in philosophy from the University of Toronto. Since 2018, I have been a trained hospice and peer bereavement Volunteer. I co-facilitate a lot of peer bereavement groups. I do a lot of mindfulness for grieving loss groups. I also help with training new hospice and peer bereavement volunteers. I’ve also volunteered as a hospice care companion to others, living with a life limiting illness. I enjoy writing poe...2024-06-2140 min

Grief Is My Side HustleEp. 142. Jessica Fein: Author of Breath TakingAt the age of five Jessica Fein’s daughter Dalia was diagnosed with a rare degenerative disease that would claim her life at 17. Before that moment came, and inspired by Dalia’s own irrepressible spirit, Fein and her family would discover how to live in the present when the future can’t be fixed. In this heartfelt yet clear-eyed memoir, Fein maps both her journey to becoming an adoptive mom and the roller coaster ride of loving and caring for a terminally ill child, persevering when the simple act of taking a breath can become an act of courage. Throug...2024-06-1448 min

Grief Is My Side HustleEp. 141. Lisa Keefauver: Grief is a Sneaky BitchLisa Keefauver--Tedx speaker, consulatant, grief educator and host of the Grief is a Sneaky Bitch podcast has written a book of the same name. Written in the tone of your "wise best friend" this book will keep you company, teach you, and support you as you navigate loss. Be sure to follow her https://lisakeefauver.com 2024-06-0654 min

Grief Is My Side HustleEp. 140. Jonathan Fleece: President and CEO of Empath HealthJonathan Fleece is the president and CEO of Empath Health Empath Health is one of the country’s largest not-for-profit health systems delivering non-acute care and services through its skilled, medical and holistic programs to individuals with chronic, advanced and terminal illnesses and those experiencing grief. The Empath Health integrated network of care provides expert medical, counseling and support services including hospice; home health; palliative care; grief services; all-inclusive elder care; HIV/STI prevention services and support; primary care; physician services; and full-service pharmacy and durable medical equipment (DME). Empath Health is honored to have app...2024-05-2445 min

Grief Is My Side HustleEp. 139. Lindsey Kane LeavertonBrutally Honest. Achingly Authentic. In her author debut, Lindsey Kane Leaverton, has written the book she wished she had as she navigated countless trips through despair. She shares her heart and healing journey to help you raise your awareness, add tools to your toolkit, and find a way to laugh while you cry your way through a messy life. https://www.notanotherselfhelpbook.com/shes-a-lot-interview-series 2024-05-0949 min

Grief Is My Side HustleEp. 138. David Ferrugio: Dead Talks Podcast HostHost of one of the most popular podcasts on death, grief and loss, David Ferrugio comes into the work with a deep personal understanding of loss. His father (also David) died in the world Trade Center on 9/11 when David was only twelve years old. In this episode David shares some of his life philosophies, his appreciation for gallows humor and how critical supports helped him to process his loss. The subject matter may be heavy, but this conversation isn't. David's joy and love of life is infectious. 2024-05-0348 min

Grief Is My Side HustleEp. 137. J.S. Park: As Long as You Need: Permission to Grieve What a Day in the Life of a Hospital Chaplain who Sits with the Dying Teaches Us About GRIEF J.S. Park is a hospital chaplain, author, and online educator. For eight years he has been an interfaith chaplain at a thousand-plus-bed hospital that is designated a Level 1 Trauma Center. His role includes grief counseling, attending every death, every trauma and Code Blue, staff care, and supporting end-of-life care. He also served for three years as a chaplain at one of the largest nonprofit charities for the homeless on the east coast. J.S. has a...2024-04-2548 min

Grief Is My Side HustleEp. 136. Rhaina Cohen: Author of The Other Significant Others: Reimaging Life with Friendship at the CenterNPR’s Rhaina Cohen is the The Other Significant Others: Reimagining Life with Friendship at the Center, The Other Significant Others invites us into the lives of people who have defied convention by choosing a friend as a life partner—from friends raising a child together to best friends of 50 years who live together in their retiree years. Based on years of original reporting and striking social science research, Cohen argues that we undermine romantic relationships by expecting too much of them while we diminish friendships by expecting too little of them. At a time when m...2024-04-1845 min

Grief Is My Side HustleEp. 135. Anne Gudger: Author of the Fifth ChamberAnne Gudger is an autobiographical essayist who writes hard and loves harder. She’s been published in Real Simple, Cutbank, Cutthroat, The Los Angeles Review, The Normal School, The Rumpus, and the Columbia Journal, among others, and has been a Best of the Net nominee twice. She is also the co-founder of Coffee and Grief, a reading series that’s been thriving since March 2020 and hosts five curated readers every month reading on grief. Anne lives in Banks, Oregon with her beloved husband. The Fifth Chamber is her first book. 2024-04-0447 min

Grief Is My Side HustleEp. 134. Claire Bidwell Smith: Grief Expert, Therapist and Author of Conscious Grieving Recognized as one of today’s foremost experts on grief, Claire Bidwell Smith is a licensed therapist, international speaker, and the author of five books published in 22 countries. Led by her own experience in grief and fueled by her work in hospice and private practice, Claire strives to provide support for all kinds of people experiencing all kinds of loss. Claire has been featured in The New York Times, The Washington Post, NPR, MSNBC, CNN, Scientific American, Goop, Oprah and many more outlets. Her most recent books Anxiety: The Missing Stage of Grief and Conscious Grieving have provided groundbreaking an...2024-03-2846 min

Grief Is My Side HustleEp. 133. Grieving Mother Nikki Mark Author of Tommy's Field. In 2018, Nikki Mark’s healthy twelve-year-old-son Tommy went to sleep one night and never woke up. Nikki went into a state of shock and her body quickly started to deteriorate, but she had to be there for her remaining family. Without a religious or spiritual background, she relied on the one skill she could still access — the ability to figure it out. Along her unconventional journey, Nikki discovered something surprising: that if we’re open to the possibilities, grieving offers a unique opportunity to access life’s magic. From raising over $1,000,000 to build an athletic field in...2024-03-2251 min

Grief Is My Side HustleEp. 132. Jane Rosen: Author Of On Fire IslandDon't miss the wonderful episide with the the incredible ane L. Rosen author of On Fire Island as she explains how her personal exprience with grief informed her charachters in the book. Jane L. Rosen is an author, screenwriter and former Huffington Post contributor. Jane often takes inspiration from real-life stories and interviews to craft her novels. Her first novel Nine Women, One Dress was translated into ten languages. Her second novel Eliza Starts a Rumor has been optioned by NBC. A Shoe Story and On Fire Island are out now! S...2024-03-1548 min

Grief Is My Side HustleEp. 131. Amy Morin, LCSW :Author 13 Things Mentally Strong People Don't DoAmy's work went viral. Learn the story of how and why in this episode where Amy discusses her how her viral list, was really a reaction to compound grief and loss. In her own words: I’m a psychotherapist turned “accidental” author I started my career as a psychotherapist intending to help others build mental strength. I never imagined how much I was going to need mental muscle in my own life. My mom passed away when I was 23. Then, my husband died when I was 26. Losing the two most important people in my life sent me on a qu...2024-03-0746 min

Grief Is My Side HustleEp. 130. The Art of Losing: Juliet Haas on Sibling LossWhat happens when someone whose job is supporting other people’s mental health is rocked by their own traumatic loss? In this episode, Juliet Haas LPC, LMHC, shares her story, including the personal and professional impacts of her loss. Juliet is an embodied trauma-informed counselor, registered dance-movement therapist, and owner of Mindful Counseling and Wellness LLC. Licensed in both Wisconsin and Massachusetts, Juliet supports adults through grief, both death and non-death loss, trauma, and anxiety. Her therapeutic approach is person-centered, mindfulness based, and integrative. Her approach includes a blend of traditional talk therapy, mindfulness tools, exp...2024-02-2951 min

Grief Is My Side HustleEp. 129. The Art of Losing: Kathleen Wallace, creator of Grief: A ComedyIs there room for humor in the world of grief and loss? According to Kathleen Wallace, creator of Grief: A Comedy, laughter can serve as a tool for connection as we navigate the losses in our lives. Kathleen is an actress, writer, producer, and facilitator whose work spans both the entertainment and corporate worlds. Her short film GRIEF: A COMEDY was recently selected for the Stowe Story Labs - Sidewalk Narrative Lab and the Stowe Story Labs TV Writers Room with Derek Simonds (showrunner, THE SINNER) and David Pope (co-founder, Stowe Story Labs). Notable work i...2024-02-2236 min

Grief Is My Side HustleEp. 128. The Art of Losing: Molly Millwood on the Unexpected Losses of MotherhoodWhat is the cost of framing motherhood only in terms of its potential gains, without acknowledging its inevitable losses? That’s one of the questions that Molly Milllwood addresses in her brilliant book, To Have and To Hold: Motherhood, Marriage, and the Modern Dilemma. A mix of research, client stories, and Molly’s personal experience, the book tells the truth about the realities of motherhood in an effort to normalize and validate the experience for women everywhere. In this conversation, Molly discusses the current state of parenthood, its impact on mothers and th...2024-02-1642 min

Grief Is My Side HustleEp. 127. Introducing The Art of Losing: Laurel BraitmanLaurel Braitman PhD, is a writer, teacher and secular, clinical chaplain-in-training. She is the author of the memoir What Looks Like Bravery: An epic journey through loss to love (March 13th, Simon & Schuster) and the NYT bestselling book Animal Madness: Inside Their Minds. She received her doctorate in History and Anthropology of Science from MIT and is the director of Writing and Storytelling at the Stanford School of Medicine’s Medical Humanities and the Arts Program. Laurel is also the founder of Writing Medicine, the global community of writing healthcare professionals. Her work has appeared in the New York Times...2024-02-0935 min

Grief Is My Side HustleEp. 126. Julianne Manske Rollefson: The Art of LosingJulianne Manske Rollefson is a therapist, grief educator, and host of the new podcast, The Art of Losing. After the deaths of her parents, she left her career in corporate coaching and leadership development to pursue a master’s degree in Counseling Psychology, with the goal of becoming a therapist specializing in grief and loss. She quickly realized that counseling graduate programs don't include grief-specific training and set out to learn as much as she could on her own, which is how she discovered my work and the Grief is My Side Hustle podcast. 2024-01-2645 min

Grief Is My Side HustleEp. 125. Benjamin May: Founder of the New NormalIn 2018, along with his friend Jack, Ben founded The New Normal Charity, after the death of their dads. A simple, free to access, group space where adults could speak openly about their grief, and about the people they’d lost. Having spent over two decades working in the hair industry, Ben finds connection where he is most comfortable, and as TNN developed, so has their work. Ben is spending more and more time focused on creating community through empathetic understanding, working with some of the hardest to reach communities in London, coproducing spaces for their comm...2024-01-0536 min

Grief Is My Side HustleBenjamin May:Founder of The New NormalIn 2018, along with his friend Jack, Ben founded The New Normal Charity, after the death of their dads. A simple, free to access, group space where adults could speak openly about their grief, and about the people they’d lost. Having spent over two decades working in the hair industry, Ben finds connection where he is most comfortable, and as TNN developed, so has their work. Ben is spending more and more time focused on creating community through empathetic understanding, working with some of the hardest to reach communities in London, coproducing spaces for their comm...2024-01-0336 min

Grief Is My Side HustleBenjamin May: Founder of The New NormalIn 2018, along with his friend Jack, Ben founded The New Normal Charity, after the death of their dads. A simple, free to access, group space where adults could speak openly about their grief, and about the people they’d lost. Having spent over two decades working in the hair industry, Ben finds connection where he is most comfortable, and as TNN developed, so has their work. Ben is spending more and more time focused on creating community through empathetic understanding, working with some of the hardest to reach communities in London, coproducing spaces for their comm...2024-01-0300 min

Grief Is My Side HustleEp. 124. Jeannine Bryant: CEO Changing Spacesm SRSRightsizing expert Jeannine Bryant is the owner and CEO of Changing Spaces SRS, a senior move management company in Lincoln, NE. She has helped provide rightsizing and relocation services to seniors since 2010. During that time, she has been actively involved in the downsizing and moving processes of thousands of older adults. Learn more about their services (and shop their online auctions!) at www.ChangingSpacesSRS.com. In 2019, Jeannine created a sister brand to Changing Spaces SRS called Easy Rightsizing. This platform allows Jeannine to educate anyone and everyone about the rightsizing process, no matter their location. At her website...2023-12-1557 min

Grief Is My Side HustleEp. 123. Pamela Blair & Bradie Hansen: Authors of The Long Grief JourneyPamela D. Blair, Ph.D., (pamblairbooks.com) was a psychotherapist for thirty years. She is the co-author of I Wasn’t Ready to Say Goodbye now considered a classic in bereavement literature. She is also the author of The Next Fifty Years: A Guide for Women at Midlife and Beyond and Getting Older, Better. She has appeared on national television, been a guest on dozens of radio shows, and has spoken at the Virginia Festival of the Book, the Vermont Women’s Expo, Women’s Images Conferences, and was filmed for a television special entitled “Widowsville." She lives in Shelburn...2023-12-0146 min

Grief Is My Side HustleEp. 122. Kelly Cervantes: Grieving Mother and Grateful CaregiverKelly Cervantes is an award-winning writer, speaker, and advocate best known for her blog Inchstones, where she shared the stress, love, and joy that came with parenting her medically complex daughter, Adelaide. Since Adelaide’s passing, Kelly has continued to write candidly about her arduous and, at times, contradictory grief journey. She has been published in the Chicago Tribune, the Chicago Sun-Times, and Cosmopolitan, as well as quoted in the New York Times, CNN, and People. She is the current board chair for the nonprofit CURE Epilepsy and also hosts their biweekly podcast, Seizing Life, whe...2023-11-0951 min

Grief Is My Side HustleEp. 121. Alexandra Wyman:Partner loss by suicideAlexandra Wyman is an advocate and public speaker for resources in the aftermath of suicide. After she lost her husband to suicide in August of 2020, Alexandra found a need to change the language around suicide, and decided to write about it. Her memoir, The Suicide Club: What To Do When Someone You Love Chooses Death is an Amazon best seller. She has spoken at a variety of conferences including Bridging the Divide Suicide Prevention and Awareness Summit 2022, 2023 Northwest Conference on Childhood Grief, and has been accepted to present at the 2023 Military Social Work & Behavioral Health Conference and the International...2023-11-0355 min

Grief Is My Side HustleE. 120. Author Dina Gachman: Sorry for Your Loss--How I Learned to Live With Grief and Other Grave ConcernsDina Gachman is an award-winning journalist, a Pulitzer Center grantee, and a frequent contributor to the New York Times, Texas Monthly, Vox, Teen Vogue and more. Her second book, So Sorry For Your Loss: How I Learned To Live With Grief, and Other Grave Concerns was published in the US and the UK this year. She's a bestselling ghostwriter, and she writes a monthly movie column for the New York Times. She lives near Austin, Texas, with her husband and son. Don't miss this Texas Monthly piece Dina wrote about grief and talks about in the episode. website Twitter instagr 2023-10-1251 min

Grief Is My Side HustleEp. 119. Ashley Jones: Grieving Mother & Exec Director of Love Not Lost Ashley Jones is the founder and executive director of Love Not Lost, a nonprofit on a mission to revolutionize the way we heal in grief. From losing her daughter to a terminal illness to growing Love Not Lost to a national level (soon to be Momento Foundation), Ashley has a lot of experience in death and grief; something she never thought would be in her bio. Yet, she's learned how to process, heal, and grow through the pain and wants to help others do the same. She’s a TEDx and keynote speaker on 'how to heal in grief', and has...2023-09-2953 min

Grief Is My Side HustleEp. 118. Asa Merritt: Creator of Six Sermons--An Audible Original Series *episode discusses suicide ASA MERRITT : A former international reporter for NPR, VICE Sports, The Guardian, and ESPN’s “30 for 30” podcast, Asa brings a compassionate documentary eye to ambitious fictional projects. His one-woman play about mass movements, True Believer, had a sold-out run in New York City. To research that piece, Asa traveled to Cairo to meet with underground performers who helped ignite the Arab Spring. With longtime collaborator Matt Kagen, Asa started First Rodeo (@firstrodeoaudio), an audio fiction studio dedicated to pushing the boundaries of genre, combining techniques of journalism and theater. His new Audible original podcast Six Sermons stars Oscar nomin...2023-09-0852 min

Grief Is My Side HustleEp. 117. Amber Jeffrey:Creator and Podcast Host of the Grief GangAmber Jeffrey was just 19 when her mother died suddenly of a heart attack. Confused and heartsick Amber found herself consumed with anger which further separated her from her old friendships. In this episode Amber talks about becoming the trusted voice she needed at her most painful time, why talk therapy didn't work for her, and how she created her own community amongst the world of grievers. Amber also lovingly let's us in to her worry about her treasured friend Poppy, creator of the Grief Case, who is fighting a serious illness. As a griever first, A...2023-08-241h 00

Grief Is My Side HustleEp. 116. Laura Cathcart Robbins: Author of StashLaura Cathcart Robbins is the best-selling author of the Atria/Simon & Schuster memoir, Stash, My Life In Hiding, and host of the popular podcast, The Only One In The Room. She has been active for many years as a speaker and school trustee and is credited for creating The Buckley School’s nationally recognized committee on Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Justice. Her recent articles on the subjects of race, recovery, and divorce have garnered her worldwide acclaim. She is a 2022 TEDx Speaker, and LA Moth StorySlam winner. Currently, she sits on the advisory boards of the San Diego Writer’s Fest...2023-08-1756 min

Grief Is My Side HustleEp. 115. Sarah Conover: Author of Set Adrift–My Family’s Disappearance in the Bermuda Triangle In January, 1958, a renowned sailing family was lost in a storm in the Bermuda Triangle. The youngest of two daughters, Sarah, suddenly an orphan, grew up never knowing her parents and grandparents. As an adult, she began to pursue the mystery of her family and their disappearance, and discovered that their stories were far different from the versions she was told. Sarah Conover’s memoir follows the national media’s investigation of the Revonoc’s vanishing, and exposes the truths that led her to “unstory” the family history, creating a new understanding of their lives, and hers. About Sarah Conover: Sa...2023-07-2846 min

Grief Is My Side HustleEp. 114. Katie Joy Duke: Author of Still Breathing: My Journey with Love, Loss& ReinventionKatie Joy Duke is an author, attorney turned life coach, mom, and stage IV breast cancer survivor. Her memoir Still Breathing: My Journey with Love, Loss, and Reinvention was a #1 Amazon best seller in Family Health and Pregnancy and Childbirth. Read her blogs, sign up for her not-so-regular newsletter, and order a personalized signed paperback of her book at www.katiejoyduke.com. Her audiobook, which she narrated, will be released on Audible later this month—stay tuned! https://www.amazon.com/Still-Breathing-Journey-Love-Reinvention/dp/B0B2T4XWHH/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=still+breathing+katie+joy+duke&qid=1689777744&sprefix=katie+jo...2023-07-2052 min

Grief Is My Side HustleEp. 113. Amy Smith Green: life coach, hypnotherapist, grieving daughterAmy Green Smith is a certified and credentialed life coach and hypnotherapist, masterful speaker, and personal empowerment expert. Amy uses her roles as coach, writer, podcaster, and speaker to move individuals beyond limiting beliefs and sabotaging mindsets to a place of radical personal empowerment and self-worth. With acute focus on helping people “find their voice”, Amy uses her popular weekly podcast, The Bold-Faced Truth, to address issues of worthiness, self-confidence, and letting go of people-pleasing to assist listeners in creating and living radically joyful lives. Amy has been instrumental in aiding thousands of women in stepping into their...2023-07-1353 min

Grief Is My Side HustleEp. 112. Kelly S Thompson: Taking Sibling loss and Addiction with the author of Still I Cannot Save youKelly S. Thompson writer, educator, and retired veteran from the Canadian Armed Forces. She has an MFA and PhD in Creative Writing and works as a mentor at the King's MFA Nonfiction program. She has won several awards for her writing, and was longlisted for the 2021 CBC Nonfiction prize and a 2021 National Magazine Award. Her essays, fiction and poetry have appeared in Chatelaine, the Globe and Mail, and Macleans, as well as literary magazines and anthologies. Her memoir, Girls Need Not Apply, was an instant bestseller and named a top 100 Books of 2019 by the Globe and Mail. Her next bo...2023-07-061h 00

Grief Is My Side HustleEp. 111. Julia Samuel, MBE: Psychotherapist, Author, & Grief ExpertJulia Samuel is a leading UK psychotherapist. At St Mary’s Hospital Paddington, she established the post of psychotherapist for Paediatrics, where her role for 25 years involved seeing families who have children or babies who die, and where she trained and supported the staff. In 1994 she worked to help launch and establish Child Bereavement UK and as the Founder Patron was involved and in many aspects of the charities work, having a key role in fundraising, strategy and training. She has stepped back from active involvement now. In 2016 Julia was awarded an MBE in recognition of h...2023-06-2952 min

Grief Is My Side HustleEp. 110. Hospice Nurse Julie: End of Life Educator Julie McFadden, BSN, RN is a passionate educator, who uses her social media following, which reaches 1.3M on tiktok alone, to normalizing death and dying. Found under the name Hospice Nurse Julie, she spent years working in the experienced ICU, and serves as a well respected, sought after now Hospice/Palliative expert who has been featured in Newsweek, USA today, The Atlantic, The Business Insider, Medscape, People, Buzz feed, and media outlets worldwide. You can find Julie on TikTok, Instagram, and YouTube, or at her website: www.hospicenursejulie.com If you would like to do some in-person learning, don...2023-06-2259 min

Grief Is My Side HustleEp. 109. Luke Russert: Author of Look For Me There: Grieving My Father, Finding Myself“Look for me there,” news legend Tim Russert would tell his son, Luke, when confirming a pickup spot at an airport, sporting event, or rock concert. After Tim died unexpectedly, Luke kept looking for his father, following in his footsteps and carving out a successful career at NBC News. After eight years covering politics and winning an Emmy Award, Luke realized he had no good answer as to why he was chasing his father’s legacy. At a crossroads in his early thirties, feeling the pressure of high expectations as the son of two accomplished parents, Luke decided to leave the fa...2023-06-1556 min

Grief Is My Side HustleEp. 108. Candin Phillips: Humanity Hive Creator talks about ADHD and GriefIn this episode Meghan Sits down with Humaninty Huve creator Candin Phillips. Candin is a licensed therapist and supervisor in South Carolina who also has ADHD. She has studied and worked in the mental health field for nearly 15 years with focuses in trauma work and ADHD. She shifted to primarily ADHD education and coaching through her business, Humanity Hive, in the last few years. As her understanding of the diagnosis increased she became more passionate about helping others learn how to understand and manage their ADHD better. Candin lost her mother to suicide in March of 2022 and speaks about her exp...2023-06-0951 min

Grief Is My Side HustleEp. 107. Addison Brasil: Author of First Year of Grief Club: A Gift From A Friend Who Gets ItTW: This episode includes in depth conversation about suicide. Meghan sat down with Addison Brasil to discuss his compound loss of losing his brother to a brain tumor, his father to suicide and a friend in a tragic car accident that left him deeply physically and emotionally injured. Addison talks about the communities of friends, family and health care practioners that helped him survive and the role of wrting and sharing his story and wisdom in his own ability to move forward after loss. Addison Brasil shows up in the world as a writer, award w...2023-06-011h 19

Grief Is My Side HustleEp. 106. Rachel Donnelly:Founder of After Light Consulting-Resources for Death Planning After many experiences with loss, including the death of her parents, Rachel founded After Light (formerly Black Dress) Consultants, a consulting firm that offloads the administrative tasks that come with legacy planning and after loss, so clients can focus less on the logistics and more on creating space to live worry- free and grieve peacefully. Rachel is the co-founder of Professionals of After Loss Services (PALS), which is a training and support network for industry professionals who provide services to individuals and families after the loss of a loved one. Prior to starting Black Dress...2023-05-2549 min

Grief Is My Side HustleEp. 105. Dr. Peggy DeLong-The Gratitude Psychologist and Compound LossDr. Peggy DeLong is a psychologist, known as The Gratitude Psychologist. She teaches people how to harness the power of gratitude and joy to live their best lives, especially through difficult times. She does this through psychotherapy, her on-line monthly membership Feeling Good with Dr. Peggy, on-line courses, speaking engagements and programs for colleges, books, and bracelets. Peggy is the author of: 1) I Can See Clearly Now: A Memoir about Love, Grief, and Gratitude, 2) The Gratitude Journal: A 365 Day Gratitude Journey, and 3) Feeling Good: 35 Proven Ways to Happiness, Even During Tough Times. She is also the owner o...2023-05-181h 00

Grief Is My Side HustleEp. 104. Stylist Karen Harrow talks to us about Funeral ClothesMeghan sits down with the extraordinary stylist Karen Harrow to talk about how to dress for a funeral, why clothes matter and what emotional needs we should to take into account when we get dressed. All social media links can be found in link below https://harrowstyle.com/about/ 2023-05-1152 min

Grief Is My Side HustleEp. 103. Good Mourning Podcast Hosts: Imogen Carn & Sally DouglasIn this episode Meghan sits down with then dynamic duo Sal and Im from Good Mourning Podcast. These two amazing women met at a support group shortly after Im's mother died by suicide and Sal's from an undiagnosed seizure disorder. With their charm, and curiosity they have built a huge supportive community of grievers who are learning from the experts they bring on their podcast, as well as each other, the truth of what it takes to carry profound loss. Sal and Im wrote an extraordinary book that publishes in the US on May 2nd. DO NOT MIS...2023-05-011h 12

Grief Is My Side HustleEp. 102. Angela Morris: Grief and Neurodivergence.Today Meghan sits down wththe extraordinary author Angela Morris. She talks about how her ADHD diagnosis impacts her understanding of her own grief, and the profound secondary loss of friendship particularly in non-death loss. More about Angela: After the death of her father, friend and grandmother in quick succession, Angela needed a channel to grieve these profound losses. Writing has always been her lifeline through hard times, and grief from the loss of her loved ones was no different. Seeing how this helped her, Angela began to help others with their grief through her reflective writing on her social media ch...2023-04-201h 02

Grief Is My Side HustleEp. 101. Poet and Writer and Maggie Smith: Writing the Grief of DivorceThe extraordinary poet and writer sits down with Meghan to discuss her new memoir You Could Make This Place Beautiful (The title a nod to her viral poem Good Bones). Maggie explores the concepts of partnership, marital roles, and how writing helps us find out truth. https://maggiesmithpoet.com 2023-04-131h 05

Grief Is My Side HustleEp. 100. Laura Zigman: Author of Small WorldMeghan sits down with one of her favorite authors–Laura Zigman to discuss ther widely celebrated most recent novel Small World. Laura decribes how she fused the emotional experiences of the death of her sister into the story of two divorced sisters who come to live in the same house for the first time in decades. Laura Zigman is the author of five novels, including Separation Anxiety (which was optioned by Julianne Nicholson and the production company Wiip (Mare of Easttown) for a limited television series); Animal Husbandry (which was made into the movie Someone Like You, star...2023-04-0655 min

Grief Is My Side HustleEp. 99. Cyndie Spiegel: Author of Microjoys- Finding Hope (Especially) When Life is Not OkayThis week Meghan Sits Down with the delightful Cyndie Speigel to talk about Microjoys and how she coped with the murder of her nephew, death of mother, and own diagnosis with breast cancer. Despite the heaviness of the topic Cyndie offers us laughter, hope and deep wisdom that comes from facing the hardest of times. About Cyndie: Cyndie Spiegel is a born storyteller–turned–writer; she’s an aspirational voice and an igniter of powerful conversation around self-acceptance, integrity, and joy. She is a former fashion executive, adjunct professor at Parsons School of Design an...2023-03-3053 min

Grief Is My Side HustleEp. 98. Alessandra Olanow: Artist/Author of Hello Grief, I’ll be Right With YouMeghan sat down with Alessandra Olanow, NY based artist, mother and grieving daughter. In their hour together Alessandra talks bout her new book, Hello Grief: I'll Be Right With You, and how the writing helped her address her own feelings of loss. Alessandra is a New York-based illustrator. Her broad roster of clients includes major brands such as Bergdorf Goodman, Clinique, Anthropologie, Urban Outfitters, Uniqlo, Yahoo, and West Elm, and her work has been featured in top publications such as Vogue, Oprah Magazine, Wall Street Journal, Variety, Bon Appétit, and Goop. Additionally, she is th...2023-03-2347 min

Grief Is My Side HustleEp. 97. Anna Whitson Donalson: Author Rare Bird-Child lossMeghan Sits down with Anna, who talks about the impact of her mother's death when she was just 18, and the tragic death of her son Jack when he was just 12. In this hope filled conversation, Anna gives us a glimpse into what her grief feels like eleven years later, and graciously lets Meghas ask a question that had pagued her since she was 9. Anna's Bio Anna Whiston-Donaldson is a popular author and speaker whose New York Times bestselling book, Rare Bird: A Memoir of Loss and Love chronicles the raw, early grief of losing her 12 year old son in an ac...2023-03-161h 00

Grief Is My Side HustleEp. 96. Colin Campbell: Author of Finding The Words and Grieving FatherIn 2019, Colin Campbell's two teenage children, Ruby and Hart, were killed by a drunk driver. In the thick of this tragedy, Colin turned to the many books on grief that line shelves but ultimately realized they were unhelpful and failed to provide the insight he desperately sought. Channeling his grief, he wrote his new book (out March 14th) FINDING THE WORDS and a solo performance piece titled Grief: A One Man Shit-Show In LA (March 17-19) and NYC (March 29-April 16). You can find that info here. In FINDING THE WORDS (3/14/23; Hardcover; TarcherPerigee), Colin offers practical advice on how to su...2023-03-0953 min

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

Grief Is My Side HustleEp. 93. Christie Tate: Losing Female Friendship--B.F.F a Memoir One of the luckiest things is my life is counting the extraordinary Christie Tate amongst my friends. She is warm, brilliant and an incredible writer. In this discussion we cover all the aspects of what makes female friendship so beautiful and complicated. Christie shares the story of the death of her dear friend, which she chronicles in the book, and how that impacts life now. From the author of Group, a New York Times bestseller and Reese’s Book Club Pick, comes a moving, heartwarming, and powerful memoir about Christie Tate’s lifelong struggle to sustain...2023-02-2452 min

Grief Is My Side HustleEp. 92. Katie Reilly: Writing Through Double Parent Loss In this episode, Katie C Reilly sits down to talk double parent loss with Meghan. The two parentless daughters discuss the hard lessons learned and role grief has played in life changes. A Former Lawyer found her priorities shifting along with her emotions after her mother's death from ALS and then her father's death from Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma soon after. Katie made a shift to writing, and hasn't looked back. Katie C Reilly is a freelance writer based in Oakland, CA. Her writing primarily focuses on women's health, mental health and parenting and...2023-02-2349 min

Grief Is My Side HustleEp. 91. Father Loss with Author Natasha Sizlo: All Signs Point to Paris--A Memoir of Love, Loss and DestinyAll Signs Point to Paris is the true story of my search for a second chance at love and it all happened because of a wild astrology reading. Natasha had hit rock bottom in almost every way in the fall of 2018: She was a divorced single mom struggling to make ends meet, she'd just broken up with the boyfriend she thought was The One, and, worst of all, her beloved dad was dying. Natasha's life seemed to be going from an all time low to worse. And then her occasionally woo-woo but always there for me best friend stepped...2023-02-1644 min

Grief Is My Side HustleEp. 90. Shane Phillips: Transforming Loss Into A Comprehensive To Finacial Matters After DeathFirst Steps Founder & Creator Shane Phillips has over 27 years of experience in banking and financial services, and two decades of community service in grief care, Shane Phillips offers a unique perspective on financial issues and death. At the age of 16, Shane experienced the loss of his parents and sister in a plane crash. His parents had no life insurance, no estate plan, a lot of debt, and few assets. Despite the loss of his family and the ensuing financial challenges, Shane graduated from high school and college. He went on to a successful career in financial services...2023-02-0751 min

Grief Is My Side HustleEp. 89. Ondi Timoner: Daughter Documentarian–The Last Flight HomeIn this podcast Meghan talks with Ondi Timoner, a documentary film maker and daughter of Eli Timoner about her beautiful, revolutionary film The Last Flight Home. "Behind a white picket fence, on an unremarkable suburban street, we discover Eli Timoner, who founded Air Florida, the fastest growing airline in the world in the 1970's. During his final days, we discover his extraordinary life filled with incredible success and devastating setbacks, and most importantly, an innate goodness which won him the enduring love and support of his family. Through stunning verité footage recorded by his middle child, LAST F...2023-02-0245 min

Grief Is My Side HustleEp. 88. Denise Tordella: Trauma Therapist discusses Grief in Coercive RelationshipsIn this podcast Meghan sits down with Denise Tordella, a trauma informed therapist from the DC metro area who works with women who have experience domestic violence and coercive relationships. Denise highlights the many losses that come living from being isolated in relationships and the complicated grief that can arise as survivors begin to heal. https://denisetordella.com https://www.theferentzinstitute.com 2023-01-3157 min

Grief Is My Side HustleEp. 87. Jay Newton Small: Founder of MemoryWellJay Newton-Small is CEO and founder of MemoryWell, a patient engagement platform and SaaS that is personalizing how health insurers connect with their members. Previously, Jay was Washington correspondent for TIME Magazine, where she remains a contributor. At TIME she covered politics as well as stories on five continents from conflicts in the Middle East to the earthquake in Haiti and the November 2015 Paris terror attacks. She has written nearly a dozen TIME cover stories and interviewed numerous heads of state, including Presidents Barack Obama and George W. Bush. She authored the...2023-01-2542 min

Grief Is My Side HustleEp. 86. Sibling and Pregnancy Loss: Dr. Julie Shaw of Hello I’m GrievingDr. Julie in her own words: "Like every grief story starts.... My sister, Jennifer lost her battle with Lupus February 2020. I was not prepared to lose her even though I whispered to her so many times that I would be ok if she had to leave us. When grief hits, you can never be prepared for the grief tsunamis that bring difficult emotions from the depths of your soul to the soft waves of beautiful memories. I am on my grief journey and figuring out what my life will be like and who I...2023-01-2049 min

Grief Is My Side HustleEp. 85. Author: Jessica Faith Kantrowitz: Good Morning Friends-Gentle Suggestions for The Start of the DayAbout Jessica I’m a writer. I write poetry as well as creative non-fiction, essays that examine aspects of my life or the world around me and try to find the deeper meaning and connection in what I observe. I also write about media and culture, faith, and the intersection of the two. I wrote a sort of sermon once and it went viral. I write for places like Sojourners, Think Christian, The Good Men Project, the Madeleine L’Engle Blog, Our Bible App, and Together Rising. I’m an author. I have three published books a...2023-01-1742 min

Grief Is My Side HustleEp. 84. Death Doula: Mangda SengvanhphengMangda Sengvanhpheng is an artist, healing practitioner, and the founder of BACII - a digital space that focuses on end-of-life topics such as loss, grief and death while providing services and offerings that renew our engagement to life. Her life and death work is guided by her Laotian last name, which means “the light of the full moon.” Mangda’s work has been featured in Vogue, Brydie, NY Mag’s Curbed, Chacruna Institute and more. https://bacii.co 2023-01-1244 min

Grief Is My Side HustleEp. 83. Charlene Lam: The Grief Gallery Founder/CuratorCharlene Lam is a certified grief coach, speaker and the founder of The Grief Gallery. After her mother died suddenly in 2013, she leaned into her creativity and instincts as a curator to guide herself through grief. That work led her to help other people to process their grief and losses. Charlene believes we are ALL curators after a loved one dies. Her Curating Grief coaching framework is designed to be a creative and accessible way to process grief. She provides grief coaching to help bereaved people to feel less alone and better equipped...2023-01-0558 min

Grief Is My Side HustleEp. 82. Candace Cahill: Author Goodbye Again–A story of ChildlossCandace reunited with the son she'd given up for adoption when he turned 18. Primarily In contact through calls and letters, they met once when he was twenty. Candace worked hard to allow her son to drive the nature of their new connection, only to have him die unexpectedly in his sleep at age 23. In Candance's beautiful book Goodbye Again, she shares with us her experience learning to greive losses that are disenfranchized in our culture. She talks us through pain upon pain, only to ultimately leave the reader holding an incredible story of hope and love. ...2022-12-2948 min

Grief Is My Side HustleEp. 81. Priya Soni: Caring for the Care GiversJoin Meghan for this heart felt discussion where two time caretaker, griever Priya Soni reveals how her own experience caring for her parents through their end of life experiences informed how she approaches grief and loss. Priya's thoughtful approach of how to support grievers, approach memories and create a grief care group a beautiful concepts that can teach us all. Learn more here: https://www.priyasoni.net 2022-12-2243 min

Grief Is My Side HustleEp. 80. John Worsley: A Widower Writes his GriefWhen writer John Worsley's wife Amy died, he processed his grief through the written word. He's the author of My Heart Has No Home: A Journal of Grief and Healing, a moment-by-moment account of his experience grieving the sudden death of his wife, Amy K.W. Heil – what he felt, how he healed, and what he learned. Where to buy My Heart Has No Home: Amazon paperback and Kindle / Apple Books / Kobo / B&N and Nook http://www.johnworsley.name 2022-12-1648 min

Grief Is My Side HustleEp. 79. Jon LeFrandt: Caring for Siblings after the Death of His FatherJon Lefrandt is Co Founder and CEO of For Grief After more than seven years in real estate, Jon took a leap of faith and began his career in the funeral industry in 2011. Jon experienced the passing of his father and the emotional stress of planning his funeral — through that experience, Jon understood the need for individualized pre-planning and aftercare services. At For Grief, they've built a better way for people to navigate loss by offering unprecedented and direct access to the country’s most preeminent grief experts and authors. Whether you join our monthly conversation series or participate in one of...2022-12-0857 min

Grief Is My Side HustleEp. 78. Author Debbie Weiss: Available As Is: A Midlife Widow’s Search for LoveDebbie Weiss is a former attorney who earned her MFA in creative nonfiction from Saint Mary’s College of California in 2020. A native of the Bay Area, she turned to writing after George, her husband and partner of more than three decades, died of cancer in April 2013, and she found herself single and living alone for the first time in her life. Weiss’s essays have been published in The New York Times' “Modern Love” column, HuffPost, and Woman’s Day, among other publications. Available As Is: A Midlife Widow’s Search for Love is her first book. She currently li...2022-11-2953 min

Grief Is My Side HustleEp. 77. Amanda Held Opelt: Bereaved Sibling & Author of A Hole in the WorldAmanda Held Opelt is an author, speaker, and songwriter. She writes about faith, grief, and creativity, and believes in the power of community, ritual, worship and shared stories to heal even our deepest wounds. Amanda has spent the last 15 years as a social worker and humanitarian aid worker. She lives in the mountains of Boone, North Carolina with her husband and young two daughters. http://amandaheldopelt.com 2022-11-1758 min

Grief Is My Side HustleEp. 76. Melissa Lunardini: Help Text Chief Bereavement OfficerMelissa Lunardini, MA, MBA, FT, is the Head of Bereavement for Help Texts (previously known as Grief Coach). Melissa has 17 years of experience in program design and development in grief, loss, and trauma for healthcare, academia, youth-based, NGOs, and grief and loss-based industries. She holds a fellow in Thanatology from the Association for Death Education and Counseling. A recognized specialist in childhood bereavement, Melissa strives to remain current with trends and research in the industry. She is a sought-after presenter on trauma, grief, and loss both locally and nationally. Melissa is currently pursuing a Ph.D. in international psychology...2022-11-101h 03

Grief Is My Side HustleEp. 75. Allison Gilbert: Journalist, Author, double parent loss and 9/11 survivor Allison Gilbert is an award-winning journalist and co-author of Listen, World!, the first biography of American writer Elsie Robinson, a newspaper columnist who came from nothing and became the most-read woman in the country and highest-paid woman writer in the William Randolph Hearst media empire. The New York Times raves “One does not tire of spending time with Elsie Robinson” and the Wall Street Journal proclaims the book “an important contribution to women’s history.” Susan Orlean effuses the biography is “the rarest of things — a lively piece of unknown history, a marvelous story of a woman’s triumph, and a tremendous read.”2022-11-0153 min

Grief Is My Side HustleEp. 74. Tembi Locke: Actress, Producer, Author of From Scratch--A New Netflix SeriesNew York Times best-selling author, TV producer, actor, and screenwriter Tembi Locke has a passion for connecting with an audience both on the page and on the screen. After going through a monumental rollercoaster life experience, Tembi put pen to paper and began the cathartic experience of writing down her personal story. This turned into Simon and Schuster’s’ New York Times-bestselling memoir, “From Scratch: A Memoir of Love, Sicily, and Finding Home,” which was chosen as a 2019 Reese’s Book Club pick, and was quickly scooped up by Reese’s Witherspoon’s Hello Sunshine and Netflix as a limited se...2022-10-2054 min

Grief Is My Side HustleEp. 73. Patricia Montoya:Energy Healer, Psychic Medium & Death DoulaPatricia offers Energy Healing Services and Spiritual Guidance for those experiencing Anticipatory Grief, Trauma, or Recovering from Grief. As an Energy Healer, Psychic Medium, and Death Doula, Patricia has been focused on using her gifts to help those living with anticipatory grief, working through past trauma, or healing from the death of a loved one. https://www.titipoza.com 2022-10-1356 min

Grief Is My Side HustleEp. 72. Author Jessica DuLong: Saved at the Seawall: Stories From the September 11th Boat LiftJoin Meghan as she talks with the brilliantly warm, trauma informed author, Jessica DuLong, about her extraordinary book: Saved At The Seawall. A deeply emotional, and personal telling of one of the greatest stories of hope from 9/11, that you may have never heard before. Jessica and Meghan talk PTSD, brain science and the ways in which writing can help manage trauma and allow us to tell some of the most important stories of hope. “The greatest 9/11 story you’ve never heard.” — Garrett M. Graff, The Only Plane in the Sky “No one has told this incre...2022-10-1154 min

Grief Is My Side HustleEp. 71. Roshni Kavate: Artist, Healer, ActivistRoshni Kavate is an Artist, Healer, and Activist. Roshni Kavate is the Founder and Creative Director of Cardamom and Kavate, a wellness platform dedicated to reclaiming nourishing practices rooted in ancestral wisdom for collective liberation. She believes grief is a portal to wholeness. Through rituals and storytelling, we can reconnect to our origins and be our wild selves. She sees the path to being whole as a radical art and political practice. The question that guides her is What is our grief craving? and how can we nourish and feed it? Social Media Handles www.instagram.com/cardamomandkavate www.i...2022-10-0658 min

Grief Is My Side HustleEp. 70. Lydia Fenet: Auctioneer, Author, and Traumatic Accident SurvivorLYDIA FENET is a global thought leader who has led auctions for more than six hundred organizations raising over half a billion dollars for nonprofits globally on behalf of Christie’s. Lydia spent over two decades at Christie’s most recently as the Global Managing Director of Strategic Partnerships. In 2022, Lydia transitioned to a role as Christie’s ambassador where she will continue to take auctions on behalf of Christie’s while continuing to grow her media brand as an author, speaker and executive producer on the upcoming Netflix series, Sold. Lydia is represented by CAA and trav...2022-09-2949 min

Grief Is My Side HustleEp. 69. Pet Loss: Lindsey Whissel Fenton-Director/Producer Speaking Grief.Lindsey Whissel Fenton is an Emmy award-winning storyteller who is passionate about using public media to build empathy. She is currently a senior producer and director at WPSU where, most recently, she developed, produced, directed, and wrote Speaking Grief, a multiplatform initiative that works to create a more grief-aware society; she continues to produce content for the initiative’s presence on Facebook and Instagram. You Can’t Say That, which Lindsey produced, was among eight U.S. programs selected to screen at the 2013 International Public Television Screening (INPUT) conference; it was also honored with a Mid-Atlantic Emmy Award...2022-09-2250 min

Grief Is My Side HustleEp. 68. Jacob Moore: Podcast Host & Founder of No Stigmas/5 Bridges Jacob Moore is the founder of NoStigmasand creator of the 5 Bridges to Wellnesssystem. He has been internationally recognized for his speaking, writing and advocacy work in mental health and suicide prevention. As a childhood suicide loss survivor, Jacob's work is focused on trauma, holistic wellness design and thriving despite mental illness. In addition to being an avid user of both nature and dog therapy, Jacob practices meditation, yoga and martial arts to support his mental wellness. https://www.jacobmoore.com 2022-09-1554 min

Grief Is My Side HustleEp. 67. Gina Moffa: Therapist and AuthorGina Moffa in her own words: I want to help people understand, explore, and heal from painful experiences. This includes grief and loss, trauma, life patterns that just aren’t working, anxiety that feels debilitating, and transitions that have been more challenging. Perhaps you know you have to make a change in your life, but just don’t know what it is or where to begin. I’m truly humbled by my work in helping people to find their way. Every day I’m moved and thankful for the trust and faith people put in our work together...2022-09-0150 min

Grief Is My Side HustleEp. 66. Giving Hope: Elena Lister, MD & Michael Schwartzman, PhDIn this episode I talk with Dr. Elena Lister and Michael Schwartzman, PhD about their New Book–Giving Hope: Conversations with Children About Illness, Death and Loss. The book is for any adult who may be taking care of a child. It offers compassionate and comprehensive guidance on how to understand oneself and the child facing impending loss or a loss that has occurred. We discuss how to have conversations with a child about death itself and many kinds of losses including of an immediate family member, of a pet, of someone in your community or extended fa...2022-08-231h 07

Grief Is My Side HustleEp. 65. Jenny Lisk: Author & Podcast Host of The Widowed Parent Jenny Lisk is an award-winning author and widowed mom who is dedicated to helping widowed parents increase their family's well-being. Her book, Future Widow, and her show, The Widowed Parent Podcast, bring much-needed resources to widowed parents, helping them feel less lost and alone. https://jennylisk.com 2022-08-1052 min

Grief Is My Side HustleEp. 64. Tracey Schors, PhD: How the Brain and Body Drive feelings and BehaviorIn Everyday Trauma, neuroscientist Dr. Tracey Shors examines trauma with a focus on its pervasive nature—how it can happen at any time, through big or small events, and how it often reappears in the form of encoded memory. Her research reveals that when we are reminded of our trauma, reliving that tragic moment copies yet another memory of it in our brain, making it that much more difficult to forget. Dr. Shors also explores the neuroscience behind why women in particular are more vulnerable to stress and traumatic events, setting them up to be three times more likely th...2022-08-0453 min

Grief Is My Side HustleEp. 63. Rebecca Woolf: All of this-A Memoir of Death and DesireWriter Rebecca Woolf had just asked her husband for a divorce when he is suddenly diagnosed with terminal cancer. In this stunning memoir she invites us in to the complicated truth coming into yourself and a new understanding of love, sex, and living forward after loss. Learn more about her here: https://rebeccawoolf.com https://www.romper.com/profile/rebecca-woolf-63961506 2022-07-281h 07

Grief Is My Side HustleEp. 62. Returning to Work after Loss: Aaron CJoin my conversation with Aaron C as he shares his experience returning to work after the death of his wife Tiffany from Covid at age 46. 2022-07-201h 06

Grief Is My Side HustleAaron CWidower Aaron C., shares with Meghan his experience going back to work after the death of his 46 year old wife from Covid 18 months ago. Meghan and Aaron talk discuss how well meaning, caring people can get grief so wrong, and the importance of creating grief informed workplaces. 2022-07-201h 06

Grief Is My Side HustleEp. 61. Stephanie Foster: Comedian--Without Rhyme Nor Reason TouEEWithout Rhyme Nor Reason Comedy Tour Kicks Off in Support of Mental Health and Suicide Prevention Among Young Women Led by Stephanie Foster, the Tour's Lineup of Female Comedians Will Perform at Sorority Houses Across the Country Comedian and mental health advocate Stephanie Foster 's comedy tour boasts an all-female lineup includes Xazmin Garza, Courtney Bee, Brittany Schmitt, Dicey, Jalisa Robinson, Ryan Rogers, and Nicole Tran – comedians with diverse viewpoints who are all coming together around the critical issue of supporting mental health and suicide prevention among young women. The tour wil...2022-07-121h 06

Grief Is My Side HustleEp. 60. Nancy Green: Pet LossToday Meghan Talks with Nancy Green, RN, BS, CPC, ELI-MP, Grief Coach, Pet Chaplain, Ordained Minister, ELI-MP Nancy shares with us her own experience with pet loss, loving animals and serving the pet loss community. She is trained across multilevel grief work platform and brings spiritual seeking to her work. You can find more about Nancy at her platform Speaking of Grief https://www.instagram.com/speakingofgrief/ Sowing Seeds of HOPE after Loss. Grief is about more than death. Grief is not a problem to be solved. It is a story of...2022-06-301h 15

Grief Is My Side HustleEp. 59. Mark Chesnut: Author of Prepare For DepartureAt an early age, award-winning travel writer, Mark Chesnut, learned to dodge discomfort by jumping on the nearest plane, bus or car. That tactic proved especially useful when his single mother made it clear that there was no room for discussion about his gay identity. Mark, overwhelmed with wanderlust, shoplifts in airports, avoids Southern Baptist salvation, acts like Hillary Clinton in a nursing home, and dresses in drag with his grandfather. He even creates an imaginary airline and flies away. Now, as 89-year-old Eunice Chesnut moves to a New York City nursing home to be...2022-06-211h 00

Grief Is My Side HustleEp. 58. Joe Meyer: A CEO who talks about Mental HealthJoe is Founder & CEO of ExecThread , a VC-backed crowdsourcing platform and premium job-sharing network that enables 225k+ professionals to access the “hidden job market”. ExecThread is the largest global aggregator of unpublished executive-level job opportunities. Joe has been a successful start-up CEO and operating executive at high-growth tech companies including HopStop (acquired by Apple), Quigo (acquired by AOL) and eBay (EBAY) with a strong track record of recruiting teams, launching new products, raising venture capital, growing traffic, eliciting engagement, scaling revenue and achieving liquidity. https://execthread.com 2022-06-1423 min

Grief Is My Side HustleEp. 57. Jennifer Blackburn: Fitness trainer, family impacted by gun violence*Trigger Warning* This episode contains reference to death by gun violence and suicide Jennifer Blackburn is a dynamic group fitness instructor, cycling coach and personal trainer. She holds multiple certifications and her classes are customized using the latest conditioning technologies which are the backbone of her results driven programs. She is an ambassador for Lululemon and has appeared in NBC4, Discovery Health and written articles for Business Insider, Washington Post, Self. Jennifer was named on of Dc's top trainers by Washingtonian Magazine. She resides in Maryland with her husband and 5 children. 2022-06-0944 min

Grief Is My Side HustleEp. 56. Rabbi Steve Leder: Author of For You When I am GoneIn this episode I talk with the incomparable Rabbi Steve Leder about his new book "For You When I Am Gone" and the emotional legacy we leave our loved ones. I was so touched by his warmth intelligence and spirit of hope. http://steveleder.com 2022-05-261h 08