Get Griefy: Grieving, Mothering, and Finding Your Way Back to Joy with Kera Sanchez

What happens when the best and worst moments of your life collide in the same week?

In this episode, Paulina sits down with Kera Sanchez, educator, military spouse, mom of two, and founder of Get Griefy Magazine, to talk about navigating grief while you’re in the thick of motherhood. Kera shares the story of losing her mom unexpectedly while her newborn was in the NICU during COVID, and what it looked like to plan a funeral from a hospital room while solo parenting and trying to hold it together for her family.

Together, Paulina and Kera get into:

• How grief actually shows up (beyond the neat “5 stages” we’re taught)
• The overlap between grief and depression, and when it’s time to get help
• “Living losses” like infertility, NICU stays, estrangement, and big life pivots
• Talking to kids about death without weird euphemisms
• Grief spikes around holidays, birthdays, and big milestones
• Keeping a parent’s legacy alive through traditions, stories, and tiny everyday rituals

This is a conversation for any mami who’s ever tried to parent, perform, or just get out of bed while her heart is breaking. It’s tender, honest, a little woo-woo, and full of the kind of dark humor that keeps you afloat when life makes zero sense. 

I’m grateful to have you here. Being a mom and going after your dreams isn’t easy, but you’re doing better than you think. Keep going — you’ve got this.

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See you next time — stay inspired.