Life With Grief Podcast
Welcome to the Life With Grief Podcast! Host Tara Accardo, a Grief & Transformational Life Coach, created this podcast and community to normalize the complexities of grief, navigate life after loss and all this entails, and so much more. Each week, consider this your safe space where we work together and dig deep to live a full life with our grief in tow.Tap into the world of healing with Tara and guests and discover guidance, support, tangible coping tools, inspiration, and some laughs along the way to help you cultivate a more meaningful, intentional, and beautiful life. Grieving or not, lets navigate this crazy thing called life together! Subscribe now for laughs, life lessons, and everything in between. Leave me a voice message! https://www.speakpipe.com/LifeWithGrief
Episodes
In this episode I'm sitting down with Lauren Sisler, award-winning ESPN sideline reporter and author of Shatterproof, to explore how grief can shape—and strengthen—our lives.
Lauren opens up about losing both of her parents to fentanyl overdoses when she was just 18, and the more recent passing of her brother.
Together we dive into the complexities of coping with sudden loss, the stigmas surrounding grie...
In this episode of Mourning Sips and Soul Shifts, we’re exploring one of the most common and tender fears in grief: feeling like a burden.
If you’ve ever kept your pain quiet because you didn’t want to “bother” anyone, this conversation will remind you that your grief is not too much. We’ll chat about the cultural discomfort around grief, why we often suffer in silence, and how to begin releasing guilt when a...
In this episode of the Life with Grief Podcast, I sit down with Diandra Ford-Wing—a tech sales professional turned author—for a heartfelt conversation about grief, healing, and the power of creative expression after loss.
Diandra opens up about losing her mother, aunt, and grandfather, and how her grief journey inspired her to write her debut memoir, Redbird.
She shares how writing became a form of therap...
In this episode of Morning Sips & Soul Shifts, I explore the tender yet powerful journey of rediscovering joy after loss. Grief often brings fear, anxiety, and hypervigilance, making it difficult to fully trust moments of happiness.
Together, we’ll talk about how to gently lean into joy, even when it feels fleeting or overshadowed by the fear of “the other shoe dropping.”
You’ll hear practical i...
Today 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:
Have you ever felt pressured to find your big life purpose after loss? Like you need to radically change everything or discover one monumental calling? In this episode of Mourning Sips & Soul Shifts on Life With Grief, we’re unpacking why that’s not the only way forward.
We’ll explore:
✨ Why the idea of “purpose” can feel overwhelming after loss.
✨ The truth about small, everyday purposes and why ...
In this heartfelt episode I'm joined by Laura Walton—a licensed mental health therapist—as she opens up about her deeply personal journey with grief after losing her father to suicide and her best friend to a drug overdose in her twenties.
These profound losses shaped her purpose and career, leading her to become a grief and trauma therapist dedicated to helping others navigate loss. In this beautiful co...
In this episode of Mourning Sips & Soul Shifts, we're exploring the powerful connection between grief, the body, and healing. When we experience loss, it’s common to feel disconnected from ourselves—especially from our physical body.
I'm sharing insights on how learning to listen to your body can become a guidepost for alignment, embodiment, and transformation in life after loss.
You’l...
In this impactful episode of Life With Grief, Lauren Hunter (LCSW, PMH-C) and I explore the profound impact of birth trauma and stressful NICU experiences on women, relationships, and family life.
But before we dig into that, Lauren also shares her experience with mourning the loss of the relationship with her father after finding out some life-altering news, and how painful that living loss can be. And, as ...
In this episode of Mourning Sips & Soul Shifts on the Life With Grief podcast, we’re diving into the connection between love languages and grief.
While love languages are often talked about in romantic relationships, they can be a powerful framework for supporting someone who is grieving and even for understanding your own needs in grief.
You’ll hear:
✨ How each of the five love languages—wo...
In this episode I sit down with evidential psychic medium Kelly Palmatier for a powerful and eye-opening conversation about mediumship, psychic development, and connecting with loved ones who have passed.
I'm giving a glimpse into my own experience working with Kelly, and we open the door to an authentic discussion about the difference between psychics vs. mediums—and why understanding that distinction m...
Today we're exploring the unexpected perspective shifts that often come with grief. When we lose a loved one—or face any significant loss—what we once valued can change dramatically.
I'm sharing insights on how grief can transform priorities, strip away what no longer matters, and invite us to focus on what truly does.
You’ll also hear practical strategies for navigating this shift, includi...
In this episode of the Life With Grief Podcast I'm sitting down with Brendan Shaw, a creator whose raw and heartfelt videos about grief have touched millions. Brendan shares the devastating story of losing his brother in a tragic and senseless act of violence in April 2022, and how he continues to navigate the overwhelming grief and complex emotions while awaiting trial.
He opens up about how his grief j...
We’ve all heard of the “five stages of grief”—denial, anger, bargaining, depression, and acceptance. They’ve become one of the most popular frameworks for understanding grief. But here’s the truth: they’re also one of the most misunderstood.
In this minisode, I’m unpacking what the stages of grief were actually created for, the myths that often leave grievers feeling like they’re “doing it wrong,” and why grief doesn’t...
In this heartfelt episode of Life With Grief, I sit down with Jessica Boarman as she shares her profound journey through multiple losses—the passing of her brother, mother, and father—and the deep impact these experiences had on her life.
Jessica opens up about the realities of caregiving, the weight of emotional suppression, and the often-overlooked challenges that come with being a support system for loved ones. She ...
Sorting through a loved one’s belongings after loss is one of the hardest, most emotional parts of grief. In this episode of Mourning Sips & Soul Shifts, I’m sharing gentle guidance and practical steps for navigating this tender process with more ease and compassion.
You’ll learn how to:
✨ Decide what to keep, donate, or let go of when you’re grieving
✨ Honor the emotional attachments you have to items without feelin...
In this episode of the Life With Grief podcast we welcome Blair Kaplan Venables, a grief and resilience expert, to share her powerful story of overcoming profound loss and adversity.
Blair opens up about navigating her father’s addiction, multiple family deaths, miscarriage, and her husband’s health crisis—and how she transformed these experiences into a mission of healing and empowerment.
Together, we explore:
✨ The rol...
We’re shaking it up for today’s episode of Mourning Sips & Soul Shifts today, y’all!
What happens when five grief-focused podcast hosts come together to speak grief out loud? You’ll see in this episode!
This is a special recording of Giving Grief a Voice, a live panel hosted by Reimagine. In this heartfelt and honest conversation, five fellow hosts and myself share how telling and hearing stories of loss can bring ...
In this episode of the Life with Grief podcast, I’m welcoming Sundari Malcolm—grief expert, birth, grief, and death doula, author, and founder of the Healing Doula Academy.
Sundari opens up about her deeply personal grief journey after losing both parents to cancer in her twenties and early thirties.
Raised between New York City and a yoga ashram in Virginia, she shares how spiritual practices like yoga, breathwork, ri...
In this episode of Mourning Sips and Soul Shifts on the Life With Grief podcast, I’m exploring the emotional paradox many grievers face—deep heartache over losing a loved one, yet relief that they are no longer in pain.
I’m unpacking this tender balance of love, loss, and peace, offering a safe space to acknowledge conflicting emotions like guilt, sadness, and comfort. I’m breaking down compassionate insights and pract...
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