The Grief Between Us
The Grief Between Us is a podcast about the many ways grief reshapes our lives and the conversations that help us carry it. Hosted by Patti Merrill, founder of The Waiting Place, this podcast creates space for honest conversations about loss, faith, identity, and the long journey of learning to live after life changes in ways we never expected. Each episode features thoughtful conversations with people who have experienced grief in different forms. Parents, friends, caregivers, and professionals who walk alongside others through loss share their stories and reflections. Together, these conversations explore what it means to mourn, to remember, and to continue forward while holding what cannot be fixed. Rather than offering quick answers or easy solutions, The Grief Between Us honors the reality that grief is complex, personal, and ongoing. These conversations invite listeners to slow down, reflect, and recognize that none of us carry grief alone. This podcast is part of The Waiting Place, a non profit dedicated to supporting people navigating grief and trauma through conversation, reflection, and connection. If you are grieving, supporting someone who is grieving, or simply seeking a deeper understanding of loss and healing, you are welcome here. New episodes explore topics such as grief support, bereavement, faith and loss, trauma healing, and the emotional journey of life after loss.
Episodes
Throughout the season, guests shared experiences of death, divorce, chronic illness, infertility, mental health struggles, faith transitions, loneliness, family rupture, and profound life change. Together, these stories revealed a deeper truth: grief is far more varied, universal...
In this episode of The Grief Between Us, Patti sits down with Mariah Pagliasotti, Executive Producer of The Grief Between Us and Executive Assistant to The Waiting Place Foundation, for a deeply personal conversation about trauma, chronic illness, grief, emotional safety, and learning how to build a life beyond simply making it through th...
In this episode of The Grief Between Us, Patti sits with Angela to explore widowhood, long-term grief, faith, and the complicated journey of learning how to move forward without feeling like you’re leaving someone behind.
Angela shares the experience of losing her husband nearly eleven years ago and reflects on the ways grief has changed over time. Together, they talk about the di...
In this episode of The Grief Between Us, Patti sits with Darlyn to explore the experience of carrying multiple forms of grief at the same time. Together, they talk about losing loved ones, navigating mental illness within a family, unresolved family ruptures, and the complicated reality of continuing forward while still holding pain.
Darlyn shares the story of losing her ...
In this episode of The Grief Between Us, Patti sits with Jullian to explore what it means to grow up in instability, experience loss, and still choose a different path forward.
Jullian shares her story of being removed from her parents’ home as a child, navigating the transition to living with her grandparents, and the complexity of growing up in a family ...
In this episode of The Grief Between Us, Patti sits with Sundy, a licensed marriage and family therapist, to explore the layered grief of pregnancy loss and the experience of becoming a mother through both loss and love.
Sundy shares her story of losing two babies during pregnancy, the trauma of those moments, and the uncertainty that follo...
In this episode of The Grief Between Us, Patti sits with Arianne to explore the lifelong experience of sibling grief after the suicide of her sister, Megan. Nearly twenty years later, Arianne reflects on what it means to carry both love and loss over time, and how grief continues to evolve rather than disappear.
She shares the complexity of the...
In this episode of The Grief Between Us, Patti sits with John, a divorced father, to explore the kind of grief that doesn’t come from death, but from the loss of a family as it once was, and the future that was imagined.
John speaks honestly about what it means to live with limited agency, to miss your children while still showing up for them, and to ...
In this episode, Patti sits with Rob, a chaplain, to explore what it means to truly accompany someone in pain. Through personal experiences and reflections from his work, Rob shares how healing can begin when someone is willing to sit with us, without trying to fix, solve, or take the pain away.
Together, they talk about the quiet, sacred moments where people allow ...
In this conversation, Patti sits with therapist Jessica Westover to explore the connection between emotional pain and physical experience. Together, they talk about how grief and trauma can show up in ways we don’t always recognize, including tension in the body, disrupted sleep, and a sense of feeling stuck even when we can explain what we’ve been through.
Jessica share...
In this conversation, Laila shares what it has been like to live with chronic illness and the quiet losses that have come with it. As her health began to shift, so did her sense of identity, her plans for the future, and the way she moved through everyday life.
Together, Patti and Laila explore the emotional weight of invisible illness, including the experience...
She reflects on the moment everything changed, the early days of grief, and the ways it reshaped her family and sense of self. This conversation moves through the realities of living with profound loss, including the tension between isolation and connection, the role...
Parker reflects on his experience growing up within a strong faith community and the gradual shift that occurred as he began to question his place within it. What followed was a deeply personal process of navigating identity, belonging, and the fear of losing connection with those he loved.
Drawing from his work in healthcare, Parker also shar...
Each episode explores different experiences of grief, including how it affects identity, relationships, faith, and the process of healing over time. The Grief Between Us ...
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