If grief has hit you out of nowhere months or years after a loss, you might be wondering if something’s wrong with you—or if you’re somehow going backwards in life after loss. Feeling grief much later than you wanted or expected is a common experience called delayed grief! In this episode, I’m outlining what delayed grief is, why it’s normal, and why many of us can’t deeply grieve a death, divorce, diagnosis, or major life change until we feel safe and slowed down enough to do it. I’ll also answer common questions about delayed grief, share plus permission slips for feeling “behind” in life after loss, and give you four practical ways to make time for grief when you’re ready.

Have you ever typed out a text to someone grieving, deleted it, and then said nothing at all because a text felt too small for something so big? Today, I’m outlining 45 texts to send someone who lost a loved one: right after a death, a few months later, around the one-year mark, and years down the road. I’ll also share my two golden rules for checking in on someone after any kind of loss, with each message drawing on the three phrases from my new book Of Course I’m Here Right Now.

Grief and money are tangled up together, and under capitalism, the cost of support is one of the biggest barriers grievers face when it comes to getting help. Today, I'm diving into the sticky, uncomfortable intersection of grief, money, and capitalism, including what happens when the price tag on support becomes the very thing standing between you and getting it.

Do you feel like your breakup or divorce isn't really worth grieving because "no one died"? This episode is for you. Today, I'm sitting down with breakup coach Kendra Allen to talk about why breakups are absolutely a grief event, even though the person you lost is still alive. We're unpacking what makes relationship loss so uniquely painful, what healing looks like, and how to be a better breakup bestie to the people in your life who are grieving.

Grief dates like death days, birthdays, holidays, anniversaries, and other loss-related days can bring a sense of heaviness and dread to the calendar. And if you're like many grievers, you might be wondering, "What exactly do I DO on a grief anniversary?" In this episode, I'm sharing the five types of grief dates you might be carrying, and six meaningful ways to honor one—plus helpful ways to scale your chosen ritual up or down depending on how much time or energy you have that year.

Loss can shake your entire sense of meaning and purpose—especially when the identity, role, or "why" that used to get you up in the morning morning is gone. Today I'm answering a griever's question about finding purpose again after loss and sharing a simple tool for experimenting with new meaning without any pressure to get it right.

Grief doesn't just change you—it changes your friendships too. Today, I'm outlining eight common reasons relationships fracture after loss, plus how to renegotiate connections so they can hold both you and your grief. And, if you’re a supporter, I’ll share easy, actionable ways to show up without your grieving friend having to reach out first.