Debbie Derman has been through a lot. In this episode, we discuss the loss of her neighbor to suicide, the tragic plane crash she witnessed with both her parents on board, and the death of her husband to a heart attack when she was pregnant wit

#053: Interview with Sergio Almendariz

Nov 27th, 2016 27m 55s

Sergio Alemdariz is a University of Texas Grad Student working on his documentary, On Losing A Parent. His intention is to capture the story of 3 individuals who have lost parents in their 20's. In the film, Chaney Greenwood, Lyndsey Anthony, a

#052: Interview with Sasha Rose Hamrogue

Sep 28th, 2016 1h 11m

Sasha and I talk about her recent Guardian.com article, "I lost both parents to lung cancer – the grief almost overwhelmed me" (that's gotten almost 10,000 shares!), what it was like to inform her mom AND dad of their cancer diagnosis, life in

#051: Interview with Rachel Stephenson

Mar 16th, 2016 1h 4m

Rachel talks with me about her family's struggle to confront their own feelings surrounding the sudden loss of her mother when she was 5, her TEDxCUNY talk, "Against Grieving in Silence" and how her father's recent alcoholic death may have been

#050: Interview with Margo Rose from BodyAwareGrieving.com

Dec 2nd, 2015 1h 4m

EPIC MILESTONE HERE! I'm 50 podcasts deep and so excited to be interviewing this amazing woman, Margo Rose. Margo has been a personal and group fitness trainer for over 15 years. Her specialties include: functional fitness, senior wellness and

#049: Fall Changes, Halloween & Death

Oct 7th, 2015 22m 41s

Halloween is weird. And so are all the death decorations. Let's talk about Halloween & death triggers... and what you can do to prepare for this creepy season.

#048: Low Energy & Fatigue

Sep 30th, 2015 21m 8s

Do you have low energy? Do you feel tired and fatigued? Me too! Totally normal, let's discuss.

#047: Committing to Change

Sep 16th, 2015 23m 54s

Talking about how committing to ourselves helps strengthen how far we can go.

#046: The Importance of Self Care

Sep 9th, 2015 23m 52s

What are your ways you practice self care? Let's talk about how to manage stress and to do preventative maintenance on the body, mind and spirit.

#045: Grieving the end of the Michigan Womyn's Music Festival

Sep 2nd, 2015 30m 29s

Open discussion around grieving the 40th and final Michigan Womyn's Music Festival.

#044: Who Are Your 5 Star Advisors?

Aug 26th, 2015 30m 46s

How to learn and assess: Who are the people in your life who are coaching and advising you? What areas of your life do you need support in? What is a 5 pointed advisor star and who's on it?

#043: What is Parent Loss Coaching?

Aug 19th, 2015 16m 5s

Today we'll talk about parent loss coaching - what it is, what kind of things you can gain from it, and more.

#042: How to Make Friends as an Adult

Jul 15th, 2015 31m 2s

Now that you're an adult, how in the world do you make new friends and connections you're life?! We'll talk about direct steps on how to make friends as an adult, including where you can find like-minded people, social skills you can practice a

#041: Using the Car Dealership as a Dad

Jul 8th, 2015 25m 28s

How to use the car dealership to bring in much needed dad energy into your life. I bough a Kia Soul for many reasons, but the Kia 100k / 10 year warranty sold me on making sure I was taken care of, just like a dad might. I use the dealership ex

#040: Birthdays without Parents

Jul 1st, 2015 17m 8s

Birthdays without parents, the first birthday you have after your last parents dies + how to deal with the energy of subsequent birthdays.

#039: Post Father's Day & Mom's Death Anniversary

Jun 24th, 2015 27m 45s

How did Father's Day weekend go? Discuss death anniversaries, how sometimes there's a bunch of triggering dates to deal with one after the next, and what you can do differently next year to prepare for the next Father's Day.

#038: Working at home & the toll grief takes on income

Jun 17th, 2015 29m 42s

This one goes out to all the entrepreneurs and the folks who work from home! Since I have been working for myself since 2006, the death of my mom in 2009 effected me deeply and therefor effected my work and income at the time. I will tell my wo

#037: The Ache of Loneliness

Jun 10th, 2015 28m 44s

Ways to relieve and take care of the body and mind's reaction to feeling lonely and the ache of loneliness without your parents.

#036: Starting the wedding process without parents

Jun 3rd, 2015 27m 9s

Note: First 54 seconds are blank, blog talk radio was having connectivity issues - skip to 55 seconds to start the show or skip to 2:30 to skip over additional connectivity issues! Today I'll be talking about the start of our wedding planning p

#035: Dealing with Disappointment

May 27th, 2015 29m 44s

Inspired by emails I've received, we'll be exploring the feeling of disappointment and how to come to terms with a life that wasn't what you expected.

#034: Who would I be if I practiced yoga & meditation everyday?

May 20th, 2015 30m 57s

Do you visualize yourself doing something but actually do something else? What does that afford you? We'll be talking about bringing in meditation and yoga into life and what that might look and feel like.

#033: Doing Mother's Day Differently

May 13th, 2015 29m 3s

If you could do Mother's Day over, what would you do differently?

#032: "Dear Motherless Daughter, My Wish for you on Mother’s Day"

May 6th, 2015 28m 3s

Continuing the Mother’s Day Prep… Got a message from a woman named Angela True last night on Facebook who's lost both per parents. We had a great conversation. She shared with me a blog post she wrote titled, "Dear Motherless Daughter, My Wish

#031: Preparing for Mother's Day

Apr 29th, 2015 27m 35s

Today we'll be talking about Mother's Day and how to do some preparation and self care so that you can be your best as this day approaches.

#030: Grieving the Michigan Womyn's Music Festival as Our Mother

Apr 22nd, 2015 30m 59s

We just learned yesterday that this 40th year will be the last year of the Michigan Womyn's Music Festival. This festival has been a mother to us all. Let's share some of our experiences of how she has been a mother to us.