Podcast
The Grieving Sisters
Hosted by Jess & Liz · EN
The Grieving Sisters is a deeply honest podcast from childhood friends Jessica & Elizabeth, who both lost siblings suddenly. Through raw stories and expert insight, they explore grief in all its forms—from spiritual signs and cultural perspectives to legal matters and identity struggles. It’s a space of compassion, connection, and healing for anyone facing the heartbreak of sibling loss.
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The Hearse Whisperers: Myths, Memories & What Really Happens Behind the Scenes.
3d ago00:47:58Tap to summarizeFollow ushttps://www.tiktok.com/@the.grieving.sistershttps://www.instagram.com/the_grieving_sisters/------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Step inside the world most people avoid but everyone will experience.In this episode of The Hearse Whisperers, Michele and Dave from Feeney Funeral Home take listeners beyond the veil of the funeral industry. From debunking long-standing funeral myths to sharing real stories that highlight the humanity, humor, and heart within their work, this conversation sheds light on what truly happens behind the scenes.We explore the deeply personal services offered, rom pre-planning arrangements that bring peace of mind, to meaningful burial and cremation services, and honoring the lives of veterans with dignity. Along the way, Michele and Dave open up about the most surprising, misunderstood, and even slightly eerie moments they’ve experienced in the funeral home.Is it all as somber as people think? Are there moments that feel unexplainable? And how can families create a service that truly reflects a life well lived?This episode is equal parts educational, heartfelt, and unexpectedly fascinating.__________________________________________________________________#SiblingLoss #GriefJourney #HealingAfterLoss #GrievingTogether #SiblingGrief #LossAndLove #HealingThroughGrief #SiblingLove #CopingWithLoss #GriefSupport#GriefPodcast#Healing#FindingPeaceAfterLoss#RememberingSiblings #TheGrievingSisters
Transcribe →Healing Without Rushing: How Shannon Roane Helps Women Navigate Grief & Rediscover Joy
1w ago00:36:21Tap to summarizeFollow ushttps://www.tiktok.com/@the.grieving.sistershttps://www.instagram.com/the_grieving_sisters/------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Grief doesn’t follow a timeline and it doesn’t need to be rushed.In this episode, we sit down with Shannon Roane, certified grief coach and founder of Highlight Your Healing, to talk about navigating loss, identity shifts, and learning how to live again after life changes unexpectedly.After experiencing her own losses, Shannon turned to journaling as a way to process what words couldn’t explain. Now, she helps women create space for their grief without minimizing it while gently guiding them back to themselves.This conversation is for anyone who:* Feels stuck in grief.* Is navigating a major life transition.* Wants support without pressure to “move on”.* Is learning how to rediscover joy again.You don’t have to carry it alone. Healing is allowed to take time.__________________________________________________________________#SiblingLoss #GriefJourney #HealingAfterLoss #GrievingTogether #SiblingGrief #LossAndLove #HealingThroughGrief #SiblingLove #CopingWithLoss #GriefSupport#GriefPodcast#Healing#FindingPeaceAfterLoss#RememberingSiblings #TheGrievingSisters
Transcribe →Grief in Layers: w/ Kristina | Grieving Sisters Podcast Episode 66
2w ago00:41:41Tap to summarizeFollow ushttps://www.tiktok.com/@the.grieving.sistershttps://www.instagram.com/the_grieving_sisters/------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Grief doesn’t come in a single wave. It crashes in layers, often when you least expect it. In this deeply moving episode, Kristina shares her journey through unimaginable loss, including the heartbreak of delivering a stillborn child and the devastating loss of her cousin, who was like a brother to her, just a year and a half ago.Through her experiences, Kristina opens up about what it means to carry multiple griefs at once, how loss reshapes identity, and the unexpected ways healing can begin. Her story is one of resilience, raw honesty, and growth, offering insight and comfort to anyone navigating their own grief journey.This conversation sheds light on the complexity of grief and how, even in the darkest moments, meaning and strength can emerge.Kristina Holness, IG: @kristina.hokness.teachandkeys__________________________________________________________________#GriefJourney #HealingAfterLoss #StillbirthAwareness #LifeAfterLoss #GriefSupport #MentalHealthMatters #TraumaHealing #Resilience #PodcastCommunity #BreakTheStigma
Transcribe →Reclaiming Your Life Through Neuroscience, Mindfulness & Movement with Sylvia
3w ago00:46:31Tap to summarizeFollow ushttps://www.tiktok.com/@the.grieving.sistershttps://www.instagram.com/the_grieving_sisters/------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Grief is one of the most profound human experiences—yet most of us are left to navigate it with little more than time and vague advice.In this powerful episode, Sylvia Wolfer shares her deeply personal journey through loss—losing both parents and two siblings, beginning at just 7 years old. For years, she lived in what she now calls unattended grief, a state of constant emotional overwhelm, reactivity, and disconnection that she believed was simply her new normal.But after the sudden loss of her older brother just before lockdown, everything changed.Sylvia made a decision: grief would no longer control how she lived her life.Through neuroscience, mindfulness, and movement, she began to understand what grief was doing to her brain, body, and nervous system and slowly rebuilt her capacity for life.Now, she teaches others how to do the same.This episode is not about “fixing” grief. It’s about learning how to move through it with clarity, stability, and agency so you can fully show up for the life still in front of you.If you’ve ever felt stuck, overwhelmed, or lost in your grief, this conversation will meet you there.__________________________________________________________________#SiblingLoss #GriefJourney #HealingAfterLoss #GrievingTogether #SiblingGrief #LossAndLove #HealingThroughGrief #SiblingLove #CopingWithLoss #GriefSupport#GriefPodcast#Healing#FindingPeaceAfterLoss#RememberingSiblings #TheGrievingSisters
Transcribe →The Bond of Sisters Never Ends: Judy Lipson’s Powerful Journey
Jun 1400:41:07Tap to summarizeFollow ushttps://www.tiktok.com/@the.grieving.sistershttps://www.instagram.com/the_grieving_sisters/------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------This is a story of love, grief, and moving forward, even decades after loss.Judy Lipson was one of three sisters, a role that shaped her identity forever. At just 25, she lost her younger sister Jane in a tragic accident. Nine years later, she lost her older sister Margie after a long battle with anorexia and bulimia.Losing both sisters left a void that words couldn’t fill. For 30 years, Judy suppressed her grief, pushing forward, caring for others, and avoiding the pain that never truly left.Until one day, she chose to face it.Through skating, a sport she once shared with her sisters, Judy found her way back to them. What started as healing became purpose, leading her to create Celebration of Sisters, an annual ice-skating fundraiser honoring Margie and Jane while giving back to Massachusetts General Hospital.Today, Judy shares her story to remind others: You don’t have to carry grief alone. And it is never too late to begin.__________________________________________________________________#SiblingLoss #GriefJourney #HealingAfterLoss #GrievingTogether #SiblingGrief #LossAndLove #HealingThroughGrief #SiblingLove #CopingWithLoss #GriefSupport#GriefPodcast#Healing#FindingPeaceAfterLoss#RememberingSiblings #TheGrievingSisters
Transcribe →What Remains: Lessons on Grief and Transformation from the Body Farm
Jun 700:23:38Tap to summarizeFollow ushttps://www.tiktok.com/@the.grieving.sistershttps://www.instagram.com/the_grieving_sisters/------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Grief and science may seem worlds apart, but in this episode, we explore how the study of human decomposition can teach us about transformation, acceptance, and the beauty that can emerge from what remains. Body Farms, outdoor research facilities where human decomposition is studied—help forensic scientists solve crimes and understand the natural processes of decay. But they also mirror the emotional landscape of grief: slow, complex, sometimes uncomfortable, yet profoundly transformative.Join us as we discuss what the body farm can teach us about loss, letting go, and the unseen growth that follows when we surrender to change.__________________________________________________________________#SiblingLoss #GriefJourney #HealingAfterLoss #GrievingTogether #SiblingGrief #LossAndLove #HealingThroughGrief #SiblingLove #CopingWithLoss #GriefSupport#GriefPodcast#Healing#FindingPeaceAfterLoss#RememberingSiblings #TheGrievingSisters
Transcribe →Robin’s Nest: Reimagining Grief Support with Softness, Culture & Emotional Truth With Rhea
May 3100:53:23Tap to summarizeFollow ushttps://www.tiktok.com/@the.grieving.sistershttps://www.instagram.com/the_grieving_sisters/------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------In this deeply reflective conversation, we sit down with Rhea — daughter, researcher, and creator of Robin’s Nest, a compassionate space designed to hold grief with cultural awareness, emotional intelligence, and spiritual flexibility.After years of living alongside grief — including the profound loss of her mother — Rhea noticed a gap: many grief resources expect strength, quick healing, or perfect words. Instead, she created spaces where softness, truth, and authenticity are welcome.Her journey led to innovative projects like Away Message, encouraging people to leave love while they’re still here, and Ask Robin, a real-time support concept acknowledging that grief doesn’t follow schedules or timelines.This episode explores building culturally aware grief spaces, honoring legacy, and why sometimes what grieving people need most is simply a safe place to “nest.”#GriefSupport#HealingJourney#GriefAwareness#EmotionalWellness#MentalHealthCommunity__________________________________________________________________#SiblingLoss #GriefJourney #HealingAfterLoss #GrievingTogether #SiblingGrief #LossAndLove #HealingThroughGrief #SiblingLove #CopingWithLoss #GriefSupport#GriefPodcast#Healing#FindingPeaceAfterLoss#RememberingSiblings #TheGrievingSisters
Transcribe →The Invisible Backpack: Living With Disenfranchised Grief With Guest Nayera
May 2400:34:32Tap to summarizeIn this deeply moving episode of The Grieving Sisters, we sit down with Nayera, a multi-state licensed psychotherapist (NJ, NY, CT) specializing in women’s issues, cultural and generational trauma, and grief. Nayera bravely shares her personal story of loss—not through death, but through profound change.After her mother suffered a massive stroke that left her nonverbal and partially immobile, Nayera experienced a form of grief that often goes unnamed: disenfranchised grief. The grief of losing someone who is still physically here, while the person you knew is gone. As a sibling, daughter, caregiver, and clinician, Nayera unpacks the emotional complexity of mourning without permission, navigating caregiver burnout, and carrying grief that the world often minimizes or misunderstands.Together, we explore how grief lives in the body, why gratitude language can be harmful, and how grief doesn’t end—it evolves. This conversation is for anyone who has lost a sibling, parent, or loved one in ways that don’t fit the traditional narrative of grief, and for those who have ever felt invisible in their pain.
Transcribe →Strength Redefined: Grief, Advocacy, and Finding Your Voice
May 1700:34:35Tap to summarizeFollow ushttps://www.tiktok.com/@the.grieving.sistershttps://www.instagram.com/the_grieving_sisters/------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------This description will be used on YouTube and all podcast platforms this episode is uploaded to.In this episode, we sit down with Yanel, founder and advocate behind Women Speak Up, to explore grief through the lens of leadership, empowerment, and self-advocacy.Yanel shares her journey after pregnancy loss not as a space to vent, but as an educational and healing conversation about rewiring the mind, giving yourself grace, and continuing to lead while still healing. She opens up about reclaiming her power after navigating a lack of emotional support from others during pregnancy and loss, and how that experience became a turning point in redefining strength, justice, and self-worth.Together, we discuss the non-linear nature of grief, the role of community, and how pain can be transformed into purpose through advocacy, creativity, and service. Yanel also highlights the mission behind Women Speak Up and the Shield Her Program, which provide women especially those from underserved communities with resources for safety, healing, and empowerment before, during, and after pregnancy.This episode is a reminder that healing and empowerment can coexist and that finding your voice after loss is a form of leadership in itself.Elizabeth, Jessica, Guest: Yanel RiveraEmail: connectwithus@womenspeakupus.org Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/soulmeetsrivera?igsh=bDFhZWZ0OGJveWN3https://www.instagram.com/womenspeakupus?igsh=MWx4ZHhwMzJwNzJreA==Website: https://www.womenspeakupus.org__________________________________________________________________#SiblingLoss #GriefJourney #HealingAfterLoss #GrievingTogether #SiblingGrief #LossAndLove #HealingThroughGrief #SiblingLove #CopingWithLoss #GriefSupport#GriefPodcast#Healing#FindingPeaceAfterLoss#RememberingSiblings #TheGrievingSisters
Transcribe →Grief, Light & Resilience: Honoring Loss While Building Hope w Nina Rodriguez
May 1000:47:41Tap to summarizeFollow ushttps://www.tiktok.com/@the.grieving.sistershttps://www.instagram.com/the_grieving_sisters/------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------In this heartfelt episode, we sit down with Nina Rodriguez — grief-informed guide, award-winning podcast host, and creator of Grief and Light, a platform dedicated to honest conversations about loss, resilience, and what it means to live alongside grief.After the sudden passing of her only sibling in 2019, Nina transformed her personal grief into purpose. Through storytelling, education, and community-building, she works to cultivate a more grief-literate and compassionate world, reminding us that grief isn’t something to fix, but something to tend, honor, and integrate.From speaking at the University of Miami to collaborating with Reimagine, and serving as a regular contributor to Get Griefy Magazine, Nina brings empathy, cultural awareness, and emotional intelligence to every conversation. She is a graduate of Megan Devine’s Grief Care Professional Certification program and the host of Grief and Light, where she bridges depth with accessibility and personal loss with collective healing.In this conversation, we explore grief literacy, resilience, legacy, and how creating space for honest dialogue can transform pain into connection and hope."__________________________________________________________________#SiblingLoss #GriefJourney #HealingAfterLoss #GrievingTogether #SiblingGrief #LossAndLove #HealingThroughGrief #SiblingLove #CopingWithLoss #GriefSupport#GriefPodcast#Healing#FindingPeaceAfterLoss#RememberingSiblings #TheGrievingSisters
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