Episode 41 — Grief Doesn't Have an Expiration Date

Five years ago, I lost my mother.

This episode is a little different. It's personal, it's vulnerable, and it's a conversation about grief—not just what it means to lose someone, but what it means to learn how to live with that loss.

I've lost a lot of people I love throughout my life, and at one point, I became numb. Loss had become too familiar, and I didn't want to feel that kind of pain all over again.

I talk about losing my grandmother, the beautiful life she lived, and how grief can exist alongside gratitude. I also talk about my mother, our estrangement, the lack of closure, and what it's like to grieve a relationship that was left unfinished.

Because grief doesn't look the same for everyone.

Some people cry. Some laugh. Some stay busy. Some become numb. And sometimes, years later, something can bring you right back to a moment you thought you'd already left behind.

But having a good day doesn't mean you've stopped grieving.

Laughing doesn't mean you forgot.

Moving forward doesn't mean you're leaving them behind.

There is no expiration date on missing somebody. There is no expiration date on love.

And if you're grieving, I hope this episode reminds you that you don't have to carry it alone.

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