**Content Warning:** This episode includes explicit discussions of alcohol abuse, binge drinking, and suicide. Listener discretion is advised, especially for those who may find these topics distressing.

In this heartfelt episode of the Good Grief Believer podcast, host Julie Craig welcomes Colleen Clifford, commercial fisherwoman, author, and former binge drinker, to discuss grief, alcohol misuse, shame, and the journey toward healing. Colleen's book, Life Beyond the Binge: A Commercial Fisherwoman's Journey Home, shares lessons from a life shaped by difficult experiences, profound loss, and the courage to begin again.

After losing her husband, Scott, to alcohol-related suicide, Colleen had to navigate a complicated grieving process while also examining her own relationship with alcohol. Through honest reflection, she discovered how unresolved shame had influenced many of her choices and how binge drinking had become a way to cope with pain she had carried for decades.

Good Grief Believer is a podcast, where I hope you’ll discover the power of belonging to a group, that not only comprehends the depth of your grief, but where you’ll find comfort in our collective wisdom.

Each week I’ll interview groups or individuals who have discovered what it means to grieve well, and how to help others along their own healing journey.

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New Episodes Every Two Weeks

Thank you for listening to this week's episode of the Good Grief Believer podcast. I believe we grieve better when we share our experiences with others. And I am always eager to hear from other people about their unique grief journey. Please contact me if you would be willing to share your perspective with me as a guest on the Good Grief Believer podcast by emailing me at goodgriefbeliever@gmail.com.

In this week's highlight episode, host Julie Craig has put together a series of vignettes from last week's episode with Steven Ferrara.

Good Grief Believer is a podcast, where I hope you’ll discover the power of belonging to a group, that not only comprehends the depth of your grief, but where you’ll find comfort in our collective wisdom.

Each week I’ll interview groups or individuals who have discovered what it means to grieve well, and how to help others along their own healing journey.

Follow Good Grief Believer on Social Media:

✨ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/goodgriefbeliever/

✨ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61554348612280

✨ Subscribe on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/@GoodGriefBeliever

New Episodes Every Other Sunday

Thank you for listening to this week's episode of the Good Grief Believer podcast. I believe we grieve better when we share our experiences with others. And I am always eager to hear from other people about their unique grief journey. Please contact me if you would be willing to share your perspective with me as a guest on the Good Grief Believer podcast by emailing me at goodgriefbeliever@gmail.com.

In this tender episode of the Good Grief Believer podcast, host Julie Craig welcomes Steven Ferrara, author of Grief to Gratitude, for an honest conversation about losing the people he loved most and discovering a new way to understand grief, loss, faith, and life after death.

Steven shares the heartbreaking story of his son Christopher, who died suddenly in a car accident at just 23 years old. His unexpected death shattered Steven and his family and began a long journey through grief after losing a child. Rather than hiding from the pain, Steven learned to express his emotions through running, crying, screaming, journaling, and talking with people he trusted.

Good Grief Believer is a podcast, where I hope you’ll discover the power of belonging to a group, that not only comprehends the depth of your grief, but where you’ll find comfort in our collective wisdom.

Each week I’ll interview groups or individuals who have discovered what it means to grieve well, and how to help others along their own healing journey.

Follow Good Grief Believer on Social Media:

✨ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/goodgriefbeliever/

✨ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61554348612280

✨ Subscribe on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/@GoodGriefBeliever

New Episodes Every Two Weeks

Thank you for listening to this week's episode of the Good Grief Believer podcast. I believe we grieve better when we share our experiences with others. And I am always eager to hear from other people about their unique grief journey. Please contact me if you would be willing to share your perspective with me as a guest on the Good Grief Believer podcast by emailing me at goodgriefbeliever@gmail.com.