One year ago, we pressed record without fully understanding what this journey would ask of us — emotionally, creatively, relationally, and personally.

What began as a heart-led project to honor our mom became something far bigger: a space for truth, reflection, reconnection, and growth — both for us and for our listeners.

In this special "PJs & Pokey" sister chat, we slow down to reflect on Year One of The P-I-G Podcast — the conversations that moved us, the work we didn’t know we were signing up for, the losses we carried quietly while still showing up, and the unexpected relationships that reshaped our lives along the way.

We talk openly about:

• How this podcast transformed our relationship as sisters
• What we learned through self-awareness, communication, and courage
• Why our coaching work — and the creation of The P-I-G Relationship Reset (link)— became something we had to share
• The people who became family when we didn’t even know we needed them
• What it means to honor the past while keeping our hands firmly on the wheel

This episode also marks the launch of Roots & Ripples (link), a new reflective resource inspired by the very work we’ve been doing here — designed to help listeners pause, look back with clarity, and move forward with intention.

This isn’t a highlight reel. It’s a breath. A reflection.
And an invitation to live with purpose, intention, and gratitude — even when the path surprises us.

🎧 Listen, reflect, and share with someone who’s walked this road with you.
🌱 Learn more about Roots & Ripples (link) and other listener resources at thepigpodcast.com.

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Some stories don’t fit neatly into categories of grief or healing — they live in the space where both exist at the same time.

In this deeply honest and courageous conversation, Ashley Jo joins us to share the story behind her memoir, Tides of Grief, Waves of Grace: A Memoir of Scandal, Sobriety, Heartbreak, and Healing. Ashley opens up about losing her infant son to SMA, navigating the unraveling of her marriage, confronting addiction, surviving a paternity scandal and public shame, and rebuilding her life with truth, grace, and purpose.

Rather than offering easy answers, Ashley invites us into the real work of healing — where joy and sorrow can coexist, where redemption unfolds slowly, and where telling the whole truth becomes the doorway to freedom.

In this episode, we explore:

• Infant loss and the long road of grief
• Shame, secrecy, and choosing honesty
• Healing after addiction and heartbreak
• The courage it takes to tell your full story
• How grace often rises in the places we thought we were drowning

Ashley’s story reminds us that healing isn’t about erasing pain — it’s about learning to live fully, truthfully, and compassionately alongside it.

Learn more about Ashley Jo & connect on Instagram.
Purchase Tides of Grief, Waves of Grace on Amazon.

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The holiday season is often filled with joy — but it can also be a time of reflection, loss, and quiet grief.

In this powerful and deeply human conversation, we sit down with Christy Whitney Borchard, a pioneering hospice and palliative care leader whose life’s work has shaped end-of-life care in western Colorado and far beyond.

Christy didn’t set out to build a legacy — the work found her. What followed was a thirty-year journey of service, compassion, leadership, and courage, founding what would become one of the most respected hospice organizations in the country. Now, she shares what it means to step away from the work that defined her — and trust what comes next.

This episode is not just about hospice. It’s about calling, identity, leadership, grief, service, and the courage to let go when a chapter is complete.

In this conversation, we explore:

• How Christy found her life’s work — and how it found her
• What hospice really means for patients, families, and communities
• Leading with compassion in emotionally complex environments
• Navigating retirement after building something from the ground up
• Redefining legacy beyond titles, roles, and accomplishments
• Why learning to let go can be a powerful act of love

Whether you’re grieving, reflecting, transitioning, or simply listening quietly during the holidays, this episode offers wisdom, warmth, and perspective that lingers long after the final word.

🎧 Listen, reflect, and share with someone who may need this conversation today.

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