The Top 6 Listener-Favorite Episodes of the Dear Grief Guide Advice Podcast
I launched Dear Grief Guide on a deeply personal day—the 10-year anniversary of my mom’s death.
Inspired by advice podcasts like Dear Sugars and The Savage Lovecast and newspaper advice columns like Dear Abby and Dear Prudence, I created Dear Grief Guide as an intentional space where grievers could write in with their hardest, messiest, and most vulnerable questions—and receive both heartfelt wisdom and practical tools in response.
Each episode is less than 30 minutes, making it easy to listen while on a walk, during a commute, or in a quiet moment of reflection. And while every episode is dedicated to answering one griever’s anonymous letter, the guidance and insights I share often resonate beyond a single story. Because while grief is deeply personal, it is also profoundly universal.
Today, I’m sharing six of the most-loved episodes of Dear Grief Guide—ones that listeners have told me felt like a lifeline, a safe space to discuss a taboo topic, or a reminder that they are not alone.
Whether you’re new to grief or deep in the thick of it, I hope you find an episode here that speaks to your heart.
E3: I don’t know what to do with all this pain
A grieving brother is overcome by pain after his sister died in an accident.
E36: I get no signs from my loved one
A grieving daughter is the only person in her circle of friends and family who hasn't received a sign from her dead mom.
E49: I’m grieving my secret affair partner
A woman whose her affair partner died wonders whether she, as "the other woman," has the right to feel grief surrounding this secret loss.
E35: My friend shamed me for grieving
An outraged letter-writer was recently insulted by a friend for taking time to tend to her grief over her father. When someone shames you for grieving, how do you respond?
E21: I need to cry, but I can’t
A grieving woman whose mother died is struggling to show emotion, especially around her adult daughter.
E34: I miss having sex
A grieving husband misses the physical intimacy he shared with his wife, who recently died from cancer.
Want More Tools and Wisdom for Life After Loss? The Conversations Continue with Grief Grower
I started Dear Grief Guide to provide grievers facing all types of losses with intimate, compassionate support that actually feels helpful after devastating loss. It’s been so wonderful hearing from listeners and letter-writers who found comfort and validation in these short-but-powerful episodes.
If you resonated with the tips and stories featured on Dear Grief Guide, I’m excited to share that I’m launching a brand new podcast later this month called Grief Grower. Just like Dear Grief Guide, Grief Grower will include episodes featuring anonymous letters from listeners alongside interview-style episodes and solo shows where I share even more tips for navigating life after death, divorce, diagnosis, and other major losses.
I’d love for you to join me in this next chapter. Sign up for the waitlist for Grief Grower, and be the first to listen when it goes live on March 20. And if you’d like to submit a question for me to answer anonymously on the show, you can do that here.
Until then, take gentle care. Because even through grief, we are growing. 💚
