Coming Back: Conversations on life after loss podcast

Coming Back: Conversations on life after loss

What does life look like after the funeral? After the divorce is final? After the diagnosis? Whether your loss is a person, a relationship, a job, a pet, or a dream, loss shapes who you are and how you choose to live in the world. Join Shelby Forsythia, Intuitive Grief Guide as she explores the ideas, resources, and stories that help us "come back" to life after death, divorce, illness and more.

What does life look like after the funeral? After the divorce is final? After the diagnosis? Whether your loss is a person, a relationship, a job, a pet, or a dream, loss shapes who you are and how you choose to live in the world. Join Shelby Forsythia, Intuitive Grief Guide as she explores the ideas, resources, and stories that help us "come back" to life after death, divorce, illness and more.

 

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Introducing ‘Grief Grower,’ my NEW podcast full of helpful tools and hopeful conversations for life ...

Let’s keep growing through grief on my new show, Grief Grower, a weekly podcast full of pr... more

03 Apr 2025

02 MINS

02:25

03 Apr 2025


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E136: SEASON 10 FINALE: Your Grief Belongs + A Big Announcement!

Your grief is normal, and your grief has ALWAYS, ALWAYS belonged. Plus, a BIG announcement... more

18 Nov 2020

30 MINS

30:28

18 Nov 2020


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E135: Everything Is Spiritual (Including Grief!) with Rob Bell

What if death is not a thing we’re all waiting for, but instead is an integral part of eve... more

11 Nov 2020

1 HR 08 MINS

1:08:23

11 Nov 2020


#166

E134: Shaping the Story of Grief with Diane Zinna

Diane Zinna became an adult orphan at 23 after losing her father at 15 and her mother the ... more

04 Nov 2020

58 MINS

58:43

04 Nov 2020


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E133: Techology That Leaves a Legacy with Art Shaikh

When Art Shaikh’s father died, he left Art letters and flowers to deliver to relatives tha... more

28 Oct 2020

45 MINS

45:24

28 Oct 2020


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E132: Coming Home to Yourself with Mona Luna

Within the course of a year, Mona Luna acknowledged two major griefs in her life: the grie... more

21 Oct 2020

47 MINS

47:08

21 Oct 2020


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E131: Moving the Body Through Loss with Avni Trivedi

Osteopath, doula, and zero-balancer Avni Trivedi marries Eastern and Western practices to ... more

14 Oct 2020

53 MINS

53:39

14 Oct 2020


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E130: Embodying the Practice of Grief with Sara Chizek

What does it mean to make love to grief? To welcome it into your body instead of casting i... more

07 Oct 2020

51 MINS

51:17

07 Oct 2020


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E129: Transmitting Unspoken Gratitudes with Mana Bhatt Sanghvi

After her father’s death in 2016, Mana Bhatt Sanghvi committed to living a live with no re... more

02 Oct 2020

51 MINS

51:05

02 Oct 2020


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E128: Grief in the Language of the Heart with Cristina Chipriano

Cristina Chipriano grew up knowing grief, losing her 5-year-old cousin, her aunt, and her ... more

24 Sep 2020

55 MINS

55:17

24 Sep 2020


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E127: Experiencing Grief in the Body with Victoria Albina

Have you ever felt grief in your body? This week, Victoria Albina is teaching all of us ho... more

17 Sep 2020

1 HR 03 MINS

1:03:25

17 Sep 2020


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E126: Honoring Kids, the Forgotten Mourners with Gary Shockley

A massive amount of family deaths plus his work as a Hospice chaplain enlightened Gary Sho... more

09 Sep 2020

52 MINS

52:42

09 Sep 2020


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E125: I Am My Mother's Daughter with Dara Kurtz

Dara Kurtz received decades of wisdom from her dead mother and grandmothers after stumblin... more

02 Sep 2020

48 MINS

48:39

02 Sep 2020


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E124: SEASON 9 FINALE: Grief Is a State of Transition

It’s helpful to remember that grief is an experience, not an obstacle or a destination. Pl... more

22 Jul 2020

13 MINS

13:54

22 Jul 2020


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E123: The Leftover Pieces with Melissa Bottorff-Arey

Melissa Bottorff-Arey’s life turned upside down when her son, Alex, took his own life duri... more

15 Jul 2020

1 HR 02 MINS

1:02:47

15 Jul 2020


#154

E122: Getting Curious in the Midst of Grief with Dr. Jenn Hardy

Instagram-famous therapist Dr. Jenn Hardy is known for her intuitive wisdom on boundaries,... more

09 Jul 2020

1 HR 02 MINS

1:02:47

09 Jul 2020


#153

E121: Grief in the Jewelry Box with Lindsay Joy Taylor

Lindsay Joy Taylor, founder of The Joyful Jewelry Box, lost her mom when she was just 13 m... more

02 Jul 2020

51 MINS

51:42

02 Jul 2020


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E120: Being Known and Finding Belonging with Denise Soler Cox

Denise Soler Cox lost her father and her brother before the age of 18. Convinced she was “... more

26 Jun 2020

1 HR 00 MINS

1:00:46

26 Jun 2020


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E119: Divining My Way to Acceptance with Rachel Wilkinson

At the age of 38, Rachel Wilkinson’s dream of motherhood ended. Thrust into the emotional ... more

17 Jun 2020

50 MINS

50:44

17 Jun 2020


#150

E118: Running Into Grief with Katie Arnold

Almost immediately after giving birth to her second daughter, Katie Arnold got the news th... more

11 Jun 2020

46 MINS

46:55

11 Jun 2020


#149

E117: Speaking Grief with Lindsey Whissel Fenton

Speaking Grief is a new television documentary that features grieving and expert voices fr... more

07 Jun 2020

57 MINS

57:21

07 Jun 2020


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E116: My Husband Is Not a Rainbow with Kelley Lynn

On July 13, 2011 Kelley Lynn woke up to an entirely new life. Her husband, Don, collapsed ... more

27 May 2020

56 MINS

56:48

27 May 2020


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E115: Grieving When a Pet Dies with Kevin Ringstaff

The death of his cat prompted Kevin Ringstaff to study pet loss and find ways to open up c... more

21 May 2020

46 MINS

46:44

21 May 2020


#146

E114: Motherless Mother's Day with Cheryl Strayed

When she was in her senior year of college, Cheryl Strayed’s mother, Bobbi, received a can... more

13 May 2020

1 HR 06 MINS

1:06:10

13 May 2020


#145

E113: Grief Day by Day with Jan Warner

Ten years ago, Jan Warner lost the “person who held her kite string”—her husband Artie. In... more

06 May 2020

45 MINS

45:37

06 May 2020


#144

E112: SEASON 8 FINALE: A Coronavirus Uncertainty Meditation

In the midst of coronavirus, life is anxious, overwhelming, and terribly uncertain. I’m sh... more

18 Mar 2020

21 MINS

21:18

18 Mar 2020


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E111: My Hope Is Still Healing with Frankie Orella

When she was just 17 years old, Frankie Orella lost her mom to breast cancer. Her religiou... more

11 Mar 2020

43 MINS

43:11

11 Mar 2020


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E110: Freedom Is Acknowledging "I Don't Understand" with Kim Peacock

Kim Peacock watched her daughter fall off a cliff to her death while on a family vacation ... more

04 Mar 2020

45 MINS

45:48

04 Mar 2020


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E109: What Doesn't Kill You Makes You Weirder with Kelli Dunham

Comedian, nurse, and ex-nun Kelli Dunham had two partners die in her arms within the cours... more

27 Feb 2020

50 MINS

50:21

27 Feb 2020