GRIEF AND LIGHT

This space was created for you by someone who gets it – your grief, your foundation-shattering reality, and the question of what the heck do we do with the shattered pieces of life and loss around us.

It’s also for the listener who wants to better understand their grieving person, and perhaps wants to learn how to help.

Now in its fourth season, the Grief and Light Podcast features both solo episodes and interviews with first-hand experiencers, authors, and professionals, who shine a light on the broad spectrum of experiences, feelings, secondary losses, and takeaways.

As a bereaved sister, I share my personal story of the sudden loss of my younger brother, only sibling, one day after we celebrated his 32nd birthday. I also delve into how that loss, trauma, and grief catapulted me into a truth-seeking journey, which ultimately led me to answer "the calling" of creating this space I now call Grief and Light.

Since launching the first episode on March 30, 2023, the Grief and Light podcast and social platforms have evolved into a powerful resource for grief-informed support, including one-on-one grief guidance, monthly grief circles, community, and much more.

With each episode, you can expect open and authentic conversations sharing our truth, and explorations of how to transmute the grief experience into meaning, and even joy.

My hope is to make you feel less alone, and to be a beacon of light and source of information for anyone embarking on this journey.

"We're all just walking each other HOME." - Ram Dass

Thank you for being here.

We're in this together.

Nina, Yosef's Sister

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To be a guest on the podcast, please visit: https://www.griefandlight.com/podcast

Guest

Marni Blank, Esq.

Marni Blank is a trained end-of-life doula, mediator, after-loss consultant, and recovering lawyer. As the founder of Begin With The End, she helps individuals and families prepare for death with compassion, clarity, and care. Marni holds a BA from the University of Rochester and a JD from Brooklyn Law School. She completed her doula training with Going with Grace, mediation training through New York Peace Institute and Elder Decisions, grief support training with Living Through Loss Counselling Society, and is NEDA proficient. She also trained in after-loss work through PALS.

Marni creates safe, supportive spaces to talk about death, dying, and grief—offering accountability in end-of-life planning, guidance in legacy projects, facilitation for difficult family conversations, and practical support after loss. She brings deep compassion, active listening, and a healthy dose of humor to everything she does.

https://beginwiththeend.co/

Guest appearance on:

Why Everyone Over 18 Needs a Will: End-of-Life Planning with Death Doula Marni Blank