What About Grief?
Host Larry Holm entered the world of grief when his wife Sarah passed away from cancer in 2021. As he continues to navigate the landscape of his own grief, he wants to discuss this topic with others who are traveling the unmapped highway that can be so lonely, confusing and frustrating. Through conversations with fellow grievers and experts in the field, Larry explores how to try and work through and move forward while dealing with the ramifications of life without your loved one.
Episodes
18 episodes
The L.A. Fires: The Trauma of Loss Following A Disaster
How does anyone even begin to process loss on a massive scale following a natural disaster? On this months episode of the What About Grief? podcast, Larry speaks with Megan Katerjian, whose Altadena home burned down to the ground in the r...
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Season 3
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Episode 2
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40:20
NBC Sports Cara Banks: Sibling loss & Grief
We’re kicking off a third season of What About Grief? podcast with Larry’s guest, NBC Sports and Golf Channel host, Cara Banks. She shares how she and her parents coped with the chaos and grief following the tragic death of her brother, Myles, ...
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Season 3
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Episode 1
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50:32
Kate Seamons: When Loss Motivates Action
Why has mourning a loss motivated so many of our guests into some kind of action? Larry started this podcast as a way to honor his late wife, Sarah, and help others try to understand and cope with grief. Today he speaks with Kate Se...
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Season 2
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Episode 10
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43:30
Can Joy Ever Exist With Grief?
Widowed at 33, Larry's guest, Dana Frost, understands that sometimes in grief, joy has to be forced. Through her own journey following the loss of her husband, Brad, she created a resource known as The Forced Joy Project, a grief co...
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Season 2
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Episode 9
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35:58
Our Pets: Grieving the Loss of a Beloved Pet
The bonds we share with our dearest animal companions are very special and today, Larry has a fascinating conversation with pet expert, journalist, radio host and animal behavior consultant, Steve Dale, about those incredible bonds, end of life...
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Season 2
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Episode 8
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39:26
Best Of: One Year In.
Hard to believe it has been a full year since the launch of this podcast, which started as a way for Larry to try to help others, and himself, begin to understand grief. Along with his producer Marcia Anderson, they cue up just some of th...
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Season 2
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Episode 7
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39:55
The comfort of community: Jenna Rogers from Faith's Lodge
The loss of a child at any age is devastating and the emotional pain that goes along with it stays with you forever. But how do you move forward with that pain and grief? How do you try and comprehend that the thoughts and feeli...
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Season 2
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Episode 6
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40:30
Regret, Guilt & Grief: a discussion with Litsa Williams
Regret and guilt are inevitably a part of life, but if you're grieving there are important differences to understand in order to better be able to cope. Larry's guest, Litsa Williams, has explored this very subject as Program Director at...
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Season 2
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Episode 5
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41:23
Helping Children Cope with Grief: Tamara Ellis Smith & Dr. Julie Kaplow
Mourning a loss is one thing for an adult and something uniquely challenging for a child. What's the best way you can help a small child or teenager process their grief? The answer can be very different in each case and today ...
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Season 2
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Episode 4
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39:55
The Accidental Advocate: How Kim Witczak Put Her Grief to Work
Kim Witczak never set out to become a drug safety advocate, but in 2003, life as she knew it came crashing down around her when her husband, Woody, took his own life. But Kim met her grief head on and started a journey searching for answe...
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Season 2
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Episode 3
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43:16
Looking at Loneliness with Dr. Louise Hawkley & Dr. Wendy Lichtenthal
What's the difference between being alone and experiencing loneliness? How do you cope with loneliness or with those around you? How prevalent is loneliness in our society? Today, Larry has a heartfelt conversation about this ...
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Season 2
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Episode 2
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38:59
QB Jim Kelly: On Life's Defining Moments
How does an NFL legend face the most heartbreaking loss of his life? Former Buffalo Bills Hall-of-Fame quarterback, Jim Kelly, joins Larry today and shares&nb...
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Season 2
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Episode 1
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21:48
Dr. Mary Lamia: The Grief-Memory Connection
How do your memories, both good and bad, impact your grief? Larry's guest today has devoted her career to studying how memories affect our experience of loss. Dr. Mary Lamia, is a clinical psychologist, professor and author...
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Season 1
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Episode 6
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41:24
Prof. Suzanne Degges-White: When Grief and the Holidays Collide
Here come The Holidays. Parties, feasts, get-togethers, celebrations and more...the coming weeks are typically crammed with activities that can exhaust any person, but for someone who is grieving the approaching tidal wave of festivities ...
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Season 1
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Episode 5
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34:52
Doug Hoffpauir: Surviving His Sons Death; A Parents Journey
Zach Hoffpauir was an exuberant, gifted athlete, playing football and baseball with passion and intensity...described by those around him as always working to make everyone around him better.He loved life, and lived it in a big way, until d...
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Season 1
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Episode 4
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43:01
Morgan Pressel: Feeling Sad is OK
How does a 15-year old golf prodigy get through the heart-breaking loss of her mother to breast cancer? Today, Larry’s guest is former LPGA star player and now Golf Channel analyst, Morgan Pressel, who shares some of the lessons learned since h...
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Season 1
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Episode 3
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50:07
Mary & Erin: How To Cope With Grief
Is there a way to deal with the dreaded “grief ambush”? What is a good response to the well-meaning but awkward question, “how are you doing?” Have you ever wondered if there is a timeline to grief?Today Larry’s guests are Mary Spooner a...
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Season 1
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Episode 2
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43:24