Giving Grief Grace
Giving Grief Grace is a heartfelt podcast offering a safe space where stories of love, loss, light, and healing are shared with compassion and empathy. In each episode, honest conversations woven with nurturing insights create a safe haven, fostering a community of support where sorrow is met with kindness, and the path to healing is approached with utmost care, respect, and love.
Episodes
42 episodes
Episode 40 - Ash Rose Project (Week 2): Processing Grief Through Creativity, The Healing Power of Art & Legacy
In Week 2 of the Ash Rose Project mini-series, Lisa continues her personal grief journey with Ian McCartor, Founder of the Ash Rose Foundation. They move from honoring the past in Week 1 to processing grief in the present through creativity.
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Episode 40
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52:58
Episode 39 - Ash Rose Project (Week 1): Honoring the Past Through Memory, Ritual, and Reflection
In Week 1 of the Ash Rose Project mini-series, Ian McCartor of the Ash Rose Foundation and Lisa Hartung begin the most emotionally intense part of the journey: honoring the past.This episode centers on reflection. Of memories, values, r...
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Episode 39
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53:27
Episode 38 - When the Artist Becomes the Art: Inside the Ash Rose Project with Ian McCartor
This week we welcome back Ian McCartor, Founder and Executive Director of the Ash Rose Foundation, for a first-ever behind the scenes exploration of the Ash Rose Project. This episode marks ...
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Episode 38
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Episode 37 - Grief Group Support: The Power of Connection, Healing, and Community After Loss
What kind of support actually helps after loss—and what role does community play in healing? Everyone is different and has their own unique grief journey. In this episode, the original Giving Grief Grace small grief group com...
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Episode 37
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41:49
Episode 36 - Pancreatic Cancer at 34: Mom of 3 on Self-Advocacy, Surgery, FOLFIRINOX & Finding Hope
What happens when you know something is wrong—but no one is listening?In this episode, Lisa sits down with Amy Johnston, a 34-year-old mom of three and stage 3 pancreatic cancer survivor, to share the story that changed her life. ...
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Episode 36
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57:14
Episode 35 - Escaping the Berlin Wall & Grieving from Afar: Freedom, Loss & Finding Home
What does grief look like when it begins with leaving home?In this episode, artist and musician Jacqueline van Bierk shares her extraordinary life story of escaping communist East Germany as a teenager just weeks before the Berlin...
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Episode 35
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Episode 34 - The Holiday Hangover: Grief, Reflection, and Finding Joy After Christmas
After weeks of anticipation, celebration, and emotional effort, the holidays end and for those who are grieving, the quiet that follows can feel overwhelming. In this solo episode of Giving Grief Grace, Lisa reflects on the often-unspo...
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Episode 34
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16:54
Episode 33 - Grieving Through the Holidays (Week 4): Gratitude & Grief
As we arrive at the final week of the Grieving Through the Holidays Advent journey, we turn toward a powerful truth: gratitude can coexist with grief.In this episode, Lisa reflects on how grief is not something to “move past,” b...
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Episode 33
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15:25
Episode 32 - Grieving Through the Holidays (Week 3): Legacy & Creating New Memories
In Week 3 of the Grieving Through the Holidays Advent series, Lisa invites the community to shift from remembrance and fully embracing emotions into a sense of renewal. After honoring our loved ones in Week 1 and holding space for our ...
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Episode 32
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10:19
Episode 31 - Grieving Through the Holidays (Week 2): Feel & Hold Space
In Week 2 of our Grieving Through the Holidays Advent Series, we move from honoring memories to fully feeling what is bubbling up inside.Our focus is about feeling the feelings and holding space for where ...
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Episode 31
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Episode 30 - Grieving Through the Holidays (Week 1): Honor & Remember
The holidays are tough. Add grief to the mix and life can get a bit complicated. We get it - we're there too, sitting alongside you on this grief journey. Welcome to Giving Grief Grace's "Grieving Through the Holidays
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Episode 30
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21:47
Episode 29 - Finding Support Through Grief: Navigating Work, Parenting, and Identity After Loss
This week, we explore what it means to navigate grief while juggling work, caregiving, motherhood, and identity shifts. Sarah Kagan of Keriah Grief Coaching shares the story of losing her mother to ...
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Episode 29
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42:10
Episode 28 - Grief Through the Holidays: Ideas, Rituals, and Support for the Hard Days
The holidays can feel overwhelming when you’re grieving. In this episode, we are joined by Walker Posey, a fourth-generation funeral director at Posey Funeral Directors and National Funeral Directors Association (NFDA) spokesperson known for bl...
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Episode 28
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47:12
Episode 27 - Running with Purpose: My NYC Marathon with Project Purple and the Power of Community
In this solo episode, Lisa shares her experience of training for and running the 2025 TCS New York City Marathon with Project Purple. At ten months postpartum, she took to the streets of NYC on a perfect marathon day, raising awar...
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Episode 27
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24:09
Episode 26 - Grief, Legacy, and Literacy: How Loss Shaped an Educator’s Mission to Help People Read
Former teacher and principal, and current K–12 literacy director, Katie Megrian has spent over two decades working in schools. She founded The Reading Symphony, a mission-driven platform that helps families and educators understand how reading ...
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Episode 26
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Episode 25 - Grief in the Digital Age: Dr. Camelia Clarke on Social Media Etiquette and Setting Boundaries After Loss
In this episode, we sit down with Dr. Camelia Clarke — owner of Paradise Memorial Funeral and Cremation Services, National Funeral Director Association (NFDA) spokesperson, and grief et...
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Episode 25
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46:59
Episode 24 - Living Fully with Stage 4 Ovarian Cancer: The Freedom of Letting Go
When stage 4 ovarian cancer came back for the third time, Melanie Ezell made a radical decision—to stop fighting and start living. A surfer, yogi, nutritionist, and coach in Oahu, Hawaii, Melanie has turned her diagnosis into a ...
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Episode 24
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54:22
Episode 23 - Soul Echoes: Finding Comfort and Connection After Death Through a Spiritual Medium
This week we sit down with Trish Riggle, a fifth-generation intuitive and spiritual medium who has been connecting with spirits for over twenty years. Trish opens up about what it means to carry that lineage—how she first recognized her ...
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Episode 23
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58:19
Episode 22 - From Soviet Silence to Soulful Healing: A Refugee’s Journey to Inner Peace After Lymphatic Cancer
Born Jewish in the former Soviet Union, Diana Esther grew up in a world where faith was forbidden and smiles were rare—she didn’t see a real smile until her late teens.Fleeing as a refugee with her parents and only three suitcases, she s...
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Episode 22
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Episode 21 - Breaking Through the Dark: Redefining Self After a Near-Death Experience (NDE)
Dawn Christensen’s life has been defined by resilience and reinvention. Born without breath, surviving a near-death experience (NDE) after a car accident, living with chronic illness, and still finding her way back to the light—Dawn embodies wh...
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Episode 21
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Episode 20 - A Sacred Passage: Shamanic Journeying Through Loss and Light
This week we sit down with Rachel Fitzpatrick, a yoga teacher, creator, and host of The FitZen Project Podcast. Rachel shares her life-changing experience of taking her grandmother’s hand and walking her home during a sha...
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Episode 20
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47:23
Episode 19 - Senior Living Made S.I.M.P.L.E.™: Shari Ross on Caregiving, Community, and Courage
Navigating senior living decisions can feel overwhelming—whether you’re noticing red flags with loved ones' health, living situation, or wellbeing, avoiding challenging family conversations, or feeling guilt around choosing the best affordable ...
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Episode 19
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51:34
Episode 18 - What Happens After? Author Diane Namm on Love, Loss, and Healing on Your Own Time
This week we sit down with Diane Namm—author of 65 books to discuss the release of her new book:What Happens After? Together we explore love, loss, and how healing from grief takes as long as it takes. Diane shares her extr...
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Episode 18
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42:49
Episode 17 - Building a Roadmap of Hope for Pancreatic Cancer with Dino Verrelli of Project Purple
This week we sit down with Dino Verrelli, Founder and CEO of Project Purple, a leading nonprofit dedicated to fighting pancreatic cancer. Inspired by his father’s pancreatic cancer journey, Dino turned grief into purpose by creating a co...
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Episode 17
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55:47
Episode 16 - How to Survive Caregiving: 5 Practical Tips to Ease Stress and Overwhelm
Caregiving can feel like too much to carry — the constant demands, the emotional weight, and the exhaustion that lingers even when you’re doing your best. In this solo episode, host Lisa Hartung shares five practical caregiving tips to h...
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Episode 16
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