Giving Grief Grace, a Grief Podcast for the Sandwich Generation
Loss changes everything. But it doesn't have to have the last word. Giving Grief Grace is a podcast dedicated to those in the throes of caregiving and loss with honest, compassionate conversations about grief, healing, and what it means to keep living after loss. Hosted by Lisa Hartung, a speaker, HR professional, and fellow griever, each episode creates space for the stories we don't always know how to tell.
From disenfranchised and hidden grief, to grieving while parenting, to the ways men experience loss differently, to the unexpected power of creativity and legacy, this show covers grief in all its forms. Featuring expert guests, real stories, and practical tools you can use right now.
If you've lost someone you love or are in the throes of caregiving, you belong here.
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Giving Grief Grace, a Grief Podcast for the Sandwich Generation
Episode 58 - Grief, Joy, and Clean Water: A Field Note From Tanzania
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In this field-recorded episode, Lisa broadcasts live from rural Tanzania during a work trip with her day job with a water nonprofit. Visiting communities at different stages of clean water access, she finds an unexpected throughline: grief, love, and motherhood look remarkably similar across cultures and continents — and joy and grief can coexist in the very same moment.
What You'll Hear:
- How clean water access transforms the lives of women and children in rural Tanzania
- Conversations with Tanzanian women about losing spouses and parents, and how community carries them through
- Cultural and religious perspectives on death, mourning, and the afterlife — including a 40-day Muslim mourning tradition
- A home visit, shared meal, and the simple beauty of communal cooking and connection
- A surprise women's drumming circle that becomes an unexpected, full-circle connection to Lisa's late mother
- Reflections on being away from her breastfeeding 17-month-old son while doing meaningful work in the field
- Why "joy is the other side of grief" — and how both can live in the same moment
What is one happy memory with your mom that you could write down or share with someone this week?
Mentioned in This Episode:
- Lisa's day job in water access advocacy with a global water nonprofit
- The Sandwich Generation experience of caregiving while grieving
- Cross-cultural grief traditions (Christian and Muslim practices in Tanzania)
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Special thanks to:
Podcast Editor Jacqueline van Bierk of Pink Star Music
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