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This is a podcast created by therapist and grief educator Laura Walton. Laura has lived through the kind of losses that blow your life apart. And when no one was saying the things she needed to hear — the raw, real, and unfiltered truth of living with grief — she started saying them herself.
This is a space for the reality we’re not usually taught how to hold: the ache of missing someone, the beauty that still insists on showing up, and the strange magic of staying alive inside a broken-open heart. These conversations don’t try to fix grief. They invite it in.
Here, we explore what it means to live with grief instead of around it. We learn how to carry grief with care, reverence, and maybe even a little curiosity.
Join us, as we do this grief thing on purpose.
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Episode #009 Grief as Love with Terri Straut
In this compelling episode, Laura sits down with Terri Straut-- a mother from Littleton, Colorado, whose world was shattered in 2011 when her son, Patrick, died by suicide at just 18 years old. There are no soft landings after a loss like that. And Terri doesn’t pretend otherwise. What she brings is raw truth, hard-won wisdom, and a story soaked in love, devastation, and the brutal, everyday work of survival.
Episode #008 Living With Grief with Justine Monahan
In this soul-baring episode, Laura sits down with Justine Monahan — an Australian expat, mother, and widow — to unravel the brutal and beautiful aftermath of death. Justine’s story is shaped by love, loss, and choice. Her dad died when she was a teenager, and later her mom also died, giving Justine early experiences with grief that marked her path.
Episode #007 The Alchemy of Grief with Joya Sosnowski
In this episode, sound healer Joya Sosnowski shares her grief story, including the death of her 18-year-old son Weston. In this honest and inspiring conversation with Laura, Joya shares how grief has become a pathway to deeper awareness and spiritual connection. Joya discusses the intuitive sense she had before Weston's accident, the layered emotions surrounding his upcoming birthday, and the significant moments that have shaped her journey with grief.
Episode #006 Meditating on Grief with Sam Zeitlin
In this episode, Laura is joined by longtime yogi and meditation practitioner Sam Zeitlin for a powerful conversation about loss, embodiment, and the quiet rituals that hold us together. After losing both of her parents and several close friends, Sam turned instinctively inward—leaning on her meditation practice not as an escape, but as a place to land.
Episode #005 Grief Returns to the Mat with Rebecca Rau
After losing her mother, moving states, and facing job loss within months, Rebecca Rau found herself unraveling under the weight of grief. What brought her back was yoga, a practice that helped her reconnect with her body, spirit, and life after devastating loss. Together with Laura, Rebecca reflects on the physical impact of grief, the language we use around death, and finding compassion for ourselves in the messiness of healing.
Episode #004 Embodied Grief with Lauren Morse
Death midwife and psychologist Lauren Morse explores the ways grief shows up physically in the body. She shares her personal experiences with infertility and miscarriage, and how yoga helped her reconnect with herself through profound loss. Lauren also reflects on her work as a death midwife, helping others face mortality with compassion and clarity.
Episode #003 The Practice of Grief with Christina Nystrom
Yoga instructor Christina Nystrom shares how practices like surrender and self-study helped her live alongside grief after losing her father, close friends, and her partner. Rather than seeking a cure, yoga became her way to carry both pain and presence. Christina’s story reminds us of the quiet power in moving through grief on purpose and choosing connection in the midst of loss.
Episode #002 Grief Within Grief with Bridget Tremblay
Bridget Tremblay opens up about what it means to support someone through deep grief while facing her own. From being by Laura’s side after the death of her boyfriend to navigating her own losses, a partner, health struggles, divorce, and miscarriages, Bridget’s story is one of love, endurance, and vulnerability. This episode explores the complexities of holding space for others while honoring your own healing journey.
Episode #001 When Grief Comes Again and Again. And Again. with Jessica Jurgens
In this debut episode of Grief On Purpose The Podcast, Jessica Jurgens shares her story of navigating multiple devastating losses. From the death of a close friend at 16 to losing her brother on 9/11. Through raw storytelling, Jessica reveals how she transformed heartbreak into healing and found purpose in grief. This powerful conversation explores resilience, connection, and the possibility of growth after loss.