Full-Time Grievers
by Nathan M McTague
Latest episode
Ep. 36 Minisode: A Ritual of Carrying
Ep. 36 Minisode: A Ritual of Carrying
About this podcast
Full-Time Grievers is a deep dive into the turbulent waters of losing a loved one. Grief can be so isolating. This podcast provides companionship and comfort to fellow grievers, and guidance to those who are supporting a full-time griever.
Join cofounder of the Center for Emotional Education and Grief Support Specialist, Nathan M McTague, in exploring the complexities, personal stories, and practical tools of being with grief.
You can download your free grief journal here:
A Place to Put it Down
Episodes
The newest 20 of 37 episodes
- Ep. 36 Minisode: A Ritual of Carrying · 11 min · Episode 36Nathan shares a practice of maintaining a (not just metaphysical or emotional, but) material connection with loved ones who have passed. The practice takes about a minute…
- Ep. 35 Grief and Loneliness · 32 min · Episode 35You can be in a room full of people who love you and still feel like you're on a different planet. Close enough to touch, but not really reachable. If you've felt that in your…
- Ep. 34 Grief Confessional: I’m F*¢%ing Pissed · 7 min · Episode 34This one doesn't come with answers – just anger. The kind that doesn't usually get invited into grief conversations. One listener writes about the rage that showed up when they…
- Ep. 33 Minisode: Before You Reply... · 14 min · Episode 33You get a text. It's probably fine. But somehow your whole body says, “I cannot deal with this right now…”. This minisode is for that moment: when your brain-on-grief meets your…
- Ep. 32 Karen Hollenbeck: At the Intersection of Life and Death · 1 h 8 min · Episode 32As a paramedic for over 15 years, and now as a sound therapist and Reiki practitioner – Karen Hollenbeck supports those near death and those having to survive their loved one’s…
- Ep. 31 The Invisible Concussion of Grief · 53 min · Episode 31In this episode, Nathan describes the functional parallel between the experience of acute grief and the documented symptoms of traumatic brain injury. The cognitive fog. The…
- Ep. 30 Grief Confessional: I Miss My Brother · 10 min · Episode 30Sometimes grief feels like reality glitched — and you’re the only one who noticed… The Grief Confessionals is a new minisode format. Raw pieces of grief – written by real…
- Ep. 29 You’re Not the Same — and You’re Not Supposed to Be · 32 min · Episode 29Grief doesn’t just hurt – it changes who we are. In this episode, Nathan names an experience most grievers have, but very few expect — after loss, you may not recognize yourself…
- Ep. 28 Minisode: Sitting with Grief · 14 min · Episode 28In this minisode of Full-Time Grievers, Nathan M. McTague offers a different approach — not a solution, not a lesson, but a gentle invitation to be with what’s already here…
- Ep. 27 10 Things I Don’t Like About Grieving in America · 45 min · Season 2 Episode 3Grief is hard — and in many ways, our culture makes it harder than it needs to be. In this episode of Full-Time Grievers, Nathan M. McTague names ten common ways grieving in…
- Ep. 26 Selysa Love on Choosing a Slower Life · 50 min · Episode 26Reiki Master, Grief Specialist, Performance Artist, and former Full-Time Grievers CoHost, Selysa Love talks about stepping away from the show and what it took to honour herself…
- Ep. 25 A Seasonal Portal · 20 min · Season 2 Episode 1A threshold episode. Honouring how we began and looking ahead to where Full-Time Grievers is going in Season 2 and beyond. The episode closes with a short grounding practice and…
- Ep. 24 Holidays Hurt: Grieving When Everyone Seems Happy · 47 min · Episode 24While the world turns up the sparkle, gatherings increase, and social media floods with picture-perfect celebrations, grief can feel more isolating than ever. In this episode, we…
- Ep. 23 Guided Grief Journaling: Acute Grief in the First Year · 19 min · Episode 23Selysa and Nathan offer another session of journal prompts to support the listener in consciously attending to and expressing specific elements of grief. You can pause the…
- Ep. 22 The Price of Numbness: When You Don’t Grieve · 42 min · Episode 22We’ve all said it — “I’m fine.” But what’s the real cost of staying “fine” when we’re not? In this episode, Nathan and Selysa explore the physical, emotional, and relational…
- Ep. 21 Rebecca Finegloss - Grieve Leave (foundation) · 44 min · Episode 21We're back! Nathan and Selysa head into uncharted territory for many full-time grievers – actually having time set aside for grieving. Starting with the concept that writer and…
- Ep. 20 Angry at God, Doctors, or the Dead? Forgiving in Grief · 17 min · Episode 20This is the second part of the conversation from episode 16 - You Don’t Owe Forgiveness, so Why Offer it? When someone dies, anger often follows. We can find ourselves blaming…
- Ep. 19 Grieving an Abuser: The Key to Healing? · 33 min · Episode 19What happens when the person you're grieving also hurt you? In this episode of Full-Time Grievers, Selysa shares her deeply personal experience navigating grief after ending…
- Ep. 18 Guided Grief Journaling: Emotional Processing · 21 min · Episode 18If you're experiencing acute grief or struggling to process overwhelming emotions, this interactive journaling episode is for you. Selysa & Nathan will gently guide you through a…
- Ep. 17 The Beauty in Grief · 41 min · Episode 17Not as a way to side-step or bypass our grief, but sometimes, even as we are allowing, fostering, and following our grieving process, we have moments of also getting to witness…
