What About Grief?
by Larry Holm
Latest episode
Claire Bidwell Smith: Grief, Loss and Finding Support
Claire Bidwell Smith: Grief, Loss and Finding Support
About this podcast
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
The newest 20 of 23 episodes
- Claire Bidwell Smith: Grief, Loss and Finding Support · 42 min · Season 4 Episode 2If you’ve ever found yourself in the throes of grieving a loss, and wondered ‘do I need help?’, today’s show is for you. Larry sits down with renowned grief therapist and author…
- Tim Scanlan: Spousal Loss & Grief · 38 minIn this episode Larry speaks with Tim Scanlan, who lost his wife Holly back in 2012 to appendiceal cancer. Tim shares his raw and unfiltered emotions of life without Holly...from…
- Grieving Someone Still Living: a discussion with Dr. Stacey Pinatelli · 36 min · Season 3 Episode 5Is it possible to grieve the loss of someone while they're still living? For example, someone you're estranged from or maybe a loved one suffering from Alzheimer's or dementia…
- Ann Hood: Grief Is Not Linear · 48 min · Season 3 Episode 4New York Times bestselling author, Ann Hood, joins Larry on this episode of What About Grief? She shares how grief and joy can actually share space in our aching hearts and have…
- ESPN's Taylor McGregor on Grieving as a teenager the loss of her Father · 43 min · Season 3 Episode 3As an announcer on ESPN and the Marquee Sports Network, Taylor McGregor is the consummate TV sports professional. But today, Taylor joins Larry on this heartfelt episode of What…
- The L.A. Fires: The Trauma of Loss Following A Disaster · 40 min · Season 3 Episode 2How 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…
- NBC Sports Cara Banks: Sibling loss & Grief · 51 min · Season 3 Episode 1We’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…
- Kate Seamons: When Loss Motivates Action · 44 min · Season 2 Episode 10Why 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…
- Can Joy Ever Exist With Grief? · 36 min · Season 2 Episode 9Widowed 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…
- Our Pets: Grieving the Loss of a Beloved Pet · 39 min · Season 2 Episode 8The 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…
- Best Of: One Year In. · 40 min · Season 2 Episode 7Hard 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…
- The comfort of community: Jenna Rogers from Faith's Lodge · 41 min · Season 2 Episode 6The 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…
- Regret, Guilt & Grief: a discussion with Litsa Williams · 41 min · Season 2 Episode 5Regret 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…
- Helping Children Cope with Grief: Tamara Ellis Smith & Dr. Julie Kaplow · 40 min · Season 2 Episode 4Mourning 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…
- The Accidental Advocate: How Kim Witczak Put Her Grief to Work · 43 min · Season 2 Episode 3Kim 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…
- Looking at Loneliness with Dr. Louise Hawkley & Dr. Wendy Lichtenthal · 39 min · Season 2 Episode 2What'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?…
- QB Jim Kelly: On Life's Defining Moments · 22 min · Season 2 Episode 1How 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 how he dealt with the…
- Dr. Mary Lamia: The Grief-Memory Connection · 41 min · Season 1 Episode 6How 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…
- Prof. Suzanne Degges-White: When Grief and the Holidays Collide · 35 min · Season 1 Episode 5Here 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…
- Doug Hoffpauir: Surviving His Sons Death; A Parents Journey · 43 min · Season 1 Episode 4Zach 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…
