Episode 63 ~ Anticipatory grief and relief guilt. Is It Normal to Feel Both?

Female Voices: Life and Loss · Mar 19, 2026 · 22m

Can you love someone deeply… and still feel relief when they die? It’s one of the most misunderstood emotions in grief — and almost no one talks about it out loud.In this episode of Female Voices: Life & Loss, hosts Teresa Reiniger, grief specialist, and Wayna Berry explore the complicated emotional landscape of anticipatory grief — the grief that begins long before a loved one actually dies.From watching a parent decline with Alzheimer’s, to caring for someone through years of illness, to the emotional toll caregivers carry silently, this conversation sheds light on why grief often begins…