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Victoria DiGiovanni | What Happens When Grief Becomes a Song?

Episode 15 ~What Happens When Grief Becomes a Song?

What happens when someone who has spent years supporting grieving people suddenly finds herself living the loss she understands professionally?

In November 2024, Victoria’s longtime partner died suddenly. As a music therapist and grief counselor working in hospice care, she knew the language and theories of grief. But experiencing it personally brought an entirely different understanding.

During a four-month leave, a lyric came to her during an intense grief burst: “Why does everything have to make sense when you’re gone?” One song grew into…

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