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Healing Through Grief: Life After Surgery & Losing Our Dog
A raw and honest reflection on physical recovery, emotional pain, and finding strength in the middle of it all.
In this deeply personal solo episode of the Refine and Shine podcast, host Angelina Rivera opens up about the unexpected turns 2025 has brought — from recovering after pelvic reconstruction surgery to the emotional pain of losing her beloved dog, Bandit.
This isn’t the episode she planned — but it’s the one her heart needed to release.
Angelina reflects on:
The reality of post-surgery recovery — the pain, the limitations, and the mental battle
How grief hit hard after the passing of…
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