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Losing a Child: Always Andy's Mom
When pediatrician mom of three, Marcy Larson's 14 yo son, Andy, was killed in a car accident in 2018, she felt like her life was over. In many ways, that life was over, and a new one forced to begin in its place. Come alongside her as she works through this journey of healing. She discusses grief and child loss with other grieving parents and those who work to help them in their grief. This podcast is for grieving parents and well as those who support them.
Episodes
- Losing a Child: Always Andy's Mom
Episode 312: Jeannine's Dad
Belief expansion. As they navigate life, all adults develop a core set of beliefs. When tragedy strikes, sometimes these core beliefs can be shaken. Some…
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Episode 311: Denver's Mom
Near the end of today's interview, my guest, Miranda, said one of the most beautiful sentences that I have ever heard from a bereaved mom, especially one who…
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Episode 310: Juniper's Mom & Dad
When today's guests, Andy and Kristen, lost their almost 2-year-old daughter due to complications after a seizure 2 years ago, their lives completely changed…
- Losing a Child: Always Andy's Mom
Episode 309: Michael & Logan's Mom
I have often said that different people grieve differently. Today's guest, Lori, adds a new twist to that statement. She lost two of her four sons almost 30…
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Episode 308: Finding Respite
Livestreams with Gwen are back! This week's livestream topic was to be about the fact that we are living in two worlds - longing to live in the past while…
- Losing a Child: Always Andy's Mom
Episode 307: Johnny, Reggie, and Miah's Mom
Since becoming a bereaved parent, several phrases have irritated me. One of the most bothersome things people say to me is, 'You are so strong. I could never…
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Episode 306: Lueza'a Mom
Today's guest, Jody, worked as an actor on Broadway for a year, but nothing had ever prepared her for the role she was required to play after the birth of her…
- Losing a Child: Always Andy's Mom
Episode 305: Heston's Dad
When today's guest, Andy, lost his 18-year-old son, Heston, to suicide, he had a lot of time to reflect on life and finding one's purpose. Early in Andy's…
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Episode 304: Stu's Mom
Today's guest, Jackie, says that her guiding purpose is based on a quote that she has written down and keeps close by. David Viscott wrote, "The purpose of…
- Losing a Child: Always Andy's Mom
Episode 303: Maeve's Mama
Maeve was a little girl who was born to be a big sister. As soon as she was able to toddle around the house, Maeve was bringing the family dog her favorite…
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Episode 302: Emily & Mahaley (Saachi's Mom)
Storytelling. It's my very favorite thing about doing the podcast each week. When I meet each guest, I am privileged to help people share their child's story…
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Episode 301: Samuel's Mom
There is one question that this week's guest, Nicole (nicolebgebhardt.com), asks each client when she first starts seeing them as a life coach. What are three…
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Episode 300! Wow!
Episode 300. It's hard to wrap my head around a number that big. Hundreds of beautiful stories. Thousands of listeners. Later this summer, we will reach…
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Episode 299: Michael's Madre
"I'm good." This was a common response that Mary Beth's son, Michael, used when he didn't want to do something or go somewhere. "Michael, do you want to come…
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Episode 298: Carter's Aunt (Child Loss Foundation)
I have long loved Faith's Lodge and, since the early days of the podcast, hoped that someday, I might be able to talk with someone from that wonderful…
- Losing a Child: Always Andy's Mom
Episode 295: Christopher's Mom
From the first pages of reading the memoir written by today's guest, Sally McQuillen, I was quite honestly hooked. 'Reaching for Beautiful: A Memoir of Loving…
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Episode 297: Andrew's Mom - The Grief Mentor
Today's guest, Teresa Davis, currently goes by another name - The Grief Mentor. She hosts a podcast that is released twice a week. On the podcast, Teresa works…
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Episode 296: Scarlett's Mom
Today's guest, Michelle, gave me some words of wisdom from her therapist that I will remember forever. Recently, Michelle had an appointment with her counselor…
- Losing a Child: Always Andy's Mom
Episode 294: Life's Transitions
Weddings. Graduations. Births. Empty Nesting. Divorce. No one would ever say that going through a big transition like this is easy. When reviewing my…
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Episode 293: Persy's Mom
When Britt's 4-year-old son, Persy, died from cancer 18 months ago, Britt says that she was shocked. Now, you may question why Britt says she was shocked…
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Episode 292: Keenan's Mom
I am quite sure I have never spoken with a parent whose child had their own Wikipedia page, but Erin's son, Keenan Cahill, does. Certainly, when Keenan was…
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Episode 291: Lydia's Mommy
When today's guest, Danielle, went into her 21-month-old daughter Lydia's room to wake her from a nap on Christmas Day 2022, she noted how peaceful Lydia…
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Episode 290: Kelsey's Mom
Andy always loved dogs. I think he loved dogs so much because his personality was similar to a puppy's. He was always on the move and always excited to meet…
- Losing a Child: Always Andy's Mom
Episode 289: Conni's Mom
Adlai Stevenson famously eulogized Eleanor Roosevelt, saying, 'She would rather light a candle than curse the darkness.' When today's guest, Sherri, first…
- Losing a Child: Always Andy's Mom
Episode 288: Rob's Dad
When Larry lost his son, Rob, to suicide six years ago, Larry was devasted. He immediately found a grief counselor and signed up to be in a grief support…
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Episode 287: Drew's Mom
I have been told that my podcast is an important part of the therapy process for many grieving parents. Today is the first time, however, that I have…
- Losing a Child: Always Andy's Mom
Episode 286: Eric & Threads of Gold
This week's podcast was supposed to be from a Livestream I had planned to do with Gwen earlier this week. If you follow me on Facebook, you already know that…
- Losing a Child: Always Andy's Mom
Episode 285: Brennan's Mom
I was so touched by talking with today's guest. Erin has been an elementary school music teacher for more than 10 years. Music was an important part of Andy's…
- Losing a Child: Always Andy's Mom
Episode 284: Hollis's Mom
None of us want to be bereaved parents. We love the idea of being a new parent. It is a title we wear proudly. We love the first time our children call us mama…
- Losing a Child: Always Andy's Mom
Episode 283: Mason's Mama
Can TikTok be therapy? After today's guest, Lindsay's 2-year-old son, Mason, died in his sleep due to complications from a febrile seizure, Lindsay felt lost…
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Episode 282: Raiden's Mom
When today's guest, Samantha, became a mother, she was overjoyed. Although Raiden was diagnosed with developmental delay and autism early in life, Samantha did…
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Episode 281: Araron's Mom
This past year marked an important milestone for today's guest, LeeAnn. Aaron was killed in a car accident 18 years ago when he was 18 years of age. It never…
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Episode 280: Felicity's Mom
"Medicine has reached the end of what it can do for your daughter. Our suggestion is that you take her home on hospice and enjoy her." These are the words that…
- Losing a Child: Always Andy's Mom
Episode 279: Holiday Recap
Congratulations! You did it! You made it through Christmas and New Year's! I highly doubt any bereaved person has ever had these words said to them, but today…
- Losing a Child: Always Andy's Mom
Episode 278: Ephrem's Mom
I would consider today's guest, Kate, a born caregiver. I could sense her caring spirit immediately. Before losing her 12-year-old son, Ephrem, Kate worked as…
- Losing a Child: Always Andy's Mom
Episode 277: Lorenzo's Mom
When Suzanne's son, Lorenzo, was a little boy, he told his family that when he grew up, he would be a police officer. He even drew a picture of himself as a…
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Episode 276: Zach's Mom
Christmas Day was always Mary's favorite day of the year and 2020 was no different. She was happy as she watched through the window as her husband made snow…
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Episode 275: Faith's Mom & Dad
45 minutes. Forty-five minutes does not seem like very much time, but it was a lifetime for Chris and Julie's first child, Faith, and it forever changed Chris…
- Losing a Child: Always Andy's Mom
Episode 274: AJ's Mum
Today's guest, Lorraine's young son, AJ, had a smile that would light up a room. Although a heart murmur had been noted at birth, it was thought to have…
- Losing a Child: Always Andy's Mom
Episode 273: Alyce's Mom
When today's guest, Izumi, lost her young daughter, Alyce, to cancer, she felt like she had lost her identity as well. Izumi had given up her corporate job…
- Losing a Child: Always Andy's Mom
Episode 272: Andrea's Mom
Today's guest, Linda, says that her life shattered the day a distracted driver killed her 26-year-old daughter, Andrea. Andrea had been living her dream life…
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Episode 271: AJ's Mom & Dad
Choose Joy. This is the motto that today's guests, Jen and David, decided that their family would follow after a prenatal ultrasound showed that their fourth…
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Episode 270: Honoring Your Grief
Since this week's livestream fell on Veteran's Day here in the US, it made Gwen and I think about ideas of sacrifice and honor. We set aside this day to honor…
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Episode 269: David Kessler - David's Dad
When David Kessler's publicist asked if he could come on the podcast to promote his newest workbook, Finding Meaning: Grief Workbook: Tools for Releasing Pain…
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Episode 268: Alina's Mom
'Is life still worth living?' 'Will I ever be happy again? These are questions often asked by bereaved parents. They are asked quietly amongst other grieving…
- Losing a Child: Always Andy's Mom
Episode 267: Henry's Mom
Today's guest, Elizabeth, lived through a nightmare after moving her oldest son, Henry, into college. Elizabeth never imagined that on his first day of class…
- Losing a Child: Always Andy's Mom
Episode 266: Ryan & Chris's Mom
After Chana lost her oldest son Ryan to a drug overdose five years ago, she was understandably devastated. Still, bit by bit over time, she started to feel…
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Episode 265: Alex & Adri's Mom
In the last minutes of this week's interview, today's guest, Ellie, wanted to share one last thing with listeners as she looked back on her 25-year journey of…
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Episode 264: Finding a little purpose
After the death of your child, everything becomes more challenging. Previously easy tasks like going to the grocery store suddenly seem almost impossible…
- Losing a Child: Always Andy's Mom
Episode 263: Chloe's Mommy
Today's guest, Marj, always wanted her daughter, Chloe, to be a normal kid. When Marj and her husband first adopted Chloe, she already had medical concerns…
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Episode 262: Kate's Mom
Losing a child affects us in ways that we never possibly could have imagined. We are quite honestly not the same people who we were before experiencing this…
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Episode 261: Justin Cole's Mom
When Justin Cole started on his peewee football team many years ago, each practice started and ended with a chant. Part of that chant included these words -…
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Episode 260: Clara's Mom & Dad
Before our children are even born, we have dreams for them. We think of what they will be like as babies and the personalities they will develop as they grow…
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Episode 259: The Podcast Turns 5
I cannot quite believe I have been doing the Always Andy's Mom podcast for 5 years. As of today, there have been well over 250,000 downloads in 128 countries…
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Episode 258: Remi's Mom
If you listened to last week's podcast, you heard a little bit about what goes on behind the scenes. For example, each week, one to two days before release, I…
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Episode 257: Looking Back
This week is one that I have been dreading for a while now. Every year, as the calendar turns to August, I feel my dread and anxiety go up and with that an…
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Episode 256: Dalia's Mom
"I don't know how you do it." I have heard this phrase on and off in my life, but that was nothing compared to how often I have heard those words since Andy…
- Losing a Child: Always Andy's Mom
Episode 255: Yori's Mom
Communication is such an important part of the human experience. We all come from different backgrounds and with different experiences, but being able to…
- Losing a Child: Always Andy's Mom
Episode 254: Blame & Forgiveness
I have thought a lot recently about blame in the context of grief. When a child dies, it is natural for feelings of blame to emerge. Whether we blame…
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Episode 253: Laird's Mom
From the first email I received concerning Gwyneth and her son, Laird, I was struck with how important friendship was in Gwyneth's life. You see, Gwyneth was…