The Grief Coach
Activity Overview
Episode publication activity over the past year
Episodes
77. Meeting people where they are (their phones) with grief coach founder Emma Payne and subscriber Sarah Khatau
03 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, founder of Grief Coach Emma Payne (not affiliated with the podcast) joins host Brooke James to share why she founded a company to sup...
76. Grief Monsters: Understanding Anger and Grief with LCSW Shea Wingate
08 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Shea Wingate (@wingatecounseling) joins host @brookeljames to talk about grief monsters; how and why grief manifests as anger, and what you can do abo...
75. Navigating Compound Grief with LCSW Shea Wingate
12 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Shea Wingate (@wingatecounseling) joins host @brookeljames to share her story of compound loss (expected and unexpected) of her dad, her sister, and h...
74. Why a Business Man Wrote a Book on End of Life with Author William Donaldson
09 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Host @BrookeLJames is joined by Businessman and Author @_drdonaldson where he shares his experience in preparing for his parent's end of life and what...
73. Lessons on Grief from End-of-Life Educator Carol Schoneberg
24 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, host @brookeljames is joined by End-of-life educator & Grief Counselor Carol Schoneberg from Hospice of Southern Maine. Carole sh...
72. Love, Loss, and Religion with Priest and Author Al Johnson
27 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, host @BrookeLJames gets into a complex -- and sometimes philosophical discussion -- around loss, what we learn from it, whether we'd ...
71. Experiencing Loss Early with Business Coach Natalie Levy
29 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, host @brookeljames is joined by coach @natalie_knows where she shares how the loss of her mother in adolescence shaped her experience...
70. Grieving in the Spotlight with Survivor Winner, Speaker and Coach Adam Klein
14 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode host @brookeljames is joined by @survivoradam for a conversation on modeling vulnerability, grieving in the spotlight, turning grief i...
69. Learning Self Love After A Cancer Diagnosis with Danielle Tropsa
04 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, host @brookeljames is joined by Dani Tropsa (@Dani_Trops) who shares her experience in receiving a breast cancer diagnosis at 30 and ...
68. Grieving Due to Distance in a Pandemic with Liv Buli, Founder of Blue House Home
29 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, @brookeljames is joined by Liv Buli, founder of @bluehousehome who shares her experience grieving due to the distance between her and...
67. Dating After Loss: Finding Love Again, and Again with Author Jill Johnson-Young, LCSW; co-hosted by Trauma Therapist Meghan Riordan Jarvis
13 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of the Dating After Loss series, cohosted by @brookeljames and @meghan.riordan.jarvis, Author and LCSW Jill Johnson-Young shares her s...
66. What Do Our Grief Dreams Mean? With Dr. Joshua Black
06 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, host @brookeljames is joined by Dr. Joshua Black, academic researcher and host of the @griefdreams podcast. Dr. Black talks abou...
65. Dating After Loss: Rebuilding After Divorce with Parama Founder Juliana Wexler; co-hosted by Trauma Therapist Meghan Riordan Jarvis
29 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In the latest episode of the Dating After Loss Crossover series co-hosted by @brookeljames and @meghan.riordan.jarvis we talk about what it's like to ...
64. The Importance of Empathy with Ron Gura, CEO and Co-Founder Empathy
24 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode host @brookeljames speaks with Ron Gura of @empathy_com on the difference between sympathy and empathy (and why empathy is way mo...
63. Dating After Loss with Trauma Therapist Meghan Riordan Jarvis
16 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, @meghan.riordan.jarvis joins host @brookeljames for the first of a series of crossover episodes on Dating After Loss. Meghan and Broo...
62. What's It Like to Have a Podcast About Grief? with Founder of The Grief Gang Amber Jeffrey
08 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, host @BrookeLJames speaks with Amber Jeffrey, founder of @thegriefgang, on Hollywood grief, what it's like to have a podcast in the g...
61. What Happens To Your Energy When You Die with Serial Entrepreneur, Author, Medium, and Energy Healer Julie Ryan
02 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, host @brookeljames is joined by @askjulieryan who shares her experience as an energy healer. She talks about the process of what happ...
60. Using Vulnerability to Move Through The Grief Process with Transformation Coach Brianna Bone
25 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode host @BrookeLJames speaks with @iambriannabone to discuss how a commitment to vulnerability and mental health helped her move through ...
59. Finding Your Spirit Guides with Spiritual Guide and Medium Graciela Rasor
20 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode host, @BrookeLJames is joined by Spiritual Guide @Graciela_Rasor to discuss how our spiritual team advises us, connecting with those y...
58. Cancer wife at 28, Widow at 31 with Author Rachel Engstrom
12 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode host, @BrookeLJames speaks with Author Rachel Engstrom @wifewidownowwhat on her experience in becoming a cancer wife at 28 and a widow...
57. Surviving Cancer In Your 30s with Founder & CEO of Alula: Liya Shuster-Bier, Rare Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma Survivor
04 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode @BrookeLJames and guest, Liya Shuster-Bier discuss what it's like to go through a rare cancer diagnosis in your 30s (including missing...
56. How Technology Brings Comfort to Grievers with co-founders of AFTR Joseph Schechter and Beth Reinetz
27 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, the co-founders of AFTR join host @BrookeLJames to discuss how they leveraged technology to bring comfort and allow Beth to participa...
55. How Grief and Anxiety Effect Our Brains with Trauma Therapist Meghan Riordan Jarvis
20 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode host @BrookeLJames is joined by trauma and grief informed therapist @Meghan.Riordan.Jarvis to talk about how grief and anxiety effect ...
54. Perspective on Societal Expectations of Male Grieving with Zach Weismann, Founder of Mag Impact Collective
13 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, host @BrookeLJames is joined by @ZachWeismann, Founder of Mag Impact Collective, to discuss the difference in expectations between ca...
53. Modernizing Memorials with Miles Adams and Max Lemper-Tabatsky, Co-Founders of Oak Tree Memorials and Loyal Memorials
08 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode co-founders of @oaktreememorials and @loyalpetmemorials, Miles Adams and Max Lemper-Tabatsky, join host @brookeljames to talk about th...
52. How to Project Manage Your Grief With Kerry Hoffman, Head of Global Project Management & Ops at ClassPass
30 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, host @BrookeLJames is joined by Kerry Hoffman (@soverykerry) where she shares the experience of losing her Father to covid in March 2...
51. Coping with Cancer Emotions with Author Cynthia Hayes
23 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Author Cynthia Hayes joins @BrookeLJames to share the story of her cancer diagnosis and all the accompanying emotions. We also discuss the difference ...
50. What It's Like to Lose Both Parents with Author Rochelle Bugg
09 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode host @BrookeLJames is joined by Author @RochelleBugg whose latest book "Handle WIth Care" explores Rochelle's grief experience of losi...
49. What it's Like to Grieve as a Medical Professional Dr. Darien Sutton (Emergency Medicine Physician and ABC News Medical Contributor)
02 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, @doctor.darien joins host @brookeljames to discuss how losing a beloved family member his first year of medical school had a profound...
48. Living After Surviving WIth Motivational Speaker Kelli Chu
25 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, host @BrookeLJames is joined by Kelli Chu (@mzchu) who shares her experience of losing mobility after a car accident. Kelli and ...
47. Writing To Make Sense of Grief with Writer and Social Scientist Beth Duckles
16 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
CW: suicide In this episode host @BrookeLJames is joined by Beth Duckles, @BDuckles, who shares how she used writing to make sense of the sudden ...
46. How Grief Changes Us with Tara Sroka, Founder of Bringing Death Into Life
10 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, host @BrookeLJames speaks with Tara Sroka, founder of @BringingDeathIntoLife on how grief evolves as time goes on, how to talk to tho...
45. Using Presence and Creativity to Work Through Grief with Patricia de Picciotto
04 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, host @BrookeLJames is joined by Patricia de Piccioto who started the Instagram community @NeshamaJourney in an effort to find pe...
44. Setting boundaries and Grieving Difficult Relationships with Amy Santee
29 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
CW: Suicide, Abuse, Addicition In this episode, Amy Santee joins host @BrookeLJames to talk about losing her mother to alcoholism. Amy shares what it'...
43. How Loss Affects Marriage with The Dineens
14 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, host @BrookeLJames is joined by Sean and Renee Dineen to talk about how the loss of Shawn's father showed up in their marriage. Thank...
42. The Beauty of What Remains with Author and Rabbi Steve Leder
06 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode host @brookeljames speaks with @steve_leder on life, love and loss. Steve's fourth book is out from Avery Books today, January 5th. St...
41. Healing a Relationship After a Diagnosis with Jenn Welch, Comedian and Host of the LadyHD Podcast, Founder of Dead Dad Tinder
30 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, host @BrookeLJames is joined by @JennWelchNow host of the @LadyHDPod and Founder of @DeadDadTinder where they talk about similarities...
40. How Loss Prepared us for dealing with a Pandemic with Noah James, Co-founder of The Covid Grief Network
16 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, host @BrookeLJames speaks with Noah James (no relation) co-founder of The Covid Grief Network @covidgrief on how losing a parent prep...
39. Lessons from cycling with Author of Cycle of Lives, David Richman
17 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Author David Richman joins host @BrookeLJames to share his experience in losing his sister and how it motivated him to explore how trauma impacts...
38. How First-hand Grief Experience collides with Clinical Training with Behavioral Health Therapist and Licensed Social Worker Colleen Culley
27 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Tw: suicide. In this episode, host @BrookeLJames is joined by Licensed Social Worker and Behavioral Health Therapist Colleen Culley. Colleen's brothe...
37. Making Space to Talk About Grief with Lennon Flowers, Co-Founder of The Dinner Party
15 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, host @brookeljames is joined by @lennonflowers who shares how her grief experience led her to seek out community and founded @th...
36. Learning From a Long History of Maternal Death with Coniah Adebayo, Brand Strategist and Founder of The Helpful Habit
29 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, host @BrookeLJames speaks with Coniah Adebayo, founder of @thehelpfulhabit on what it's like to grow up in a family struck by br...
35. Experiencing Loss Abroad with Diplomat, Attorney, Emmy Award-Winning Journalist, and Writer Jennifer Klarman Santiago
16 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode host @BrookeLJames is joined by diplomat, attorney, Emmy award-winning journalist, and writer Jennifer Klarman Santiago (@pawsandprose...
34. How Losing Her Father Turned Her Into A Workplace Safety Advocate with Ashling Boyd, founder of CB Safety
09 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, host @brookeljames speaks with Ashling Boyd, founder of @c.b.safety on how losing her father to a workplace fatality motivated h...
33. Learning from Grief with Author Dara Kurtz
01 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Author Dara Kurtz (@crazyperflife) joins host @BrookeLJames to speak about losing her mom weeks after giving birth to her daughter, h...
32. Getting Real with Grief with Jayme Aills, host of Grief Unfiltered
18 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this week's episode, host @brookeljames gets REAL with Jayme Aills, host of @griefunfiltered. They talk about their experiences on dealing with gri...
31. Using Comedy To Handle Hard Things with Host of Stage 4 Clinger, Comedian and Producer Kate Nicholls
04 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, guest @katenichollzz (host of @stage4clingers)and host @brookeljames talks about how Kate uses comedy to deal with hard things, how t...
30. What It's Like To Be A Homicide Survivor with Author and Podcaster Jan Canty
28 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Do you ever wonder why after a homicide, we hear about the victim and the perpetrator but never the people who are left to pick up the pieces? In 1984...
29. How Stillbirth Changed My Perspective with Coach Katrina Ubell, MD
21 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In the latest episode, host @brookeljames speaks with former pediatrician and weight-loss coach for physicians, @coachkatrinaubellmd. Katrina shares h...
28. How Grief Manifests in the Black American Experience
23 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Nikiesha McLennon, founder of The Corporate Doula, and Malakai Bailey share their experience of being Black in America. This episode ...
27. Cleaning Out Your Loved Ones Home with Professional Organizer and Coach Shira Gill
16 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Professional Organizer @ShiraGill joins host @BrookeLJames to discuss cleaning out the home of a loved one. Shira and Brooke have ver...
26. Losing A Sibling with Laura Obier, Mrs. Louisiana International 2020
09 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode host @BrookeLJames and Laura Obier discuss the loss of a sibling, reflecting on supporting a loved one before their death (and how we ...
25. Self-love and Dating After Loss with Jonathon Aslay, Author, Relationship Coach and Podcaster
26 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, host @BrookeLJames speaks with Relationship Coach @JonathonAslay on what to keep in mind when dating after a loss. How do you know wh...
24. Resilience After Loss with Sashka Rothschild, Founder and CEO of Flowt
13 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Sashka Rothschild founder of @letsflowt, joins host @BrookeLJames for a conversation about building resilience after loss. Sashka sha...
23. How to Plan a Virtual Funeral with Christina Andreola, Founder of New Narrative Memorials
05 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, host @BrookeLJames speaks with Christina Andreola, founder of @newnarrativememorials about considerations to be made when planning a ...
21. Loss of a Pet with Stephanie Rogers, Grief Counselor at Lap of Love
21 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, host @brookeljames and guest Stephanie Rogers, Grief Counselor at Lap of Love. Brooke and Stephanie discuss what it's like to lose a ...
20. Nourishing Yourself: Talking Grief, Appetite, Cooking and Corona with Amber Gentry, Founder of Health and Discovery
14 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Amber Gentry, Health Coach and Founder of Health and Discovery and podcast host @BrookeLJames discuss the often unmentioned relationship between appet...
19. Grieving Miscarriages and Trying Again with Amy Klein, Author of The Trying Game and NYTimes' Fertility Diary
07 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode host @brookeljames speaks with Amy Klein about her fertility journey. There are so many ways that you can not be pregnant. On this epi...
18. Learning How to Grieve Early with Adam Maclean, founder of Postshame.org
31 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, host @BrookeLJames speaks with Adam Maclean, founder of postshame.org on how his early exposure to funerals and grieving shaped his p...
17. The Grief Process is A Mental Health Process and Other Conversations with Sarah Casden, Co-Founder of Hello Wellness
24 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode host, @brookeljames speaks with @sarahcasden co-founder of @sayhellowellness on how they connected over grief and loss being a mental ...
16. What does it really mean to be a caregiver? With Libby Brittain, founder of Quilt
17 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, host @brookeljames speaks with @libbybrittain, founder of Quilt, on the in's and out's of caregiving. Did you know that 34 million pe...
15. Caring for Those At The End Of Life with Amy Levine, Executive Director of The Doula Program
10 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, host @BrookeLJames sits down with Amy Levine, Executive Director of The Doula Program To Accompany And Comfort to talk about how we c...
14. Intentional Living, Legacy, and God with Kreis Beall, Author and Co-founder of Blackberry Farm
03 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, @KreisBeall joins host @BrookeLJames to discuss what loss taught her about intentional living and honoring the legacy of those we've ...
13. Talking About Wills Won't Kill You -- T&E Attorney Roxy Hammett Breaks Down What Millennials Need to Know About End-of-Life Paperwork
19 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In episode 13 host @BrookeLJames brings on Roxanna Hammett, a Trust and Estates Attorney from Chiesa Shahinian & Giantomasi PC, to discuss what yo...
12. Love Advice From My Dead Dad with Casey Blue James
11 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In episode 12, host @brookeljames has her cousin @caseybluejames on the pod to talk about "what would Beau do?" After all, his advice was legendary. B...
11. Thriving versus Surviving: Living with grief and PTSD With Megan Hillukka of Cultivated Family
04 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In episode 11 of The Grief Coach, host @BrookeLJames interviews Megan Hillukka, founder of Carrying Grief and the host of the @CultivatedFamily podcas...
10. Grieving people we've never met and reminders from tragedy
28 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this week's episode host @BrookeLJames talks about grieving celebrities in the wake of the helicopter accident that killed Kobe Bryant. She talks a...
09. It costs *how* much to bury someone? And other musings with Liz Eddy of Lantern
21 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In episode 9, Lantern CEO Liz Eddy joins host Brooke James to talk about the financial cost of death, something most of us never think about until we ...
08. Different grief experiences between sudden and expected death
14 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In episode 8, host @BrookeLJames talks with @marenmiller1 on her experience with losing her mother suddenly. Brooke and Maren the difference in their ...
07. How to talk to children about grief and other advice with the COPE foundation
07 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In Episode 7, host @BrookeLJames brings on Adam Rabinovitch, Executive Director of The Cope Foundation (@Copefoundation.camperinnyc), and he discusses...
06. Reflections on first milestones and new traditions
31 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In episode 6 host @brookeljames reflects on her dad's birthday (Dec 22) and the holidays, grieving places and old traditions, how to make new traditio...
05. How attitudes towards the death industry have changed with Elizabeth Meyer Karansky of Farewelling
17 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In episode 5 we have OG @lyzymeyer on for an interview. After losing her father in her early twenties, Liz left the world of fashion and PR to work in...
04. Talk to your loved ones about their paperwork
11 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of The Grief Coach, host @brookeljames talks about four very important pieces of paperwork: power of attorney, health care proxy, livi...
03. How to support a partner in their grief
02 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of The Grief Coach host @brookeLjames brings on the show's first guest, Hannah, to talk about how to support a partner throu...
02. Grief on social media
26 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In episode 2 of The Grief Coach host, @brookeljames talks about grief on social media. Why do people grieve on social media? What should you consider ...
01. "I'm sorry for your loss" and other misguided things people say
20 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In the debut episode of The Grief Coach host @BrookeLJames talks about what is actually the right thing to say to someone experiencing a loss. Then at...