EP170 - Grieving in a World That’s Moved On: When the Silence Hurts

EP170 - Grieving in a World That’s Moved On: When the Silence Hurts

What happens when the world moves on, but your grief hasn’t? In this episode of Journey to Grateful, I reflect on the silence that often follows loss—when friends and family return to their normal routines, while you’re left navigating a reality that will never be the same.

Now, more than five years after my wife Colleen’s passing, I share how grief continues to show up in unexpected ways, including during a recent milestone moment: moving my son to college. While many see such moments as purely joyful, they can also reopen the wound of absence, reminding us of the chapters we were meant to share with those we’ve lost.

This conversation explores the ache of feeling left behind, the weight of disenfranchised grief, and why grief can still feel raw years later. I also offer ways to stay grounded when the support fades—through speaking their name, finding new circles of understanding, and creating small rituals to keep love present.

If you’ve ever felt like your grief is “too much” or wondered why it still hurts long after others think it should have eased, this episode is a reminder: grief has no timeline, and neither does love.

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EP226 - THE PEOPLE WHO NEVER KNEW YOU

EP226 - THE PEOPLE WHO NEVER KNEW YOU

One of the unexpected aches of long-term grief is realizing that the people becoming important in our lives today will never have the opportunity to know someone we loved before. Following a weekend v...

3 Marras 34min

EP225 - THE LIFE BEHIND THE WORD

EP225 - THE LIFE BEHIND THE WORD

The Life Behind the Word explores how the people we meet today may know the life we're living, but not the life we're carrying. After meeting a woman who deliberately described herself as a “remarried...

27 Loka 28min

EP224 — The Rest of the Picture

EP224 — The Rest of the Picture

The Rest of the Picture explores the parts of long-term grief that often exist just outside what others can see. After an unexpected moment of tears arrived alongside genuine excitement about a major ...

13 Loka 22min

EP223 — Who Am I Becoming Now?

EP223 — Who Am I Becoming Now?

Who Am I Becoming Now? explores what happens when life after loss begins raising questions that don’t have—or need—prescribed answers. As people in Tim’s life gently begin mentioning dating, he reflec...

6 Loka 21min

EP222 — The Quiet Loss of Being Expected

EP222 — The Quiet Loss of Being Expected

The Quiet Loss of Being Expected explores one of grief’s most ordinary and easily overlooked absences: losing the person who noticed whether you were home, expected your call, listened to the details ...

29 Syys 22min

EP221 — When Grief Stops Being the Biggest Thing in the Room

EP221 — When Grief Stops Being the Biggest Thing in the Room

When grief is no longer the biggest thing in the room, does that mean we’re leaving something—or someone—behind? In this episode of Journey to Grateful, Tim explores a subtle and sometimes complicated...

15 Syys 23min

EP220 - When Your Life Starts Feeling Like Yours Again

EP220 - When Your Life Starts Feeling Like Yours Again

When does surviving a life you didn't choose begin becoming a life that actually feels like yours? In this deeply personal episode, Tim explores one of the quieter transitions on the long road of grie...

8 Syys 29min

EP219 - Why Journey to Grateful?

EP219 - Why Journey to Grateful?

Why call a podcast about grief Journey to Grateful? In this deeply personal episode, Tim shares the story behind the name—from the bereavement groups that helped him navigate the unfamiliar road after...

1 Syys 35min

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