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 visiting his sons at college, Tim reflects on a small but deeply meaningful moment that revealed a sadness he hadn’t anticipated—not simply that his late wife, Colleen, was missing another milestone, but that the people entering his children’s lives would never experience the person she was. From new friendships to growing families and relationships that begin years after a loss, this episode explores the quiet, often invisible grief of introductions that can never happen. It’s a conversation about the difference between hearing stories about someone and truly knowing them, and the nearly indescribable ache of wishing the people we care about today could have known the people we loved yesterday.

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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

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?

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

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

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

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?

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