S2:E11 - The Song Helped Me Transform Grief Into Healing | No Hard Feelings by The Avett Brothers

What happens when a song doesn’t just comfort you… but changes the direction of your life?

In this episode of One Song One Story, I’m joined by Tara Wiskow, an intuitive healer whose relationship with music is deeply embodied, emotional, and transformative.

Tara brings “No Hard Feelings” by The Avett Brothers, a song that found them in the days after losing their baby sister. At first, it made them angry. Then it cracked them open. And over time, it became something much more than a song. It became medicine. It became a guide. It became part of the path that led them toward healing, purpose, and the life they now live.

We talk about grief, identity, spirituality, music as a healing tool, and the way songs can evolve with us over time. Tara shares how this one song helped them process loss, reconnect with their sister in a new way, and step more fully into authenticity and service.

This is a conversation about:
music and grief
healing after loss
spiritual transformation
authenticity and self acceptance
the deeper meaning of “no hard feelings”
and how one song can become part of your soul’s journey

If you’ve ever had a song meet you in the middle of heartbreak and somehow lead you somewhere new, this episode will resonate.

00:00 Intro
00:11 What this episode is about
01:05 Welcome Tara Wiskow
02:24 If today were a song
03:26 A song that connects host and guest
05:18 Tara’s early relationship with music
08:47 Music as energy, movement, and emotion
12:09 Using music as a healing tool
15:18 Song reveal: No Hard Feelings by The Avett Brothers
16:00 Why this was an easy song choice
18:00 The first time the song truly landed
21:30 Losing Tara’s baby sister
24:00 Why the song first made them angry
27:00 How the song became medicine
29:43 Tara’s sister and the spiritual connection to the song
31:42 “Be the change you need” and stepping into purpose
34:53 Mortality, music, and songwriting
36:32 Why this song keeps evolving
38:19 Who Tara would want to cover it
39:08 What this conversation brought up
40:20 Where to find Tara
41:41 Closing