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S4E5 The Gift of Grief with Tara Accardo

Sol Rising

Release Date: 06/24/2025

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Everyone will feel grief at some point in their lifeloss is inevitable, but perpetual suffering is not; peace, freedom, and joy are a decision, one that you get to make. Will you make it? Will your grief spark personal growth, and make you better? Or will it make you bitter?

Join Amanda and her sister in grief, Tara Accardo, Grief, Soul Purpose, and Transformational Life Coach and host of the Life With Grief podcast for an honest conversation about the magic that grief holds to deliver us to our highest purpose and greatest selves. Listen to Tara’s personal story of losing both of her parents within 6 months, followed by a traumatic birthing experience, and how she was divinely led to turn her losses in gains.

More candid discussion centers around:

🔥How to incorporate grief into everyday life in a way that gives you meaning and purpose

🔥The ways in which both Amanda and Tara have gained from their loss—how they have changed for the better

🔥Redefining your relationship with loss to serve you instead of hurt you

🔥The interesting duality of losing both parents: the freedom of no one being “over” you but also intense isolation because the people you turned to for support and guidance are no longer there

🔥The common thread of loss of identity/identity crisis that Tara sees across the board in both grief and life coaching

🔥Time does not heal wounds—it’s what you do with that time that matters

🔥Micro moments of healing: small actions taken every day to help you move into a peaceful place

Tara Accardo is a Grief and Transformational Life Coach and host of the Life With Grief Podcast. After suffering multiple traumatic losses, her journey of grieving led her to create Losses Become Gains—a community for fellow grievers that serves tools, resources, inspiration, and guidance on how to navigate grief, loss, and moving forward in life with both in tow. 

Through her podcast, one-on-one coaching and other modalities of support, Tara’s passion, calling, and commitment to uplifting and empowering fellow grievers runs deep.

Visit Tara's website to learn more about the great work she does! 

Get your freebies here. Listen to her podcast Life With Grief.

 Access Tara's 14-Day Relief in Your Grief Experience.

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