Dear Grief Guide: Compassionate advice for life after loss

Do you wish you had a caring guide to accompany you in the darkness of grief? You are not alone. Receive comforting, practical wisdom each week as grief coach and author Shelby Forsythia answers anonymous letters from people facing death, divorce, diagnosis, and other major life transitions. It’s possible to live a good life after devastating loss. This is your way forward.

Introducing ‘Grief Grower,’ my NEW podcast full of helpful tools and hopeful conversations for life after loss 04/03/2025

E56: FINALE: I’m dreading the new year 12/25/2024

E55: I’m mourning the loss of a dream 12/18/2024

E54: I'm scared I'm moving on too soon 12/11/2024

E53: I’m grieving my husband’s death and betrayal 12/04/2024

E52: I’m relieved that my loved one died, and I feel like a bad person 11/27/2024

E51: I'm consumed with rage 11/20/2024

E50: I'm dealing with survivor's guilt 11/13/2024

E49: I'm grieving my secret affair partner 11/06/2024

E48: I'm mourning back-to-back breakups 10/30/2024

E47: I feel like there's no room for my grief in my family 10/23/2024

E46: I'm afraid I won't ever feel whole again 10/16/2024

E45: I'm worried the holidays won't feel magical 10/09/2024

E44: I don't know if this feeling will ever end 10/02/2024

E43: I want to support someone on a grief anniversary 09/25/2024

E42: I'm angry at everyone who gets to grow old 09/18/2024

E41: My loss is impacting my dating life 09/11/2024

E40: I feel like an alien 09/04/2024

E39: I'm grieving repeat abandonment 08/28/2024

E38: I'm jealous of grievers with supportive friends 08/21/2024

E37: I never grieved my loss 08/14/2024

E36: I get no signs from my loved one 08/07/2024

E35: My friend shamed me for grieving 07/31/2024

E34: I miss having sex 07/24/2024

E33: I can't move on from my best friend's death 07/17/2024

E32: My loss made me lose all motivation to work 07/10/2024

E31: I keep having awful grief dreams 07/03/2024

E30: My friend keeps comparing their loss to mine 06/26/2024

E29: I expected grief to feel different 06/19/2024

E28: My heart breaks for my grieving loved one 06/12/2024