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Grief after suicide can feel isolating, messy, and impossible to name. Madison Rhodes shares the story of losing her younger brother Seth and the hard-won lessons she’s learned about healing, therapy, and talking openly about suicide without shame.

Madison opens up about the guilt she carried after Seth died in 2017, why she threw herself into NAMI and suicide-prevention advocacy, and the moment she realized she had skipped over her own grief in the process. She also explains how storytelling became both a lifeline and a purpose, eventually inspiring the novel she’s writing now about a girl navigating sibling loss by suicide.

You’ll hear honest, practical guidance for anyone supporting a loved one through mental health struggles or substance misuse—including why it matters to ask direct questions, how to talk without making someone shut down, and why language like “died by suicide” helps reduce stigma. Madison and Emma also dig into the unique burden carried by siblings, the pressure to be “the strong one,” and how community can make impossible grief feel a little less lonely.

Emma and Madison cover what it means to keep someone’s memory alive in ordinary, human ways—birthdays, favorite foods, old friends, and the tiny rituals that make a loss feel less abstract. Madison also shares what changed after years of therapy, what grief looks like now, and the loudest lesson Seth left behind: live boldly, be yourself, and don’t be afraid to take up space.

In just a few days, it will mark 25 years since September 11, 2001. For Matt Bocchi, that day is not just a moment in history, it’s the day he lost his dad.

Matt was nine years old when his father was killed in the World Trade Center. In this deeply honest conversation, he talks about the immense responsibility he felt to suddenly become “the man of the house,” while still being a kid himself. He shares what it was like to navigate his own grief while watching his mom and family grieve the person they loved.

But Matt’s story doesn’t end with 9/11.

He opens up about addiction and sobriety, the trauma work he’s done, and the sexual abuse he experienced from his uncle and how those experiences shaped so much of the way he has moved through the world. Now a new father himself, Matt reflects on what he carries with him, what he is working to heal, and what he hopes to do differently.

Matt’s willingness to speak openly about grief, trauma, addiction, abuse, fatherhood, and healing is incredibly powerful. This is a heavy conversation, but it is also one about resilience, honesty, and what can happen when we stop carrying things alone.

Andrea Hurley knows that grief doesn’t have an expiration date.

More than 20 years after losing her dad to cancer, Andrea opens up about the shift that happens when someone dies, how hard it is to watch someone you love suffer, and why grief can still feel incredibly difficult decades later.

But Andrea has also taken what she experienced and turned it into a mission. Through her work with coaches and cancer alongside the UConn men’s basketball program, she helps support and honor families navigating cancer, using her own experience to show up for people going through some of the hardest moments of their lives.

And yes, we talk ALL things UConn basketball: the superstitions, the emotions, how grief shows up in sports, and what it’s like being married to head coach Dan Hurley.

We also talk about something I found especially beautiful: how Andrea’s dad encouraged her to go to Seton Hall, a decision that ultimately led her to meet Dan and build the life she has today. Even after someone is gone, their influence can continue shaping the life you’re living.

This episode is fun, silly, heartfelt, and serious all at once and it’s a reminder that grief can change over time without ever completely disappearing.

Whether you’ve been grieving for 20+ years, are supporting someone through cancer, or just really love UConn basketball, this one is for you.

By the age of 18, Morgan Whisnant had lost both of her parents to cancer. Today, she’s the creator of Pickle Girl Runs, where she’s raised more than $18,000 for Comfort Zone Camp while sharing her grief journey with thousands online.

In this episode, Morgan opens up about what it was like to lose both parents so young, why she spent years avoiding her grief, and how anxiety became intertwined with her loss. We talk about the pressure to be “okay,” the loneliness of grieving in young adulthood, and what finally gave her permission to start talking about what she’d been carrying for years.

Morgan also shares how training for the Australian Marathon and fundraising for Comfort Zone Camp became more than a race—it became a way to reconnect with her parents, build community, and find purpose through grief. This is a conversation about surviving unimaginable loss, learning that healing isn’t linear, and discovering that joy and grief can exist at the same time.

This week on Ghosted, we’re joined by our first Canadian guest, Lea, co-founder of Puppy Sphere., who shares the story of losing her older sister to suicide. We talk about the impossible task of trying to understand depression, the lasting impact of a death like this, and the heartbreaking reality that a man was later convicted for selling poison online to people seeking to end their lives.

Lea opens up about the joy her sister brought into every room, why she believes depression can feel like an evil force living inside someone, and how she’s spent every day since trying to better understand the people and families affected by suicide loss.

She also shares another layer of grief: learning just one month after her sister’s death that her partner of ten years had been unfaithful, forcing her to navigate two profound losses at once.

We talk about setting boundaries while grieving, accepting that everyone mourns differently, and the loudest lesson her sister left behind: she was the glue that kept their family together. Today, Lea honors that legacy by stepping into the role of big sister and working alongside much of her family at Puppy Sphere., caring for the people her sister loved most.

This conversation is raw, compassionate, and a reminder that even after unimaginable loss, love can continue to hold a family together.

This week on Ghosted, I’m joined by Addy Zandi, founder of @samesiescandy, for a conversation about unimaginable loss, family, and finding joy again.

When Addy was young, her mom, Mary, lovingly known as Tootie, died suddenly from a heart attack. Addy and her brother were home and performed CPR, a traumatic experience that forever changed their lives.

This episode is just as much about how Tootie lived as it is about how she died. Addy shares the incredible relationship she had with her mom, the woman who raised her and her siblings to dream big, work hard, embrace fun, and believe they could achieve anything. Those values continue to shape Addy today as she builds @samesiescandy, a company inspired by the joy and connection her mom always created.

We also talk about the close relationship Addy has with her siblings and her dad, how their family adapted after losing their mom, and what it was like watching her dad step into a role he had never expected to fill. Addy reflects on the challenges of seeing a parent date again and the deep appreciation she has for the father and caregiver he became.

This conversation is honest, heartfelt, and surprisingly lighthearted. It is a reminder that grief and joy can exist at the same time, and that the people we love continue to shape the lives we build long after they are gone.

Sophie Elortegui was ghosted by both of her parents, Marty and Rick.

In this episode of Ghosted, Sophie shares what it’s like to lose both of her parents and how their incredible love story continues to shape the way she loves, grieves, and lives today. We talk about the unique experience of grieving two parents whose lives were so deeply intertwined that you can’t miss one without thinking of the other, and how they continue to show up in both life’s hardest moments and its happiest ones.

Sophie reflects on the different ways she misses each parent: longing for her mom in that childlike way only a mother can fill, while cherishing the friendship and life lessons she shared with her dad. One of the greatest gifts he left her was the belief that “there are no problems, only solutions.” While she can’t change the fact that her parents are gone, she can choose to build a life they would be proud of.

Whether you’ve experienced the loss of a parent, are navigating grief after losing both parents, or are searching for hope after loss, this conversation is a reminder that honoring the people we love isn’t just about remembering them—it’s about living fully because of them.

This episode is a heartfelt, funny, and hopeful conversation about grief, parent loss, resilience, healing, and carrying the love of those we’ve lost into every chapter that comes next.

When Kelley lost her dad, Jay, to cancer, she didn’t just lose her favorite person—she gained a new way of seeing the world.

In this episode of Ghosted, Kelley shares what it was like to love someone through cancer, the anticipatory grief that began long before goodbye, and how helping her dad through chemotherapy gave her unexpected confidence as she prepares to become a mom herself.

Now expecting twin boys, Kelley believes her dad had a hand in sending them to her. She opens up about the signs that remind her he’s still with her, especially 444, the angel number of protection, and how spirituality became a source of comfort after his death.

We also talk about using social media to speak openly about grief, why vulnerability helps other people feel less alone, and the greatest lesson her dad left behind: take care of one another.

This conversation is full of laughter, tears, hope, and the kind of love that doesn’t end when someone dies. It’s a beautiful reminder that while grief changes us, so does the love we carry forward.

This week on Ghosted, Vanesa Scott joins me to share the story of losing her mom to suicide while raising her two young daughters.

We talk about what it’s like to navigate the unimaginable loss of a parent while trying to show up for your own children, finding meaningful ways to keep her mom’s memory alive, and the unique grief that comes with suicide loss. Vanesa opens up about the stigma surrounding suicide, how conversations around mental health were often avoided in her Filipino family, and why she’s committed to helping change that by encouraging more open, honest conversations.

Like Ghosted, Vanesa began sharing her story online in the hope that speaking openly about grief and mental health could help someone else feel less alone. She encourages anyone who is struggling to reach out for help, and reminds those who have lost someone to suicide that they are not to blame.

This episode is about breaking cycles of silence, honoring the people we love, and finding the courage to have the conversations that matter most.

After losing her dad to glioblastoma eight years ago, Amber found herself searching for a way to channel her grief into something meaningful. What started as a simple Google search on how to start a nonprofit eventually grew into a research organization dedicated to advancing glioblastoma awareness, support, and funding.

In this episode, Amber shares the profound impact her father’s death had on her life and how that loss shaped the work she’s doing today. We talk about the realities of grief years later, the challenges and rewards of building something in a loved one’s honor, and what it means to support families facing the same diagnosis that changed her own family forever.

This is a conversation about love, loss, resilience, and the powerful ways we can transform pain into purpose.

This week on Ghosted, Jenna (@itsme.JennaD) joins me to talk about losing her dad, Dominic DeNapoli, to stomach cancer eight years ago.

If you've ever looked around and wondered why everyone else still gets to call their parent, this conversation is for you.

Jenna shares what it's been like navigating adulthood without her dad from relationships and shifting family dynamics to planning a wedding knowing he won't be there. We talk about jealousy, comparison, mental health, and the complicated feelings that come with watching other people experience milestones with parents who are still alive.

As a nurse, Jenna also opens up about the fact that she has yet to work on the floor where her dad died, and what it means to carry grief into the profession that now defines her life.

Most of all, this is a conversation about family, love, and finding ways to honor the people we miss while continuing to move forward. Jenna has built a powerful online community by sharing her grief journey, and her honesty makes this episode feel like sitting down with a friend who truly gets it. Because sometimes grief isn't about letting go, it's about learning how to carry someone with you into every chapter that follows.

This week on Ghosted, I sit down with Devon to talk about losing her mom, Grace, suddenly when she was just 13 years old.

Devon shares what it was like to lose not only a parent, but her best friend. She was her mom’s shadow, and in an instant, everything changed. We talk about the years that followed, the ways her dad had to step into roles neither of them expected, and how grief can affect every member of a family differently.

Recently, a visit with a medium helped Devon uncover something she hadn’t fully recognized before: the anger she had been carrying since her mom died. Together, we explore what it means to process loss years later and how grief continues to evolve as we grow.

It’s a heartfelt, honest, and lighthearted conversation about love, loss, family, and learning to carry grief through every stage of life.

Neva Coleman was only a few months old when her father was killed on 9/11.

In this episode of Ghosted, we talk about what it means to grow up with a loss you can't remember but can never escape. While many people say grief gets easier with time, Neva shares how her grief has almost worked in reverse, becoming more complicated as she's gotten older and learned more about the father she never had the chance to know.

We talk about the unique challenges of grieving someone lost on 9/11, a tragedy that feels both deeply personal and publicly owned. From working in the World Trade Center to navigating the assumptions, politics, and strange behaviors that surround the day, Neva offers a perspective few people get to hear.

We also dive into sobriety, identity, and the versions of ourselves we leave behind. Because for Neva, being ghosted wasn't just about losing her dad, it was also about grieving former versions of herself as she got sober and continues to grow into the person she's becoming.

It's thoughtful, funny, honest, and a conversation about grief in all its forms.

This week on Ghosted, I’m joined by Betsy for a conversation about grief, healing, and learning to hold two truths at once.

After losing her dad to suicide and navigating the chaos of loving someone struggling with alcoholism, Betsy shares how she built Grief, Sweat & Tears into a movement and community for grievers everywhere. We talk about radical acceptance, honoring complicated relationships, carrying grief into major life moments like her wedding, and how she’s found herself in the happiest season of her life while still deeply grieving her dad.

This episode is honest, nuanced, heartbreaking, hopeful and such a special conversation about what it means to love, lose, and keep living.

This week on Ghosted, Jessica shares an incredibly honest conversation about grief, mental health, and what it means to keep going after unimaginable loss.

Within the last six years, Jessica lost her mom, dad, and brother. In this episode, she opens up about each loss, the anxiety and emotional weight that followed, and the ugly parts of grief that people don’t talk about enough. She also vulnerably shares her experience spending time in a mental health facility and how grief can impact every part of your life.

This conversation is raw, transparent, heartbreaking, and hopeful all at once. It’s a reminder that struggling does not make you broken, and even in the darkest moments, there is still a way through.

More than anything, this episode beautifully honors Jessica’s family while shining a light on mental health and the reality of living with grief.

In this episode of Ghosted, we go beyond the surface. Cary opens up about losing his brother to suicide and how that loss changed the way he views mental health, relationships, and the conversations we avoid having. Together, we talk about grief, vulnerability, the pressure to say “I’m fine,” and why honest connection matters more than ever.

This conversation is raw, emotional, and a reminder that healing starts when we stop keeping everything at surface level.

Riki lost her dad at eleven. At the time, all she wanted was to feel normal again.

In this episode, we talk about what it’s like to grow up with grief and how that experience evolves as you do. What felt confusing and isolating as kids shows up differently in adulthood, in friendships, relationships, and the way we process emotions.

We get honest about the tragedy of losing our dads young, the pressure to “be okay,” and the things people say (and shouldn’t say) when someone is grieving.

Riki also shares how she turned her pain into purpose through After Hours Club, creating spaces where mental health feels accessible, real, and even… cool.

This is a conversation about loss, but also about growth, connection, and what it means to rebuild something beautiful from it.

Kara spent three years as her dad’s primary caregiver as he battled a rare neurological disease, grieving him long before he was gone.

In this episode, she shares what it was like to love someone through a slow loss: watching him lose different parts of himself, while caregiving became her entire identity. We talk about anticipatory grief, the weight and meaning of being a caregiver, and the disorienting question of who you are when that role suddenly ends.

Kara reflects on honoring her dad at her wedding by playing drums like he once did, and how her experience led her to create Moments by Kara. continuing to make meaningful moments in his memory.

This episode is about love, identity, and the kind of grief that unfolds over time.

Max lost his sister Lisa in a tragic drowning accident but the way he talks about her isn’t just about loss, it’s about love.

In this episode of Ghosted, Max shares what it was like to grow up with Lisa as his best friend, the memories that define their bond, and how that relationship continues to shape the way he lives today.

He doesn’t shy away from the pain but he also doesn’t let it be the only story.

Instead, Max speaks about feeling lucky. Lucky to have loved someone so deeply. Lucky to still carry her with him in the way he shows up in the world.

This conversation is a reminder that grief isn’t just about what’s missing—it’s about what remains. The love, the stories, the connection that doesn’t end.

If you’ve ever lost someone, especially a sibling, this episode will feel like sitting in a space where nothing has to be explained—and where love is still very much alive.

After losing her mom to cancer, Gabi also had to process something harder to explain: the version of her mom she knew was already changing after a brain-altering stroke. She experienced both the slow, painful goodbye of long-term illness and the shock of sudden loss all at once.

She’s also lost her dad, but in a very different way. Highlighting how grief isn’t one-size-fits-all, even within the same life.

Feeling completely alone in what she was going through, Gabi turned to the internet. What started as sharing her story became something bigger: a community of people who get it. People who understand the complicated, messy, and often isolating layers of grief.

Now, she’s taken that pain and turned it into purpose, creating grief coaching services to help others feel less alone in their own stories.

This episode is about the kind of grief we don’t always have language for and what can happen when you decide to speak anyway.

Six months of Ghosted (!!) so we’re doing a solo episode. I’m sharing how this all started, a little about my dad, Jay, and answering your questions about grief, life, and everything in between.

I talk about how that loss has shaped who I am today, the unexpected ways grief shows up over time, and how building this community has changed everything. This episode is about pain, yes, but also about connection, growth, and the quiet, surprising beauty that can come from it. This is your reminder that even in the hardest things, there can be connection, laughter, and a lot of love.

Ben was nine years old when his twin brother collapsed from a brain tumor. After a year in a coma and years of paralysis, his brother passed away, leaving Ben to grow up without the person who was supposed to be by his side for life.

In this week's episode, we talk about what it means to lose a twin at such a young age and how that loss evolves over time. Ben shares what grief looked like as a kid, how understanding deepens as you grow up. Why milestones can still feel heavy nearly two decades later and the quiet ways grief shows up in adulthood, and what it’s like to imagine the life they would have shared.

It’s a conversation about identity, growing up, and carrying someone with you even when they’re no longer here.

In this episode of Ghosted, Emma sits down with Jenny Robinson Clark to talk about grief, signs, and turning loss into something meaningful.

After losing her mom to cancer, Jenny felt a deep connection to something bigger than herself a pull to create something good in the world. What started as a reflection she wrote to her mom into something so much more. Her husband, from the band We the Kings, transformed her words into a song and now into a children’s book released on the anniversary of her mom’s passing, 3/17/26.

We talk about grief, faith, creativity, and how to help kids navigate conversations around death in a way that feels less scary and more open.

This episode is about honoring the people we’ve lost by what we create and who we become.

Resources from Jenny:

• ⁠https://www.jennyrobinsonclark.com/resources⁠

• ⁠https://www.jennyrobinsoncl

This week on Ghosted, I’m joined by Sarah, who lost her mom to pancreatic cancer two years ago.

What started as a light and funny conversation turned into a really honest one about the complicated layers of grief. Sarah shares what it’s like to not only miss her mom, but to grieve the moments her mom will never get to experience like getting to be a grandmother.

We talk about the strange reality of returning to work after loss, and how workplace culture often expects people to move on long before they’re ready. After struggling to talk about her grief in professional spaces, Sarah started sharing online and eventually built a company dedicated to helping businesses better support employees navigating grief.

We also talk about the small ways our parents still show up for us. For Sarah, it’s coins that remind her of her mom. For me, it’s the ways my dad continues to appear in my life. Most of all, we talk about the kind of people our parents were and how we try to carry their kindness forward every day.

This week on Ghosted, Emma sits down with Chay, who lost their dad five years ago and is now navigating grief alongside their journey as a transgender person.

Chay shares what it’s like to lose a parent before coming out, carrying the deep belief that their dad would have been supportive, while knowing they’ll never actually get to hear those words. We talk about the complicated layers of grief that come with identity, including the strange and painful moments that linger, like seeing their deadname and the words “his daughter” printed in their dad’s obituary.

Chay reflects on how their grief has shifted over the last five years, the relationships that helped shape them after their dad’s death, and how loss ultimately inspired them to pursue social work so they can support others navigating grief, identity, and belonging.

This episode is about the versions of ourselves our loved ones knew, the ones they never got to meet, and the love that can still exist in that space in between.

In this week’s episode of Ghosted, I sit down with Mac, who lost her wife, Megan, suddenly at just 28 years old. Mac shares what it means to become a young widow overnight. Navigating shock, sudden loss, and a kind of grief that feels isolating in its specificity.

We talk about the complexities of grieving as a gay spouse, the subtle and not-so-subtle homophobia that can surface in loss, and how systems and social norms don’t always know what to do with queer love. Mac reflects on who Megan was, what she taught her about courage, softness, and living fully, and how she carries Megan forward every single day.

This episode is about young love, sudden loss, queer grief, and the ways we keep the people we love alive in how we move through the world.

This week on Ghosted, I’m talking to Brittany about losing her mom, Alyse, when she was just 17 years old after a seven-year battle with rare appendix cancer.

We talk about what it’s like to grow up alongside a long illness, the anticipatory grief that lives in those years, and the people who stepped up when Brittany needed them most.

Brittany now works in grief therapy, inspired deeply by her mom, the empath, the emotional glue of her friend group. We talk about how we model happy, healthy lives because we’ve seen them. How love teaches us how to live. And how grief can shape not just what we lose, but who we become.

This one is about legacy. And about becoming what she showed you.

This week on Ghosted, I’m talking to Paulina about losing her 12-year-old little sister, Yesenia, in a car accident.

Paulina shares what it was like to be in the car the day her sister died and the complicated reality of being the surviving sibling. We talk about the weight of that word “surviving”. The guilt, the gratitude, the responsibility, and the love that never leaves.

She opens up about how faith has carried her and her family through the unimaginable, and how they’ve learned to stay deeply connected while still honoring that everyone grieves differently

We spend time celebrating Yesenia, a light, a force of joy at just 12 years old, and the way Paulina chooses to live fully in her honor.

This episode is about giving yourself grace. About surviving something you never should have had to. About recognizing your luck and your heartbreak at the same time.

And about loving someone so much that you carry them forward with you.

In this episode of Ghosted, we’re joined by Kristina, who shares what it was like to compete on Survivor 49 while carrying profound grief with her.

Kristina opens up about honoring her mom, who passed away due to addiction, and how being on the show during the anniversary of her mother’s death became an unexpected moment of connection rather than isolation. She talks about seeing pieces of her mom everywhere while filming and how Survivor ultimately became a space for healing.

We also dive into Kristina’s advocacy work, how she uses her mom’s story to speak openly about mental health and addiction, and why these conversations are often avoided within Black communities and why she’s determined to change that.

This conversation is fun, lighthearted, and full of Survivor talk, while also holding space for deeper truths about grief, legacy, and finding meaning in unexpected places. Kristina is thoughtful, honest, and such a joy to talk to. This episode is a reminder that grief doesn’t stop life, but it can walk alongside it.

In this episode of Ghosted, I sit down with Isabella to talk about losing her dad to early-onset Alzheimer’s, a diagnosis that came when he was just 47 years old.

Isabella shares what it’s like to grieve someone who is still alive, the slow and heartbreaking process of watching a parent decline, the anticipatory grief that starts years before death, and the loneliness of navigating a disease people don’t always recognize as sickness, especially when someone is young.

We talk about her and her mom’s fierce advocacy, traveling to DC year after year to fight for awareness and funding, and how caregiving reshaped their family. Isabella reflects on the milestones her dad wasn’t there for, including her wedding, and how grief evolves as life keeps moving forward, especially after becoming a mother herself.

At the heart of this conversation is love. This is a conversation about loss, advocacy, invisible grief, and finding meaning in the most unfair circumstances.

Alex lost his dad when he was just nine years old, the day before his tenth birthday. Now, 25 years later, he’s learned how to live alongside that loss, not around it.

In this episode, we talk about memory, grief that doesn’t disappear, and the deep respect we hold for the moms who stepped up and raised us. Alex shares why he chose to propose to his wife on the anniversary of his dad’s death, how vulnerability creates connection, and the lessons his dad left behind that still shape the way he lives, loves, and shows up.

A conversation about grief, growth, and the quiet ways love never really leaves us.

In this episode of Ghosted, Rose shares the story of her mom, Patty, her best friend and the kind of woman who made everyone feel seen. Patty led with kindness, curiosity, and generosity, always meeting people where they were and taking the time to truly learn who they were.

Rose reflects on what it’s like to grieve a parent who shaped the way you move through the world, and how love doesn’t disappear when someone dies. In honor of her mom, Rose is running the marathon for Dana-Farber, turning grief into purpose and carrying Patty’s legacy forward, one mile at a time.

If you’d like to support Rose and honor Patty’s life, you can donate here:

https://danafarber.jimmyfund.org/site/TR?fr_id=2520&pg=personal&px=2741474

This episode is a reminder that love can keep moving, even after loss.

this episode of Ghosted, Gillian shares what it was like to lose her mom at 17 after years of addiction. We talk about growing up in a complicated family dynamic, holding anger alongside deep love, and grieving a parent who wasn’t always able to show up the way you needed.

Gillian reflects on the nickname her mom gave her, “sparkle,” and how that reminder of being deeply loved still carries her through grief. We also talk about the support she’s found in her boyfriend and friends, and the quiet heaviness that comes with milestones like her sister’s wedding, when loss can feel especially close.

This conversation is about complicated grief, family, and the truth that love doesn’t disappear.

In this episode of Ghosted, I’m joined by my first international guest, Jane, calling in from Australia.

Almost three years ago, Jane lost her mom very suddenly and traumatically. Her mom wasn’t just her parent — she was her favorite person, her anchor, her safe place. In the midst of unimaginable grief, Jane made a decision that felt completely unthinkable to most people: just six months after her mom died, she moved to Australia knowing absolutely no one.

What might sound “crazy” on paper became one of the most healing choices of her life.

We talk about what it’s like to grieve someone who was your everything, the strange loneliness that comes when the world keeps moving while your heart stays behind, and the quiet pressure of being a happy, bubbly person when you’re still carrying so much loss. Jane opens up about how supportive her friends have been, but also how painful it can be when life moves forward without the person you lost.

We also spend time honoring her mom — who she was, the lessons she left behind, and how her love continues to shape Jane’s life. Today, Jane hopes to become a grief counselor and has created a space for honest conversations around loss through her Instagram, Deadddserious

This episode is about grief without borders, healing that doesn’t look linear, and learning how to carry the people we love into the lives we’re still building.

In this episode of Ghosted, Jack shares his story of losing his fiancé just three months after their engagement on Christmas Eve. We are releasing this conversation during the holidays because grief does not pause when the world feels festive, and for many people this season can be one of the hardest.

Jack opens up about what it means to mourn not only the person you loved, but also the life you were building together. We talk about how he began posting on social media as a way to process his grief and connect with others, and why it can sometimes feel harder to be fully honest with family and friends, not because they do not care, but because you do not want to feel like a burden.

He shares what it has been like learning to feel excited about building a new life, what dating looks like after loss, and the lesson his late husband left him with, to live in the moment. Jack also reflects on the deep relationship he continues to have with his fiancé’s family, the stability that support has given him during this time, and his hope to one day create a fund to help others navigating grief.

This conversation is about love, loss, and choosing to keep living, even when life looks nothing like you imagined.

In this week’s episode of Ghosted, Carl Radke opens up about the life and loss of his brother, Curtis, who died of a drug overdose on August 10, 2020. In a conversation that is honest, vulnerable, and deeply human, Carl reflects on the realities of loving someone battling addiction, the stigma, the fear, the frustration, and the fierce, complicated love that never goes away.

Carl shares what it was like growing up alongside Curtis’s early struggles, the toll it took on their family, and the resentment that built as he watched addiction pull his brother further away. He speaks candidly about his own relationship with substances, the shame he carried, and the moment he finally confronted his truth, all shaped by the grief that followed Curtis’s death.

We talk about grieving in public, the pressure to appear strong, and the moments that broke him, from the phone call that changed his life to returning home and facing the urge to numb everything.

Curtis’s memory fuels Carl’s purpose today: breaking generational cycles, choosing honesty over perfection, and using his story to help others. Together, we explore grief that is layered with anger, love, guilt, and pride, and the ongoing work of rebuilding yourself after loss.

This is an episode about brothers, about addiction as a disease, about the complexity of grief, and about the legacy Curtis left behind: resilience, heart, and the reminder that telling the truth, even when it is hard, is its own kind of healing.

In this week's episode, Dani — a big sister whose life has been shaped, expanded, and brightened by her brother Jacob, who died at 24. Jacob was pure creativity: theater kid, writer, and artist. He was sick as a teenager but lived his 24 years with a magic and energy that everyone around him still feels.

In this conversation, Dani shares the hilarious and heartbreaking pieces of grief — like the shows Jacob never got to see (Wicked, and Mormon Wives), the wedding he won’t physically attend, and the way he would absolutely roast her for being on a grief podcast.

We talk about how grief sneaks into every room, and how the hardest part is when people write Jacob out of the stories. Dani says her duty as a big sister is to keep his memory alive — because his biggest fear was being irrelevant or forgotten.

It’s emotional, funny, grounded, and full of the kind of love only siblings understand.

In this week’s episode of Ghosted, I sit down with Dakota Lowe to talk about her brother Hudson — her twin flame, her best friend, and truly one of the brightest lights in her life. Dakota shares the signs she sees from him, how she feels him cheering her on, and what it looked like to cope (…and not cope) after he died by suicide.

We get into the things we obsess over after someone dies, the resentment that builds when people don’t show up how we hoped they would, and how talking about our people comes up in dating (because of course it does).

It’s a fun, honest, lighthearted conversation — the whole point of Ghosted: to normalize grief, say their names, and talk about the hard stuff in a way that feels human, connective, and sometimes even funny.

On this weeks episode of Ghosted, Arielle joins us to share the story of losing her dad, her best friend and favorite human, and everything that grief reshaped in her life. She talks about what it’s like to crave space to talk about your person, how family dynamics shift after a loss, and the struggle of dating while still learning how to let people in. It’s a conversation about love, longing, and the courage it takes to navigate the world without your person in it.

In this episode, Emma sits down with Rebecca, someone who has lived through multiple kinds of loss and somehow turned each one into an invitation for connection. She talks about losing her mom when she was young, how that grief became woven into her identity, and what it was like to lose her dad during Covid, when grief felt lonelier than it’s supposed to.

Rebecca also opens up about her divorce, why grief never happens in a vacuum, and how each loss shifted how she moves through the world. From that pain, she built Grieve Leave, a community that reminds people they’re never meant to grieve alone.

This is a conversation about identity, loneliness, community, and the power of creating something meaningful from the hardest moments of your life.

In this episode, Will opens up about losing both of his parents before the age of 18, and how grief has evolved as he’s grown older. He shares what it’s like to navigate milestones without them, the power of connecting with others who understand, and the lessons loss has taught him about love and resilience — including the importance of checking in, loving deeply, and cherishing the people in your life, because you never know when it’ll be your last.

For anyone carrying the loss of two people and still learning to live fully, this one’s for you.

In this episode of Ghosted, Courtney opens up about the sudden loss of her twin brother, who passed away from seizures. We explore the complexity of being a twin, what it means to lose your other half, and how grief can become part of your identity.

Courtney shares how her loss reshaped her life, what it’s like to idolize someone after they’re gone, and how she’s finding her own path forward by returning to her brother’s alma mater to study social work.

It’s a conversation about twin loss, healing, and the work of turning grief into purpose.

In this episode of Ghosted, Ryan Cameron opens up about the sudden loss of his mother — and the moment he had to be the one to tell his family. Through grief, faith, and service, Ryan found purpose in honoring her legacy. From uplifting others during the pandemic, to founding the Andrea C. Cameron Foundation that provides full-ride scholarships to students in need, Ryan has made it his mission to be a light for others.

We talk about faith, family, therapy, and how becoming a firefighter reshaped his understanding of life’s fragility and its meaning. Ryan also reflects on the closeness of his family, his dad and two brothers, and how his mom was always their rock, both before her passing and in the way her love still holds them together now.

This is a story about grief, resilience, and the love that never leaves.

In this episode of Ghosted, Emma sits down with Stephanie to talk about her mom, who died two years ago. Steph opens up about what it was like to watch someone she loves fade away, how that first year felt unbearable, and how her grief has shifted with time. Together, they talk about the complicated ways grief changes us, what it means to show up for a grieving friend, and how love continues to live in the small, quiet moments after loss.

This episode is honest, grounding, and a reminder that even as grief evolves, the bond we carry never disappears.

In this episode of Ghosted, Emma sits down with Carla to talk about her mom, Nina, who died of cancer. Carla shares what it was like to be physically present with her mom through her final moments. The pain, the beauty, and the love that lingered even after goodbye. Together, they talk about the signs Nina still leaves behind, the ways she shows up when Carla needs her most, and the loudest lessons grief has taught her. This episode is light, spiritual, and a reminder that the bond between mother and daughter doesn’t end, it simply changes form.

In the inaugural episode of Ghosted, Emma sits down with Margot to talk about her father, Steven, who died by suicide. Margot opens up about the complicated layers of grief that come with suicide loss, the stigma, the questions left behind, and the deep need to feel understood. Together, we explore how grief can become a bridge for connection, not isolation, and how sharing stories like Margot’s helps break the silence surrounding mental health and loss. This episode is raw, honest, and a reminder that even in the hardest moments, we’re not alone in our grief.