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There is No Right Way to Grieve
At Journey to Grateful, we believe grief isn’t something to overcome, but something to understand, carry, and ultimately learn to live well with.
There is no timeline. No set of stages to complete. No single path that tells us how grief should look.
Instead, we share lived experiences—our own and those of others—not as instructions, but as guideposts. Moments of recognition that may help us better understand what we’re experiencing and remind us that we aren’t walking this road alone.
Because grief exists where love existed first. And while loss changes our lives, the love that came before it continues to matter.
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Conversations for the Long Road of Grief
Since 2021, Journey to Grateful has explored grief through honest conversation, personal experience, shared stories, and the lessons we discover along the way.
From the first overwhelming days of loss to the quieter questions that can surface years later, each episode offers another conversation for wherever you may find yourself on the journey.
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Why Journey to Grateful?
Grief and gratitude may seem like unlikely companions.
But Journey to Grateful was never about becoming grateful for the loss.
It was about becoming grateful that the love existed in the first place.
The name traces back to a single word Colleen chose years before her death—a reminder she kept close during some of the most difficult years of our lives.
Years later, after losing her, that same word helped me understand something about grief, love, and the journey ahead.
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HELP KEEP THE JOURNEY MOVING FORWARD
Journey to Grateful is independently created and will always remain free to listen to. If these conversations have helped you and you’d like to help support the continued creation of the podcast and future grief resources, you’re invited to learn more about supporting the journey.
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Wherever You Are on Your Journey, You’re Welcome Here.
Grief can feel incredibly isolating—even when we’re surrounded by people who care about us. Sometimes simply hearing another person describe something we’ve experienced can remind us that we’re not the only one.
That’s what Journey to Grateful has always hoped to provide.
A conversation. A guidepost. A little understanding.
And the reassurance that someone else gets it.