Don't Send Flowers

As we enter the 1st day of Suicide Prevention Awareness Week please listen to Karlyn Nelson's story. Karlyn is a widow from suicide, a single mother, breast cancer survivor, business owner and incredible woman. Please listen and share her important story.

In this episode you meet Abby Rivera who lost her husband to an unexpected heart attack 4.5 years ago. We learn how she had to breakdown in order to break through. 

In this LIVE episode I have the honor of interviewing Alia Kuraishi. Alia and I connected through a mutual friend Danielle (episode 4) after she lost her beautiful daughter Amani at only 28 days old. 

In this episode I interview Courtney Culp. She shares her cycles of emotional abuse and how she has found herself through it all. 

In this episode I share how it feels to talk gender of our rainbow baby. 

This episode is special. I get to interview my friend Suzie Nutting who not only helped me tremendously through my grieving process but she's been through A LOT herself. In this episode, we discuss the road of adoption and infertility and what lengths we take to create our families. 

In this episode you get to meet Jackie Reynolds, a talented actress and singer living in NYC. We talk about what it feels like to continue on "normally" after losing her brother Jeremy tp an Opioid overdose.

I am thrilled to interview Tricia Russo in this episode. Tricia is a filmmaker, wife and mother and living with metastatic breast cancer. You can find Tricia on Instagram: @triciarusso  You can find her documentary on Instagram: @lovealwaysmomthemovie 

In this episode I get to interview a college friend of mine I haven't spoken to in over 14 years. We reconnect and get to talk about the loss of her mom and how she dealt with that in the midst of a huge life change.

In this interview I get to talk to Emily Lindsey. Emily and I connected on social media after both losing our sons. And the beautiful thing about this episode is her rainbow baby Luna is cooing the entire time!  You can find Emily on Instagram: @happilylindsey

In this episode I interview Jessica Lee. Jessica shares what life has looked like after her suicide attempt. You can find her book about her life on Amazon called "The Messenger.  

In this episode I interview Anna Gillcrist who is an actor, writer, and stand up comedian!  Anna and I talk about her experiences of learning about loss and death at a very young age and how that not only shaped her but how she's taken steps to live a happy life. 

This interview is near and dear to me because I get to interview one of my soul mate friends, Kim Kelty. Kim shares her growth journey with us after losing her mom, her job and going through a divorce all within a year.  You can also thank Kim because SHE was the one who helped me create this podcast! She's a podcast creating guru so now you know where to go!  You can find Kim on Instagram: @kimrkelty

In this episode I get to interview my dear friend, Lisa Prova. Our relationship formed out of nowhere but at the perfect time for both of us. And along the way we have had a ton of crazy synchronicities.  You can find Lisa on Instagram @lisaprova 

In this episode I interview Danielle Gruen Sheppard about the unexpected and tragic loss of her brother. We talk about the layered experience of her own loss and how she had to parent her children through the loss of their uncle. Danielle is a part-time professor at a local university in Southern California. She specializes in career development and also works with individuals with disabilities. She is a wife and a mother of 2 beautiful children.

Amy Molk is a mom, wife and entrepreneur. She is the Founder and CEO of Beanstalk which is a virtual parent-tot classes taught live and streamed on demand. Amy has experienced, struggled, managed, and beaten anxiety her whole life. Amy shares her story and incredibly helpful ways she lives with anxiety every day.   Apps discussed: Calm and Pacifica. 

In this episode I interview Vanessa Schmidt. She shares her experience of losing her dog Jamba. We talk about what that meant to her, how she's grieved, and how she fought her way back from the bottom after losing her best friend.   

In this first episode I share why I started Don't Send Flowers.  After the stillbirth of our son I found that people experience all kinds of pain but we don't often talk about it. After the flowers have died and the meals have stopped coming, we still have to keep living.  The goal of this podcast is to share the human experience of pain, talk about how we've felt our way through the experience and hopefully how we've come out better and more whole on the other side.