Giving Grief Grace, a Grief Podcast for the Sandwich Generation
Loss changes everything. But it doesn't have to have the last word. Giving Grief Grace is a podcast dedicated to those in the throes of caregiving and loss with honest, compassionate conversations about grief, healing, and what it means to keep living after loss. Hosted by Lisa Hartung, a speaker, HR professional, and fellow griever, each episode creates space for the stories we don't always know how to tell.
From disenfranchised and hidden grief, to grieving while parenting, to the ways men experience loss differently, to the unexpected power of creativity and legacy, this show covers grief in all its forms. Featuring expert guests, real stories, and practical tools you can use right now.
If you've lost someone you love or are in the throes of caregiving, you belong here.
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Giving Grief Grace, a Grief Podcast for the Sandwich Generation
Episode 59 - This is Your Permission Slip: A Guided Meditation from Zanzibar
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What does it look like to give yourself permission — really, truly, no-guilt permission to rest, restore, and fill your own cup? In this special field note episode, Lisa calls in live from her balcony in Zanzibar, Tanzania.
In this intimate, meditative episode, Lisa leads listeners through a guided visualization with waves, warm sand, a fancy drink with a little umbrella and gently names what so many in the Sandwich Generation know too well: when the quiet finally comes, sometimes so does the grief.
Lisa opens up about her own struggle to fully receive rest without her family, and how thinking of her late mother Emily gave her the reframe she needed: She'd want me here. Enjoying the beach. Feeling fully alive.
This episode is part field note, part permission slip and it's for the mom who hasn't taken a minute for herself in longer than she can remember.
In this episode, Lisa explores:
- Why filling your cup isn't selfish, it's survival
- How grief can surface in the quiet, and what to do when it does
- The "yes, and" mindset for Sandwich Generation caregivers
- Simple ways to reclaim yourself today, even without a trip to Zanzibar
- What your loved one would actually want for you right now
Whether you're breastfeeding and depleted, drowning in the school drop-off loop, or simply haven't stopped moving in months — this episode is for you. Your mom would give you the permission slip, and Lisa does too. Go for it because grief was never meant to be carried alone. You're worth it.
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Special thanks to:
Podcast Editor Jacqueline van Bierk of Pink Star Music
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