Healing Hearts: Reflections of love, loss, and light

 One year ago, I sat down, took a deep breath, and hit record. I wasn’t sure what would come of it—if anyone would listen, if my voice would shake, if this space would become what I hoped it could be. But I knew one thing: grief needed a place to exist without apology. I started Healing Hearts Podcast because I know what it feels like to grieve in a world that moves too fast, that doesn’t always know what to do with loss. I know what it’s like to hold a love so big for someone who isn’t here. To feel the weight of an empty space at the table, the ache of unspoken memories, the way time keeps moving forward when your heart is still stuck in a moment that changed everything. I didn’t want to create a podcast full of answers—because the truth is, grief doesn’t have them. I just wanted a space where we could be honest about it. Where we could say their names, share their stories, and admit that healing is messy, non-linear, and sometimes, just really, really hard. And now, a year l...

There are certain songs that just seem to weave themselves into your life, whether you expect them to or not. It Is Well with My Soul is one of those songs for me. It's a hymn that's followed me through grief, heartache, and those moments where the pain of loss feels overwhelming, yet somehow, there's a quiet peace alongside it. The first time I heard this hymn was at my nephew’s funeral. The day was already impossible to process, but when the music started, I felt something in the air shift. The words weren’t just being sung; they were wrapping around me, like a blanket of comfort in the middle of the storm. But I’ll be honest, I also felt conflicted. How could my soul ever be well again? How could I sing those words when everything in my heart was aching? "When peace like a river attendeth my way, When sorrows like sea billows roll; Whatever my lot, Thou hast taught me to say, It is well, it is well with my soul." At the time, I had no idea about the backsto...