6 Podcast Episodes to Support You Through Grief

Gentle conversations that help you feel less alone

Grief has a way of making the world feel quieter and heavier. In the midst of loss, it can be hard to find voices that truly get it. Sometimes, all we need is a companion in the dark. A voice that doesn’t rush us to “move on,” but instead sits with us, honors the pain, and helps us make meaning.

If you or someone you love is grieving, here are six powerful podcast episodes that offer just that. These episodes explore grief through storytelling, science, personal experience, and deep compassion. You don’t have to listen to them all at once. Just start where you feel drawn.

1. Creating a Companionship with Grief

Podcast: All There Is with Anderson Cooper
In this moving episode, journalist Anderson Cooper opens up about the loss of his family and what it means to create an ongoing relationship with grief. Instead of treating it like something to overcome, he explores how we can live with it—without losing ourselves in it.

A gentle, deeply human reminder that grief doesn’t go away—but it can change shape.

2. A Brain Surgeon’s View of Grief

Podcast: Made for This with Jennie Allen – Guest: Dr. Lee Warren
Dr. Lee Warren is a neurosurgeon and a grieving father. In this heartfelt episode, he shares the intersection of medicine, faith, and personal loss. His story offers a grounded, thoughtful look at what happens when the unimaginable becomes your reality.

For those who want both intellect and soul in their grief journey.

3. Moving Through Grief

Podcast: The Allender Center Podcast
This episode explores how we can metabolize grief in a way that honors our stories rather than suppresses them. Dr. Dan Allender offers reflections on how trauma, loss, and healing intersect—and how grief isn’t a detour, but a doorway.

A powerful conversation for anyone feeling stuck or unsure how to keep going.

4. Grieving Through the Lens of Attachment

Podcast: What’s Your Grief
This episode takes a psychological lens to grief, looking at how our early attachment patterns shape the way we process loss. It’s insightful, validating, and helps make sense of why grief looks different for everyone.

Perfect for those who want to understand the “why” behind their emotional responses.

5. Motherless Daughters, 25 Years Later

Podcast: Grief Out Loud – Guests: Hope Edelman & Brennan Wood
This conversation with author Hope Edelman and Brennan Wood revisits the themes of Motherless Daughters, decades after it was first published. It’s about growing up without a mother, how grief evolves over time, and how we carry our loved ones with us.

Tender, resonant, and especially comforting for those who’ve lost a parent.

6. The Neuroscience of the Grieving Brain

Podcast: Good Mourning – Guest: Dr. Mary-Frances O’Connor
Grief changes your brain—and understanding that can be a relief. Neuroscientist Dr. Mary-Frances O’Connor explains how our brains process loss, why grief feels so disorienting, and what’s happening neurologically when we’re missing someone deeply.

Insightful and affirming for those looking for a scientific perspective.

Final Thoughts

There’s no “right” way to grieve but we don’t have to do it alone. These podcast episodes offer comfort, education, and the reminder that your experience is valid. Grief isn’t a problem to solve. It’s a story to honor.

If you're walking through loss, I hope one of these episodes speaks to you—right where you are.