Even in crisis, parents fight for a good life. Blair Young is one of them. This week’s episode, we talk about parenting through uncertainty, finding support, and how Courageous Parents Network makes a difference. The episode is out: watch.comfortingclosure.com/advocate-chi...

Clinicians bring knowledge. But parents move mountains. This week, Dr. Chrissy Salley shares why families are the most powerful voices in pediatric care. Full episode Thursday: www.comfortingclosure.com/multimedia #EndOfLifeDoula #DeathDoula #ParentAdvocacy

Trust your gut... especially when the medical team doesn’t. Blair Young shares what it took to be heard as a parent in pediatric palliative care. Full episode Thursday at www.comfortingclosure.com/multimedia or on your favorite podcast platform. #EndOfLifeDoula #PediatricCare #ParentAdvocate

“Grief doesn’t go away. But purpose gives it somewhere to go.” Blair Young lost her son. Now she supports other families through Courageous Parents Network. Full episode Thursday: www.comfortingclosure.com/multimedia #DeathDoula #EndOfLifeDoula #PediatricGrief

Vince has been living with HIV for 40 years and now faces care systems that still haven’t caught up. The episode is out: watch.comfortingclosure.com/aging-with-h... or on your favorite podcast platform. #AgingWithHIV #LGBTQHealth #HealthcareEquity #DeathDoula #EndOfLifeDoula

“40 years later, and the system still isn’t ready for us to die.” Vince aged with HIV, but the support systems didn’t. Full episode Thursday: www.comfortingclosure.com/multimedia or on your favorite podcast platform. #HIVAging #EndOfLifeDoula #HealthcareEquity #DeathDoula #LGBTQVoices

“You can’t give them more time. Don’t waste the time they have.” Vince reminds us that the most basic act of care – listening - matters most when time is short. Full episode Thursday: www.comfortingclosure.com/multimedia #HIVCare #PalliativeSupport #EndOfLifeDoula #DeathDoul

HIV didn’t just affect one group. This Thursday, we share the stories too often forgotten. The episode is coming: www.comfortingclosure.com/multimedia or on your favorite podcast platform. #HIVAging #InclusiveCare #HealthEquity #EndOfLifeDoula #DeathDoula

“The fear was everywhere. Even the doctors were afraid of us.” Vince remembers the early days of HIV; what it meant to be seen as untouchable, and what survival has required ever since. The episode is out: watch.comfortingclosure.com/aging-with-hiv #HIVAging #LGBTQVoices #DeathDoula

“Why do we wait until the funeral to speak the truth?” Vince’s work reminds us to celebrate people while they’re still here. The episode is out: watch.comfortingclosure.com/aging-with-hiv or on your favorite podcast platform. #HIVAging #GriefSupport #EndOfLifeDoula #DeathDoula

“They said Asians couldn’t get HIV. I believed them.” Vince was young and chasing his dreams. Then came the diagnosis. Full episode Thursday at www.comfortingclosure.com/multimedia #DeathDoula #EndOfLifeDoula #HIVAIDS

“How long do I have to live?” Vince was 28. The doctor said he wouldn’t make it to 30. He did. And now he’s telling the story. Full episode Thursday at www.comfortingclosure.com/multimedia #DeathDoula #EndOfLifeDoula #HIVAIDS

“I never had the gift of death denial.” Sarah Hill shares how loss shaped her calling and what it really means to be a death doula. Full episode Thursday: www.comfortingclosure.com/multimedia #DeathDoula #EndOfLifeDoula #GriefCare

What does a death doula actually do? Sarah Hill and I answer that in this week’s episode - with honesty, heart, and a little humor. Full episode Thursday: www.comfortingclosure.com/multimedia #DeathDoula #EndOfLifeDoula #GriefCare

This episode explores how families hold the weight of anticipatory grief while moving through everyday routines. The episode is out: watch.comfortingclosure.com/pediatric-ho... or on your favorite podcast platform. #EndOfLifeDoula #DeathDoula #AnticipatoryGrief

Tasha’s child knew she was dying. She just needed Tasha to say it too. This week’s episode is about the truth kids carry and how speaking it out loud can soften the fear. Full episode Thursday: www.comfortingclosure.com/multimedia or on your favorite podcast platform.

“I’m grieving memories we haven’t even made yet.” Tasha speaks about anticipatory grief, the milestones she may never get to see. Full episode Thursday: www.comfortingclosure.com/multimedia or on your favorite podcast platform. #EndOfLifeDoula #DeathDoula #AnticipatoryGrief

They got her on a surfboard. In a wheelchair. In Hawaii. For a moment, she wasn’t a patient, just a kid. New episode this Thursday: www.comfortingclosure.com/multimedia or on your favorite podcast platform. #EndOfLifeDoula #MakeAWish #PediatricHospice

You do everything right. And still, you're not in control. What happens when love outpaces medicine? The episode is out: watch.comfortingclosure.com/pediatric-ho... or on your favorite podcast platform. #GriefSupport #HospiceCare #EndOfLifeDoula #DeathDoula

“We did everything right. We did everything possible. And still, no diagnosis.” When answers never come, how do you keep showing up? The episode is out: watch.comfortingclosure.com/pediatric-ho... or on your favorite podcast platform. #EndOfLifeDoula #DeathDoula #PediatricHospice

“It was scary. We were doctors… and still, we were terrified.” Dr. Tasha Faruqui shares what it’s like to be both caregiver and parent when nothing makes sense. Full episode Thursday: www.comfortingclosure.com/multimedia #EndOfLifeDoula #DeathDoula #PediatricHospice

She’s vibrant. Unfiltered. Hilarious. And deeply loved. This Thursday, Dr. Tasha Faruqui talks about parenting a child in hospice and seeing her daughter as more than a diagnosis. Full episode: www.comfortingclosure.com/multimedia #EndOfLifeDoula #DeathDoula #PediatricHospice

This Thursday, Dr. Tasha Faruqui shares her story of pediatric hospice, anticipatory grief, and mothering through the unknown. Full episode at: www.comfortingclosure.com/multimedia #EndOfLifeDoula #DeathDoula #PediatricHospice

This Thursday, Dr. Tasha Faruqui shares her story of pediatric hospice, anticipatory grief, and mothering through the unknown. Full episode at: www.comfortingclosure.com/multimedia #EndOfLifeDoula #DeathDoula #PediatricHospice

This week’s episode with Luke’s Purpose founder Ashley Meyveci explores the intersection of grief and financial trauma. The episode is out: watch.comfortingclosure.com/financial-bu... or on your favorite podcast platform. #ChildLoss #GriefSupport #EndOfLifeDoula #DeathDoula #FuneralCosts

You're in shock. Then they hand you a bill. Ashley shares how Luke’s Purpose helps grieving parents navigate the unthinkable. The episode is out: watch.comfortingclosure.com/financial-bu... or on your favorite podcast platform. #EndOfLifeDoula #DeathDoula #ChildLossSupport

“He was light. He was joy. He was perfect.” I sit with Ashley of Luke’s Purpose to explore the weight of child loss and the unexpected financial burden grieving parents often face. The episode is out: watch.comfortingclosure.com/financial-bu... #EndOfLifeDoula #DeathDoula #GriefSupport

You’re not just grieving your child; you’re grieving everything they never got to do. In conversation with Ashley of Luke’s Purpose, we discuss grief after child loss, and why connection and compassion truly matter. Full episode Thursday: www.comfortingclosure.com/multimedia

In this episode, Ashley Meyveci of Luke’s Purpose and I explore layered grief after child loss, and what real support looks like. Full episode Thursday: www.comfortingclosure.com/multimedia or your favorite podcast. #EndOfLifeDoula #DeathDoula #GriefSupport

Grief is easier to carry when someone’s already walked the path. Ashley Meyveci created Luke’s Purpose to help families with funeral costs and grief support after child loss. Full episode Thursday: www.comfortingclosure.com/multimedia or on your favorite podcast platform. #DeathDoula

Some families don’t hold a funeral right away. Or at all. Three days. No call. Just stillness. The episode is out: watch.comfortingclosure.com/grief-in-fam... or on your favorite podcast platform. #PrivateGrief #FuneralCare #EndOfLifeDoula #DeathDoula

Glass in their hair. Faces to rebuild. Families waiting. Sometimes grief isn’t just emotional - it’s physical. The episode is out: watch.comfortingclosure.com/grief-in-fam... or on your favorite podcast platform. #GriefSupport #CaregivingMatters #EndOfLifeDoula #DeathDoula

Every family member brings their own grief language. It’s how we respond that determines whether we pull apart or together. watch.comfortingclosure.com/grief-in-fam... or on your favorite podcast platform. #GriefMatters #FamilySupport #GriefJourney #EndOfLifeDoula #DeathDoula

You don’t move on from grief. You move forward with it. In this episode, we explore how grief lives in families - how we carry it, how it shifts, and how it shapes our lives. The episode is out: watch.comfortingclosure.com/grief-in-fam... or on your favorite podcast platform. #GriefSupport

Grief doesn’t always start at the end. In this week’s episode, Joe Stinson reflects on the long goodbye of caring for his grandson. Full episode Thursday at www.comfortingclosure.com/multimedia or on your favorite podcast platform. #AnticipatoryGrief #GriefSupport #EndOfLifeDoula #DeathDoula

“Grief isn’t a problem to fix; it’s something to sit with.” This week’s episode is about giving ourselves space to feel, without rushing to move on or explain. Full episode Thursday: www.comfortingclosure.com/multimedia #EndOfLifeDoula #DeathDoula #GriefSupport

“You’re not just grieving this loss - you’re grieving all of them.” This week’s episode is about complex grief, how old pain resurfaces, and what families can do to support each other when things feel messy. Full episode Thursday: www.comfortingclosure.com/multimedia #DeathDoula #GriefSupport

"If it smells like urine, walk out." That was Tracey's first rule when searching for memory care. What followed was heartbreak, hard decisions, and a journey too many walk alone. The episode is out: watch.comfortingclosure.com/dementia-car... or on your favorite podcast platform.

“Death isn’t scary. It’s sacred.” Tracey Scheffler sat beside her mother’s bed for a week, witnessing death not as fear, but as love. The episode is out: watch.comfortingclosure.com/dementia-car... or on your favorite podcast platform.

“They’re going to fire me. I keep forgetting things.” When Tracey’s mom said those words, everything changed. This week, we talk about caregiving, dementia, and what it means to love through loss. Full episode Thursday: www.comfortingclosure.com/multimedia #EndOfLifeDoula #DeathDoula

Eight thousand dollars a week to keep her mom safe at home. This week on Comforting Closure, Tracey Scheffler shares the emotional, financial, and personal toll of caregiving through late-stage dementia. Full episode Thursday: www.comfortingclosure.com/multimedia

They sent a bill. Do you really owe it? Before you pay, pause. In this episode, we talk about what an EOB really means and how to challenge surprise charges with guest Martine Brousse. The episode is out: watch.comfortingclosure.com/push-back-me... or on your favorite podcast platform.

“You don’t owe a dime for that checkup.” Preventive care is your right, not a privilege. This Thursday on Comforting Closure, we discuss how to advocate for yourself when faced with unexpected medical bills. www.comfortingclosure.com/multimedia #MedicalBilling #PatientAdvocacy #DeathDoula

“I didn’t choose that ambulance, but I got the $4,000 bill.” When you're sick, the system still sends the bill. This Thursday, I talk with Martine Brousse about medical billing injustice and how to push back. www.comfortingclosure.com/multimedia #DeathDoula #EndOfLifeDoula #MedicalAdvocacy

“Love doesn’t mean signing away your savings.” What does it really mean to become a guarantor for someone’s care? Full episode Thursday: www.comfortingclosure.com/multimedia or on your favorite podcast platform. #EndOfLifeDoula #DeathDoula #CaregiverSupport #MedicalBillingHelp

You don’t need a plan. Just a single note. A quiet sentence. The smallest action can move you from “someday” to “I’ve begun.” The episode is out: watch.comfortingclosure.com/personalvill... or on your favorite podcast platform #SoloAging #EndOfLifeDoula #StartWithOneStep

Unless you both die at the same time, one will be alone. This week’s episode is a tender conversation about what it means to age, and grieve, without a partner. How do we prepare for what we quietly know is coming? watch.comfortingclosure.com/personalvill... or on your favorite podcast platform

Your kid turns 18 and you lose legal access. At 18, your child becomes an adult in the eyes of the law, and HIPAA regulations mean you no longer have automatic access to their medical records. This week, Steve Gurney and I discuss why conversations about healthcare proxies are essential.

“I never thought I’d enjoy talking about end-of-life issues.” This week, Steve Gurney joins me to talk about solo aging, intentional living, and how these conversations can be surprisingly life-affirming. Full episode Thursday: www.comfortingclosure.com/multimedia #SoloAging #deathdoula

That moment you realize… there’s no one lined up. This week I talk with Steve Gurney about the caregiving wake-up call, and how we can build a support system that feels right for us. Full episode Thursday: www.comfortingclosure.com/multimedia #SoloAging #EndOfLifeDoula #PersonalVillage