Listen: Good Grief. Podcast, Episode 6
We’re told to grieve alone, in private, but why? In the sixth episode of the Good Grief. Podcast, Watershed Voice’s Aundrea Sayrie discusses what grief is, how we do it, and why we need others to witness it.
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Listen: Good Grief. Podcast, Episode 5
We hear it all the time: just give it time. In the fifth episode of the Good Grief. Podcast, Watershed Voice’s Aundrea Sayrie unpacks what happens when we stop waiting for the pain to disappear and start intentionally tending to the places that still hurt.
Listen: Good Grief. Podcast, Episode 4
In the fourth episode of the Good Grief. Podcast, Watershed Voice’s Aundrea Sayrie examines one of the biggest misconceptions about grief – "[it] only happens when someone dies." "As I reflected I realized something that on one hand, the level of grief I experienced losing my mom was unlike anything I had ever experienced. But on the other, it was quietly familiar. "Not in its intensity. But in its depth. In its ache. I began to recognize grief at the edge of nearly every significant loss I'd experienced since childhood. I simply hadn't known to call it grief."
Listen: Good Grief. Podcast, Episode 3
In the third episode of the Good Grief. Podcast, Watershed Voice's Aundrea Sayrie explores one of the most common misconceptions surrounding grief: the Five Stages of Grief. "Many of us have searched for ourselves somewhere between denial, anger, bargaining, depression, and acceptance, wondering why our grief didn't seem to follow the 'right' order. The truth may surprise you."
Listen: Good Grief. Podcast, Episode 2
In the second episode of the Good Grief. podcast, Watershed Voice's Aundrea Sayrie shares the deeply personal reason behind her passion for grief education, healing, and emotional wellness. "Grief is not one thing. It is not one emotion. It is not one dimensional. Looking back, I realize grief has been a quiet companion for much of my life. Not only through death, but through survival."
Listen: Good Grief. Nano Learning Podcast
In this first episode of the Good Grief. Nano Learning Podcast, Watershed Voice's Aundrea Sayrie begins by exploring what grief is, and what it isn't. Together, you'll unpack common misconceptions, challenge unrealistic expectations, and create space for honest conversations about healing, loss, and life after change. Whether you're grieving the loss of a loved one, a relationship, your health, a dream, or another significant life transition, you're welcome here. Aundrea's hope is that each short episode leaves you feeling seen, informed, and a little less alone.
Good Grief. The Mother Wound, Part Six
In The Mother Wound, Part Six, Watershed Voice columnist Aundrea Sayrie writes, "Many mothers carried wounds no one ever helped them unpack. "Some were parenting while grieving. Some were surviving a dark reality while mothering. Some were trying to love from places within themselves that had never fully been loved gently either. "And while that does not erase the pain some children experienced, it does create room for something many people eventually wrestle with as adults: "The realization that their mothers were human long before they were 'mom.'"
Good Grief. The Mother Wound, Part Five
In The Mother Wound, Part Five, Watershed Voice columnist Aundrea Sayrie writes, "Eventually there comes a moment where a person has to decide, 'Do I carry this pain forever, or do I begin finding a way to free myself from it?' "Because forgiveness is not for the other person. It is for you. For your peace of mind. For your ability to move forward without carrying the same emotional burden forever."
Good Grief. The Mother Wound, Part Four
Watershed Voice columnist Aundrea Sayrie’s new series “Good Grief.” explores how loss lives in everyday lives, and its impact on mental health. In The Mother Wound, Part Four, Sayrie writes, "Sometimes the body carries what the mind learned to minimize" but "healing begins when we realize that the nervous system can learn new experiences too."
Good Grief. The Mother Wound, Part Three
Watershed Voice columnist Aundrea Sayrie’s new series “Good Grief.” explores how loss lives in everyday lives, and its impact on mental health. In The Mother Wound, Part Three, Sayrie writes that "children should not have to earn gentleness" because "they deserved it all along." And when they don't receive that care, it leads to self doubt and shame as they grow older.
