by sharon@sharonspano.com | Sep 4, 2026 | Beyond the Loss
When a child dies, immediate support floods in. Cards, flowers, phone calls, and meals fill the first few weeks. But as time passes, the crowd thins out, leaving bereaved parents to navigate a silent, altered world long after the funeral ends. In this episode of...
by sharon@sharonspano.com | Aug 28, 2026 | Beyond the Loss
In this episode, we explore one of the most unsettling, quiet aftermaths of child loss: the strange experience of being around other people and realizing you no longer feel like yourself or that you belong. From the outside, you may look completely present. You can...
by sharon@sharonspano.com | Aug 21, 2026 | Beyond the Loss
In Episode 20 of Beyond the Loss, I explore the place anger can have in the grief journey after the death of a child. I talk about the ways anger can show up quietly—in our bodies, in our relationships, in our exhaustion, or in the moments when the world seems to be...
by sharon@sharonspano.com | Aug 12, 2026 | Beyond the Loss
What happens when grief does not stay private, but becomes a part of how we lead, work, and respond to one another in the world? Welcome to Beyond the Loss: Life and Identity After a Child Dies. I’m Dr. Sharon Spano, and in this episode, I’m joined by Mindy...
by sharon@sharonspano.com | Aug 7, 2026 | Beyond the Loss
When Remembering Hurts: Navigating the Fear of Forgetting After Child Loss After the death of a child, parents carry a quiet, unspoken dread: What if the details begin to fade? We worry about losing the precise sound of their laugh, the way they walked into a room, or...
