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...
by sharon@sharonspano.com | Jul 17, 2026 | Beyond the Loss
What if the guilt you’re carrying is not only about what happened… but a silent question about who you are? In this episode, we step into one of the most isolating and unspoken territories of the grief journey: the silent erosion of guilt, shame, and self-blame....
by sharon@sharonspano.com | Jun 24, 2026 | Beyond the Loss
In this week’s episode of Beyond the Loss, I sat down with executive leader, scholar, and author Dr. Thomas A. Dutta for a monumental milestone: the very first interview where he has spoken openly about the death of his son, Tommy, who passed away preterm over...
by sharon@sharonspano.com | Jun 10, 2026 | Beyond the Loss
In this episode of Beyond the Loss, we dive into this complex emotional landscape. For many parents, joy after loss doesn’t show up as pure relief. It arrives tangled with loyalty, confusion, and fear—not because joy is wrong, but because navigating life after this...
by sharon@sharonspano.com | Apr 22, 2026 | Beyond the Loss
Most parents assume the hardest part of losing a child is the beginning—the shock, the funeral, and the grueling first year of firsts. And while that early season is undeniably painful, what I’ve witnessed—both personally and professionally—is this: The most complex...
