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 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 | Apr 29, 2026 | Beyond the Loss
When a child dies, we expect grief. What we don’t expect… is that grief itself will be judged. Not openly. Not directly. But in the quiet ways people respond— in the phrases meant to comfort… in the comparisons no one admits they’re making… and in the subtle...
