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When my pause became a pivot when our family lost Lexie, our beagle and first baby. I open season two with the full story—what happened at the vet, the seven days we were gifted, and why grief didn’t follow any tidy stages. This isn’t a eulogy; it’s a field guide to holding purpose, parenting, and small business dreams alongside a very human heart.
In this episode, I talk about the many faces of loss—pets, loved ones, relationships, health, jobs, community—and why the five stages of grief are more a weather report than roadmap. I share how broken heart syndrome showed up in my body, the research that helped me normalize the chaos, and practical ways to support someone in the first weeks: listen to their story, handle small tasks, press pause on big decisions, and invite reminiscing so memory can heal. You’ll hear the sentence that gave me peace in the car, the songs that turned into prayers, and the rituals that brought us back to the present when the house felt too quiet.
Lexie left us with everyday wisdom: unconditional love doesn’t keep score, simple joys are not small, presence can do what words can’t, and living in the moment is a muscle we can train. That’s the energy I’m bringing back to the show—gentle courage, honest reflection, and tools that work on hard days. If you’re grieving or walking with someone who is, consider this your place to breathe and rebuild one simple practice at a time.
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*Hone, Lucy PHD. (2017). Resilient Grieving. The Experiment, LLC.

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