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Holding the Light: Sharing Hope After Child Loss is a podcast for grieving parents, siblings, family and friends navigating life after the loss of a child.
Co-hosted by bereaved mother and her son Monica and Colby Charette, this podcast offers honest conversations about child loss, grief, and healing. Through personal stories, guest interviews, and reflections, we explore what it means to carry and witness grief, find connection, and live with love after unimaginable loss. Whether you are a grieving parent, sibling, family member or supporting someone through child loss and seeking to better understand grief, this podcast provides comfort, validation, and hope.
Topics include:
· living with child loss
· grief after losing a child
· supporting bereaved families
· navigating relationships and family grief
· finding meaning and legacy after loss
We are here to say their name with you. You are not alone. Together, we are Holding the Light.
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Pattie Gallant Part 2: Painting Beauty with His Ashes
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Jun 11, 2026 |
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Pattie Gallant: Anticipatory Grief
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May 11, 2026 |
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Joyce Vigue-Morrissette: Caregivers Grieve Too
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Apr 11, 2026 |
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Jessica Ashe: When Grief Finds Its Voice
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Mar 11, 2026 |
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Holly Caron: Grief Has No Timeline
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Feb 11, 2026 |
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Zorimar Bentancourt: Murder Can't Silence A Mother's Love
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Dec 11, 2025 |
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Chris Wilson: A Father's Grief
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Nov 11, 2025 |
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Monica Charette: 11 Things I Wish Someone Had Told Me About Child Loss
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Oct 11, 2025 |
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Aiden Deans: Self-Reflection After Sibling Loss
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Sep 11, 2025 |
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Jennifer Oldham: Holding On, Letting Go (Keeping Kindness for Hallie)
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Jun 11, 2025 |
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Janice Deans: Life Beyond Loss From Overdose
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May 11, 2025 |
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Lena Hann: Living Life More Fully After Child Loss
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Apr 11, 2025 |
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Darlene Sforza: Finding My Purpose Amidst Layered Grief
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Mar 11, 2025 |
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Margaret Reilich-Godino: Adolescent Sibling Loss
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Feb 11, 2025 |
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Sarah Kilch Gaffney: Grief Doesn't Take a Holiday
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Dec 11, 2024 |
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Samantha Banerjee: My PUSH for Preventing Stillborn Babies
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Nov 11, 2024 |
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Monica Charette: 10 Things I Have Learned About Grief In 10 Years
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Oct 11, 2024 |
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Vicki Roy: My Brother Was More Than a Victim of a Mass Shooting
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Sep 11, 2024 |
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Sandy Fisher: If I Knew Then What I Know Now (Loss By Suicide)
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Jun 11, 2024 |
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Rob Reider: The Sad Dads Club
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May 11, 2024 |
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Mary Alexandre: Balancing Grief with Joy
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Apr 11, 2024 |
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Julie Brown: Writing and My Grief Evolution
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Mar 11, 2024 |
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Susan Cloutier: Surviving the Loss of My Son and Husband
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Feb 11, 2024 |
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Debbie Reynolds: Living After the Loss of My Children
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Dec 11, 2023 |
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Annette McCoy: Coming to Terms with Suicide
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Nov 11, 2023 |
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Dawn Prime Watson: Surviving My Son's Suicide Without Blame
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Oct 11, 2023 |
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Cidny Bullens: As Long As You Love (A special interview with our podcast theme song singer-songwriter, and fellow parent of child loss)
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Sep 11, 2023 |
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Tom Howard: A Father's Reflection on Grief & Healing
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Jun 11, 2023 |
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Taryn Murray: Finding Personal Peace After Child Loss
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May 11, 2023 |
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Kirstie Martin: Grief & My Mental Well-Being
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Apr 11, 2023 |
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Charlie Hartman: Losing My Only Child
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Mar 11, 2023 |
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Lisa Reilich: Surrendering to My Grief
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Feb 11, 2023 |
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Deb Roberts: Mourning My Son With A Nation
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Dec 15, 2022 |
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Amber Poulin: Childhood Cancer & Grief
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Dec 01, 2022 |
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Mark Jose: Holiday Grief
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Nov 15, 2022 |
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Cathy Langlais (Amanda's & Chris's Mom from Episode 11): My Story
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Nov 01, 2022 |
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Amanda Garay: Losing My Brother to Suicide
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Oct 15, 2022 |
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Monica Charette: My Grief Season
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Oct 01, 2022 |
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Helen Beesley: Giving the Gift of Life
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Sep 15, 2022 |
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Holly MacKenzie: Surviving My Only Sibling
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Sep 01, 2022 |
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Stephanie Bartholomew: The Grief Secretary Part 2 (Long After the Funeral)
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Aug 15, 2022 |
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Stephanie Bartholomew: The Grief Secretary Part 1 (The First Days & Weeks)
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Aug 01, 2022 |
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Jeanine Deas: Still to Be Born
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Jul 15, 2022 |
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Ann Ryan: Learning to Live Again
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Jul 01, 2022 |
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Ed Gould: A Father's Loss
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Jun 15, 2022 |
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Emily Bessey: Finding Space for Grief and Gratitude After Losing a Second Child
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Jun 01, 2022 |
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Linda Hartkopf: Grieving a Child Lost to Addiction
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May 15, 2022 |
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Holding the Light Trailer: Our Story
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May 15, 2022 |