Two Mothers, One Aché: A Grief Dialogue

By Yvette Dávila, Dionne C. Monsanto

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What does grief sound like when it’s spoken out loud? Two Mothers, One Aché: A Grief Dialogue invites listeners into intimate, transformative conversations about love, loss, and what it means to keep living after the unimaginable. Hosted by Dionne C. Monsanto and Yvette Dávila—two mothers bound by grief after the deaths of their children, Siwe (15) and Dasan (26)—the podcast centers honesty over closure and presence over answers. Rooted in faith, culture, and lived experience, the show explores grief in its many forms: child loss, identity shifts, estrangement, rage, remembrance, and renewal. Through storytelling, guest voices, and ritual-inspired reflections, Dionne and Yvette create a sacred space where sorrow and joy are allowed to coexist. This is not a guide to “getting through” grief. It’s a companion for sitting with it—where vulnerability is honored, healing is non-linear, and love continues beyond loss. Join the conversation on Instagram @2mothers1achepod.

Episode Date
Rituals, Remembrance & Anniversaries: Carrying Our Loved Ones Forward
Jun 30, 2026
Grief and Afterlife (Re-release)
Jun 23, 2026
Grief and Religion with Dr. Rios (Re-release)
Jun 16, 2026
From Blight to Beauty: A Conversation with Mama Shu (Re-release)
Jun 09, 2026
What Do I Say (Re-release)
Jun 02, 2026
Ambiguous Grief and Relationship Loss
May 26, 2026
Grief in the Body: A Conversation with Myra Sack
May 19, 2026
Grief & Pregnancy Loss with Adrienne Bailon-Houghton
May 12, 2026
Grief and Joy with Grace Harry
Apr 28, 2026
Healing in Real Time
Apr 21, 2026
RE-RELEASE: Listeners Letters
Apr 07, 2026
RE-RELEASE: Changing the Grief Narrative with Bun B
Mar 31, 2026
Grief and Memorializing Love with special guest Posdnuos
Mar 17, 2026
Grief and Pregnancy Loss (Part 2)
Mar 10, 2026
Grief and Pregnancy Loss (Part 1)
Mar 03, 2026
Turning Pain Into Purpose
Feb 24, 2026
Listener Letters: What Grief Asks of Us
Feb 17, 2026
Grief and Afterlife
Feb 10, 2026
Grief and Suicide Prevention
Feb 03, 2026
Ambiguous Grief: Relationship Loss
Jan 27, 2026
What Do I Say?
Jan 20, 2026
Grief and Religion with Dr. Rios
Jan 13, 2026
Community & Isolation
Jan 06, 2026
Grief and Addiction (Part 2)
Dec 18, 2025
Grief and Addiction (Part 1)
Dec 16, 2025
Love, Faith & Spirituality in Grief
Dec 09, 2025
Changing the Grief Narrative with Bun B
Dec 02, 2025
Grief and the Body
Nov 25, 2025
Rituals, Remembrance and Anniversaries
Nov 18, 2025
Motherhood and Loss
Nov 11, 2025
Defining Grief
Nov 04, 2025
Meet the Hosts: Kitchen-Table Beginnings
Oct 28, 2025
Introducing Two Mothers, One Aché: A Grief Dialogue
Oct 23, 2025