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On the 21st of June 2026, this podcast turns four years old. In this anniversary episode, I step away from the interview format to speak directly to the people who have made this show what it is: the guests who gave their time and their honesty, and the listeners who showed up week after week — in the hardest seasons of their lives — and kept listening.

This episode is a thank-you, a reflection, and a request. I talk about what four years of conversations about grief and trauma have taught me, what I have witnessed in the impact these conversations have had on listeners, and what I am asking of this community as we move into year five.

If this podcast has ever helped you — even once — this episode is for you. And if you know someone who is grieving, please share it with them.

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Chapters:
00:00 Welcome
00:49 Today's episode
4th anniversary
02:26 Part 1: The guests
05:10 Part 2: What I have witnessed in these conversations
07:44 Part 3: What this has made possible for listeners
10:50 Part 4: A request
12:15 Please leave a review

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In this final mini-series episode, I reveal and revisit number one — the most listened-to episode in the podcast’s history: my conversation with Turiya Hanover on the loss of significant partners in life.

Turiya is the co-founder of Path Retreats and the Path of Love process, a therapist and course leader with over five decades of experience. In Episode 4, she speaks from inside fresh grief — the recent loss of her beloved partner Maja — while also bringing the hard-won wisdom of having lost her husband Welf suddenly and unexpectedly in 1981. And from inside that grief, she shares what came to her: Love Is All. The love does not go. The separation is real, but love overcomes it.

This is the conversation that launched a community. Four years and over 180 episodes later, it is still the one listeners return to most.

Listen to the original episode: Episode 4 — Turiya Hanover | The Loss of Significant Partners in Life

Also listen to: E26 — Grief in the First Year and Coming Out of Trauma | E64 — Grief, Trauma, Essence, Connection and Safety

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Chapters:
00:00 Welcome
00:49 Today's episode
01:27 Welcome to the Mini Series
02:50 Top 10 - Number 1
03:17 About Turiya Hanover
04:12 Turiya's biography
Why this episode is special to me
09:00 Why is this episode at Number 1?
10:37 Why it resonated with listeners

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In this mini-series episode, I revisit number two in the top ten most listened-to episodes: Episode 1 — the very first conversation I ever recorded for this podcast — with Rachel Tenpenny on why and how healing is possible after loss.

Rachel’s twin daughters, Aubrey and Ellie, were born in 2008 and died a few days after their birth. In the years that followed, she made a promise to them: to learn how to heal after loss and share what she learned. She is a grief expert, emotional well-being specialist, and life-after-loss coach who believes — with hard-won certainty — that grief is not forever, and that healing is a choice available to anyone willing to make it.

This is where the podcast began. Four years and over 180 episodes later, it remains one of the most listened-to conversations in the show’s history.

Listen to the original episode: Episode 1 — Rachel Tenpenny | Why and How Healing Is Possible

Also listen to: E50 — Cultivating Healing Versus Coping Mechanism | E88 — Grieving Parents 10 Years Later

If this podcast is helping you, please consider leaving a 5-star review — it helps more people find this content when they need it most.

Chapters:

00:00 Welcome
00:49 Today's episode
01:27 Welcome to the Mini Series
02:50 Top 10 - Number 2
03:17 About Rachel Tennpenny McGonigle
04:27 Grief is not forever
06:23 What resonated with me
07:20 Why it resonated with listeners

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• 💜 For Grievers – Resources
  https://nathaliehimmelrich.com/grief-trauma-support/
• 💜 For Supporters – Supporting someone https://nathaliehimmelrich.com/supporters-resources/
• 💜 Books – Explore books on grief and healing https://nathaliehimmelrich.com/books/
• 💜 Support – Offers - free and paid
  https://nathaliehimmelrich.com/free-resources-hub/