92. Living With Grief: Why It Never Leaves and How We Grow With It with Mandy Capehart

Author: Dr. Ashley Blackington
Published: Fri 29 Aug 2025
Episode Link: https://www.andbothpodcast.com

In this deeply honest and nourishing conversation, I’m joined by grief educator, somatic practitioner, and trauma-informed coach Mandy Capehart for a conversation that reaches far beyond loss—and straight into how we live, parent, and show up for ourselves and each other in the messiness of life.

Mandy shares her personal journey through profound grief, including the loss of her mother and the unraveling of her previous life in the wake of that loss. We talk about the myth of “moving on,” what it means to support others in grief without needing to fix it, and how accepting grief as a lifelong companion (rather than a problem to solve) opens us up to deeper compassion, rest, and wholeness.

We also explore:

How grief lives in parenting—and why modeling rest, boundaries, and vulnerability for our kids matters
The emotional labor of managing other people’s discomfort while you’re the one grieving
Why “urgent healing” is a lie and grief is never a one-and-done
What grief literacy is and how it can help us be better humans to each other
How community care (even snack prep!) is part of real support

Mandy’s work reminds us that we don’t have to be “fully put together” to be worthy of care or capable of growth. And if you’ve ever felt like you had to keep it all together while quietly falling apart, this episode is for you.

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Connect with Mandy:

Website: MandyCapehart.com

Instagram & Threads: @MandyCapehart

Twitter: @MandyCapehart

BlueSky: @mandycapehart.bsky.social

Podcast: Restorative Grief with Mandy Capehart

The Guidebook: https://amzn.to/3XiqXm9

Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/mandycapehart

Ebook (giveaway for your audience): https://www.mandycapehart.com/freeguide/

Enneagram specific ebook: https://www.mandycapehart.com/enneagramebook/

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