Holding the Light
Child loss, universally, has been called the single, most devastating experience a family can face. It is a very personal journey, with no handbook for survival. Sharing our stories of love and loss offers validation, hope, and healing. Join Monica and Colby Charette in a very unique, mother-and-son podcast, as they share their personal grief journey, and those of others, with intimate interviews each episode that offer powerful experiences, candid advice for friends, retrospective lessons learned, insight and encouragement, and everything in-between. If you have experienced child loss, or care about someone who has, we invite you to hold the light with us, and keep coming back for inspiration and hope.
Podcasting since 2022 • 32 episodes
Holding the Light
Latest Episodes
Monica Charette: 10 Things I Have Learned About Grief In 10 Years
October 11, 2024 marks 10 long years since Cassidy died. She would be 27 this year. I never thought I’d still be here, but here I am. Not only have I survived, but I have learned to live again, just differently. I’m living WITH my grief. This e...
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Season 3
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Episode 31
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25:08
Vicki Roy: My Brother Was More Than a Victim of a Mass Shooting
**This conversation includes references to violence, including experiences of a mass shooting, traumatic grief, and other details unsuitable for young children. This recording is prohibited from being copied or reproduced without permission.***...
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Season 3
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Episode 30
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46:30
Sandy Fisher: If I Knew Then What I Know Now (Loss By Suicide)
There is something to be said about a mother’s intuition. Sandy Fisher knew something was wrong the day her 18-year-old son, Scott Junior, died by suicide. He had just entered college. Now, after 18 years of grieving his loss, and even an attem...
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Season 3
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Episode 29
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44:01
Rob Reider: The Sad Dads Club
Navigating life after child loss is hard enough without the gender-based stereotype that men must somehow be strong and overcome their grief. After the devastating loss of his daughter Lila to stillbirth, Rob Reider has created a space to he...
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Season 3
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Episode 28
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43:34
Mary Alexandre: Balancing Grief with Joy
When your child dies, it’s so hard to accept that every part of their existence is no longer possible. Mary Alexandra felt this deeply after her daughter Celina died, as life, inevitably, moves forward. This kind of grief, never goes away. But ...
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Season 3
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Episode 27
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39:36