Enduring Grief

About Enduring Grief

Enduring Grief - “Healing Practices & True Stories of Living After Loss" is a compassionate and insightful podcast dedicated to exploring the true nature of grief and loss. Hosted by Sarah Peterson, LCSW, along with frequent guests Dr. Marlis Beier and Dr. Dean Sharpe, both seasoned physicians who have spent their lives caring for others, including grievers. This podcast roots into the complex and often misunderstood journey of grieving. Through real stories, honest conversations, and expert insights, we uncover the realities of living with loss, challenging the traditional stages of grief and embracing the full spectrum of emotions that come with it. Whether you're navigating your own grief or supporting someone through theirs, "Enduring Grief" offers a space to find connection, comfort, healing practices, and practical guidance. Each episode brings a blend of personal experiences, therapeutic practices, and discussions on how to cope with the everyday challenges of loss. From answering the simple yet loaded question, "How are you?" to exploring the deeper emotional waves that come with grieving, we aim to support you through every step of living after loss. Join us weekly as we walk through this journey together, offering insights, tools, and the encouragement needed to heal. With a commitment to shifting the culture of grief through support, innovation, and awareness, "Enduring Grief" is here to remind you that there is no right or wrong way to grieve—you are free to mourn in a way that feels true to you.

Publisher

Sarah Peterson, LCSW |Fellow Griever| Founder of Clear Mourning, a nonprofit dedicated to shifting the culture of grieving| experienced in hospice care| Familiar with Grief and Loss

Category

education · health & fitness · society & culture

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

14 Oct 2024

Latest episode

14 Jul 2026

Latest episodes

32 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   14 Jul 2026

   How Each Enneagram Type Grieves and Supports Others Through Loss with Elizabeth Orr - 30

   What if understanding your Enneagram type could help you grieve with more self-compassion and support others without trying to fix their pain? In part two of this heartfelt conversation, Sarah Peterson and The Unfiltered Enneagram author Elizabeth Orr explore how Enneagram Sixes and Sevens respond to loss, fear, control, and emotional pain. They also explain how every Enneagram type can offer care while staying aware of their own habits. From setting healthy boundaries and releasing perfection to sitting with discomfort and knowing when humor is helpful, this episode offers honest, practical guidance for showing up during life’s hardest moments. Whether you are grieving a death, a relationship, a job, or an unexpected change, you will learn how presence, courage, and compassion can matter more than having the perfect words. Episode highlights: (3:27) How Enneagram Sixes experience grief, fear, and powerlessness (11:49) Why Enneagram Sevens may avoid pain through plans and activity (18:32) Supporting grief through the lens of your Enneagram type (18:59) Type Eight: Releasing control and connecting with vulnerability (24:17) Type Nine: Staying present through discomfort (28:38) Type One: Letting grief be messy and imperfect (32:03) Type Two: Setting caring and healthy boundaries (37:02) Type Three: Moving past performance toward honest connection (40:32) Type Four: Making room for breaks from emotional intensity (43:02) Type Five: Showing up without needing all the answers (48:36) Type Six: Offering courage, loyalty, and practical help (52:52) Type Seven: Reading the room before reaching for humor (54:32) How self-awareness helps us offer better grief support (58:09) Resources for discovering your Enneagram type Connect with Elizabeth: IG: https://www.instagram.com/lzjhnsnrr/?hl=en (https://www.instagram.com/lzjhnsnrr/?hl=en) https://www.instagram.com/rudeassenneagram/?hl=en (https://www.instagram.com/rudeassenneagram/?hl=en) Grab a copy of her book The Unfiltered Enneagram: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0C9Y3X6MP (https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0C9Y3X6MP) Connect with Sarah: ✅ Instagram: instagram.com/clearmourning ✅ Official Website: clearmourning.org (http://clearmourning.org) Follow us on Instagram: @ClearMourning Stay inspired with daily reflections, quotes on healing, and behind-the-scenes content from the podcast. Love What You Hear? Leave us a review on your favorite podcast platform—it helps others discover these stories of healing. And if this episode resonated with you, share it with someone who might benefit. Word of mouth is the best way to spread healing and hope.

2. 

   7 Jul 2026

   Living With Schizophrenia, Grief, and Hope: Brad’s Story of Rebuilding After Diagnosis

   What happens when grief is not tied to death, but to the life you thought you were going to have? In this honest and moving episode of Enduring Grief, Sarah sits down with Brad to talk about living with schizophrenia, losing confidence, facing stigma, and rebuilding a meaningful life one day at a time. Brad shares how medication, therapy, community, nature, and self-awareness have helped him accept his diagnosis without letting it define him. Together, they explore grief as the loss of dreams, identity, relationships, and independence, while also holding onto hope. This conversation is a caring reminder that healing takes effort, support matters, and even on the hardest days, tomorrow can still be different. Episode highlights: (0:00) Learning to let go and trust life (1:06) Expanding grief beyond death (2:15) Brad’s story of living with schizophrenia (4:35) Diagnosis, lost dreams, and rebuilding (6:48) Reality, medication, and personal responsibility (10:23) Grieving hopes, dreams, and former expectations (13:07) Mental health stigma and loss of relationships (16:41) The role of family, therapy, and community support (20:24) What Brad would tell his younger self (21:48) Relax, let go, and keep going (26:22) How to support someone facing serious mental illness (31:03) Growth through pain, support, and time (34:08) Journaling, tracking progress, and finding hope Connect with Sarah: ✅ Instagram: instagram.com/clearmourning ✅ Official Website: clearmourning.org Follow us on Instagram: @ClearMourning Stay inspired with daily reflections, quotes on healing, and behind-the-scenes content from the podcast. Love What You Hear? Leave us a review on your favorite podcast platform—it helps others discover these stories of healing. And if this episode resonated with you, share it with someone who might benefit. Word of mouth is the best way to spread healing and hope.

3. 

   30 Jun 2026

   How the Enneagram Can Help You Support Grief: Elizabeth Orr on Love, Anger, and Healing After Loss

   What if your grief response is not “wrong,” but a clue to how you learned to survive? In this warm, honest, and funny conversation, Sarah welcomes Elizabeth Orr, author of The Unfiltered Enneagram, to explore how the Enneagram can help us better understand grief, support, anger, love, and emotional shutdown. Together, they look at how different personality types may carry loss, from the fiery anger of Type 8 to the quiet weight of Type 9, the high standards of Type 1, the caregiving struggle of Type 2, and the hidden inner world of Type 5. This episode offers practical, compassionate insight for grievers and the people who love them, reminding us that grief does not have to look one certain way to be real. Episode highlights: (4:19) Clear Morning’s mission to shift grief support (5:50) How the Enneagram helps explain grief responses (7:11) What the Enneagram is and why it matters (11:43) Supporting Type 8 grievers through anger (15:51) How each type offers a gift in support (18:19) Gut center types: 8, 9, and 1 (23:41) Type 2 grief and learning to receive care (28:48) Type 3 grief and the pressure to do it “right” (32:55) Type 4 grief, meaning, and feeling misunderstood (37:36) Type 5 grief, shutdown, and the need for steady support (43:03) Enneagram resources and where to learn more Connect with Elizabeth: IG: https://www.instagram.com/lzjhnsnrr/?hl=en (https://www.instagram.com/lzjhnsnrr/?hl=en) https://www.instagram.com/rudeassenneagram/?hl=en (https://www.instagram.com/rudeassenneagram/?hl=en) Grab a copy of her book The Unfiltered Enneagram: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0C9Y3X6MP (https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0C9Y3X6MP) Connect with Sarah: ✅ Instagram: instagram.com/clearmourning ✅ Official Website: clearmourning.org (http://clearmourning.org) Follow us on Instagram: @ClearMourning Stay inspired with daily reflections, quotes on healing, and behind-the-scenes content from the podcast. Love What You Hear? Leave us a review on your favorite podcast platform—it helps others discover these stories of healing. And if this episode resonated with you, share it with someone who might benefit. Word of mouth is the best way to spread healing and hope.

Who has been a guest on Enduring Grief

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Dr Marlis Beier
• Dr Dean Sharpe
• Shanan Kelley
• Elizabeth Johnson
• Lesley Sacks

Reach and audience

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Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

15 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

6 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 42 / 100

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Quality

64

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

51

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