Getting Through Today

About Getting Through Today

Welcome to the Getting Through Today podcast. I'm Brita, come along with me as I share my story of the ups and downs through chronic illness and depression all while being a mother of five. I know healing is possible and through every phase there is beauty, even if we don't always see it at the time. I have found the beauty in being broken and have come out stronger because of it. I know what it feels like to just get through one day at a time.

Publisher

Brita Bigler Peterson

Category

health & fitness

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

10 Jan 2025

Latest episode

25 Sept 2026

Latest episodes

32 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   25 Sept 2026

   Keeping My Eyes Above the Waves: Loving and Losing Amber

   It’s been a while since I’ve been able to sit down and record a podcast episode. This past year has been one of the hardest and most heartbreaking seasons of my life, and for a while, I simply didn’t have anything left to give. In this deeply personal episode, I share the story of Amber, the young woman who came into our home more than 14 years ago and became family. She was my friend, my little sister, someone I loved like a daughter, and the birth mother of our youngest daughter, Avery. I share pieces of our unexpected adoption story, Amber’s battle with glioblastoma, the realities of caregiving, the beautiful memories we were able to make along the way, and what life has felt like since losing her. I also talk about the strange ways grief shows up. Sometimes it’s tears. Sometimes it’s exhaustion. Sometimes it’s staying so busy you don’t realize how much you’re hurting until a song comes on and suddenly everything you’ve been holding inside comes pouring out. This episode isn’t about having grief figured out. I definitely don’t. It’s about loving someone deeply, losing them, allowing yourself to feel whatever comes next, and learning how to keep your eyes above the waves when life doesn’t turn out the way you desperately wanted it to. If you’re grieving, caregiving, exhausted, angry, questioning, or simply trying to breathe your way through a hard season, this episode is for you. You don’t have to turn your pain into purpose today. Sometimes you just have to take the next breath, love the people in front of you, and keep getting through today.

2. 

   17 May 2026

   From Olympic Glory to Brain Injury Recovery - A Conversation with Former Team USA Bobsledder William Person

   Episode 31: This episode has been a long time coming, and I’m so grateful to finally share it with you. A few months ago, I had the opportunity to sit down with former Team USA Olympic bobsled athlete William Person for a conversation that was raw, heartbreaking, eye-opening, and deeply hopeful. After years competing in one of the most physically demanding sports in the world, William began experiencing severe depression, vertigo, confusion, debilitating headaches, memory loss, and symptoms connected to repeated brain trauma and CTE-like damage. In this episode, we talk about: The hidden cost of elite athletics Mental health struggles and invisible injuries Losing teammates and friends to CTE-related suffering The impact brain injuries can have on identity and daily life Finding hope through Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy (HBOT) His mission to help athletes and veterans access healing and support William’s story is powerful, honest, and incredibly important. Whether you’re an athlete, caregiver, someone navigating chronic illness, or simply trying to understand the deeper layers of mental and physical healing, I believe this conversation will stay with you. This episode includes conversations about depression, suicidal thoughts, traumatic brain injury, and mental health struggles. Please listen with care and take care of yourself while listening.

3. 

   3 Feb 2026

   Coals, Legos, and Grass: Why Every Struggle Deserves Compassion

   Welcome to Season 2… starting a little later than planned, and honestly, that’s okay. In this episode, I’m giving myself permission to begin again, even when life doesn’t go according to schedule. Today I’m diving into how we compare our struggles to others. Whether you feel like you’re walking on pavement, grass, Legos, or burning coals, the truth is, we’re all walking through something hard. This episode is a gentle reminder to stop minimizing your pain just because someone else’s looks different. We talk about seasons of life, the pressure to keep creating when it feels impossible, and how to give ourselves credit for showing up in the ways we can — even if it's messy or slow. This one is for anyone who’s in the middle of a tough season, trying to keep going while holding a lot.

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YouTube views

5,324

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

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Podcast Authority Score: 45 / 100

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YouTube

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