by Cait Medugno
Growing Up Grieving — a place where grief is complicated, humor is necessary, and speaking your griefy truth is always encouraged. Cousins Cait Medugno and Alyssa Shepard team up as cohosts to dive even deeper into the messy, emotional, and sometimes absurd realities of grief. With each episode, they explore how loss impacts relationships, identity, and everyday life—bringing in guests with powerful stories for unfiltered perspectives.
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November 24, 2025
<p>Season 2 comes to a close, and we’re sending it off with a full-hearted, full-volume celebration. In this finale, Alyssa and Cait revisit the guests, the stories, and the conversations that shaped one of our most transformative seasons yet. We dig into the episodes that moved us, surprised us, challenged us, and reminded us why this community matters so deeply.</p><p><br></p><p>This season also brought new energy and new traditions—from our unfiltered Would You Rather: Grief Edition to our soul-honest Speak Your Griefy Truth segment (and mantra.) We’re talking about what those additions brought out in us and in our guests, and why they’re definitely here to stay.</p><p><br></p><p>And of course… our four signature questions of the season. We compare every guest’s answers, explore the themes that showed up again and again, and reflect on the raw truths shared across the entire season.</p><p><br></p><p>To wrap things up, here’s a look back at every episode that made Season 2 unforgettable:</p><p><br></p><p>SEASON 2 EPISODE LIST</p><ul><li> S2E15 — Meet Your New Cohost: Alyssa’s Grief Story</li><li> S2E16 — Flipping the Script: Revisiting Cait’s Grief Story</li><li> S2E17 — Grief + Relationships: The Fallout, the Friction, and the Few Who Stay</li><li> S2E18 — Don’t Say That! What to Say (and Not Say) to Someone Who Is Grieving</li><li> S2E19 — 5 Unusual Grief and Burial Customs From Around the World</li><li> S2E20 — Stephanie Swanson Chang: Bold Truths from a Bereaved Mother</li><li> S2E21 — Grief, Loss, and a Higher Calling with QueenAvius: The Hopeful Strategist</li><li> S2E22 — From Loss to Legacy: Paula Garrant and The Reid Landry Garrant Foundation</li><li> S2E23 — Caregiving, Grief, and Everything That Comes After with Sara Tomaselli</li><li> S2E24 — The Grief No One Talks About: Pet Loss with RealTalkLaz</li><li> S2E25 — Widowhood, Grief, and Rebuilding with Rachel Guida</li></ul><p><br></p><p>It’s reflective, heartfelt, a little chaotic in the best way—and a tribute to everyone who trusted us with their stories this season. Here’s to the griefy goodness we created together… and to what’s coming next.</p>
November 17, 2025
<p>For our final guest of Season 2, we sit down with someone deeply woven into the heart of this podcast — Cait’s sister, Rachel Guida. Rachel shares the story of losing her husband, Mark Guida, who passed away in April 2025 after a courageous battle with biliary (bile duct) cancer. </p><p><br></p><p>She brings us into the layered world of anticipatory grief: with financial planning, the difficult but necessary conversations about funeral wishes, and the emotional preparation that begins long before a loss becomes real.</p><p><br></p><p>To live her life and “not die along with him” - that sentiment has helped her continue pushing forward while navigating caregiving, decisions, and the slow shift into a life she never imagined for herself.</p><p><br></p><p>Rachel also speaks openly about what it was like to unexpectedly stumble into dating again — a vulnerable, complicated, and deeply human part of rebuilding her life after loss.</p><p><br></p><p>A reminder that even in the darkest chapters, your story isn’t over.</p>
November 10, 2025
<p>In this episode of Growing Up Grieving, Cait and Alyssa sit down with Laz Becerra, host of The Real Talk Laz Podcast, for a conversation that’s equal parts heartfelt and hilarious. </p><p><br></p><p>We dive into the world of pet loss—a kind of grief that’s often dismissed or misunderstood—and Laz shares the story of losing his first dog, the one who started it all. Together, we talk about disenfranchised grief, coping mechanisms, and why mourning a pet can hit just as hard as any other kind of loss.</p><p><br></p><p>And don’t worry—between the tears and truths, there were plenty of laughs. Because sometimes the best way to talk about grief… is to laugh right through it!</p><p><br></p><p>Tune in for a real, raw, and unexpectedly funny conversation about love, loss, and the paw prints they leave behind.</p>
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Growing Up Grieving — a place where grief is complicated, humor is necessary, and speaking your griefy truth is always encouraged.
Cousins Cait Medugno and Alyssa Shepard team up as cohosts to dive even deeper into the messy, emotional, and sometimes absurd realities of grief. With each episode, they explore how loss impacts relationships, identity, and everyday life—bringing in guests with powerful stories for unfiltered perspectives.
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