
Nothing Happens for a Reason
Hosted by Claire · Claire Andrus
5.0from 56 ratings
- 31
- Episodes
- 5
- Transcribed
- 56
- Ratings
- 2025
- First episode
- 18
- YouTube views
About Nothing Happens for a Reason
Nothing Happens For A Reason is a podcast offering an unfiltered look at grief, loss, and navigating life after profound heartbreak. Host Claire Andrus, a griever as well as a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC), creates a space free from empty f*cking platitudes, acknowledging the messy reality of grief and fostering connection through shared experiences. Join Claire as she challenges the societal discomfort around discussing grief through interviews with amazing guests to explore the often-lonely journey of grief.
- Publisher
- Claire Andrus
- Category
- education · health & fitness · society & culture
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- Yes
- First episode
- 7 May 2025
- Latest episode
- 23 Jul 2026
Latest episodes
5 of 31 episodes have a transcript.

23 Jul 2026TRANSCRIPT
S3 E10- "Nobody Teaches Us This Stuff": Surviving Cumulative Grief and the Business of Death

16 Jul 2026
S3 E9- Grieving What Might Have Been: Partner Loss and Stolen Futures

9 Jul 2026
S3 E8- Thick Thighs, Tattoos, and Sibling Suicide: Healing Miles for Teddy
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S3 E10- "Nobody Teaches Us This Stuff": Surviving Cumulative Grief and the Business of Death
Published 23 Jul 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] You know, how do advanced directives come into play? And the after, which is funeral planning, some grief resources, all of the things that, you know, come after. And that's sort of the paperwork stuff, how to ask for more time off, different, you know, resources and podcasts and books that have been helpful in my grieving process. So a lot of it has been firsthand experience. The new phase that I really want to start to lean into is hearing from other people about those hacks and things that they found, loopholes and You know, things that have made the process easier for them that we just don't know because they literally do not teach us this stuff. […]
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- Ashley
- Jon
- Jen Hoye
- Staci
- Samantha Baker
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- YouTube views
- 18
- Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025
- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 5.0 / 5
- 25 ratings
- Spotify
- 5.0 / 5
- 31 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 62 / 100
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- Quality
- 79
- Social presence
- 0
- YouTube
- 63
- Engagement
- 51
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Claire host the show. Published by Claire Andrus.
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