Unpacking the Mess is a judgment-free space for real conversations about grief, mental health, healing, relationships, and the challenges life brings. Hosted by Donna McClendon, each episode features honest stories, meaningful questions, and conversations designed to help listeners feel seen, supported, and less alone.
What if healing isn't about having everything figured out, but learning how to give yourself grace while you're figuring it out?
In Episode 5 of Unpacking the Mess, Donna McClendon closes the podcast's first chapter with a personal conversation about grief, mental health, therapy, self-forgiveness, boundaries, relationships, positive self-talk, and learning to let go of what we cannot control.
22 Sept 2026
Who Am I When They Don’t Need Me Anymore?
What happens when the roles that have defined you for years suddenly begin to change?
In Episode 4 of Unpacking the Mess, Donna McClendon sits down with her longtime friend and fellow Air Force veteran Markathy Williams for an honest, funny and emotional conversation about career loss, motherhood, identity, faith, friendship and learning to choose yourself without guilt.
8 Sept 2026
The Life I Didn't Plan: Infertility, Boundaries & Becoming Whole
In Episode 3 of Unpacking the Mess, Donna McClendon sits down with her longtime friend Patricia Muellen, entrepreneur, marketing professional, and host of Built This Way, for an honest conversation about infertility, hysterectomy, women's health, boundaries, trauma, self-worth, and learning to embrace a life that looks different from the one you originally planned.
11 Aug 2026
The Grief Addiction Leaves Behind
What happens when you're grieving someone you had already started grieving before they died?
In this deeply personal episode of Unpacking the Mess, Donna McClendon sits down with her longtime friend Sheridan Merriweather, a licensed clinical social worker, for an honest conversation about grief, parental addiction, childhood trauma, family boundaries, and healing after the loss of a parent.
28 Jul 2026
Finding Joy While Carrying Pain
In the first episode of Unpacking the Mess, host Donna McClendon introduces the heart behind the podcast and opens up about grief, mental health, veteran stability, faith, motherhood, therapy, and healing.
12 Jul 2026
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Unpacking the Mess is a judgment-free space for real conversations about grief, mental health, healing, relationships, and the challenges life brings. Hosted by Donna McClendon, each episode features honest stories, meaningful questions, and conversations designed to help listeners feel seen, supported, and less alone.
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