Why Women Need to Talk About Grief, Loss & Healing
Today Lisa McCarty joins the conversation to talk about the stories women often carry in silence — grief, miscarriage, infertility, caregiving, mental health, motherhood, and the complicated realities of healing.
Lisa is a journalist, writer, and grief educator whose work has been featured in major publications including The New York Times, The Washington Post, New York Magazine, and more. Through her writing, she brings honesty and clarity to topics that many people struggle to talk about openly.
In this conversation, Lisa shares how losing her father while becoming a mother shaped her work, why writing became a way to process grief, and how sharing her personal story helped other people feel less alone. She also opens up about her experience with infertility, four miscarriages in one year, the diagnosis that changed everything, and the emotional toll that continues even after a successful pregnancy.
This episode is a deeply honest conversation about women’s health, loss, resilience, advocacy, and the importance of creating safe spaces where women can tell the truth about what they are going through.
Whether you have experienced grief, pregnancy loss, infertility, caregiving, anxiety, or simply a hard season of life, this conversation is a reminder that you are not alone — and that your story matters.
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00:00 — Introduction
00:48 — Why Lisa Started Writing About Grief
01:19 — Losing Her Father While Becoming a Mother
03:27 — How Sharing Grief Helped Her Feel Less Alone
04:31 — A Complex Father-Daughter Relationship
06:10 — Writing Personal Essays vs. Reported Stories
08:26 — Four Miscarriages in One Year
09:50 — The Devastating Reality of Recurrent Pregnancy Loss
11:39 — The Diagnosis That Changed Everything
14:42 — Finally Getting Answers and Trying Again
15:14 — The Mental Health Toll of Infertility
16:10 — Being Reminded of Loss at Every Doctor’s Visit
17:52 — Why Sharing Women’s Health Stories Matters
18:24 — Helping Other Women Advocate for Themselves
20:27 — Why Women Need Better Access to Information
21:22 — The Lack of Emotional Support During IVF
23:38 — Social Media, Misinformation & Women’s Health
26:09 — Why Reliable Medical Information Matters
30:15 — Why We Avoid Talking About Loss and Mental Health
31:31 — Breaking the Stigma Around Women’s Emotions
32:37 — Caregiving, Boundaries & Normalizing Hard Conversations
33:58 — The Piece That Changed Lisa the Most
35:27 — Anxiety, Motherhood & Learning Boundaries
37:14 — Advice for Anyone in a Hard Season
39:16 — Where to Find Lisa McCarty
39:38 — Closing Thoughts
