Neva Coleman - Grief That Grows With You

Neva Coleman - Grief That Grows With You

Neva Coleman was only a few months old when her father was killed on 9/11. In this episode of Ghosted, we talk about what it means to grow up with a loss you can't remember but can never escape. While many people say grief gets easier with time, Neva shares how her grief has almost worked in reverse, becoming more complicated as she's gotten older and learned more about the father she never had the chance to know. We talk about the unique challenges of grieving someone lost on 9/11, a tragedy that feels both deeply personal and publicly owned. From working in the World Trade Center to navigating the assumptions, politics, and strange behaviors that surround the day, Neva offers a perspective few people get to hear. We also dive into sobriety, identity, and the versions of ourselves we leave behind. Because for Neva, being ghosted wasn't just about losing her dad, it was also about grieving former versions of herself as she got sober and continues to grow into the person she's becoming. It's thoughtful, funny, honest, and a conversation about grief in all its forms.

Betsy Kaplan - Tragedy and Chaos

This week on Ghosted, I’m joined by Betsy for a conversation about grief, healing, and learning to hold two truths at once. After losing her dad to suicide and navigating the chaos of loving someone struggling with alcoholism, Betsy shares how she built Grief, Sweat & Tears into a movement and community for grievers everywhere. We talk about radical acceptance, honoring complicated relationships, carrying grief into major life moments like her wedding, and how she’s found herself in the happiest season of her life while still deeply grieving her dad. This episode is honest, nuanced, heartbreaking, hopeful and such a special conversation about what it means to love, lose, and keep living.

Jessica McBee Gardner - The Ugly Parts of Grief

This week on Ghosted, Jessica shares an incredibly honest conversation about grief, mental health, and what it means to keep going after unimaginable loss. Within the last six years, Jessica lost her mom, dad, and brother. In this episode, she opens up about each loss, the anxiety and emotional weight that followed, and the ugly parts of grief that people don’t talk about enough. She also vulnerably shares her experience spending time in a mental health facility and how grief can impact every part of your life. This conversation is raw, transparent, heartbreaking, and hopeful all at once. It’s a reminder that struggling does not make you broken, and even in the darkest moments, there is still a way through. More than anything, this episode beautifully honors Jessica’s family while shining a light on mental health and the reality of living with grief.

Carys Anderson-Jones - Beyond The Surface

In this episode of Ghosted [https://www.instagram.com/ghostedbygrief/?utm_source=chatgpt.com], we go beyond the surface. Cary opens up about losing his brother to suicide and how that loss changed the way he views mental health, relationships, and the conversations we avoid having. Together, we talk about grief, vulnerability, the pressure to say “I’m fine,” and why honest connection matters more than ever. This conversation is raw, emotional, and a reminder that healing starts when we stop keeping everything at surface level.

Riki Zahn - Making Healing Cool

Riki lost her dad at eleven. At the time, all she wanted was to feel normal again. In this episode, we talk about what it’s like to grow up with grief and how that experience evolves as you do. What felt confusing and isolating as kids shows up differently in adulthood, in friendships, relationships, and the way we process emotions. We get honest about the tragedy of losing our dads young, the pressure to “be okay,” and the things people say (and shouldn’t say) when someone is grieving. Riki also shares how she turned her pain into purpose through After Hours Club, creating spaces where mental health feels accessible, real, and even… cool. This is a conversation about loss, but also about growth, connection, and what it means to rebuild something beautiful from it.