Losing Both Parents Changed Everything | Tara Accardo on Navigating Life With Grief

About this episode

Tara Accardo discusses navigating life after the loss of both parents and finding joy amidst grief.

How do you navigate life after multiple losses and still make space for joy, purpose, love, and hope? In this deeply honest conversation, grief and soul purpose coach Tara Accardo joins Nina Rodriguez to explore what it means to live through layered grief, traumatic loss, and major life transitions while rebuilding your sense of self. After losing both of her parents to cancer within six months, navigating the isolation of the 2020 pandemic, experiencing heartbreak, grieving the loss of her b...

People in this episode

Host: Nina Rodriguez

Guest: Tara Accardo

Topics covered

• grief
• loss
• mental health
• self-discovery
• resilience
• hope

Keywords

• grief
• loss of parents
• mental health
• self-discovery
• hope
• resilience
• trauma

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