Creating a Life Bigger Than Grief: Healing, Hope, and Purpose with Melissa Hull

Creating a Life Bigger Than Grief: Healing, Hope, and Purpose with Melissa Hull

May 24, 2026 · 1h 8m · Season 16 · Episode 9

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Melissa Hull shares her journey of healing from grief and finding purpose after the loss of her son.

What if healing from grief isn’t about moving on… but about learning how to live fully alongside it? In this deeply moving episode of The Best Ever You Show, co-hosts Elizabeth Hamilton-Guarino and Dr. Katie Eastman sit down with Melissa Hull, author of Dear Drew: Creating a Life Bigger Than Grief . Melissa shares her powerful and personal story of losing her four-year-old son, Drew, and the 25-year journey that followed. Through heartbreak, healing, and deep self-discovery, she has transformed her pain into purpose, offering a message of hope for anyone navigating loss. Together, this conversation explores what it truly means to grieve, not as something to “get over,” but as something we learn to live with, grow through, and even find meaning within. In this episode, you’ll discover: Why healing is an active choice, even in the depths of grief How to release guilt and self-blame after loss What it means to create a life that honors both love and loss Practical tools and gentle steps for navigating grief How peace can still be practiced, even in life’s most difficult moments Rooted in the shared belief from The Peace Guidebook that peace is something we practice, this…

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