264) The Impact Losing a Child Can Have on Relationships

About this episode

The episode discusses the impact of losing a child on relationships through a conversation between Maureen Kafkis and Alex Castenada.

In this episode I speak with Alex Castenada who is the owner of the painting company that painted our new home in SB. Alex and I struck up a friendship working together and he shared a terribly sad story of losing a child. We discussed how it impacted his relationship with his wife at the time and how he has approached new relationships since then. We decided what he was offering could be helpful to other people in a similar situation, so we made it into a podcast episode. Alex and I or...

People in this episode

Host: Maureen Kafkis

Guest: Alex Castenada

Topics covered

• grief
• relationships
• loss of a child
• friendship
• coping mechanisms

Keywords

• loss
• child
• relationships
• grief
• coping
• friendship
• impact

Mentioned in this episode

Places: SB

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