Letting Go Without Forgetting
From What’s Good About Grief by What’s Good About Grief Podcast
March 4, 2026 · 25 min · Season 2 · Episode 3
About this episode
The episode explores how to let go of loved ones while preserving their memory.
In this episode, April, Debbie and Sharon, explore one of the most tender questions in grief: How do we let go of the people we love without letting go of who they were to us? We talk about the fear that releasing the intensity of our pain somehow means we’re leaving them behind—and how, over time, we begin to understand that letting go isn’t forgetting. It’s learning to carry their memory differently. It’s shifting from holding on with white knuckles to holding them gently in our hearts. TRIGGER WARNING: Some content may be sensitive to some viewers. Listen at your own discretion.
People in this episode
Hosts: April, Debbie, Sharon
Topics covered
- grief
- letting go
- memory
- loss
Keywords
- pain
- healing
- memory carrying
Mentioned in this episode
Books & works: Letting Go Without
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