{"podcast":{"title":"Losing a Child: Always Andy's Mom","slug":"losing-a-child-always-andy-s-mom-252545","podcast_index_feed_id":252545,"rss_url":"https://andysmom.libsyn.com/rss","website_url":"http://andysmom.com","image_url":"https://static.libsyn.com/p/assets/e/e/8/9/ee898b2cff452f8ee55e3c100dce7605/UPDATEDalwaysandysmom.jpg","author":"Marcy Larson, MD","episode_count":363,"summary":"When pediatrician mom of three, Marcy Larson's 14 yo son, Andy, was killed in a car accident in 2018, she felt like her life was over. In many ways, that life was over, and a new one forced to begin in its place. Come alongside her as she works through this journey of healing. She discusses grief and child loss with other grieving parents and those who work to help them in their grief. This podcast is for grieving parents and well as those who support them.","last_synced_at":"2026-09-04T00:22:05.651956+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/losing-a-child-always-andy-s-mom-252545"},"episode":{"title":"Episode 343: Not Alone - Gwen & Marcy","slug":"episode-343-not-alone-gwen-marcy","published_at":"2026-04-09T12:49:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/losing-a-child-always-andy-s-mom-252545/episode-343-not-alone-gwen-marcy","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/losing-a-child-always-andy-s-mom-252545","url":"https://andysmom.libsyn.com/episode-343-not-alone-gwen-marcy","audio_url":"https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/andysmom/343_-_QA_With_Gwen_-_Final.mp3?dest-id=1436963","summary":"We are not meant to do this alone. That is the thread that runs through every moment of this conversation, and these are the words Gwen chose to close with, because they are simply true. This episode is a replay of our recent live Q&A, a chance to follow up on the four-week educational series Gwen so graciously offered in February while I took a much-needed step back. We talk openly about what that break was like for me, why I needed it, and what I learned from it, including the hard-won lesson that even sacred work can wear you down if you never put it down, even for a little while. From there the conversation opens up into something larger. We talk about the value of support groups, of finding someone a few miles ahead of you on this road and letting them show you that it is possible to keep going. We talk about the difference between the raw, gut-wrenching suffering of early grief and the longing that comes later — the stone in your pocket that never goes away but changes shape over time. And we talk about why hearing someone else's story, knowing someone else feels exactly what you feel, can be the one small thing that makes a grieving parent feel just a little less alone. Gwen also shares a story from her recent vacation that stopped me in my tracks, the story of a ten-year-old girl on a beach, a grieving mama watching from a distance, and a moment that could only have been arranged by God. If you missed the educational series from February, those episodes are available in the feed — Episodes 334 through 337. And if you would like a discount code for private sessions with Gwen, simply reach out to either of us at marcy@andysmom.com or gwen@grief-guide.com and we will get that to you. Because we are not meant to do this alone. And we never have to.","meta_description":"We are not meant to do this alone. That is the thread that runs through every moment of this conversation, and these are the words Gwen chose to close wit…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3087,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/losing-a-child-always-andy-s-mom-252545/episodes/episode-343-not-alone-gwen-marcy/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/losing-a-child-always-andy-s-mom-252545/episode-343-not-alone-gwen-marcy.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}