Ep 161: Between the Lessons: The Human Curriculum on Grief, Spirituality, and Growth at Midlife.
Some of life's most important lessons don't happen in classrooms. They happen in grief in midlife during heartbreaks and in healing. Life doesn't stop teaching us once we leave the classroom. Some of the most powerful lessons come in midlife—through loss, healing, spiritual questioning, and moments that ask us to slow down and truly listen. on this episode of Get a G.R.I.P. with Coach Elix, we're joined by Susan Chung Fontaine; humanities educator, podcaster, and co-host of Between the Lessons—for a deeply reflective conversation about spirituality, grief, health, and the quiet lessons life teaches us along the way. With over 50 years of combined experience in education, Susan brings wisdom not just from teaching but from living. In this conversation, we explore grief as a teacher, spirituality as an evolving journey, healing while still showing up for others, and what it means to live intentionally in the spaces between life's biggest moments. This is a conversation about humanity, reflection, and the lessons that stay with us long after the bell rings. Because grief can become a teacher. Midlife can become a mirror. And spirituality can become an anchor. And the lessons we gather along the way don't just shape how we live—they shape how we love, lead, and show up for others.