Why Women Need to Talk About Grief, Loss & Healing
Today Lisa McCarty joins the conversation to talk about the stories women often carry in silence — grief, miscarriage, infertility, caregiving, mental health, motherhood, and the complicated realities of healing.
Lisa is a journalist, writer, and grief educator whose work has been featured in major publications including The New York Times, The Washington Post, New York Magazine, and more. Through her writing, she brings honesty and clarity to topics that many people struggle to talk about openly.
In this conversation, Lisa shares how losing her father while becoming a mother shaped her work, why writing became a way to process grief, and how sharing her personal story helped other people feel less alone. She also opens up about her experience with infertility, four miscarriages in one year, the diagnosis that changed everything, and the emotional toll that continues even after a successful pregnancy.
This episode is a deeply honest conversation about women’s health, loss, resilience, advocacy, and the importance of creating safe spaces where women can tell the truth about what they are going through.
Whether you have experienced grief, pregnancy loss, infertility, caregiving, anxiety, or simply a hard season of life, this conversation is a reminder that you are not alone — and that your story matters.
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00:00 — Introduction00:48 — Why Lisa Started Writing About Grief01:19 — Losing Her Father While Becoming a Mother03:27 — How Sharing Grief Helped Her Feel Less Alone04:31 — A Complex Father-Daughter Relationship06:10 — Writing Personal Essays vs. Reported Stories08:26 — Four Miscarriages in One Year09:50 — The Devastating Reality of Recurrent Pregnancy Loss11:39 — The Diagnosis That Changed Everything14:42 — Finally Getting Answers and Trying Again15:14 — The Mental Health Toll of Infertility16:10 — Being Reminded of Loss at Every Doctor’s Visit17:52 — Why Sharing Women’s Health Stories Matters18:24 — Helping Other Women Advocate for Themselves20:27 — Why Women Need Better Access to Information21:22 — The Lack of Emotional Support During IVF23:38 — Social Media, Misinformation & Women’s Health26:09 — Why Reliable Medical Information Matters30:15 — Why We Avoid Talking About Loss and Mental Health31:31 — Breaking the Stigma Around Women’s Emotions32:37 — Caregiving, Boundaries & Normalizing Hard Conversations33:58 — The Piece That Changed Lisa the Most35:27 — Anxiety, Motherhood & Learning Boundaries37:14 — Advice for Anyone in a Hard Season39:16 — Where to Find Lisa McCarty39:38 — Closing Thoughts
