Summary: A comprehensive, scannable guide to podcasts supporting parents through child, infant, and pregnancy loss. Created by Just Enduring, this guide categorizes podcasts on child loss and offers compassionate recommendations for bereaved families seeking voice, community, and practical healing tools on their own terms.
Podcasts for Child Loss & Grief
Finding Comfort in the Silence: Child Loss Podcasts for Grieving Parents
When the house feels too quiet or the weight of grief makes reading exhausting, podcasts offer a gentle companion. Listening to another parent who understands the unbearable loss of a child allows us to feel connected without requiring anything in return – no forced conversations, no masking our pain, and no need to explain the unexplainable.
Grief can make us feel completely isolated, but hearing someone else give language to our pain reminds us that we are not carrying this darkness alone.
At Just Enduring, we have curated a collection of active, ongoing podcasts specifically dedicated to navigating child, infant, and pregnancy loss. Every show featured in this guide is actively publishing content, ensuring that you are connecting with living, active support communities.
Child Loss Podcasts Categories
Select a child loss category podcast below to see suggested podcasts.
Pregnancy & Infant Loss
The Worst Girl Gang Ever
Hosts:
Bex Gunn & Laura Buckingham
Description
Offers candid, empathetic, and unfiltered conversations that strip away taboos around miscarriage, TFMR, and early loss.
Apple
Spotify
Cry It Out Loud!
Hosts:
Chasing the Rainbows Non-Profit
Description
Delivers honest conversations on surviving birth trauma, loss, and sustaining marriages through severe grief.
Apple
Spotify
Navigating Baby Loss
Hosts:
Jennifer Senn
Description
Provides compassionate guidance, shared stories, and practical tools to help mothers navigate the grief, guilt, and isolation following stillbirth or late pregnancy loss.
Apple
Spotify
Child & Youth Loss
Always Andy’s Mom
Host:
Marcie Larson
Description
Openly explores child loss across all ages and causes through comforting interviews with grieving parents and grief specialists.
To listen to the podcasts that feature Just Enduring co-founders Nick & Martha McGeehon and Ben & Lara Gillham, check out the following episodes:
Apple
Spotify
Worst Club Ever
Host:
Allie Kramer
Description
Explores the raw, unspoken realities of life after losing a child through deeply honest conversations and expert insights.
Apple
Spotify
Other Podcasts on Grief
When Grief Comes Home
Hosts:
Erin Leigh Nelson; Colleen Montague LMFT; Brad Quillen
Description
Created by family bereavement specialists, this resource guides parents on how to carry their own profound heartbreak while nurturing surviving siblings and protecting family resilience.
Apple
Spotify
Grief Out Loud
Hosts:
The Dougy Center
Description
Produced by a leading center for grieving children and families, this podcast covers the nuances of loss—from sudden death to long-term bereavement. It offers practical advice for both grieving individuals and the surrounding support network (friends, extended family, and community) on how to talk about death, hold space, and process loss without cliché responses.
Apple
Spotify
All There Is
Hosts:
Anderson Cooper
Description
A deeply intimate series exploring the emotional landscapes of grief, family dynamics after a loss, and the shared burden carried by surrounding friends and relatives.
Apple
Spotify
Frequently Asked Questions Podcasts for Child Loss
How can listening to podcasts help with child loss grief?
Listening to podcasts allows you to process emotions privately without the pressure of speaking or explaining your feelings. Hearing other parents articulate the exact thoughts, guilt, or emptiness you feel helps normalize your experience and breaks down emotional isolation.
What should I do if a podcast triggers intense emotional distress?
Give yourself full permission to pause or stop listening. Grief is not a test of endurance. Keep listening sessions short, choose episodes with clear titles, and ground yourself in a safe space afterward.
Are these podcasts appropriate for surviving siblings or relatives?
While most focus primarily on parental grief, shows such as When Grief Comes Home specifically address raising surviving children through sibling loss. We encourage reading episode show notes to determine if the topic fits your family’s needs.
You Don’t Have to Walk This Alone
At Just Enduring, we know that audio content is just one piece of your healing toolkit.
Ways Just Enduring can support you:
- Explore our directory of child loss resources
- Contact us for guidance or connection
- Learn how to support other grieving parents
- Help us reach more families through giving or volunteering
Written by Ben Gillham
This page was written by Ben Gillham, President and Co-Founder of Just Enduring. Like many on our team, Ben’s dedication to this mission is rooted in the personal reality of child loss, specifically the loss of his son, Jackson.
By combining first-hand experience with a mission to help parents live and love after the loss of a child, Ben ensures that Just Enduring’s support remains shaped by the actual journey of grief, rather than just the theory of it. At Just Enduring, we believe the most powerful help comes from those who have walked this path themselves.