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Child loss, spoken with care.
Losing a Child: Always Andy's Mom gives bereaved parents room to tell the story in their own time. The conversations move gently through depression, faith, support groups, and the hard permission to have a good day again.
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Losing a Child: Always Andy's Mom is a grief podcast shaped by testimony more than instruction. Its center is the death of a child and the life that has to be rebuilt around that absence. The conversations are quiet but not distant. Parents speak at length about who their children were, what happened, and what changed in the months and years that followed. Marci Larson, Andy's mom, brings the perspective of someone who is also living inside that loss. That matters. Guests are not asked to package their pain into clean lessons, and the show often lets a memory wander before it becomes useful. Recent episodes include follow-ups with parents who first appeared earlier in their grief, giving listeners a rare view of how sorrow changes without disappearing. A father describes the permission to have a good day while still carrying the loss of his son. Chantal's parents remember the morning when everything changed and speak honestly about depression, PTSD, and the long work of becoming themselves again. Gwen's live-stream conversation turns toward peer-led support groups and different ways people learn through grief. Other episodes make space for faith, purpose, sponsorships in memory of children, and the comfort of hearing another parent say the hard thing plainly. The show is not polished in a glossy sense. It is careful. The pacing leaves room for tears, repetition, uncertainty, and small moments of recognition. Its practical side is grounded in community: support groups, educational series, listener contact, and resources for parents who need more than a sympathetic phrase. Its emotional side is just as important. It understands that grief may come less often with time while still arriving with full force. For bereaved parents, the show can feel like sitting beside someone who will not rush the story. For friends and relatives, it offers a more honest sense of what support can require.
Made for: For bereaved parents, especially mothers and fathers looking for honest conversations with others who understand child loss. It also suits family members, friends, and supporters who want to show up with more patience and less fear.
What sets it apart: The show pairs lived grief with practical community support, allowing parents to speak in full, imperfect stories rather than brief advice segments. Follow-up episodes make room for grief over time, not just in the first raw aftermath.
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.
Based on 6 episodes we listened to · September 2026
Marci Larson turns candid conversations with bereaved parents into a clear, compassionate account of how grief changes over time.
Losing a Child: Always Andy's Mom gives bereaved parents room to describe both the death of a child and the life that follows it. Marci Larson guides intimate interviews with mothers and fathers, responding from her own experience while allowing each guest's account to set the…
Grief gets no tidy ending here, but Marci Larson helps you find room for a good day.
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A mother's surgical regret opens into a careful conversation about love, steadiness, and the afterlife of what-ifs.
This grief-focused episode finds its clearest force in a mother's regret over the moment she tried to look strong for her frightened son. Aaron, Kenan Cahill's mom, remembers how he usually faced surgeries with a happy-go-lucky spirit, then returns to the heart surgery that…
Ray's dad recalls grieving at the hospital and again at a friend's son's wedding.
Taylor remembers driving to the hospital, still trying to take in what had happened to his son Ray. He encouraged his wife through the delivery, then broke down and cried with her. Later, at a friend's son's wedding, grief caught him again: Ray would never get married.
Jonquilyn Hill chases one listener question per episode to the experts who can answer it.
Three hosts and psychologist Dr Emily talk vulnerability, therapy, and imperfection with guests.
Fearne Cotton interviews guests like Boy George and Bryony Gordon about mental health and identity.
Dr. Joy Harden Bradford pairs therapy insight with Black TV recaps, maternal health, and history.
Marci Larson interviews Aaron, mother of Kenan Cahill, a YouTube star who died at 27 from complications of mucopolysaccharidosis.
Marci Larson interviews Samantha, a mother five months into grieving the death of her son Raiden, exploring the early stages of child loss.
Marci Larson introduces Dave, a fellow podcaster and father who lost a child, and reads a sponsorship message from a listener honoring her daughter's birthday.
Marci Larson introduces Lindsay, Mason's mama, who shares her experience of losing a child and her presence on TikTok, recorded near Mason's birthday and death anniversary.
Marci Larson interviews Erin, Brennan's mom, about her experience losing a child, with a focus on the role of music in grief.
Episode 330 of Losing a Child: Always Andy's Mom follows Taylor, Ray's dad, as he talks with Marci Larson about father grief after stillbirth.
Marci Larson introduces Matthew, Noah's dad, and says his book is meant to help families navigating child loss and the communities trying to support them.
Episode 343 of Losing a Child: Always Andy's Mom is a live-stream Q&A with Gwen that centers on Marci Larson's February break from weekly interviews and what that reset changed.
Marci Larson introduces Angie, Jake's mom, to share her story of losing a child and navigating grief.
Marci Larson introduces a follow-up episode with Samantha, Raiden's mom, who returns to discuss her grief journey after initially appearing early in her loss.
Marci Larson shares how two signs from God, including an email from a guest and an unexpected donation, confirmed her decision to continue the podcast after a pause.
John and Shelly, from Alberta, Canada, tell Marci Larson how 18-year-old Chantal went from golf, Friends, and a "trucker laugh" to brain-tumor treatment.
Stephanie, Kian’s mom, returns to Marci Larson’s episode 338 of Losing a Child: Always Andy’s Mom to revisit Kian’s medical life, death in 2017, and the purpose she found afterward.
Marci Larson introduces Taylor, Ray's dad, who shares his perspective on grieving the loss of a child, highlighting the challenges men face in discussing grief.