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Grieving the Loss of a Friend | Hannah Rumsey on Platonic Love, Storytelling, and Healing
Description
What happens when your soulmate isn't a romantic partner — but your best friend — and they're suddenly gone?
In this heart-opening episode, I sit down with writer, performer, and podcast host Hannah Rumsey to explore the often-overlooked pain of grieving the loss of a friend. After losing her friend Lauren in a tragic accident, Hannah found herself in a grief no one seemed to understand — one without rituals, recognition, or even language.
Through storytelling, personal reflection, and a profound spiritual experience, Hannah turned her heartbreak into Friends Missing Friends, a community and podcast for those who have loved and lost a friend.
🧠 We talk about:
- Why society often dismisses friend grief
- The power of platonic love and chosen family
- How creativity and storytelling can help us heal
- What not to say to someone who’s grieving a friend
- Signs from the other side — and how they help us stay connected
Whether you’ve lost a childhood best friend, a soul friend, or someone you drifted from before they passed — this episode is for you.
🔗 Links & Resources:
🎧 Listen to Friends Missing Friends
https://www.friendsmissingfriends.com
📸 Follow Hannah on Instagram
@friendsmissingfriends
📧 Contact Hannah
friendsmissingfriends@gmail.com
📝 Subscribe to Brian’s Substack for More
https://grief2growth.substack.com
💬 We'd Love to Hear From You
Have you lost a friend and felt your grief wasn't acknowledged? What helped you cope?
👉 Share your story in the comments
👉 Email Brian at hello@grief2growth.com
👉 Join the conversation on Substack
You've been listening. You're doing the work. But there's still this feeling that you're circling the same place.
Maybe you've thought about working with me one-on-one. Maybe something's held you back.
I get that. And I want you to know there's still a place for you.
All of it, pay what you want. You decide what it's worth. Nobody gets turned away because of money.
The International Association for Near-Death Studies or IANDS will host its annual conference at the Hyatt Regency in Bellevue. The event features an all-star lineup of keynotes like Proof of Heaven Author Eben Alexander, MD, and Dying to Be Me Author Anita Moorjani. I Early bird registration rates are available through July 15.
Visit IANDS.org to register
The International Association for Near-Death Studies or IANDS will host its annual conference at the Hyatt Regency in Bellevue. The event features an all-star lineup of keynotes like Proof of Heaven Author Eben Alexander, MD, and Dying to Be Me Author Anita Moorjani. I Early bird registration rates are available through July 15.
Visit IANDS.org to register
Want to go deeper? My Substack is where I share solo essays on grief, consciousness, and continuing bonds — thoughts that don't always make it into the podcast. It's also home to a community of listeners who get it, because they're living it too. Free to subscribe. Find it at substack.com/grief2growth.
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