Friendship IRL: Real Talk About Friendship, Community, and What It Actually Takes
Friendship IRL: Real Talk About Friendship, Community, and What It Actually Takes
Alex Alexander
Grief and Friendship: Showing Up After Infant Loss with Michelle Valiukenas
54 minutes Posted Feb 5, 2026 at 12:00 pm.
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When Michelle Valiukenas lost her daughter Colette after being born at 24 weeks, the grief was devastating – and this grief had real effects on her friendships, both good and bad. In today’s episode, Michelle and I talk about the evolution of relationships through all of life’s ups and downs and the value of showing up imperfectly. Shortly after recording, my own friends lost their son in the NICU, and I felt uncertain how to go about sharing this episode; I decided to release it because my f...