Grief After Dark
Grief After Dark
D; Micki
Commentary about grief, love, life, and resilience. Lifelong friends D Anaya and Micki Hassemer explore the depths to which grief can sink into our beings while discussing how they survive, and how they live. Join us as we share our life adventures, love, beer, wine and laughter.
More Than the Sum of Our Grief
D and Micki wind down the Season 5 journey just in time for a solid 2026 New Year's rest. Join us for a reminder and a moment of gratitude that we are all SO much more than what we do.
Dec 26, 2025
44 min
Bonus: Messaging Grief and The Next Generation(s)
Join D and Micki in some revelations about the messaging we are inundated with these days, including ways information gets passed on and what that's looking like for both the older and younger generations.
Dec 23, 2025
29 min
Parental Grief
Join D and Micki in a conversation about the loss of aparent - or the idea of one - be it to death or choice. The processing of this deep and specific wound, as with so many types of grief, is a life-long experience. We’re here for it.
Dec 9, 2025
46 min
Abusive and Estranged Grief
Join D and Micki as they confront some very complicated grief. The confusion of mourning an abusive relationship. The pain of being estranged, even when you know you’re better off without them. It's hard. Community matters.
Dec 3, 2025
34 min
Relationship Grief
Grief is in all parts of our lives, and can be especially hard to navigate in relationships of any kind. Join D and Micki to observe just some of the many angles of love and loss.
Nov 18, 2025
49 min
Hormonal Grief Part Deux
In the first Hormonal Grief episode, D and Micki explored some of the struggle around life changes, particularly when there isn't much by way of cultural rites of passage to help ease the experience. In Part Deux, we take a look at how we can each create our own rites through how we interact with our community, and how we care for, speak to and view ourselves. There is so much beauty to be found. Let's celebrate.
Nov 4, 2025
43 min
Witchin' Ain't Easy - The Halloweenisode
What can we say - it's a magical time of year and deserves it's own episode! Join D and Micki to talk about all things autumn: shifting, quieting, ritualing, eating, grieving, rinse and repeat. It ain't easy but it sure can be lovely sometimes. Especially when we can appreciate it together.
Oct 28, 2025
53 min
Hormonal Grief
AKA The Hormonisode! D and Micki invite you to the big chat about the great adventure of being a woman of a certain age. May you find some new tips and tricks and feel the camaraderie within the hormonal grief.
Oct 21, 2025
49 min
Bonus: Intimate Questions
D and Micki explore the Gottman Card Decks - an app full of interesting questions to build connection, intimacy and understanding. Take it home, take it to heart, learn more about us, about other loved ones, and most importantly about you. Turn towards.https://www.gottman.com/couples/apps/
Oct 14, 2025
34 min
Where Is This Grief?
Grief can often have massive influence on our bodies. Join D and Micki in a chat about ways that grief affects and resides in the body - how that works and ways to work through it.
Oct 7, 2025
51 min
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