You're listening to 3 in 30 takeaways from Mom's episode 186.

Helping your kids connect with someone you've loved and lost.

Welcome to 3 in 30, a podcast for moms who want to create more meaning in motherhood.

Each 30-minute episode will feature three doable takeaways for you to try at home with your

family this week.

I'm your host Rachel Nielsen.

Thank you so much for being here.

My mother passed away from breast cancer when I was 19 years old and every year on her birthday

I try to do something special to honor and remember her.

Well, on the day this episode goes live, Monday, June 14th, it is actually my mom's 66th

birthday.

So today's podcast topic of remembering our loved ones who passed away feels so special

and timely for me and yes, I saved this episode for her birthday on purpose.

Whether or not you've lost a parent, you've probably lost someone in your life who is

special to you, a grandparent or even a child, a spouse or a sibling or a treasured family

friend.

If you're anything like me, you may feel a yearning to keep that loved one close and

to introduce your children to them in ways that are meaningful and long lasting.

I think today's episode will give you lots of ideas for how you can do that.

I'm thrilled to be interviewing Dara Kurtz, a mother of two young adult daughters who also

had the devastating experience of losing her mother to cancer when she was in her formative

years.

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