How Can I Cope With Ambiguous Loss?

Oversharing

Betches

Society & Culture, Health & Fitness, Education, Relationships, Mental Health, Self-improvement

4.7 • 1.9K Ratings

🗓️ 28 April 2026

⏱️ 69 minutes

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Summary

As Jordana racks up firsts with her baby girls, she’s reacquainting herself with the wondrous magic of childlike wonder and Dr. Naomi drops in with the science of why awe is emotional medicine. After a listener’s pet goes missing, she sheds her shame about the guilt she feels for letting it happen and the hosts break down the grief of ambiguous losses. Elsewhere, one Betch side-eyes a “healthy” company discount that turns out to be less of a perk and more of a pyramid-shaped red flag. Another mom is stuck in her own head about her kids eating “junk” and is desperate for a mental mute button on the guilt chatter. A chronically ill listener leaves therapy feeling gaslit after being told her pain might be “in her head,” and a new mom gets unexpectedly scorched by a passive-aggressive Facebook comment that somehow turned stroller discourse into a personal attack. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:39.4	Oversharing is a podcast for entertainment purposes only. It is not a medical podcast and does not constitute medical or psychological advice. Always seek the
0:43.5	advice of your position or mental health professional. Hello and welcome back to oversharing.
0:48.0	I'm Jordana Abraham and I'm Dr. Naomi Bernstein. How's it going? How are you? It's starting to warm up here.
0:55.5	It's been really nice for my mood.
0:57.8	Yeah, I got all the spring has sprung texts in the group chat this morning.
1:02.4	All the East Coasters are feeling themselves.
1:05.2	Feeling the vibe, yeah.
1:07.2	We've been in spring for like six weeks already.
1:10.4	Okay, it's old news. Old old news but i'm happy for you
1:13.6	the flowers are blooming the bunnies are out you're out for a walk walk yeah it's nice to not
1:20.8	have to put on like 16 layers so nice a sun on your skin yeah so check in check in. How's it going? How are the babies? Are they doing any
1:31.6	little tricks? They're smiling. They're smiling. Charlie let out her first, like, real,
1:39.0	like, belly laugh the other day. It was like, it was like drugs. It was great. Yes. It was really lovely. A baby laugh is like the best
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