Jay’s Must-Listens: 7 Tools For Navigating Grief That Will Bring You Comfort When Nothing Else Can Ft. Kate Cassidy & Taylor Hill
On Purpose with Jay Shetty
iHeartPodcasts
4.7 • 30.5K Ratings
🗓️ 24 December 2025
⏱️ 52 minutes
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Summary
Grief has a way of showing up when we least expect it, especially during seasons that are meant to feel joyful. Today, Jay brings together powerful conversations with different guests who have each experienced grief in deeply personal ways. Together, these stories reveal how grief manifests uniquely for each person, often unfolding in many forms at once.
Kate Cassidy opens up about losing her partner and shares how healing didn’t come from grand moments, but from small, intimate rituals. Nicole Avant reflects on the tragic loss of her mother and reveals how forgiveness, faith, and gratitude became tools for resilience rather than bitterness. Karan Johar speaks about losing his father to cancer and how their honest conversations before his passing gave him a sense of closure many people never get, reminding us not to wait to say what matters most. Taylor Hill honors the different forms of grief that are often minimized, including miscarriage and the loss of a beloved pet.
In this episode, you'll learn:
How to Sit With Grief Without Rushing Healing
How to Find Comfort in Small Daily Rituals
How to Focus on a Life Lived, Not Just a Loss
How to Say What Matters Before It’s Too Late
How to Hold Space for Someone Without Fixing Them
How to Honor Invisible or Unspoken Losses
How to Let Love, Not Loss, Lead Your Healing
If you’re carrying loss right now, know that you are not alone, even when it feels isolating. Healing often happens quietly, in small routines, honest conversations, moments of stillness, and the permission to feel exactly what you feel.
With Love and Gratitude,
Jay Shetty.
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What We Discuss:
00:00 Intro
01:13 Finding Healing After Loss
07:27 Learning to Listen to the Signs
10:20 Keeping Memories Alive
13:07 Moving Through Tragic Loss
19:08 Why Grief Is Proof of Deep Love
20:18 Celebrating a Life Well Lived
24:24 Understanding That Nothing Is Permanent
29:24 The Conversations You Wish You’d Had
33:20 Creating Space to Grieve Freely
41:09 The Grief of Losing a Dear Friend
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| 0:00.0 | This is an I-Heart podcast, guaranteed human. |
| 0:05.1 | How many of you find that the holidays bring up a mix of emotions? |
| 0:08.9 | For many people, the holiday season can be a time of connection and celebration, |
| 0:12.9 | but it can also quietly amplify grief, memories, and the absence of someone we deeply love. |
| 0:18.9 | When celebration is everywhere, an absence seems louder, loss can feel |
| 0:23.2 | more present. Grief is something every single one of us will face, yet most of us are never taught |
| 0:28.7 | how to live it, especially during moments when closeness, tradition and joy are emphasized. |
| 0:35.3 | Reset shows that nearly one in three adults struggle with prolonged grief after the loss |
| 0:40.0 | of a loved one, and during the holidays, that weight can feel even heavier. |
| 0:44.7 | What's often misunderstood is that grief isn't about getting over someone. |
| 0:48.6 | It's about learning how to carry that love forward in a new way. |
| 0:52.3 | In this video, you'll hear stories of loss and resilience from guests. |
| 0:56.1 | I'm truly grateful to have spoken with on On Purpose. |
| 0:59.6 | Their experiences remind us that grief can feel isolating, |
| 1:03.4 | but hearing how others live it can help us feel understood and less alone during this season. |
| 1:09.2 | The number one health and wellness podcast. |
| 1:12.0 | Jay Shetty. |
| 1:12.8 | Jay Shetty. |
| 1:13.5 | He won, the only. |
| 1:15.1 | Jay Shetty. |
| 1:17.8 | When Kate Cassidy lost her boyfriend, Liam Payne in a tragic accident, |
| 1:22.2 | her entire world changed overnight. |
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