The Lost Love Stories
The Lost Love Stories is a sacred space for the real, raw, and remarkable stories of love—especially the ones we don’t often tell. Here, we honor the beauty and complexity of relationships, not just through the lens of romance, but in all its forms: from spouses and friends to siblings and children.
Each episode captures the full spectrum of love—its tenderness, its trials, and even its annoyances—while giving voice to the truths that are often left unsaid after loss. Because when someone dies, we tend to speak only in reverent whispers, forgetting the funny, frustrating, and deeply human moments that made them unforgettable.
This podcast is a chronicle of connection, a place to preserve memories, and a gentle guide on the journey back to joy after heartbreak. Whether you’re newly grieving or years into life after loss, The Lost Love Stories invites you to feel, to remember, and to heal—one story at a time.
The Lost Love Stories
The Lost Love Stories with Leah & Her Husband Brian: Sudden Loss, Signs, and Learning to Live Again
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Some love stories are decades in the making.
In this episode of The Lost Love Stories, I sit down with Leah to talk about her husband, Brian—a man who was larger than life in the quietest, most meaningful ways.
From their college days at Princeton to building a family, raising three daughters, and creating a life rooted in connection, humor, and deep partnership… their story is one of a love that grew over time and touched everyone around them.
Brian was the kind of person who belonged everywhere—equally at home in a courtroom, on a bike ride, or in the middle of whatever fun was unfolding around him.
And then, in a single moment… everything changed.
While on vacation with their family, Brian drowned in an accident that no one could have predicted—and that still doesn’t fully make sense.
What follows is a story not just of loss—but of survival.
Leah shares:
- What it feels like to experience sudden, traumatic grief
- The impossible decisions that follow in the first hours and days
- How community quite literally carried her family through
- And the reality of navigating finances, parenting, and life after everything shifts overnight
We also talk about something that doesn’t get discussed enough:
trauma.
From EMDR therapy to the way the brain tries to “locate” someone who is suddenly gone, Leah offers insight that is both fascinating and deeply validating for anyone navigating grief.
And then… there’s the part that stays with you.
The connection.
The dreams.
The signs.
The feeling that love doesn’t just disappear—it changes form.
This episode is heartbreaking.
It’s honest.
And it’s full of moments that will make you feel less alone.
Because even in the most sudden and senseless loss…
there is still love.
And there is still a way forward.
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Watch on Youtube:
https://youtu.be/95QbWctNWyI
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