I Did Something I Never Thought I Would Do

As an introvert (yes, that may surprise you), I have resisted podcast interviews like the plague for years. So I’m as surprised as anyone that I recently sat down with Aaron Lahman for a full-length interview on his Our Healing Voices podcast.

You know what? I actually enjoyed it. I mean, I REALLY enjoyed it.

Part of that was Aaron. Aaron is one of those people who doesn’t simply talk about healing. He walks the talk.

He is grieving his mom’s death. And there is something deeply moving about the way he continues to walk his own grieving path while offering his presence to those of us who walk alongside him. He doesn’t pretend to have it all figured out. He listens. He wonders. He shares. He stays present to what is difficult. And somehow, he makes room for curiosity, honesty, humor, and even joy. He lifts cherished memories and healing wisdom from his pain.

That made our conversation feel less like an interview and much more like what I know healing conversations can be at their best: Two human beings sitting together. Telling the truth about what it means to be alive. To lose. To grieve. And to keep finding our way to healing.

A little taste of our conversation…

Here’s a short clip if you want a taste before diving into the full interview:

Watch the Short Clip Here →

There is, of course, much more in the full conversation. Aaron and I are still basking in the goodness of it.

We talked about the ways we learn to live with grief and loss, and how the ways we choose to grieve can become our path toward healing.

And, as often happens after a really good conversation, I found myself thinking: Wow… I wish I could share a conversation like that with someone every day.

And then I remembered… It’s an interview. It’s meant to be shared.

So listen to the clip. And if it’s a conversation you want to spend some time with, I invite you to settle in and listen to the whole thing.

Watch the full conversation

Or listen to the full episode here →

And if you listen, tell me what stays with you.

I went into this interview wondering how I would possibly fill an hour—and then we kept going! I came away wondering how two people could talk for that long and still have more to say.

Maybe that’s what happens when the conversation isn’t about finding all the answers, but exploring the questions together. You don’t run out of things to say. You discover more to wonder about.

And sometimes, in the middle of talking about grieving and healing, you find yourself laughing—and inspired to keep going. I’m still basking in that, too.