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Learning to Live Beyond Survival
May 27, 2026 ·
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Learning to Live Beyond Survival
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What happens when survival has been your normal for so long that joy begins to feel unfamiliar? In this episode of The Grief Between Us, Patti sits down with Mariah...
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What happens when survival has been your normal for so long that joy begins to feel unfamiliar?
In this episode of The Grief Between Us, Patti sits down with Mariah Pagliasotti, Executive Producer of The Grief Between Us and Executive Assistant to The Waiting Place Foundation, for a deeply personal conversation about trauma, chronic illness, grief, emotional safety, and learning how to build a life beyond simply making it through the day.
Mariah reflects on growing up around instability, navigating lupus and cancer diagnoses at a young age, and living for years believing she would never make it to thirty. Together, Patti and Mariah explore survival mode, self-worth, chosen family, emotional healing, and the fear that can come with allowing yourself to dream about a future you never expected to have.
This episode also touches on grief, mental health, trauma responses, empathy, forgiveness, chronic illness, and the complicated process of learning to care for yourself after spending years only trying to survive.
At its heart, this conversation is about what becomes possible when safety, compassion, and connection begin to replace fear.
The Grief Between Us is part of The Waiting Place, a non-profit dedicated to supporting those navigating grief and loss.
Learn more about us and upcoming events below!
The Waiting Place Foundation
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In this episode of The Grief Between Us, Patti sits down with Mariah Pagliasotti, Executive Producer of The Grief Between Us and Executive Assistant to The Waiting Place Foundation, for a deeply personal conversation about trauma, chronic illness, grief, emotional safety, and learning how to build a life beyond simply making it through the day.
Mariah reflects on growing up around instability, navigating lupus and cancer diagnoses at a young age, and living for years believing she would never make it to thirty. Together, Patti and Mariah explore survival mode, self-worth, chosen family, emotional healing, and the fear that can come with allowing yourself to dream about a future you never expected to have.
This episode also touches on grief, mental health, trauma responses, empathy, forgiveness, chronic illness, and the complicated process of learning to care for yourself after spending years only trying to survive.
At its heart, this conversation is about what becomes possible when safety, compassion, and connection begin to replace fear.
The Grief Between Us is part of The Waiting Place, a non-profit dedicated to supporting those navigating grief and loss.
Learn more about us and upcoming events below!
The Waiting Place Foundation
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| Author | Patti Merrill |
| Organization | Patti Merrill |
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