GRIEF AND LIGHT
Nina Rodriguez
Grief and Light is an award-winning podcast devoted to making grief more visible, more humane, and less isolating. Created and hosted by grief-informed guide, Nina Rodriguez, after the sudden loss of her only sibling, the show explores what it means to live in the aftermath of loss, and to carry grief alongside love, meaning, and hope.
Through intimate conversations, solo reflections, and thoughtfully held interviews, Grief and Light centers stories that are often marginalized or rushed past in our culture. The podcast invites listeners into a slower, more honest relationship with grief, rooted in curiosity, compassion, and the understanding that grief is not a problem to be solved, but a human experience to be witnessed, tended, and integrated.
Aligned with Podcasthon’s belief in “podcasting for good,” Grief and Light uses the intimacy of the medium to foster grief literacy, emotional connection, and collective care. By amplifying voices shaped by loss and illuminating the social, emotional, and communal dimensions of grief, the podcast aims to reduce stigma, expand empathy, and remind listeners that they are not alone.
At its core, Grief and Light believes that tending to grief is an act of care for individuals, for communities, and for the world we’re trying to build together. Its mission is to foster a more grief-informed, hopeful world.
