In April 2024, I picked up my phone and started to record myself as I began to feel a wave of grief pass over me after visiting a buddy of mine in the hospital. In the bed next to my buddy was a … [Read more...] about “It should have been me” – grieving the loss of a loved one
Grief
Song & Rants #21 | Mooning & seeing people w/ cover “Glorybound”
Did your dad ever moon your friends? Mine did. He also did some unbelievably, beautifully powerful, life-changing things that will forever impact hundreds of us. What is the most important … [Read more...] about Song & Rants #21 | Mooning & seeing people w/ cover “Glorybound”
Song & Rants #19 | Hope & Loss w/ Coldplay cover “Let Somebody Go”
A little chat with my son (Sylas Boesten) about lessons learned from losing his mama (Ingrid Boesten) to cancer and how to hold hope and loss in the same hand. I also share a story about one of the … [Read more...] about Song & Rants #19 | Hope & Loss w/ Coldplay cover “Let Somebody Go”
Song & Rants #8 | Gifts of Grief w/ Joshua Smith & tune “Waiting on the Day”
Have you ever lost something or someone and wondered if you'd ever be able to work through it? How does this work? What is the gift of grief? These are some of the questions I (Nico Boesten) ask … [Read more...] about Song & Rants #8 | Gifts of Grief w/ Joshua Smith & tune “Waiting on the Day”