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For many people, holidays are a time of celebration marked by family, faith, and food.This time of year can also be a period of remembrance. Yes, grief has a seat at the table. But grieving in the holiday season doesn’t have to be a solo or s
Nnenna’s gotten well-acquainted with grief in the past three years… so much so that it often feels like she’s in conversation with her. When Nnenna talks to Grief, Grief talks back. In this episode, we hear from the voice of Grief herself… and
Grief is held in the body – including in our hair. For Black women, hair holds a lot: identity, memory, sexual allure and yes… grief. In this episode, Nnenna reflects on growing up in a beauty salon that her mother and her sister co-owned and t
Six months after losing her husband Phil in 2019, Nnenna also lost her only sister, Debbie. It’s taken her a long time to process what that second, equally devastating loss has meant to her. In this episode, she tells the story of her sister’s
Fall is a season of transformation and loss. Leaves fall, preparing for the long winter and the rebirth awaiting us all on the other side. In this episode, Nnenna contemplates falling as she returns to a once-familiar place for her and her late
Combining music with powerful storytelling and interviews, Great Grief is an exploration of the changes to body, mind, and spirit that occur when we experience loss. New episodes of this award-winning show from host Nnenna Freelon and WUNC retu
How do we send messages across The Great Divide? In the final episode of Season 1, Nnenna and Phil try to communicate with each other in the same way that they've always loved each other: beyond space and time.
How do we send messages across The Great Divide? In the final episode of Season 1, Nnenna and Phil try to communicate with each other in the same way that they've always loved each other: beyond space and time.
A visit to her dear friend, master quilter Marjorie Diggs Freeman, inspires Nnenna to piece together her own story quilt of love and loss and reflect on the significance of rest while wrestling with grief. | Learn more at greatgrief.com
A visit to her dear friend, master quilter Marjorie Diggs Freeman, inspires Nnenna to piece together her own story quilt of love and loss and reflect on the significance of rest while wrestling with grief. | Learn more at greatgrief.com
Nnenna calls on the wisdom of a Black woman hemp farmer and makes new discoveries about grief and growth. | Learn more at greatgrief.com.
Nnenna calls on the wisdom of her friend Clarenda Stanley, owner of Green Heffa Farms, leading to new discoveries about the various ways grieving is like sowing and growing seeds. | Learn more at greatgrief.com.
Though every meal feels different without her husband Phil, breakfast is the hardest in the months following his passing. Nnenna reclaims the most important meal of the day with a little help from an underrated pantry staple. | Love this podcas
Nnenna's walk with Grief is just beginning and she wouldn't mind some company. The journey continues as new stories return on August 6. | Don't forget to subscribe to Great Grief so you never miss an episode.
July 9 is a significant day for Great Grief host Nnenna Freelon. The date marks the anniversary of Phil Freelon's passing and Nnenna has chosen to commemorate the occasion with an original song called "July." | New episodes coming August 2021.
July 9 is a significant day for Great Grief host Nnenna Freelon. The date marks the anniversary of Phil Freelon's passing and Nnenna has chosen to commemorate the occasion with an original song called "July." | New episodes coming August 2021.
July 9 is a significant day for Great Grief host Nnenna Freelon. The date marks the anniversary of Phil Freelon's passing and Nnenna has chosen to commemorate the occasion with an original song called "July." | New episodes coming August 2021.
When death does you part, does marriage truly end? Following the passing of her husband, Nnenna contends with — and resists — the concept of transitioning from wife to widow. | Support this show with a donation at wunc.org/give.
When death does you part, does marriage truly end? Following the passing of her husband, Nnenna contends with — and resists — the concept of transitioning from wife to widow. | Support this show with a donation at wunc.org/give.
Nnenna looks at the interplay between light and shadow much differently since her beloved Phil, a photographer and architect, taught her about the connection. Those lessons guided her through the highest and lowest moments of his ALS journey. |
Nnenna looks at the interplay between light and shadow much differently since her beloved Phil, a photographer and architect, taught her about the connection. Those lessons guided her through the highest and lowest moments of his ALS journey.
A darkening sky slowly shadows the story of time traveling lovers Nnenna and Phil. | Learn more at greatgrief.com.
A darkening sky slowly shadows the story of time traveling lovers Nnenna and Phil. | Learn more at greatgrief.com.
Grammy-nominated musician Nnenna Freelon invites you on a walk with Grief, destination unknown.
Singer-storyteller Nnenna Freelon recalls a romance eclipsed by grief.
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