Today Story Cafe dives into the complicated nature of grief and loss. Adrianna talks about the messiness of grief and some ideas on how to hold those feelings instead of trying to bottle them up.

I welcome guest Nicole Landry to talk about how friendships change over time and in particular we explore how friendships in your 40s really do start to feel free and authentic in new ways. Enjoy this exploration into friendships in your 40's.

This is this first part of a two part episode on perfectionism. Part one takes time to look at what is perfectionism and how does it impact a persons life. By nature I am not a perfectionist so I do my best to represent the perfectionist experience from an outside view.

This episode has been five weeks in the making! Being enough is about exactly that, recognizing that we cannot be everything to everyone all the time. Sometimes we have to let go, surrender and just be enough as we are in that moment. Its also about making sure we are filtering the things we take in so we don't become consumed by not feeling like we are enough. Enjoy the episode.

In this episode Adrianna takes a dive into the complex nature of mothering and being mothered. Full of feelings and some laughs, Adrianna shares about her relationship with her mom and the many woman that helped raise her.

Adrianna explores the idea of accepting compliments, love and care. Adrianna shares her story of removing her protective armour and moving away from having to do everything by yourself.

This episode is all about bravery. Adrianna talks about her brave experiences, moments when she wasn't brave and the importance of learning through all those experiences.

This episode is a throwback to being a teenager. I talk about how weird I was and the struggle to figure out where I belong. Its a fun episode that is sure to inspire you to dig out that old album.