
Episode 43 - Finding Joy Without a Cure: Melanie Ezell on INHERITED, Motherhood & Living Fully with Stage 4 Cancer
This week, we welcome back Melanie Ezell — writer, mother, yogi, and surfer from the North Shore of Oʻahu — to celebrate the release of her new book, INHERITED: A Life Without a Cure. Diagnosed with s...
2 Maalis 51min

Episode 42 - Ash Rose Project (Week 4): Honoring Legacy, Finding Hope, and Looking Toward the Future
In this bittersweet finale of the Ash Rose Project series, host Lisa Hartung and artist/Executive Director of the Ash Rose Foundation, Ian McCartor close out their 30-day grief journey with a conversa...
22 Helmi 45min

Episode 41 - Ash Rose Project (Week 3): Finding Meaning in the Present Through Creativity & Connection
In Week 3 of the Ash Rose Project mini-series, host Lisa Hartung continues her 30-day grief journey with Ian McCartor of the Ash Rose Foundation. This week centers on finding meaning in the present mo...
15 Helmi 53min

Episode 40 - Ash Rose Project (Week 2): Processing Grief Through Creativity, The Healing Power of Art & Legacy
In Week 2 of the Ash Rose Project mini-series, Lisa continues her personal grief journey with Ian McCartor, Founder of the Ash Rose Foundation. They move from honoring the past in Week 1 to processing...
9 Helmi 52min

Episode 39 - Ash Rose Project (Week 1): Honoring the Past Through Memory, Ritual, and Reflection
In Week 1 of the Ash Rose Project mini-series, Ian McCartor of the Ash Rose Foundation and Lisa Hartung begin the most emotionally intense part of the journey: honoring the past. This episode centers...
1 Helmi 53min

Episode 38 - When the Artist Becomes the Art: Inside the Ash Rose Project with Ian McCartor
This week we welcome back Ian McCartor, Founder and Executive Director of the Ash Rose Foundation, for a first-ever behind the scenes exploration of the Ash Rose Project. This episode marks the kicko...
26 Tammi 1h 1min

Episode 37 - Grief Group Support: The Power of Connection, Healing, and Community After Loss
What kind of support actually helps after loss—and what role does community play in healing? Everyone is different and has their own unique grief journey. In this episode, the original Giving Grief G...
18 Tammi 41min

Episode 36 - Pancreatic Cancer at 34: Mom of 3 on Self-Advocacy, Surgery, FOLFIRINOX & Finding Hope
What happens when you know something is wrong—but no one is listening? In this episode, Lisa sits down with Amy Johnston, a 34-year-old mom of three and stage 3 pancreatic cancer survivor, to share th...
12 Tammi 57min



















