A story about “strength,” a song, and missing my mom. The first of a few personal stories I’d like to share on the Circle 5 Podcast. *Be sure to stay ‘til the end for an amendment and apology to the content :) Also, a shoutout to some great grief podcasts - Dealing with my Grief by Darwyn Dave - Grief Out Loud by The Dougy Center - Coming Back with Shelby Forsythia. [The soundtrack for this episode is “Serenity Prayer” by Brock Hewitt and can be found on and was downloaded from uppbeat.io]