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New York Girl Again - The After
When caregiving ends, who are you? New York Girl Again helps former caregivers rediscover their identity, strength, and joy after profound loss. Join host Thérèse for honest conversations about navigating grief, healing, and courageously building a vibrant new life. You deserve your next chapter.
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Episodes
21 episodes
The 'After' Still Deserves Honor
When caregiving ends, the world goes quiet — but your heart doesn’t.In this opening episode of The Month of the Unsung Heart, Thérèse explores what it means to honor the season after caregiving...
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Season 1
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Episode 21
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15:22
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The Heart That Hears What the World Ignores
A love story between empathy and endurance — inside the caregiver’s heart. There’s a rare kind of heart that doesn’t just beat — it listens. It hears pain that isn’t spoken.
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Season 1
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Episode 20
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17:54
Why Is Starting Over So Hard in the 'After'?
When caregiving ends, your brain doesn’t simply “turn off.” It’s still wired for crisis, vigilance, and someone else’s needs — even when the world tells you to just relax. In this deeply insightful episode, Thérès...
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Season 1
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Episode 19
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17:35
Your Peace Is Not Up for Negotiation: Boundaries in the ‘After’ of Caregiving.
Are you struggling to say "No" now that your caregiving journey has ended? You are not alone. This episode is for the caregiver who survived the hardest chapter of their life, only to find that their instinct to over-give is sti...
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Season 1
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Episode 18
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25:36
A Shadow Friend Called Fear — In Caregiving and Beyond
Fear has a way of slipping in quietly and making itself at home. Through caregiving. Through loss. Through the “after.” In this deeply personal episode, Thérèse explores the many faces of fear that accompan...
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Season 1
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Episode 17
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22:17
Giving Again: How Volunteering Helps Heal the Caregiver’s Heart
In this powerful episode of New York Girl Again – The After, host Thérèse explores a beautiful and often unexpected path to healing after caregiving: volunteering. Through moving storytelling and psychological insight, Thérèse gu...
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Season 1
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Episode 16
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17:06
The Ripples of Gratitude
On National Gratitude Day, Thérèse delivers a raw, soul-stirring reflection on gratitude as a force for healing. From caregiving to the ‘After’, she explores how thankfulness can anchor us in grief, reconnect us to purpose, and reignite ...
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Season 1
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Episode 15
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13:43
Unfinished Stories, Unshackled Souls: Forgiveness in the 'After'
Forgiveness is one of the hardest steps in the 'After' of caregiving—especially when the wounds are deep. In this heartfelt episode of New York Girl Again – The After, host Thérèse explores what it truly means to forgive without for...
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Season 1
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Episode 14
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19:13
Echoes of 9/11: The Cost of Holding It All Together
September 11th will always be etched in the nation’s heart—not only as a day of collective tragedy, but as a reminder of what it means to be human together. In this episode of New York Girl Again – The After, host Th...
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Season 1
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Episode 13
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14:54
Goodbyes Before Goodbye
Grief doesn’t just arrive after a loved one dies. For caregivers, it begins long before the end. In this episode of New York Girl Again – The After, Thérèse opens up about the often unspoken layers of grief caregiver...
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Season 1
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Episode 12
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9:03
Starving for Touch in the ‘After’
What happens when the one who gave all the hugs… suddenly has no one to hold? In this deeply human and emotionally honest episode, Thérèse explores the science, psychology, and soul-level ache around the absence of touch in the after...
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Season 1
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Episode 11
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18:26
From Overwhelmed to On Track: Goal Narrowing in the “After”
In this emotionally powerful and neuroscience-informed episode, Thérèse opens the door to the often unspoken reality of life after caregiving—a space filled with longing, confusion, and emotional exhaustion. For those who g...
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Season 1
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Episode 10
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14:43
You’re No Cat… But You Do Have 9 ‘After’ Lives
They say cats have nine lives — but former caregivers get nine lives too. Theirs just happen in the 'after.'In this episode of New York Girl Again – The After, host Thérèse walks listeners through the N...
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Season 1
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Episode 9
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12:36
Wired to Rise: The Science of Resilience in the 'After'
What if resilience wasn’t something you lost—just something you were never taught to build? In this transformative episode, Thérèse dismantles the myth of “bouncing back” and redefines resilience as something wired into us al...
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Season 1
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Episode 8
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22:36
Dreaming Forward: The Life You Put on Hold
Caregiving asks everything of you—your time, your energy, even the parts of yourself that once dreamed boldly. And when it’s over, you might find yourself standing in the quiet, wondering… What now? In this episode of NYGA...
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Season 1
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Episode 7
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10:07
Angels Borrowed, Not Kept
Some people show up in your life exactly when you need them most. They pull you out of the quiet, heavy “after” of caregiving… breathe life back into your soul… and remind you—sometimes with nothing more than kind words—that you are still he...
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Season 1
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Episode 6
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17:38
The Ghosts in the Closet: What We Keep, What We Let Go
What if the grief we carry isn’t just in our hearts—but folded in closets, stored on shelves, or tucked in kitchen cabinets?In this deeply personal and emotionally resonant episode, Thérèse opens the doors—literally and figuratively
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Season 1
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Episode 5
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18:41
When Your Body Breaks Before Your Spirit Does
What happens when caregiving ends… but your body is still carrying the weight of everything you’ve been through? In this raw and revelatory episode, host Thérèse peels back the layers of what really happens to a caregiver’s body—not...
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Season 1
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Episode 4
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15:35
Still Haunted: Living with Caregiving PTSD in the 'After'
What happens when the caregiving ends… but you are still haunted?In this soul-shifting episode of NYGA – The After, Thérèse opens up about the hidden trauma many former caregivers carry long after their loved ones are gone—what ...
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Season 1
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Episode 3
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19:49
Healing Isn’t a Switch—It’s a Sunrise!
Are you trying to survive the aftermath of caregiving—but feel lost, broken, or invisible?Does the world expect you to “move on,” while you’re still grieving, still exhausted, and still not sure who you are anymore?Then this epis...
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Season 1
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Episode 2
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11:27
The After: A Father's Day Story of Caregiving, Loss, and Finding Yourself Again
Are you a former caregiver navigating the overwhelming "after" of intense loss?New York Girl Again is your guide to reclaiming yourself. Host Thérèse, a former long-term caregiver and Registered Nurse, intimately understands the c...
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Season 1
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Episode 1
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