Mom’s Deathbed Confession Still Haunts Me Today
Rebecca Feinglos is a Certified Grief Support Specialist, founder of Grieve Leave, and host of the “Grief’d Up” podcast. After losing her mother as a teenager, her father in 2020 and experiencing a divorce, she took a bereavement sabbatical and Grieve Leave was born. The platform now reaches millions, offering real tools, humor, and honest conversations to help people intentionally take time to grieve. Rebecca previously worked as a policy advisor in state and local government and began her career as a bilingual educator. She is a graduate of Duke University and the University of Chicago. Her voice has been featured in Time, the LA Times, Fortune, Slate, Elle and more. She divides her time between North Carolina and Montreal with her dogs, Daisy Duke and Ralphie.
This article was originally published on HuffPost in May 2026.
