Grief, Menopause, and the Empty Nest: When It All Hits at Once with Tammy Medigovich

What happens when grief, perimenopause, and an empty nest all show up in your life at the same time? For Tammy Medigovich, a real estate broker who built her 23-year career on deep relationships, the answer was a complete identity crisis — and eventually, a complete rebuild.

In this episode, Tammy shares what it was like to lose her mother unexpectedly while simultaneously navigating her son leaving for college and the onset of perimenopause, and why she briefly considered leaving her career altogether because she no longer wanted to be around people. She talks about the difference between grief symptoms and hormonal symptoms — and why getting hormone testing alongside grief support gave her real clarity — plus the power of journaling, the importance of deepening relationships through vulnerability, and her unforgettable metaphor for grief: a backpack full of rocks that never fully goes away, but gets easier to carry.

Listen on your favorite podcast platform or watch on YouTube at: https://youtu.be/xNS42pd_2Bg