Media and interviews

 "When a friend passes away, you often question—what was our relationship? Do I own this grief? Were we actually as close as I think? But grief doesn't work like that. The love was real, and so is the loss."

In this episode of Grief'd Up, host Rebecca Feinglos engages in a heartfelt conversation with Hannah Rumsey, a writer, performer, and podcaster based in Chicago. After the unexpected death of her close friend Lauren in 2015, Hannah has turned her grief into art, creating a one-woman show and hosting the podcast Friends Missing Friends, where she explores the often overlooked grief of losing a friend. Together, they delve into the complexities of friendship and grief, discussing how societal norms can invalidate the depth of platonic love and the unique challenges faced when mourning a friend.

When Hannah’s best friend died unexpectedly, she looked for help. Friends, family, mental health professionals could only go so far. She started an exhaustive search for friend loss support and found…nothing. Friend grief, like all grief, is a lifelong process yet there are scant resources for those who truly understand the impact of losing a trusted friend. Friend loss is neither family or romantic loss and thus isn’t always given the same level of attention and understand that blood or partner loss does. After getting repeated messages (from herself) to do something and raise awareness about friend loss Hannah started the Friends Missing Friends podcast. The community of grievers now has a home.

In this episode of Two Girls with Grief, Kendel and Rachel sit down with Hannah Rumsey, founder of Friends Missing Friends, to dive into the often-overlooked grief of losing a friend. Hannah shares her journey after losing her friend Lauren and highlights the emotional complexities that arise when grieving a friend in a society that doesn’t always recognize this type of loss.

Join us as we unpack the complexities of friend loss and advocate for more support and understanding around this often invisible grief.

Watch the episode on YouTube HERE.

In episode five of Someone You Love, I sit down with the host of Friends Missing Friends, a podcast & community dedicated to enfranchising platonic grief and friend loss. We discuss the passing of Hannah's best friend, Lauren, and how impactful her grief has been on her artistic journey.

Hannah and I also cover 42 Days of Summer, a solo performance Hannah wrote and performed in which covered the complex emotions of her best friend's death.

Watch the episode on YouTube HERE.

In this deep episode of Tendrils of Grief, I’m joined by Hannah Rumsey—writer, performer, and podcaster based in Chicago—whose journey through grief began with the sudden loss of her best friend, Lauren, in 2015. What began as a deeply personal experience of loss soon blossomed into a powerful mission to give voice to an often overlooked kind of grief: the loss of a close friend.

From her one-woman show 42 Days of Summer to her memoir-in-progress L is for Lauren, Hannah has channeled her sorrow into storytelling that resonates deeply with anyone who has experienced profound friendship and heartbreaking loss. She’s also the Founder and Director of Friends Missing Friends, a podcast and community offering peer support groups specifically for those grieving the death of a friend.

Join us for an honest, moving, and empowering conversation about the depth of friend-loss, the healing power of creativity, and the importance of finding community in grief. Whether you’ve lost a friend or are supporting someone who has, this episode is a beautiful reminder that grief of all kinds deserves space, understanding, and love.  

Coming soon!