By the age of 18, Morgan Whisnant had lost both of her parents to cancer. Today, she’s the creator of Pickle Girl Runs, where she’s raised more than $18,000 for Comfort Zone Camp while sharing her grief journey with thousands online.

In this episode, Morgan opens up about what it was like to lose both parents so young, why she spent years avoiding her grief, and how anxiety became intertwined with her loss. We talk about the pressure to be “okay,” the loneliness of grieving in young adulthood, and what finally gave her permission to start talking about what she’d been carrying for years.

Morgan also shares how training for the Australian Marathon and fundraising for Comfort Zone Camp became more than a race—it became a way to reconnect with her parents, build community, and find purpose through grief. This is a conversation about surv ...