Nina Rodriguez

Founder of GRIEF AND LIGHT

Podcast Host, Producer and Grief-Informed Guide

 

Nina Rodriguez is a grief-informed guide, storyteller, and creator of spaces where loss, reflection, and resilience meet. After the sudden and unexpected passing of her only sibling, Yosef (2019), she launched the Grief and Light podcast (2023) as an honest exploration of grief, life after loss, and post-traumatic growth. Through her work, she aims to foster a more grief-informed, hopeful world.

 

As creator, host, and producer, she has built the show into a platform that amplifies griever voices, fosters compassionate understanding, and illuminates pathways forward, showing that grief is not something to “fix,” but something to tend, honor, and integrate. The podcast is now approaching its 100th episode, has been recognized with a 2025 award from Women Who Podcast Magazine, and currently ranks #18 on Goodpods 100 in the 'Grief' category.

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An experienced speaker, Nina has presented on grief at the University of Miami, the 2025 Latinas in Podcasting Virtual Summit, and at events co-created with Reimagine, including a three-part series on sibling loss, grief and podcasting, pathways to grief support, among others. She has also hosted Reimagine’s monthly "Room for Grief" gathering on multiple occasions.

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Nina is a regular contributor to Get Griefy Magazine, writes the Substack "Resting Grief Face", co-authored Resilient A.F.: Stories of Resilience (2025), and completed the Grief Care Professional Certificate Program under renowned psychotherapist and author of It's OK That You're Not OK, Megan Devine.

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Beyond her grief work and creative projects, Nina draws on over a decade of experience across communications, strategy, and sales in industries ranging from fintech and real estate to higher education. She has collaborated with organizations including MasterCard, Citi, Marriott, Banco Itaú, the Center for Hemispheric Polity at the University of Miami, and Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices, bringing empathy, cultural fluency, and professionalism to all she creates.

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Based in South Florida, Nina is open to aligned collaborations, speaking engagements, and opportunities to connect both virtually and in person.

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Get to know more on the media page and connect with Nina on social media @griefandlight.