Nina Rodriguez

Founder, Executive Producer, Award-Winning Host

Grief-Informed Guidance and Storytelling

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Nina Rodriguez is a grief-informed guide, indie podcaster, and creator of spaces where loss, reflection, and resilience meet. After the sudden and unexpected passing of her only sibling, Yosef, in 2019, she launched the Grief and Light podcast in 2023 as an honest exploration of grief, life after loss, and post-traumatic growth. Through her work, Nina is committed to fostering a more grief-informed, hopeful world, one conversation at a time.

 

As creator, host, and producer, Nina has grown Grief and Light into a respected platform that amplifies griever voices, deepens compassionate understanding, and offers meaningful pathways forward. Rooted in the belief that grief is not something to “fix,” but something to tend, honor, and integrate, the podcast has surpassed 100 episodes and received multiple recognitions, including:

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• Ear Worthy — Best Independent Podcasts of 2026, “Best Life Lessons” category

• TalkDeath's Best of 2025 — Readers’ Choice, Best Podcast of 2025

• Women Who Podcast Awards — Winner (2025)

• Women Podcasters Awards — Nominee (2026)

 

An experienced speaker, Nina has presented on grief, grief literacy, resilience, and post-traumatic growth at the University of Miami, the 2025 Latinas in Podcasting Virtual Summit, and events co-created with Reimagine, including a three-part series on sibling loss, grief and podcasting, and pathways to grief support.

 

She leads the Get Griefy Small Business Collective Podcasters Network, supporting independent creators in building sustainable, grief-informed platforms, and has hosted Reimagine’s monthly Room for Grief gathering on multiple occasions. Nina is also a member of RedBoxMe, a collaborative social platform with Cartier, at the intersection of philanthropy, art, cinema, leadership, literature, and sustainability, where she brings grief literacy as a lens for connection, empathy, and dialogue within a community of curious minds.

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Nina is a regular contributor to Get Griefy Magazine, writes the Substack Resting Grief Face, co-authored Resilient A.F., Vo. 2: Stories of Resilience (2025), and is a graduate of the Grief Care Professional Certificate Program by renowned psychotherapist and author of It's OK That You're Not OK, Megan Devine.

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Beyond her grief work, Nina brings over a decade of experience across communications, strategy, and sales across industries including fintech, real estate, and higher education,  weaving empathy, cultural fluency, and professionalism into all she creates.

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Based in Southeast Florida, Nina welcomes 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.