This week on Two Mothers, One Aché, Yvette and Dionne welcome the legendary Kelvin Mercer, better known as Posdnuos of De La Soul, for a deeply moving conversation about grief, remembrance, and the rituals that keep our loved ones close. With honesty, tenderness, and hard-earned wisdom, Pos reflects on memorializing his mother Hattie Mae, honoring the life and legacy of his brother Dave, and how gratitude, storytelling, and creative expression can help move grief through the body instead of letting it harden inside us.

Together, they explore why saying their names matters, how rituals become a compass through loss, and why memorializing those we love is not about staying stuck in pain, but about carrying love forward with intention. From “Thanks, Dave” to Cabin in the Sky, this episode is a powerful reminder that grief is not just about what we’ve lost, but about what we choose to keep alive.

Join the conversation on Instagram ⁠@2mothers1achepod⁠ and learn more at ⁠wearemerrickstudios.com/two-mothers-one-ache-pod.⁠

Original music by Dasan T. Broadnax, known artistically as O.D. Mongrel. Discover more of his work on all streaming platforms.

In Part 2 of this deeply moving conversation, Dionne and Yvette stay at the kitchen table with Adrienne Bailon-Houghton as the story turns toward what carried her through: faith, ritual, acceptance, and the sacred path that led her to surrogacy.

Adrienne opens up about the grief she didn’t realize she was still carrying—the quiet sobs in the shower, the heartbreak of another loss during COVID, and the truth that miscarriage is not something you simply “move on” from. Together, they talk about the pain of unspoken grief, the power of being witnessed, and the ways love, faith, family, and community can hold you when words fall short.

This episode is also about what helps and what hurts: the comments that wound, the support that steadies, and the people who walk beside us without trying to fix what cannot be fixed. With honesty, tenderness, and hard-won wisdom, Adrienne shares how acceptance made room for joy, how surrogacy became an act of surrender and love, and how motherhood still arrived in a way that was holy, intentional, and fully hers.

And in true Two Mothers, One Aché fashion, this conversation brings us back to the heart of it all: your grief is real, your love is real, and you do not have to let go to keep healing.

Join the conversation on Instagram.

This week at the kitchen table, Dionne and Yvette welcome Adrienne Bailon-Houghton for an intimate conversation about miscarriage, IVF, and the kind of grief that often goes unseen.

With their signature breathwork and gentle disclaimers (no medical advice—just lived experience), they create space for Adrienne to share what her body remembers: the shock of failed cycles, the ache of embryos that didn’t take, the compounded losses, and the quiet shame and anger that can surface—even for someone rooted deeply in faith.

Adrienne speaks candidly about eight rounds of IVF, the rituals that carried her through, the heartbreak of hearing “no heartbeat,” and the complicated longing to see yourself reflected in your child. Together, they explore partner grief, spiritual confusion, and what it means to hold hope while your light feels dim.

If this topic is tender, take care of your heart as you listen. And if you’ve walked this road, may this episode remind you: your grief is real, and you are not alone.

Two Mothers, One Aché: A Grief Dialogue is produced and distributed by ⁠Merrick Studios⁠ and hosted by ⁠Yvette Dávila⁠ and ⁠Dionne C. Monsanto⁠. Each episode offers a brave and intimate space where grief is spoken aloud, healing is shared, and love refuses to fade—listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube, or wherever your journey takes you.

Join the conversation on Instagram ⁠@2mothers1achepod⁠ and learn more at ⁠wearemerrickstudios.com/two-mothers-one-ache-pod.⁠

Original music by Dasan T. Broadnax, known artistically as O.D. Mongrel. Discover more of his work on all streaming platforms.