“Breathe” was written during one of the most difficult seasons of Grace Palmer's life, when her mother was in intensive care and the weight of uncertainty felt unbearable. After briefly escaping the heaviness on holiday, she returned home and crashed, sitting on her floor with a guitar and writing a five-minute song that would later become an anchor for others navigating anxiety and depression.

Years later, after her mother passed away just days before Christmas, Grace wrote “By His Side,” a song about grief, faith, and the unbearable weight of loss and the hope that love doesn’t disappear.

From using her inheritance to finally record her music at 39, to rejecting industry narratives about age and relevance, Grace shares a story of rebuilding choosing to create something meaningful out of what broke her.

This is a conversation about collapse, courage, and the quiet decision to build anyway.

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Theme music by: Lincoln Parish

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• (00:00) - Grace Palmer
• (00:07) - OPENING MEMORY
• (00:35) - STANDARD INTRO
• (00:57) - EPISODE ORIENTATION
• (01:25) - Conversation With Grace Palmer
• (30:50) - CLOSING REFLECTION
• (31:34) - OUTRO